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Eleven Tips for Easier Menu Planning | Kitchen Economics Link-Up

Family Balance Sheet

The weeks that I take the time to plan the menu are the weeks that I have control over our spending. The weeks were I don’t menu plan are the weeks that I’m at the grocery store multiple times or we get take out multiple times, leading to an out of control grocery spending. Menu planning saves me time.

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11 Simple Meal Planning Tips

Family Balance Sheet

I created a master list (see photo below) of my family’s favorite, easy and healthy meals to use as a reference tool. This saves me time during meal planning. But that one week where I don’t menu plan or do a shoddy job on it, is the week that I’ll blow my budget. Do you plan your meals?

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