Meal Planning Tips

Three ways to help you simplify meal planning 🌮🍔🥗:

🍝1. Pick a day of the week to be your “meal planning” day. Look at your calendar for the week ahead and make your list of meals for the week. Not sure where to find your meals? Pinterest, cook books or ask your friends to send you their favorite recipes. Remember, keep it simple! If you want to try a new recipe, limit yourself to 1 or 2 new recipes a week so you don’t overwhelm yourself.

🌯2. Once you have your meals planned, next is making your shopping list. Be sure to check your current stock in the fridge, freezer and pantry to avoid overspending or possible food waste. I like to write my list in the order of the store I shop at. As I shop the aisles I cross out what I have. If that store did not have the item, I will circle it so I don’t miss it at the next store.

🥓3. Schedule a time to meal prep. I know, I know - you’re probably thinking: But, I don’t have time!

This doesn’t have to take hours or be complicated! Looking at your meal list, which meals could you whip together now so you have an easy grab-and-go lunch or dinner? Can you prep all of your veggies now? Make your rice or quinoa ahead of time? Choose a few small actions to take now so your weeknight dinners are quick and easy.

The biggest take away here is to plan for success. Not every week or weekend will be the same, but if you take a small amount of time to plan you’ll be more successful with your nutrition.

Here is my cadence for meal plan and prep: Thursday is meal planning, Friday/Saturday is shopping day and Sunday is prep day.

If you have questions about these suggestions, looking for more support with meal planning and nutrition—> send me a message! I’m always here to help.