For the first time in my life, I made a weekly meal plan. The main objective is to control my personal eating (stop eating so much sugar) and have three meals and two snacks a day. The other important piece is to appropriately plan meals for my son and me so I'm not tempted to swing through the drive through which is not healthy for either of us.
I did some quick online research to find a menu planning document that would work for me . After pulling a few, I decided to create my own (thanks to the project girl for the inspiration). I liked the concept of having the weekly menu at the top, then having the grocery list at the bottom organized by section of the grocery store. Hopefully the menu won't get messed up during my trip to the store. I might cut off the list section to avoid that.
It took over an hour last night to plot out all the meals and ensure I was getting the right amount of protein, veggies and fruit. That was absolutely the most difficult part as I'm not a gourmet chef so am limited in what I can confidently prepare. Once I had all the meals written into in my menu today, I received my son's school menu via email (somewhat perfect timing). So I had to re-arrange a couple of days so he didn't overdose on green beans one day and chicken the next. Overall, I'm happy with the end result even if it is going to require some serious homework every week.
Day One of the new menu starts Sunday. I'm nervous about this commitment.
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