Thinking ahead and meal planning for yourself and your family is a good way to get organised and reduce stress. I include some of my favourite recipes, tips and tricks for meal planning and weekly meal plan guides.
Meal planning helps many families week to week and allows a variety of foods for the whole family to enjoy
Take the hassle out of the week by planning your meals ahead of time. Saves on time and money as you only purchase what you need. Here are some delicious ideas to get you started
For busy mum of 3 teenagers, this mum has planned the weeks meals around what the kids can do to help out and get them introduced to skills in the kitchen with different produce, flavours and family favourites.
For busy mum of 3, Erin says without Meal Planning she would be lost. See some of Erin’s family favourites here that fit into the family schedule.
Each week before I go food shopping, I think of ideas for lunch and snacks throughout the week. Some weeks I have similar snacks and lunches, although it’s nice to have a look through some recipe books or websites and get some new ideas. Especially with the weather changes, it’s a good time to think of something new as it warms up. Here are some of my favourites that are Healthy, Quick and Easy to prepare but most importantly yummy!!
Grab some ideas or follow the weeks meal plan for your household. A variety of dishes with chicken, beef, and fish. It’s a great way to ensure a well balanced diet with a variety of foods.
Meal Planning allows you to shop for ingredients you need throughout the week, saving you time and money.
As you know meal planning is one of my sanity savers, it helps me to feel organised knowing that I have all I need to cook dinner on hand and not be wondering what to cook for dinner and having to duck out to the shops last minute. Plus it also helps to me keep on top of the family budget and reduce grocery costs.
Preparing the week’s meals ahead of time will help save money, waste and the headache of having to think on the spot after…
There is a common misconception that meal planning means you have to arrange extravagant meals. That is not the case at all!
It’s getting cooler here in Australia which means I like to make more winter-style meals and dishes. I enjoy mixing up my dishes during the week so that I’m not making a similar meal two or three nights in a row. I’ve shared a reader’s weekly meal plan.
One of my lovely readers Katrina (great name) kindly shared her weekly meal plan. She exclaimed, “I love meal planning, it certainly makes dinner time less stressful and grocery shopping quicker and easier!” I totally agree and that’s why I make it a priority to sort out my meal plan for the following week.
Back with another instalment of meal planning! Erin has kindly shared her weekly meal plan for this week. She says she feels lost if she doesn’t do her meal planning for the week (I know what you mean, Erin!). I hope you enjoy Erin’s weekly meal plan and find some helpful recipes in there for yourself.