Meal Planning

Meal planning, something I NEVER use to do. When it was just Chris and I we would fly by the seat of our pants and we ate whatever, including many meals out. I look back now and think of the amount of money we could have saved.

Each week, I make my meal plan. I look through the cupboards to see what we already have, set a budget and go shop. It almost becomes a bit of a challenge for me, simply because if I am under budget than that is extra money that we put towards our debt.

Once in a routine of planning meals, you will be able to:

• Save money on your grocery bill each week.
• Save money (and boost your health) by not eating last-minute prepackaged or fast foods.
• Eat a wider variety of healthy meals because you’ll be in the habit of planning and checking out new recipes
• Get your kids involved in the process of cooking family meals.
• Save time and gas by not making extra trips to the store on the fly for dinner

Here is what our meal plan looks like for this week :

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Breakfast	Toast, 2 Eggs Fruit	Oatmeal Bake	Skinny Pancakes Shakeology	Oatmeal and Egg Whites	Skinny Pancakes Shakeology	Oatmeal and Egg whites	Sausage, Eggs and Toast
Snack	Apple and Almonds	Berries and Yogurt	Apple and PB	Mixed Berries Yogurt	Apple and PB	Berries and Almonds	Apple and Almonds
Lunch	Ham Wraps Greek yogurt	Chicken Salad Shakeology	Wrap Yogurt	Chicken Salad Shakeology	Tuna Melts	Shakeology	Shakeology
Snack	Veggies/ Hummus Shakeology	Veggies	Veggies	Veggies	Rice Cake/PB	Banana/ yogurt	Berries/ yogurt
Dinner	Chicken, brown rice and grilled zucchini bites	Slow cooker Fajitas	Tilapia with Lemon, sweet potatoes, salad	Sweet Potato Sliders	Homemade Pizza	Pork Chops Brocoli, Potatoes, baked beans(for chris)	Dinner at my moms

Over the next week Chris and I  are going to jump back into some Insanity Max 30 workouts and use a bit of the Beachbody on Demand which is such a great option to try other workouts too! Since returning from holidays we have been a little lax and we NEED to get back into routine.

As we move into April I will be running another Free challenge group as well as a new 21 Day Fix Challenge group......with the warm weather approaching it makes me think of pulling out those summer clothes. If you are wanting to be warm weather ready than I recommend starting now! Message me and I would be more than happy to work with you towards your goals:)

Michelle Pleiter-The Modern Momma