Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to take another baby step to improve your meal planning habit…or of course, begin one if you don’t have one already. See below to determine what “level” of meal planning you are currently working at, and challenge yourself to move up.
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Level of Commitment: Baby Steps (It’s a choose-your-own-adventure this week!)
Level One: I don’t meal plan
Your mission: Plan a meal for ONE DAY this week.
Level Two: I meal plan every so often
Your mission: Plan 5 days in a row and see how it goes.
Level Three: I am a meal planner!
Your mission: Plan an interconnected meal plan this week.
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Plan breakfasts this week, too.
Level Four: I do it all already
Your mission: Try a new recipe this week.
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Make a list of five “budget-watcher” meals.
To see the explanation, tips and how-to for each step, see the original Monday Mission here. This includes basic how-to menu plan, what is “connected meal planning,” and the theory of “Cook Once, Serve Twice” or C.O.S.T.
For a bunch of great meal planning resources, including printables, online planners, and other people’s ideas about how-to, plus my sample two-week menu plan, click here.
KissyKat asked about two great topics in last week’s mental mission post:
I’ll be including a post the next two Wednesdays with some thoughts on both topics. I’m looking forward to some reader advice and ideas as well!
If you missed the last Monday Mission, click here.
Don’t stress out about the meal planning – read the last Mary and Martha Moment: Balancing Time, Family and Food
Hungry for more? Related posts:
I’ve started meal planning recently using this and it’s been really helpful… I’ve been trying out new recipes and blogging my meal plans here.
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Thanks for the links to the resources Katie! I hadn’t noticed that before when I was poking around. I am about to start my meal planning adventure now! I’ll keep you posted
Your site is such a great inspiration to me!
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