Meal Planning 101: How to start to meal plan
How does someone get a healthy eating meal on the table week in & week out without getting bored? By meal planning!
What is meal planning?
Whether it’s breakfast, lunch, or dinner, it is a great way to get organized and plan ahead. It’s the food plan you make before you go grocery shopping. Some people go beyond just a 1-week plan and end up planning for months ahead by freezing stews or soups. Others wing it by shopping for whatever looks good to them at the supermarket.
Make a shopping list
It is important to prepare yourself before you go to the grocery store. We all know we end up buying way more groceries than what we came for when we didn’t prep. We end up spending more money and grabbing items we may not even use in the kitchen. By making a meal plan and shopping list, you will end up:
- Cooking at home more often
- Saving money
- Eating in moderation
- Simplifying meals
Meal planning ideas
Get inspired to cook and eat well by looking for recipes online. The day of the week doesn’t matter: if you plan ahead, you can make healthy recipes at home every evening, especially at this day and age when the Internet is full of recipes. No matter what diet you are on, weekly meal plans are very possible to achieve. Yummly is a great tool to do that. I use Yummly for so many of my recipes!
How to start meal planning?
The key is to become organized.
Some people don’t have time to meal plan, and for you I have a great option:
Below you can sign up for my eList and I’ll send you a downloadable meal planning schedule so you can keep your thoughts organized and plan ahead so you stay on track of eating well.
Everyone has different tastes, likes, and diets, but my goal is keep this website full of recipes and ideas to help you start to enjoy meal planning and make your time of grocery shopping & cooking worthwhile.