In this post, I’m sharing a quick and easy way to create a weekly meal plan. This will help you efficiently plan out your week or months worth of meals.
Keep it Simple
I think we tend to overcomplicate meal planning. A lot of the time, I imagine myself pulling out all the cookbooks, and writing down all the ingredients. But in reality, I’m not in that season of life right now with five little ones underfoot.
I have learned to just write down meals we actually eat, that are quick and easy to make.
For example: Taco Tuesday, Meatless Monday, Pizza on Friday’s, etc… making it more of a routine of meals helps me out so much and helps us stay away from takeout when we are in a pinch. Planning meals ahead of time creates freedom in our day. It has been a huge help is saving money and brain space.
Filling out the Meal Plan
For me, writing out the breakfasts we eat everyday is pretty simple. Occasionally, I will change it up to oatmeal, yogurt and granola, pancakes, etc… but lately it’s eggs and crispy potatoes.
For lunch, I tend to go with protein smoothies, charcuterie board (meat, crackers, cheese, fruit), pb&j’s and fruit, or leftovers.
Dinner is simply the main meal that will fill up bellies before bed and be yummy and nourishing. This is the meal I put way more effort in.
Snacks, I typically stick with homemade protein balls or fruit and cheese.
The note section, I write down what I need to do to meal prep certain things. For example, make protein balls for the week, or thaw hamburger meat for tacos, etc…
Get the Meal Plan
Save it for later!
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