Meal Planning Printables

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A great way to save money on food is to avoid overspending money on groceries.

To create meal plans for a week, for two weeks, even a month. They keep you organized and help you save time in the kitchen.

If you are unsure how a meal plan works and benefits, you continue to read.

4 Steps to Meal Planning for A Busy Mom

What I like to do once a week is start my week on Sunday and make time to plan my week. Of course, you can take any day of the week that works for you and start there. Sunday is not set in stone. It’s just the day that works for me. If I’m busy and can get to it, I do this on Monday.

I mention this because no one set day works for everyone.

Below are steps to show you how to create a weekly meal plan that will help you reduce the stress of daily meal planning and help you save money.

Check your Inventory

Do you love going to the store and guessing on items you might or might not have? Only to find out that you did have the item or didn’t have the time causing you more stress?

You need to do an inventory of your pantry, fridge, and freezer and find out what you already have or don’t have.

What I do is that on Sunday, I look through my pantries and freezer and go over my inventory list. The good news is that you can do an inventory once a month and use that list to check off items or add items to make it easier.

Add the description of the items, the quantity, and expiration dates, and use this inventory list to help you create a meal plan for the week.

Look at the Sale Ads

Every week stores has sales, and they offer a sale ad showing you their latest deals. You can find their ads by visiting the store, newspaper, or online. You will take the ad of your favorite store or stores you love to shop at and look at your inventory sheet to see what you already have.

I write down ideas of meals I would like to create, and if you want to create a no-fuss meal plan, then this is the time to write down your ideas.

Look for Coupons and Rebates

After you have written down your ideas, search for coupons and rebates to see if you can maximize your savings on the items you need.

In this post, you already have promo codes and coupons to help you save money on the items I have used in my meal plan.

Create a Shopping List

Now you have looked at your inventory sheets, written down your ideas, and looked to see if coupons and rebates are available, you are going to create a shopping list that you will take and follow when you go grocery shopping.

Using a shopping list will help you stay focused and reduce the chances of overbuying items you don’t need, reducing your chances of wasting money.

A shopping list makes your shopping trip less stressful because you already know what you need, and you don’t have to guess or waste time looking for items.

That’s it!

How to use our Meal Planning Kit

Watch the video below to see how our popular meal planning kit printable works.

Download these free Meal Planning sheets to help you plan your next weekly meal plan.

This is how you do meal planning for busy moms and not worry about creating meals in a hurry for the rest of the week. It takes planning, but it will get easier to do once you continue to do it.

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