Last meal plan of 2012! I can proudly say we stuck with menu planning for the whole year. The chalkboard menu plan in the the kitchen turned out to be just the right system for us. You have to decide what works for your family. It may be on paper, a note in your iPhone, a wipe board on your fridge. The options are endless, you just need to play around and see what works with your family’s routine.
If you need a little inspiration for your meal planning, here are some additional resources.
- The ebook by Stephanie Langford, Plan It Don’t Panic, helped me strategize how to make meal planning more effective. My favorite take away was to write down a list of family favorites for dinner. This can be a work in progress for you, but it’s helpful to have one go-to list when I just can’t think of something to make.
- I created a Pinterest board collecting all of my meal plans. You can search back either here, or in the blog, to get a few new ideas for your own meal plan.
- Organizing Junkie hosts a link up of meal plans weekly. Lots of people use this weekly post (comes out on Monday) to get inspired with new ideas from more than 200 other bloggers. If you share a meal plan on your blog, you can also share it there. (Or here in the comments too!)
After all the indulgences of the past month, it’s time to clean up our eating. We will be doing less carbs and more veggies and protein. Hopefully I can sneak some meatless meals in too sometime soon.
- Sunday- Chicken Stir Fry with veggies and brown rice
- Monday- Happy New Year’s Eve. Heading to a party and then a friend’s house. Last day of indulgences…
- Tuesday- Jan 1st 2013! Beef Tenderloin, baked potatoes (need to use them up) and roasted asparagus.
- Wednesday-Swordfish Kabobs, salad
- Thursday-Spinach and cheese frittata
- Friday- Salsa Chicken, salad.
What are you making this week? Any new food resolutions you want to make for 2013?
p.s. There a new “ebook bundle of the week I’ll be sharing with you. The simplify ebook has been on my radar for awhile so I think I may pick up the bundle myself. Enjoy!
Congratulations Em! A whole year of meal planning is impressive and not easy. We’ve been doing it off-and-on since we got married so I appreciate how wonderful and daunting this task can be from week-to-week. I’ve loved reading about your meals and integrating some of your favorites into our planning. Thanks for always sharing. Happy, Happy New Year!
MPM definitely keeps me on track. I actually look forward to Mondays!
This New Year’s Eve, I’m staying home, cleaning our house and doing some blog visiting. Hubby had to work so it will be quiet.
Your menu plan looks delicious.
Have a wonderful week and a Happy New Year!
Congrats on menu planning for a whole year! I really like the chalkboard menu idea. I may have to try that.
Happy New Year.