Further, we are also trying to be more healthy in the house so all of the prepared meals are pre-weighed and measured so it saves a couple of inches in the waistline. No overeating just because you can. Enjoy a healthy, properly-portioned meal every day of the week.
My steps for meal planning are quite simple. I am old-fashioned with it. I pen and ink a weekly menu and shopping list starting with the food we already have on hand in the freezer and pantry. Shop your stockpiles people!
I shop for the week, using coupons of course -- more on this later-- and then come home and cook enough meals for both of us to have lunch and dinner for the week.
Here we have Whole Wheat Penne with Ground Turkey meat sauce and broccoli, barbecue chicken with mashed potatoes and corn, and jerk chicken with saffron rice, great northern beans and green beans.
I try to always provide two to three different proteins because nobody wants to eat the same meal twice a day, every day, for a week.
It's been working for us so far. I spend a few hours in the kitchen one day and I can relax and enjoy the other six days of of not stressing about dinners.
Try and let me know how it works for your family!
Ciao!
--KhadijaShani
