This week I planned our meals before I went shopping. This may not seem monumental, but I have thought about/ committed to doing this for a while now. I usually just go and make sure I have the basics: Salad supplies, tomatoes, bread, milk, eggs and any of the things we ran out of this past week. But as Ken pointed out, I forget about a fair amount of things in the back of the fridge and we are letting our money rot.
So I planned meals for this week. Even wrote them down! I am trying out a few new recipes like a London Broil and Cheese Enchiladas. Now I'll have to see if my planning feels worth it. Or maybe we'll just go back to Spaghetti 3-4 times a week.
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I totally know where you're coming from! And I agree that this is a big deal & am proud of you!! :) I've gradually gotten better, too- I'm at the point now where I'll pull out about 5 different recipes & make a list. Then just leave those 5 recipes out, so I could make them on any given day. I agree, it's kind of a pain. I have a friend who just rotates the same meals, ever six weeks! I keep wanting to make a master plan like that, because then you could just create permanent grocery lists & never have to plan again... but it's too much work! Haha :) Can you imagine how many hours it would take to plan that?! Ahh, maybe someday...
I keep meaning to do this. Maybe you'll be my inspiration :).
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