You know those moms that plan their menu down to a ‘T’?
Well, I’m not one of them.
You see here’s my problem…
I have commitment issues.
Especially when it comes to food…
How do you know what you’re feeling like five days out?
What if I write down chicken marsala for Thursday’s dinner, but then that night I feel like Chinese.
Or what if I schedule turkey sandwiches for a week, but then two days in I’m craving roast beef.
Since when did grocery shopping become so stressful?! Sigh…
So I’m giving it a go this week.
I’m actually going to plan out everything and see if this makes a difference for us.
I wish I could say I am excited, but I’m more nervous than anything.
This is such a BIG commitment.
I’m planning on making a ‘MENU’ binder similar to my ‘Home Maintenance’ binder.
So of course I needed to design a printable to go along with it.
Pictured above is an example of how I plan to write out my weekly menu.
And then when I do my shopping I plan to write the total spent at the bottom, put it in a clear sheet protector, and put it in my binder.
This way I’ll be able to keep better track of our monthly food expenses, and may even be able to save some money! Cha ching!
And because I love all of my readers so very much I went ahead and made a blank version for you all. Completely free.
All you have to do is click on the link below to download the free PDF file, and you will be able to save it on your computer.
So I have to ask…
Do you have food commitment issues too?
Or are you a super organized meal prep planner?
Either way, I’d love to hear from you!
XO
Once you get the hang of it, it will make your life sooooo much easier! I promise! I used to just stop at the store on my way home from work and pick up whatever tickled my fancy, but once I became a SAHM (aka, one less income) and started feeding more just the hubs and I, the meal planning grew to be just second nature. It saves a ton of money and a ton of those, WTF are we gonna have for dinner, scenarios. I CERTAINLY don’t do the Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, etc. thing though. I’m with you, how do I know what’s gonna sound good on Friday?! I just plan six or seven meals, buy what I need, and play it by ear. I usually try to decide the night before or that morning, which dinner I’m goin’ with for the day, in case meat needs to be defrosted.
I did a post on how I put together our meal plans, including the shopping list. And I also post our menus every week. In case ya need inspiration. :o)
Stick with it – I swear it will become a habit that you don’t even think about anymore.
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Ahhh you’re the best Mindy! Thanks for the support! I’ll be sure and update how it goes…we shall see!
I am pretty much the same as Mindy! Once i became i SAHM, i started meal planning as well. I have a budget i have to stay within, and the only way I can do that is by planning my meals for the week. At the beginning, I would plan certain meals for certain days, but felt like you Christine- some days i didn’t feel like making what i had planned. So now, i plan 7 dishes, and each day pick one. I can say that I save probably hundreds by meal planning. 🙂