Planning Meals : Make a Plan
- At the beginning of the week, take a few minutes to plan out meals for that week. If you do not want to plan out the whole week, just start
with two or three days.
- Plan meals using a variety of fruits and vegetables, meats, and dairy. Plan to purchase different kinds of fruits and vegetables to add color to your meals.
- Plan ahead by making a list of snacks you can prepare for your kids.
- Keep a list on your fridge of things you need to buy. As you run out of items, add them to the list.
- Use your plan to write your grocery
list (requires Adobe
Reader).
- When you write your grocery list, separate the list into different
categories, for example, "Meat", "Dairy", "Produce", and "Bread". This
will make your shopping trip quicker and easier.
- Write your grocery list in the kitchen so that you can check to see what you have on hand.
- Once your list is complete, check your newspaper for coupons. But only use coupons
for the things you buy anyway! Also, don't forget to check for local grocery
specials online or in your newspaper.
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