I know that to many people this is a really simple concept, but for me learning to menu plan was a real Eureka moment. I’d never been taught how to do it, and for years I just fumbled along. Many days, I dreaded cooking, or I grabbed something from the freezer. As life got busier, healthy eating became more difficult – despite Jason’s great work in the garden, I was lagging behind with it in the kitchen. Jason would harvest, he would can & preserve, dehydrate and freeze, but I just wasn’t able to plan well and as a busy working mom, I wasn’t able to cook well without a plan.
Over a period of about 2 years, I experimented with different plans I bought online or found in books, but often we would only like a few of the recipes, so I decided to ditch the purchased plans and come up with my own way to do it. This is something anyone can do and works with every type of family – whether you cook for 2 or 7, are vegetarian or carnivore, healthy eater or comfort eater. It’s a system that puts you and your family in control but helps you save time and money!
You can make your own pages, of course, or I made some you can download here for $1.79 cents. There are 7 pages in total, plus instructions, & you can save it & print them as often as you like.
If you find this useful – or know someone who will – please share! If you have suggestions to improve this, let me know too and I will try to add them in!
> Download 7 page template here for $1.79 cents
Too complicated…Just make a three week plan and keep rotating it….I do this and only go to the store every three weeks…
Hi Debbie,
I’d love to do that but it doesn’t work for us. I had a 6 week plan I rotated but learned quickly that my life varies too much from month to month – kids in sports, music, concerts to go to, busy times at the pffice etc. I have to be more flexible, and I like to vary it for seasonal foods too.