Meal Planning
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I am so proud of myself this week. Sunday afternoon I took stock of everything that was in my cupboards, pantry fridge and freezer. I then planned out my meals for a week... I even prepped most of it that afternoon!
Monday Dinner: I had some chicken breasts thawed. I also had some leftover Tangy Mango Thyme sauce. So, on Sunday, I threw it in the crock pot and added some cooking wine. Served it with couscous and green beans; over the beans I drizzled my secret sauce. (A secret because Rick can never know the ingredients- he LOVES this dressing and has no idea that one of the ingredients is something he detests!)
Tuesday Dinner: On Sunday I made up some turkey burgers. I had dinner rolls in the freezer to use for buns, so I made the burgers small. I broiled the burgers until almost the point of perfection, so that when I heated them up in the toaster oven on Tuesday, it would be cooked to perfection. Again, used an ingredient that Rick hates. He told me four times how much he LOVED these turkey burgers.
Wednesday Dinner: Tuna steaks grilled. I didn't have to prep anything for this on Sunday. Just rub some freshly ground pepper into the steak and grilled for 3 minutes on each side on high to medium high. Served this with broccoli (again with the secret dressing drizzled on top) and white rice.
So at this point I don't have the rest of the meals prepped... But I know what I will be making. It's still all planned!
This is one of my new goals: To plan meals each week, ensuring healthy eating and not overspending on ingredients I never end up using or on take out! My inspiration is my friend Katy. She works constantly and has a young child, and yet every week she plans her meals out and preps it ALL in one day. She not only plans out dinners, but lunches for herself, her child, and her husband. She buys fruits and vegetables for these lunches and portions them all out for the week. So when she puts together lunch boxes the night before, all she literally has to do is pull a little baggy out and through it in the lunch box. I am in awe. And she does this every week. So my goal is to become more like Katy in this regard. My thought is, if I can get in this kind of routine before I have children... well transition of little ones will be that much easier. I have a ways to go, I know. But I think this week has been a good start to this goal.
Oh! I am also writing down all of our most-used products, brand names and all, as I go grocery shopping. I will consolidate this all into a master list, and as I use up items out of the fridge, pantry, etc. I will check it off on my list... One more way to make my life organized!!
Monday Dinner: I had some chicken breasts thawed. I also had some leftover Tangy Mango Thyme sauce. So, on Sunday, I threw it in the crock pot and added some cooking wine. Served it with couscous and green beans; over the beans I drizzled my secret sauce. (A secret because Rick can never know the ingredients- he LOVES this dressing and has no idea that one of the ingredients is something he detests!)
Tuesday Dinner: On Sunday I made up some turkey burgers. I had dinner rolls in the freezer to use for buns, so I made the burgers small. I broiled the burgers until almost the point of perfection, so that when I heated them up in the toaster oven on Tuesday, it would be cooked to perfection. Again, used an ingredient that Rick hates. He told me four times how much he LOVED these turkey burgers.
Wednesday Dinner: Tuna steaks grilled. I didn't have to prep anything for this on Sunday. Just rub some freshly ground pepper into the steak and grilled for 3 minutes on each side on high to medium high. Served this with broccoli (again with the secret dressing drizzled on top) and white rice.
So at this point I don't have the rest of the meals prepped... But I know what I will be making. It's still all planned!
This is one of my new goals: To plan meals each week, ensuring healthy eating and not overspending on ingredients I never end up using or on take out! My inspiration is my friend Katy. She works constantly and has a young child, and yet every week she plans her meals out and preps it ALL in one day. She not only plans out dinners, but lunches for herself, her child, and her husband. She buys fruits and vegetables for these lunches and portions them all out for the week. So when she puts together lunch boxes the night before, all she literally has to do is pull a little baggy out and through it in the lunch box. I am in awe. And she does this every week. So my goal is to become more like Katy in this regard. My thought is, if I can get in this kind of routine before I have children... well transition of little ones will be that much easier. I have a ways to go, I know. But I think this week has been a good start to this goal.
Oh! I am also writing down all of our most-used products, brand names and all, as I go grocery shopping. I will consolidate this all into a master list, and as I use up items out of the fridge, pantry, etc. I will check it off on my list... One more way to make my life organized!!
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An idea: a recipe box or a customed cookbook of your favorite recipes compiled. This way, all you have to do is look in the grocery ads to see what's on sale, find the tab for that main ingredient in your recipe book/box, pull out a recipe, write the ingredients on your shopping list, and voila -- your meals are planned.
I'm proud of you! Keep up the good work. Once you get in the habit of meal planning, it will be hard to break.
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