Meal Planning

A resource page for all your meal planning needs.

Menu Plan Mondays – Actual meal plan I prepare each week.

Meal Planning Series: Part 1 – Tips on how to get started with a meal plan.

Meal Planning Series: Part 2 – More tips on writing a weekly meal plan.

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Website Resources:

$5 Dinners: An amazing resource for meal planning, that also has a store specific bargain meal of the week!

All Recipes: Plug in your ingredients to find recipes that match what you have on hand!

Crockpot 365: A full year (yes EVERY day) of crockpotting!

eMealz: Subscription service whose meal plans are based on Sales Cycles at the stores they cover (in the South and West – but includes WalMart, Kroger Affiliates and an “any store” plan).

Food Network: Recipes and demonstrations on many different kinds of meals. You can follow different chefs and grab their recipes here!

Meal Planning Mommies: Great new resource for weekly meal plans, with daily recipes and pictures to show you how to prepare the meals.

Mommy Snack’s Menu Planning Recipe Box: An excel sheet of menu planning ideas with links to each recipe.

Organized Junkie’s Menu Plan Monday: Lots of ideas for your weekly menu.

Recipezaar: Contains a massive ingredient search database, to find recipes to match items you have on hand!

Relish!: A subscription service, where you choose your weekly recipes, the grocery list is tabulated, shop once a week and have all of the ingredients needed for five meals. They also have gluten-free menu planning!

SuperCooks.com: A new recipe search engine that finds recipes you can make with the ingredients you have at home.

Articles on Menu Planning:

Stretching A Buck: My Approach To Meal Planning