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Why You Need a Menu Plan Even If You Think You Don’t

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by RAKI WRIGHT

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A menu plan is your roadmap to getting your family fed during the week ahead. You need one, even if you think you don’t.
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I’ve been fighting this for quite some time.

My thought process

I don’t need a menu plan for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. My husband and I work outside the home. Our son eats breakfast at home, packs lunch for school, and eats an afternoon snack at home. Our daughter eats all meals at Grandma’s house (although I purchase and send food to Grandma’s for the week, on Mondays).

So, I just plan dinners.  Then, when it’s time for breakfast, lunch, and snacks, we run out of things before it’s time to go the grocery store again.

Why I DO need a menu plan

If I don’t make a menu plan for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, I run out of food.  If my menu plan only includes dinners, and that’s all I buy supplies for…what are we going to eat for breakfast and lunch? I still have to take lunch to work. My husband usually takes leftovers.

How to make a weekly menu plan

I typically have most of the makings for dinners on-hand, at all times.

Write down what you would like to serve / need to cover each meal.

Check the refrigerator, freezer, and cupboards for what you already have.

Make a list of what’s left to buy.

TIP:  If you buy the same things, repeatedly, for breakfast and lunch, stock up when they’re on sale.

If you are a busy mom looking for an easy way to create a meal plan, check out my review of this book:

meal planning tips for busy moms

 

Other Meal Planning Posts:
:: Improve Your Meal Planning in Just 10 Minutes

::How to Meal Plan: A Step by Step Guide for Busy Moms {Review}

::Make meals easier during the school year

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Tell me I’m not the only one.  Did you fight menu planning, too?

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  1. karen says

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    So true, if I didn’t plan out my meals for the week, I’d be spending more than I can imagine. Though I need to start planning out our weekly lunches and breakfasts…at least get it on paper. Stopping by from #WakeUpWednesday

  2. Brandi Clevinger says

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    We always have a collection of items for breakfast and for lunch it’s usually sandwich with chips. For dinner, we have a menu. It’s not specific for each day, but it’s for the week so we can picka dn choose as we like. It’s a time saver and doesn’t have me thinking of dinners at the last minute.

    Thanks for sharing at Inspire Me Mondays!

  3. Ana Páscoa says

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    I need to plan meals for the week. Especially dinner, and sometimes some family meals at the weekend. It’s a routine I do every Saturday. Buy food only once a week. Only fresh bread I buy everyday for breakfast.

    • RAKI WRIGHT says

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      Sounds like a great Saturday routine Ana!

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