In the world of high-speed internet, we sure do spend a lot of time either in the kitchen cooking food or at restaurants waiting for someone else to serve us.
Those who cook at home, also spend a considerable amount of time, at stores. A majority number of us, spend a lot of money on groceries and a huge amount of those groceries go to waste. Not only we are wasting resources, but also throwing our money in trash (money spent on trashed food).
We can all benefit from a bit of planning. Meal planning and meal prep are amazing ways of saving time, money and last but not least; our sanity.
Meal plan starts with checking our pantries, fridge, shelves etc. We have to make a list of what we have.
After we have a list of items at hand, we start a meal plan for a week. We usually don't plan for more than a week. Weekly plan gives us a chance to see what was eaten, what we didn't eat and what could be taken off menu/swapped.
Once meal plan was done, we make list for the missing ingredients.
It is good to meal prep once a week. However, we can also do food prep night before and thoroughly cook the food the next.
Following is an example of what I am cooking next week. Some recipes get repeated each week, as my kids love to eat them repeatedly. Others change each week. However, I make only lunch and we eat the leftover for dinner and following day, we make fresh food. Also I incorporate leftovers in my following day meals.
Those who cook at home, also spend a considerable amount of time, at stores. A majority number of us, spend a lot of money on groceries and a huge amount of those groceries go to waste. Not only we are wasting resources, but also throwing our money in trash (money spent on trashed food).
We can all benefit from a bit of planning. Meal planning and meal prep are amazing ways of saving time, money and last but not least; our sanity.
Meal plan starts with checking our pantries, fridge, shelves etc. We have to make a list of what we have.
After we have a list of items at hand, we start a meal plan for a week. We usually don't plan for more than a week. Weekly plan gives us a chance to see what was eaten, what we didn't eat and what could be taken off menu/swapped.
Once meal plan was done, we make list for the missing ingredients.
It is good to meal prep once a week. However, we can also do food prep night before and thoroughly cook the food the next.
Following is an example of what I am cooking next week. Some recipes get repeated each week, as my kids love to eat them repeatedly. Others change each week. However, I make only lunch and we eat the leftover for dinner and following day, we make fresh food. Also I incorporate leftovers in my following day meals.
No comments:
Post a Comment