Often times when I bring up the term “meal planning”, I get one of three responses.
1. “I’ve been meaning to start”
2. Induces a panic attack
3. “I love meal planning!”
No matter which of these categories you fall in, I’m sharing meal planning made easy for EVERYONE!
Benefits of Meal Planning
First, let’s run through some of the benefits of meal planning.
- saves money
- often eat healthier
- less trips to the grocery store (saves time & money)
- less chaos and stress at dinner time
- enjoy more variety
- more time to let the kids help
You can check out these benefits in more detail in this post, 5 Benefits of Meal Planning.
How is Meal Planning Made Easy?
Meal planning is made easy when you find a method that works for you and your lifestyle. What works for me might not work for you, and that’s okay!
Here are a few simple steps to help you be successful with meal planning:
1. Drop the mom guilt
2. Quit the comparison game
3. Find a method that woks for you!
“But how do I find a method that works for me? I’m so overwhelmed!”
Well that is where I come in
I have created a simple online training that walks you step by step through the process of discovering a method that works just right for you and your family. I know we’re all busy moms around here, so this training was created with the busy mom in mind. With just 10 minutes a day for 5 days you’ll be well on your way to creating the perfect meal planning system for you.
Plus I’ve included a free 13-page Resource Guide that will save you TONS of time.
Grab this online training, How to Make Meal Planning Work For You right here.
Do you experience dinner time overwhelm? It doesn’t have to be that way, and I can help you ditch those dinner-time blues with my mini-course,
HOW TO MAKE MEAL PLANNING WORK FOR YOU
Just 5 days, 10 minutes a day, and you’ll have a system in place specified just for you to give you success and less stress. Dinner time does not have to be overwhelming anymore.
Still not convinced? Check out this post on Meal Planning for People Who Don’t Like Meal Planning.
If this all still sounds overwhelming and you don’t think you’ll be successful at making a change doing an online training on your own, feel free to contact me! I offer a free 15 minute meal planning consultation where I can help you focus on how you can proceed and be successful. If meal planning sounds great but you’d rather just have it set up and done for you so you can use it, we can talk about those options during the consultation. Fill out this form to book your FREE 15 minute meal planning consultation.
Meal planning is not meant to create more frustration and overwhelm, it’s meant to remove it and bring you some extra freedom and peace in your busy life. And I firmly believe it’s possible for everyone to find an option that helps them do just that.
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I need to start meal planning more. I hate to cook, so maybe having a plan would help.
I’m a firm believer that it can help most anyone. You already hate to cook, and mostly likely you hate trying to decide what to cook, so that’s automatically 2 strikes against you when it comes to dinner time, but if you’ve made the decision about what to have ahead of time that at least makes things a little better. And if you don’t like to cook you can make your plan work around that. Choose days to cook when you know you’ll have plenty of time and not already be stressed by other things. Plan days you’ll eat out or oder in to give yourself a break from cooking. Plan a specific night for super easy mac and cheese or leftovers so you don’t have to cook that night either. Maybe try one of those meal kit delivery services. It might help you enjoy cooking more.
My family would love for me to plan meals. This is a skill that I need help with.
I can definitely help! Check out my online training, I think it would be perfect for you.
I’m not good at meal planning, as I often lack time for that. I can see some benefits of doing that, co I may give meal planning a try this year! 🙂
Yes you should give it a try!
The benefits of meal planning help encourage people but I’ve yet to start looking to do it myself. I like to choose what to make at a day’s notice or less as it depends on my available time.
That method works for some people, so if it works for you and doesn’t stress you out then go for it!
I’ve been trying to do more meal planning lately. I appreciate feeling more organized in the mornings and not having to “think” about what we are making later.
Yes exactly. Just having to make that decision in the moment takes a ton of energy.
One of this year’s resolutions is to do more meal planning. I have so many spices brought from my trips that I need to use. It also makes grocery shopping easier.
Yes, planning ahead would definitely help you use all those amazing spices and you’ll get the right complimentary ingredients when you go shopping.
I used to plan my meals well in advance but over time i got lazy! I should start doing it again, it makes everything a lot easier and healthier.
I am guilty of this at times as well, but it always impacts me in a not so positive way when I do.
I so need to start meal prepping more, it makes life so much easier! Thanks for reminding me this via your post. 🙂
Glad I can remind you of something that’s helpful to you!