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Learn moreFiguring out what to make for dinner can be one of the most difficult decisions of the day. Learn how to get started, and how meal planning can save time and money while minimizing food waste.
Meal planning is not calling your partner when you get out of work to ask what they want for dinner. It’s also not deciding that you’re going to have pasta for dinner and buying ingredients while the kids are at school.
Instead, meal planning is setting a dinner (or another mealtime) menu for the week and sticking to it. That means that once a week, you and your family sit down and plan what you’re going to make for dinner for the whole week. You figure out what recipes you’ll use and what ingredients need to be purchased.
By planning a week’s worth of meals at a time, you can save yourself time and money and cut down on food waste:
It’s important to note that meal planning is simply the concept of preplanning your meals and shopping accordingly. There are no rules, and the plan can be adjusted at any time. You can plan for a few days a week, or for a whole month. Your family’s plan might only have homemade ingredients, while another household might rely on canned vegetables, frozen entrees, and other pre-made items. Other families might build take-out into their meal plan for a week.
What’s important to note is that the system is flexible and aims to help families have more time and money, instead of endlessly haggling about what to make for dinner every night.
The hardest part about meal planning is getting started. There are three basic steps to successfully implement meal planning:
The more you involve your family in the meal planning process, the more effective it will be. Allow your kids to pick recipes they like and let them help you prepare the ingredients for them. Not only will this save you time and money, but it will allow you and your family to work together and make memories.
Remember that implementing meal planning may have some growing pains, especially if it’s a completely new concept in your household. Allow yourself some grace and start small, planning one or two meals a week to start, and adjust from there.
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