Efficient Meal Planning
Today I am going to provide you with my system for meal planning,
To save you time and money!
- Don't buy anything yet!!
- Go to your kitchen and make a list of every food in your kitchen. You will be surprised how much is in there! I break my list into fruits, veggies, carbs/starch , proteins, and toppings (sauces, dressings, dips, etc..) breaking into a list makes it simple to create meals.
- Sit down with a template: draw one, use a white board, whatever works for your life! Shoot for 5meals a day!
- Now think of as many meals as you possibly can with the ingredients your wrote down get creative!
- Tip for meal planning it to "theme" your meals. You will see in my meal plan I always have a smoothie or straight fruit for breakfast, snack is oatmeal or fruit, lunch is always veggies and a protein, dinner is the same, and I banish night cravings with a chocolate super food shake. Find what makes sense to you!
- Once you have exhausted the resources you already have at home, see what gaps you have and put down exact meals so you can make a short affordable list. Don't be afraid to eat the same thing on multiple occasions as long as you don't get bored it will save you time and money.
- Print out your meal plan and tape it to the fridge, so you have no excuse not to eat exactly whats on there!
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