This week is week 8 out of 11 weeks of trying to get our lives and homes more organized, and our next goal has to do with food. Not eating it, but planning out what your family will eat.
Menu planning is something that I was getting pretty good at until I had Janna. I love that girl so much, but for some reason I have had trouble getting back on track in several organizational areas, including planning meals.
There are several ways people go about planning their menus. Some plan by the month, every two weeks, weekly, plan each morning, or stand in the kitchen at 5:00 pm with hungry children and have no idea what they are going to fix them to eat.
Did that last one sound familiar to any of you? It has happened here many times. Oops!
The past year and a half I have been planning my meals either in the morning or a couple of days ahead of time. I have missed having a written plan for the week.
This week that is going to change because I am on it. I already have my menu planned for the week and I have started thinking about next week. 🙂
There are several benefits to writing down your menu plan. You can plan your grocery list according to your menu plan and not end up with unnecessary items in your cart. This will save you money at the store.
Not only that, but your evening will be so much more peaceful if you aren’t frantic at 5:00 pm because you have no idea what to fix.
I know that some people like to plan out all of their meals, but I don’t. Supper is our big meal of the day and that is what I am going to make sure I have a plan for.
Since I wouldn’t be a good leader if I told you to plan your meals and then I didn’t show you my menu plan for the week, here’s what we will be having for supper this week.
Menu Plan
Sunday-(lunch) Pork Chops (in the crockpot), Baked Potatoes (in the crockpot), Cauliflower, Peaches
Monday-Alfredo Chicken with Bowtie Pasta, Salad, Apple Slices
Tuesday-Tacos, Refried Beans, Grapes
Wednesday-Fish Fillets, Oven Roasted Potatoes, Broccoli, Pears
Thursday-Roast, Potatoes, & Carrots (in the crockpot), Brussels Sprouts, Smoothies
Friday-Homemade Pizza, Salad, Grapes
Saturday-Crockpot Rotisserie Style Chicken, Baked Potatoes, Turnip Greens, Smoothies
I also still have a goal of drinking water every day. This week I plan to drink 5 (8 ounce) glasses of water each day. Since it is getting harder to keep track of how much water I have been drinking I plan to measure out 5 cups of water and put it in a container in the refrigerator. I think that will make things easier.
If you would like to print out a checklist for this week either click this link or the picture below.
Do you plan your menu each week? I would love to hear what works for you.
