Meal Planning and Pre-Printed Grocery List

Here is a helpful way to plan meals and groceries. A Pre-Printed Grocery list. 

Download for FREE and make a few copies while you are at it... pin one up close to the fridge or pantry. (I keep mine posted on the inside of a cabinet door between the fridge and stove so I can easily mark what I am running low on as I see it.) If everyone in the house marks what they have used the last of, or see running low, there will be a whole new light shed on grocery shopping and cooking as well!

Plan your meals to the right and Keep It Simple. List the main dish for dinners and a side item. Have several veggies on hand to pick one.

Also try to use themes to simplify the planning. For example: Mondays are Chicken nights, Tuesdays are Mexican, Wednesdays are crockpot cooking, Thursdays are vegetarian, etc. Get kid involved too and have them pick a meal each week to help plan, prep and cook. 

By planning your meals and shopping weekly for them you will save time- by planning, save money- by shopping only for what you need, and eat healthier- by having meals ready and less temptation to eat out as much.

Also be sure to check back weekly or subscribe to the blog for the weekly menu I post for my own family with a grocery list ready for you to take to the store or pull up from your smartphone. You can find that on the Menu Page of this blog.

Hope this helps make your meal planning a little easier!  Grocery List 2012