Meal Planning

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.

It’s that time of week again for my latest family weekly meal plan. I think you would have already guessed by now how much I love meal planning and how beneficial it is to your schedule and wallet! I hope you can find a meal or two on here to inspire your meal plan this week.

I always rave on about how meal planning is in terms of saving time and money. However, they are also a great way to ensure you have a balanced diet. Weekly meal plans really are so beneficial. Tracy, one of my readers, kindly shared this meal plan on the blog.

Some people believe meal planning is a massive effort but it’s such a simple task that saves you so much more effort during the week. If you don’t weekly meal plan already, you should give it a go and see what you think!

Being prepared for the week can mean you shave down cooking/planning time and can enjoy more of the things you love (like Netflix and napping!) Here is weekly meal plan #5.

Coming up with meals one day at a time can mean that you are forced to do multiple grocery trips during the week. Consider meal planning in order to save time, money and effort. This weekly meal plan #4 was kindly provided by Leanne.

Not only does having a weekly meal plan avoid stress in the afternoon and night, but you can plan your grocery shop accordingly. I hope this week is full of happiness, joy and, of course, delicious meals for you. Happy cooking!

Being creative with meals 7 nights a week is a huge task. Some might say it’s almost impossible! I hope this weekly meal plan inspires you this week with your dinners!