Tuesday, March 27, 2018

How to meal plan

There are different ways to meal plan.   Meal planning is a necessary part of a organized kitchen on the cheap.   Planning helps not waste food and keeps the take out gremlins away.  

A matrix helps too.   If you have some kind of an outline, it’s easier to plan efficiently.   We use a protein based matrix.   1 beef, 1 fish or shellfish, 2 vegetarian. , 3 chicken or pork.  Some people use a standard ten meals—one for spring and simmer, one for fall and winter and make ten meals that they make ver and over.   This makes a standard grocery list and makes it easier to bulk purchase food.  

Bulk purchasing sources of protein on a rotation basis saves a lot of time and money .  Simplify, save money, and always have food in the house.  

Having a couple of days that are stable go tos helps too,   We have pizza and breakfast for dinner.  Breakfast for dinner is a family affair and everyone cooks.   Pizza is easy and cheap and a family favorite.  Both are versatile .  

Pinterest and a good cookbook keeps your meals fresh.  

A quick inventory of your pantry and freezer gives you a sense of what needs to be used up soon.  

A meal plan can be varied dur8ng the week.  Plans can change, but having a plan is a good base.  

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