Several weekends ago, the girls had a (rather brilliant!) idea to plan out all of our meals so we'd be prepared for our busy week. We all sat down and I let them have quite a bit of input into what we'd each for each of the 21 meals. Then, I shopped on Saturday and purchased most of what I would need for the big items. I still need to make a trip every over other day for juicing and green smoothies but I was able to get most of the bigger items. On Sunday we made some of the staple items for the week.....a large batch of granola, pumpkin muffins, hummus....you get the idea.
I compared our meal planner to our calendar so I was sure to have an easy breakfast or packable lunch on days we would be out the door early or on-the-go during lunch time.
The whole thing was a huge hit! The kiddos loved knowing what was "coming up next" -- not because I wing some of our meals, nope! Not me! -- and I loved being organized and having a plan.
Needless to say we sat down this past weekend and did the same thing. Nothing sweeter than a repeater. I meant the idea, not the meals. ;)
Madeline was even kind enough to make a spreadsheet for me and type up our plan.
It's probably the least complicated meal planner out there......which is my favorite part! I need simple, easy to make meals that are, as my kiddos say: "Delicious! Nutritious! And organic!" (this is an old family chant from a book we read years ago :))
I'm off to prepare my already-planned-out-and-purchased dinner for tonight!
