Curious to know what one thing can do all three of these things: save you money, time AND help you and your family eat healthier? Read on to learn what helped me do all three consistently (which is the real issue, isn’t it?).
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I love this quote from Julia Child – it pretty much sums up how I feel about cooking. Sometimes I don’t love the act of cooking (I’m not here to tell you that 300+ days of figuring out and cooking dinners doesn’t get old) but I do always love that good food feeds those that are special to me – and that is a gift I can always give. Do you agree?
A number of years ago (before the start of this blog, actually) I started consistently planning our family’s dinners weekly. It started because we were on a tight budget and I needed to know what to buy and to use up all we did buy. Then I realized how wonderful it felt each day as 5:00 rolled around that I knew exactly what to make (even better if that was a slow cooker meal that was already cooking!). #sanitysaver
I wrote about how this revolutionized dinner time in our house here (that’s been updated with new information) – and the easy tips I used to finally make meal planning a habit. I moved to monthly dinner plans (you can see many of our past dinner menus here) and I compiled some into a seasonal eating ebook complete with shopping lists that you can download for free in the subscriber library by signing up for AOC’s newsletter.
Then as we moved towards more real foods and worked to make our meals healthier, I realized that planning was instrumental in making sure that our meals were balanced. Healthy living and meal planning go hand-in-hand. And providing nourishing, healthy foods to my family = love.
So I am going on record as saying that the ONE thing you need to do that will help you save money, time, AND meet any healthy living goals you have is:
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If you, like the old me (and let’s be honest – sometimes the current me when I ‘fall off the wagon!’), are tired of:
- Scrambling to make something decent out of what’s in your fridge.
- Resorting to compromise or convenience foods because you’re short on time.
- Battling weight gain and feeling discouraged that the family isn’t eating better.
- Wasting money on restaurants, food that goes bad, and too many last-minute grocery runs.
- Feeling like cooking is a burden instead of a joy.
Then let’s make 2018 the year to take control of what your family is eating once and for all, easily put homemade food on the table, ease dinnertime stress, waste less, and save money!
And while I have some resources here on AOC for you (my best menu-planning tips, menu examples, and seasonal dinner menu ebook), there’s an even bigger solution I’m SO happy to share with you:
It’s the Ultimate Healthy Meal Planning Bundle by one of my favorite companies I’m always happy to share with you, Ultimate Bundles. This bundle includes everything you need to make meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking, and eating great food easy.
And if you signed up to go through the free 10-day Meal Planning Bootcamp challenge like me (also from the Ultimate Bundles team), then the resources in this bundle will help in a MAJOR way make your goals easier to reach!
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Bought this for my daughter’s Christmas gift! She lives out of the country and shipping prices are prohibitive so this was perfect. Thanks for the tip!
What a great idea, Sue!