fyi: menu planning
January 1st, 2010 - by Jen
Happy New Year!
I may be your typical new years resolutionist. In January I make new goals and by April a handful of them are forgotten or completely altered to fit my immediate needs. But there is one resolution that I have been able to stick with through the years, meal planning. Print off a sheet, fill in the blank, and stick it on the fridge with a favorite magnet. Are you a meal planner? If so what method works for you? If not, would you ever consider it? If you’re looking for one resolution to save you time, money, better your health, and bring a bit of order to your life, menu planning may be just what you need.
Here are some resources that will help you get started or spice up your existing menu planning system:
- great tips for getting started at organized home
- ‘real simple’ ways to organize your kitchen
- Allison’s menu planning download at petit elephant (in photo above)
- printable menu planner and grocery list
- neskita’s printable weekly meal planner on etsy
- free printable “pain in the groceries to buy list” at how about orange
happy planning!
January 12th, 2010 at 10:32 am
Hi Jen,
Meal planning is a great idea. At Springpad we’ve made it easy to organize recipes and meal plans within the context of our larger personal organizer tool. On the site (http://springpadit.com) you can easily save any recipe from any website with 1 click. Then you can personalize the recipes with your own notes, photos or videos, and share them with friends and family. In our meal planner app, you can easily import any of your recipes into a calendar which then generates a complete shopping list of ingredients. You can either print the list or access it from your mobile phone. Hope this helps!.