Comments on: How to menu plan? There’s really nothing to it!

By: Char

Char — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:21:10 +0000

I do my shopping on Wednesdays…only because that’s double-coupon day at my grocery store!

By: Rashel

Rashel — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:32:50 +0000

I came across your site by doing a menu search in Google.
I too am not doing dairy or soy (or peanut). I was doing that plus wheat and eggs. Now it’s just dairy and soy. I’ve been doing it for 7 months now. I’d love to see some of your recipes you used before you were able to add that stuff back in. We’re having some pretty boring meals these days. I’m also trying to start a menu to reduce grocery trips and waste as well.
Thanks!

By: Gabi

Gabi — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:29:44 +0000

Hi from Portugal! Great site and great advice. I am starting a menu plan today! I almost only cook on my Thermomix so I created a wiki with all the recipes available on my books, magazines and online so that I have a “pool” to choose from. I hope this works for me because I reaaly need to get organised!!!

By: Kay

Kay — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:16:20 +0000

I began using meal planning as a way to go through hundreds maybe thousands of recipes that I had collected over the years. If the family liked it, it was added to the recipe program and delegated to a menu plan. After 2 years of doing this I have a year+ of menus in my program that I can choose from. I have gone through about half of those clipped recipes, Getting rid of clutter in the process. When I pick up a new one it is almost immediately tried. I still sit down on Wednesdays with the sales sheets and my coupon box and choose a new recipe or two to try for the next week. I don’t post them for the family to see because I want true reactions and the kids have gotten curious about Grocery shopping and guessing sbout what’s for dinner. I have actually used a few of thier guesses because they sounded (and Tasted) Good. They now come into the kitchen to help on Fridays Putting away the groceries after school. to save more time, I prepare the meat with seasoning and chop any needed vegetables according to the recipe lable with the date I plan to use them and freeze. This way anyone can take it out of the freezer and still not know what it is. The secrecy has put a new life into dinner time, they want to be there.

By: Organizing Your Way | Simple Menu Plans: Considering Your Options

Organizing Your Way | Simple Menu Plans: Considering Your Options — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:15:25 +0000

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By: Plan to Eat

Plan to Eat — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:16:13 +0000

If you are a meal planning junkie you should check out http://www.plantoeat.com. I initially created it for my wife with the goal of taking a lot of the repetition out of meal planning. Now it is available to anyone. It basically allows you to create your own family menu of recipes, easily add them to a weekly plan and then it automatically creates a shopping list based on that plan, categorized by grocery categories. You can also share your recipes with friends, kind of like facebook. Oh, and it is free.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 23:56:34 +0000

I am a wife and mother to 3 very active and hungry boys (ages 16, 13, & 7). I love that there would always be something prepared for them, instead of the constant grazing of junk food they seem to do all day long. I’m also new to meal planning. I’m not sure if this was cover and I just missed it…Once you make the meal on your cooking day, do you freeze it and defrost and warm, slow cook or bake? Please help.

By: Cee

Cee — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:07:08 +0000

I am interning at Family Foodies dot com and am thrilled to have found your site and menu planning. I love how you help us organize. I’ll be checking back quiet often! Thank you so much!

By: Menu Planning Monday | Frugal Menu Mamas

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By: Brie

Brie — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:34:31 +0000

I am so excited to have found this. I need to start doing this pronto – I am hoping to make it a real routine. Thanks for these great guidelines, they are really helping me :)