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Dinner menu calendar7/14/2023 ![]() Lastly, I will determine what days will be my free day. That way, I’m not laboring over what to cook on the days we won’t be home. I will also make note of the days we will be out of town, or somewhere else for dinner. When I do this, I look at our family activity calendar and make note of the days I have a hectic evening scheduled, so I can plan crock meals on those days. vacations, or night you will be having dinner out, etc.) Print the Family Menu sheet which is also included in the Menu Planning Guide at the bottom of this post then fill in the current calendar month and days.įill In the calendar with dates you know you may not need a meal, (i.e. Step 2įill In your Family Menu with calendar dates. After you have written down what you know how to make, you’ll just add to this list as you come across new recipes. This may seem time-consuming and overwhelming, but in reality, you will only have to do this step once. If we’re following the category examples we listed earlier, then our menu preparation sheet would look something like this: For example, if you wrote Chicken as a category, you would write down all the ways you know how to make chicken in that column. Next, write down all the ways you know how to make each category. If you have more than four categories, just use additional sheets. Then my menu preparation sheet would look like this: (If you want to meal plan for breakfast and lunch just follow the same steps.)Īt the top of the Menu Preparation page, use the top circular boxes of each column to write the main dish categories you know how to make.įor example, let’s say I know how to make meals in these categories: Salads, Ground Turkey, Chicken, and Seafood. For the sake of time, I am going to use the dinner preparation sheet as our example. You will notice there is a preparation sheet for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Print the Menu Preparation sheet that’s included in the Meal Planning Guide below. Write down what you know how to make by category. Now, let’s talk about how we will use the Meal Planning Guide to plan dinner for a month without repeating a meal! Step 1 Meal Preparation Sheets (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) This guide has everything you need to make meal planning simple, and efficient. However, before I walk you through these steps, be sure to print The Meal Planning Guide from our FREE COMMUNITY LIBRARY under the home section, or by filling out the form below. There are 4 steps to planning a dinner menu without repeating a meal. How is that possible? The Meal Planning Guide One day, I expressed this frustration with my mentor, who later became my spiritual mother, and she showed me how to plan my meals for one month without repeating a meal. When I was pressed for time, I found myself making the same things over and over. And in the past, with my productive schedule, stopping to cook dinner was a chore at times. I don’t like to refer to myself as being busy. ![]() Today, I want to share with you how I plan our meals. ![]() In which, one of those tips were to plan your meals in advance, and make your grocery list accordingly. Not too long ago I gave you tips on how to save at the grocery storeeven without using coupons. If spaghetti is your go-to meal and on your dinner menu every week, then this blog is for you.
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