Tell me how you meal plan!

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  • Bianca42
    Bianca42 Posts: 310 Member
    I sit down on Saturday and look at the week ahead. I plan dinners for each night based on what's on the calendar. (Quick dinners on nights the kids have sports, etc.) All dinners go into my google calendar.

    I always have a shake for breakfast, so no planning needed there.

    I also plan our lunches/snacks for the week and prep them as much as I can. I only pick two different lunches each week for me, having one Mon/Wed/Fri and the other Tue/Thu. The husband picks what he wants packed and so do the kids.

    Then I make my shopping list and hit the store.
  • kristen6350
    kristen6350 Posts: 1,094 Member
    First off, I buy almost the same things every week. Greek Yogurt, Egg Beaters, Variety of Veggies/Fruits (Romaine Lettuce, cucumbers, zuchini, and apples are usually an every week thing), chicken breasts, and Diet Coke. Then I go by what's on sale. Then I get creative and figure out what I can do new with the sale stuff. I'm actually working on Carnitas Enchiladas right now...LOL

    I know for me I have to have all the ingredients on hand, ready the night before after that dinner. Because it's not gonna happen at 6am, or when I get home from work.
  • jmt08c
    jmt08c Posts: 343 Member
    I would say I only "prep" my lunches for the week and cook breakfast/dinner fresh every day. But meal prepping for the week (done on Sunday after shopping) includes roasting 2 5-6 lb chickens, 5 sweet potatoes/Japanese sweet potatoes and enough vegetables for each week day. But I plan for every meal and snack when grocery shopping, only buying what I need so that I have nothing to mindlessly snack on at home.

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