Menu Planning

Let’s face it, times are tight for everyone.  Staying within a budget is more important then ever.  Before I started sitting down once a week and planning my meals for the entire week and then basing my grocery list from those menus, I wasted lots of money buying for meals that never got made or having to make countless trips to the store for items that were forgotten.  And truth be told, I have never gone to the store to pick up one item and not come out of there for less than $35 (sometimes more).  For less than 34¢ a day you can have a complete Menu Planning Service Designed For Your Busy Family.

That’s just $9.99 per month.  I’ll save you more than that on your first trip to the grocery store!

My menus include:

• Ingredients you have actually heard of and can find at your local grocery store
• Meals that your kids will actually be willing to try or are easily adapted when plating for your picky child (I have one)
• Menu Plans that won’t over-extend the grocery budget
• Recipes that can be prepared in advance, in or around an hour or less and even quick and healthy “fast food” recipes that can be pulled together in a flash.

Why do you need a menu planning service?  Ask yourself the following questions: 

• Do you struggle with what to feed your family each evening?
• Do you waste too much of your precious time making several trips to the grocery store each week?
• Do you spend $200 at the grocery store every week and still not seem to have anything in the house to prepare a healthy meal? 
• How much money would you have if you put the money you normally spend eating out each month into a jar instead?  What would you do with that extra money?
• How often does your entire family gather around the dinner table to enjoy a home-cooked meal, relax, and talk about the day?  “Families that eat together, stay together.”

The best way to make family meals a reality is to begin menu planning.  You can look through recipes, decide what to make, and create a grocery shopping list with the ingredients you need.  An average home manager spends about 1 1/2 hours a week on this task.

Don’t Panic!  I know what you’re probably thinking.  “Menu planning sounds awfully important, but I don’t have an extra hour and a half each week to devote to this!”  That is okay…  That’s why I am here – to help.  Let me plan your menu for you each week. 

My weekly menus feature:

• Main Dish Recipes for Dinner Every Night
• Suggestions and Recipes for Side Dishes
• Breakfast and Brunch Ideas for Saturday and Sunday
• Two Dessert Recipes To Be Used Anytime During the Week 

PLUS: You’ll receive your menus and shopping list weekly.  Each menu will include a shopping list that includes all the necessary ingredients to prepare the recipes in the weekly menu plan.  All you have to do is check off any items you may already have on hand – add breakfast, snack or lunch items you may need and you’re ready to shop.

If you decide that a menu planning service just isn’t right for you, you can unsubscribe at any time.