tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post1697460472881799997..comments2024-03-27T10:31:14.337-05:00Comments on Lisa's Yarns: Working Mom Meal Planning RoutineLisa from Lisa's Yarnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05335500882510597919noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-13019402386987060002019-09-27T15:00:19.242-05:002019-09-27T15:00:19.242-05:00I love your system, you really have it down pat! I...I love your system, you really have it down pat! I need to do more ahead of cooking meal prep as that does seem to really streamline things. I do meal plan and grocery shop based on the meal plan. I would say a key difference in our house is Eric prepares a lot of his own food. Because he works 14 days in a row, he'll usually pre-make lunches and a few dinners for the 14 days. And when he's on night shift he is not home to have dinner with Olivia and I. <br /><br />My process is similar to yours in that I meal plan a week at a time and I too have a binder full of recipes. I need to get more plastic folders though as I've run out so just have a bunch of new recipes crammed into the back!! I also should go through and take out any we've tried but just weren't huge fans of. I do our grocery shopping - but I use online ordering and grocery pick up which I LOVE! I have started trying to meal plan and grocery shop for 2 weeks at a time if I can! <br /><br />I really do want to start implementing the PREP step like you do. I think that would take my current process from good to great as sometimes meal preparation during the week can take longer than I thought it would and that can be stressful and has resulted in us throwing together a random dinner for Olivia and then just eating the actual dinner I was making ourselves after she goes to bed. Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185652640389232120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-71770348432332679772019-09-22T19:50:06.692-05:002019-09-22T19:50:06.692-05:00Thank you for writing out your process! I'm su...Thank you for writing out your process! I'm sure as life changes for me I won't be able to operate as I do now. The person I am seeing likes to grill, and is a decent cook, but we have different ideas on good meals. But I am determined to discuss likes and dislikes in case something more does develop, I don't want the expectation to always be that I always cook. katielookingforwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739640153974439332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-78104187644784146982019-09-20T23:52:05.617-05:002019-09-20T23:52:05.617-05:00I take a similar approach.
I use my freezer, prod...I take a similar approach. <br />I use my freezer, produce and pantry to see what I have that I could put together for a meal. Then I try to think of meals I might want based on our schedule for the week. If I cant think of anything off the top of my head, I go on my Pinterest board to look. Any tried and true recipes I add to a "keepers" board. I plan my meals Sunday and grocery shop for the week on Sunday. I try to prep lunches so I can just grab and go during the week. <br /><br />One thing I have found enjoyable is rotating what type of meal is being served..<br />Pizza<br />Mexican<br />Soup<br />Salad<br />Sandwich<br />Pasta<br />Breakfast for Dinner<br />Stirfry<br />Casseroledailycandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794403026440692616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-88830774584374194632019-09-19T10:45:48.528-05:002019-09-19T10:45:48.528-05:00That's a great approach to your meal planning ...That's a great approach to your meal planning and I love that Phil does the grocery shopping. <br /><br />I guess I could ask J to do it (as he's home more than I am) but I also love grocery shopping, so we often do it together on Fridays. <br /><br />We basically have a similar approach: we plan out 4-5 meals every week, shop accordingly. I do not chop up or cook anything in advance, but I also don't have toddler at home. LOL Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10196296268895103846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-28861197222597360292019-09-18T04:35:13.368-05:002019-09-18T04:35:13.368-05:00I love that you use the "Prep Dish" appr...I love that you use the "Prep Dish" approach even without Prep Dish itself :) Brilliant!sarah (SHU)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09785177204149427781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-46979711074325363782019-09-17T21:26:05.235-05:002019-09-17T21:26:05.235-05:00I love posts like this!
Many times I will plan th...I love posts like this!<br /><br />Many times I will plan the meals, but sometimes Christopher and I will do that part together. Then we use our planned meals to make our grocery list. On Fridays, after work, we get groceries (but during the summer I usually do all the meal planning and grocery shopping myself). Then the prep and cooking are usually done all in the same evening, although sometimes Christopher makes the entire dinner, sometimes I do, and sometimes we both work on it together. <br /><br />I need to do a better job of organizing my recipes. They are all piled up in a drawer, and it's such a pain going through the pile each time I am looking for one. You'd think I'd have this down to a science by now, but nope, haha! I like your binder idea!!!Jolene - EverydayFoodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490816021651698189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-80030600681173883002019-09-17T13:24:15.369-05:002019-09-17T13:24:15.369-05:00I need to figure out how to meal plan better! My l...I need to figure out how to meal plan better! My life is weird right now, as I often have plans in the evening so I'm only at home a few nights out of the entire week. I need to find some quick, healthy meals because I rely on freezer foods WAYYY too much right now. I just don't make the time to meal plan & grocery shop & meal prep. It's just easier to pop a frozen pizza in the oven, ha. I'd love to have a set of 5-7 quick meals that I can rely on during this season of my life so I can still eat healthy even when life is as busy as it is.<br /><br />I love your meal prepping style, though! I love the idea of a recipe binder!Stephanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664500645286563334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-3441054039308716052019-09-17T12:47:59.529-05:002019-09-17T12:47:59.529-05:00I should be a better meal planner as we no longer ...I should be a better meal planner as we no longer have a grocery store in town, except for Dollar General, which helps, but not ideal.<br />I usually cook on weekends and have left overs to use for several meals in the week, especially in the winter. For summer, we grill quite a bit, and I try to plan for sides ahead of time.<br />I'm impressed by the meal planning you and some of the others in the family do! It is so hard to come up with a meal plan if you don't have any ideas! <br />I'm sure you'll learn what Paul will and won't eat as he eats with you more. I'm happy he said YUM to that dish you made! :)<br />Marlyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06193291251401344495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-7419682852444438842019-09-17T09:25:27.702-05:002019-09-17T09:25:27.702-05:00I definitely fly by the seat of my pants but then ...I definitely fly by the seat of my pants but then I'm retired so don't have the work issue and close to the store if I change plans midstream. At the lake when I'm with Rick I tend to plan more so I'm sure I have everything I need and we don't have to keep going into town. But this looks like a good system.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-57456872464618526272019-09-16T11:56:42.656-05:002019-09-16T11:56:42.656-05:00I meal plan, also using grocery store sale ads. I ...I meal plan, also using grocery store sale ads. I cook seven days a week, but on weekends we do one meal out and one meal take-out. So if I cook lunch, we might go out for dinner. This keeps me from getting burned out on cooking, since I usually also cook a fancier breakfast on weekends. I also plan about four weekday breakfast options, and we use leftovers for work lunches. Occasionally I use recipes, but I mostly cook from my imagination or memory. Right now I'm not doing a lot of prep work, but I do have to plan ahead for Monday nights. We have a late karate class and I need something on the table QUICK as we often don't get home until after 9pm! Graciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05641028266038110278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-60241555741319694522019-09-16T11:14:15.828-05:002019-09-16T11:14:15.828-05:00We change up how we meal plan all the time dependi...We change up how we meal plan all the time depending on what's going on. Currently, I am doing week by week meal planning based on what sounds least disgusting in the meat department to me. :) I only buy meat when it is on sale so I think of what we have in our freezer too. I do the majority of the grocery shopping, but we have a shared google doc with our shopping list for when my husband stops for something random at Kroger, he has access to what else we may need. I do not meal prep on the weekend. I will cut and prep the morning of, so when it's time to make dinner it's quicker. I've never been able to motivate myself to cut things days in advance. I remember when I was making meals for toddler Isla I would have separated some brocooli and ham for her to eat plain as well as the mixed together dish. Because in toddler view those were different items. The Many Thoughts of a Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12261949837343560602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-33333947173463921022019-09-16T09:47:37.055-05:002019-09-16T09:47:37.055-05:00We are total meal planners in our house- otherwise...We are total meal planners in our house- otherwise it's a gong show of trying to figure something out and go to the store multiple times! One of us (usually me) meal plans on the weekend and we grocery shop then too. We use an app called Anylist that we can put items for the grocery list into. We also put the meal plans on a shared google calendar (no more pen and paper for us). Brian does the cooking as he's home first in the evenings, so I usually do dishes/tidying up. <br /><br />I get tired of coming up with ideas for the meal plan, so Brian will help too. We tend to try a lot of new recipes, but also have a bunch that are standard and know they work.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18208084906252104079noreply@blogger.com