Meal Planning

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jonesz922
jonesz922 Posts: 89 Member
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Does anyone have advice for planning out a weeks worth of meals before going shopping??
Books, Websites... anything!!

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  • voluptuous_veggie
    voluptuous_veggie Posts: 476 Member
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    I have a CSA, so I get a box of farm-fresh vegetables delivered weekly to my office (today, actually!). Then, I take it home, look at what I got, and plan around that. Find a staple that you want to use that week, and build up around it!
  • tabik30
    tabik30 Posts: 443
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    I posted earlier that I really like and use the facebook page skinny crockpot. It has helped me out so much!
  • larissa7362
    larissa7362 Posts: 1
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    http://e-mealz.com/

    I have been using e-mealz for almost a year and love their easy recipes! It's very budget friendly. I highly recommend!
  • gonnabeHOT_Heidi
    gonnabeHOT_Heidi Posts: 103 Member
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    I posted earlier that I really like and use the facebook page skinny crockpot. It has helped me out so much!

    Thanks for sharing, they have a lot of great recipes on there!! :)
  • gwenmf
    gwenmf Posts: 888 Member
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  • Benji49
    Benji49 Posts: 419 Member
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    "Fundamentals of Menu Planning, 2nd Edition" on Amazon.com

    "Quick and Easy Diabetic Menus" by Betty Wedman-St Louis

    "Cooking Light: LIght and Easy Menus" by Cooking Light Magazine Editors

    You can find most of these at most book stores, if not try BA.com (Barnes & Noble) or amazon.com
    I find the Diabetic menus are just common sense and follow the food guide pretty closely and they have desserts and special occassion meals as well.
  • Benji49
    Benji49 Posts: 419 Member
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    I forgot,

    Monthlymealplanner.com

    It's free!
  • jagh09
    jagh09 Posts: 555 Member
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    There are some great recipes and ideas here: http://www.eatingwell.com/nutrition_health/weight_loss_diet_plans

    http://www.foodonthetable.com/ - has ideas for budget friendly meal planning and you can make a shopping list - not always diet friendly however! So you'd have to pick and choose and tweak some to be more health conscious

    www.bettycrocker.com
    www.pillsbury.com
    www.perdue.com
    www.allrecipes.com

    Alot of these sites let you pick recipes and create a shopping list from them. It's pretty handy!

    Other ideas are the "cook once, eat all week" recipes. You can just google that and find ideas. Great way to save shopping and time.

    Good luck!
  • jagh09
    jagh09 Posts: 555 Member
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    Weight Watchers has a cook once eat all week section:

    http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=14381
  • jagh09
    jagh09 Posts: 555 Member
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    http://onceaweekcooking.com/
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    MamaDee2 Posts: 843 Member
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  • jonesz922
    jonesz922 Posts: 89 Member
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    Thanks everyone!!
    I am going to check this all out!! :flowerforyou:
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,554 Member
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    Mealboard app for iPhone. It doesn't give you food ideas, but lets you plan your meals and make a shopping list for the ingredients. Very handy.

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