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A different little project this week: doing a menu plan. There are a few ways you can menu plan, and there are any number of timescales you can use. I’m currently doing a four week plan, however I’ve tried every way going. It’s important to find a way that works for you. Whichever way you do it, more often than not it saves you time and money.
Ways to Menu Plan:
- Shop first and menu plan
- Menu plan and then shop
- Menu plan from your cupboards
- Use paper, online software or an online calendar like google calendar
For purposes of this very simple project we’re going to menu plan from our cupboards:
To start:
- Do a cupboard/food inventory
De-Clutter:
- Decide what food you want to use up
Organise:
- Take a piece of paper and list days Monday-Sunday
- Decide on a menu a day from your inventory
- Place the menu plan in a prominent place in your kitchen
- Make a separate list of any extra items you may need
That’s it. Let me know in the comments if you are already doing this, and what system you use.
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Hi
I’m a week behind on this one but I’ve managed to put together a two week meal plan which only involves me buying eggs, cheese, milk and veg!