In addition to a Trader Joe's trip I often put in a smaller grocery pick up order at a nearby grocery store.Īfter making the meal plan I write down the dinners on my laminated What's For Dinner? sheet that we keep on the fridge. To make our weekly meal plan I jot down the days and meals at the bottom of the list and then make sure to circle needed ingredients on the list. It shows our frequently-bought-items at Trader Joe's laid out by aisle. To make the meal plan and list, I use a printed template list that I created in Excel, just like my mom always did when I was growing up. Last year I was going on to the store on Thursdays but with Maeve's new daycare schedule (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday) I might try going Friday mornings and taking her with me. Usually I do the grocery shopping but sometimes Chris will.
I usually touch base with Chris too because sometimes he'll have a later meeting that runs up until dinner. To plan a week of meals I look at the week ahead to see if we have anything planned that will affect dinner. I usually plan the meals but sometimes Chris will do it. I also really like knowing what's going to be for dinner and don't want to decide on the day of. This is because I plan simpler meals on busier days and intentionally plan leftovers after we've cooked earlier in the week. I also prefer to assign a dinner to each day.
Care to join me?Ĭhris and I have always grocery shopped once a week and meal planned for a week of dinners. As one of my goals for the year, I'm spending some focused time identifying what works, what's not working, and where we can improve when it comes to dinner. So there's a lot to celebrate! But I keep feeling like the whole thing, from meal planning to making a grocery list to shopping and the actual cooking of dinner, could be optimized. And every night we feed everyone, usually with a homemade dinner that is not cereal. We do have some systems in place that work pretty well. Despite loving to cook and being a very organized person, feeding my family day in and day out continues to feel just short of running as smoothly as I'd like.
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