I have always wanted to be a better meal planner. I learned that my grandmother meal plans (monthly) and my best friend meal plans (weekly). In the past I have had grandiose ideas for meal planning; spent hours looking through cook books, buying plenty of ingredients, and trying new foods that unfortunately the kids didn't particularly care for. However, it just never seemed to click for me. So, this past week I had a mission: Finish the month of August & complete September. 7 weeks of meals planned. Head to BJ's Wholesale & stock up (I mean completely stock up: 8 lbs of ground beef, 10 lbs of chicken, 16 pork chops, fish fillets, burgers, 2 pork tenderloins, spiral ham, pulled pork, blah blah blah). I won't tell you the grand total {unless you ask} but we saved over $90.00 in coupons. Oh, and we purchased plenty of lunch fillers for back-to-school (applesauce, pudding, juice, milk, crackers) which added to our outrageous total! Anyway, after carrying it all in the house I 'repackaged' it all into meal sized servings & stored it away. I am happy to say I am a few ingredients shy (small items like soy sauce, white beans, black beans) of having 7 weeks of meals planned & ready to be prepared. I also have a master grocery list that reflects the 7 weeks of meals planned. Most of the meals are family favorites & there are a few repeats over the course of the 7 weeks. However, I added a few new recipes into the mix and plan to do so during the next rotation. I feel empowered & less stressed with the start of school, football, and fall baseball season upon us. Cheers to less stress!
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AuthorTraci, a wife, mother of two boys, Special Education teacher, and sole proprietor of Eco Alternatives LLC. Archives
September 2021
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