A great way to ensure you have leftovers for the next day or for the freezer.
First step to meal planning.
Food Waste
A way to organize your grocery list.
A great way to help you stick to your meal plan during the week.
Places you can find delicious, healthy meals when deciding what to eat.
Fourth and final step to meal planning.
Why does meal planning help you to eat healthier?
Second step to meal planning.
Tips to save money .
Third step to meal planning.
2 reasons why to meal plan
Food that is produced but not eaten. When food is thrown out as garbage, it ends up in landfills and can produce the greenhouse gas methane. Food that is not eaten also means that the land, soil and water needed to produce the food were wasted.
Stick to your meal plan and get cooking!
-reputable internet websites -cooking shows -cookbooks -family/friends -magazines
Have a grocery list with headings of the aisles in the grocery store. e.g. Fridge/Dairy; Produce; Bakery:
Post your meal plan in the kitchen where you can see it.
Make a grocery list.
Double batch cook (double the recipe)
Make a master list of recipes that you and your family enjoy!
Scan grocery flyers while planning and choosing your recipes. See what you already have on hand in the fridge/freezer to use up.
Prevents you from eating out or using processed foods too often because you will have chosen healthy meals and have the ingredients on hand.
save money and save time
Go shopping or order your groceries on line.