![]() ![]() Where and how do you start? You need to ask yourself a number of questions to find that out. and do one big shopping trip will keep you in control of both your diet and your finances. Taking time on the front end to plan a menu, write out a shopping list, check for sales. This is because you have a plan and you are working it. Meal plans are a great way to save time and live in less stress. Instead of heading to the grocery store each and every day you can use that time to cook healthy and delicious meals. When you are flying by the seat of your pants every day it is much easier to buy frozen pizza bites rather than taking the time to make a real dinner for your family. You will also find yourself eating more “real food”. You will be left with fewer opportunities to impulse buy and you will be more inclined to save money simply because you aren’t eating based on your cravings. ![]() Going to the store with a shopping list once a week will save you money no matter what. There are a number of reasons why menu planning will be helpful. It is free and it will help you implement getting organized in the kitchen. So, basically, it is hard to go wrong when you add meal planning to your life! Scroll down to the bottom of this post for your free weekly meal planning printables. In general, meal plans also lend themselves to healthier eating which leads to a healthier “you”. Start slow and you will get to your finish line! It all adds up to better organization and saving money. If you are anything like me I get overwhelmed with new techniques that require too many new things on my part. Believe it or not, it is simple but I do suggest that you take it slowly and add one or two new strategies at a time. One question I know you have is, “How do I start meal planning?”. ![]() And do I need to mention that this is no fun? This is where having a weekly menu plan and a grocery list will go a long way to saving your sanity (and some money too!). I don’t know about you, but if my meal planning is off, a bunch of things are off! My budget tends to be a bit haywire, my diet goes out the window and every night I am running around trying to figure out what to feed people. If you love free printable designs and want to make sure you don’t miss out on a single one, join my mailing list and they will be sent right to your inbox.Free Weekly Meal Planner With Grocery ListĮach week I sit down and make a menu plan for the week. Whohoo! Want even more pretty printables? If you purchase through these links, you’ll help support Elegance & Enchantment, and you’ll receive some amazing fonts, too. The fonts used in this calendar design are: Lulo and Carolyna Pro Black While you are there, say hi to Kim, and check out the other fantastic projects, printables, and recipes that are available to you! You can download the calendar seen in this post for free by visiting Today’s Creative Blog. If you want to ditch your Google calendar all together, I’ve also designed a brand new calendar for 2015 to match the meal planner! Some things are just better on paper. It also helps that it is way prettier than my Google calendar which makes me excited to use it. “Chicken Parm and Spinach Salad” seemed to get lost in between “Dentist Appointment” and “Send November Issue Pages to the Printer”, which led to this bad habit: way too much takeout.Īlas, this weekly meal planner was born! Visualization is everything and I think having a space that’s separate from my other responsibilities and commitments is going to go a long way. In the past I’ve tried to do meal planning using my Google calendar, but it just wasn’t getting the job done. Cleaning isn’t either (consider this to be foreshadowing). There are a few areas of my life where I feel like I have good systems in place, but meal planning isn’t one of them. If I don’t have a to-do list handy, my productivity goes out the window and I end up down an internet rabbit hole, which inevitably ends at YouTube. Without organization and planning I’m lost. ![]()
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