Hi friends. My life has been insane. And I’ve been sick. And my kids went back to school. And I’m keeping my head above the water but some days, just barely. I know I don’t really have to share any of the above with you and expect some sort of commiseration. My guess is you’re right there, too. Laundry and packing lunches, pick up and drop off, practice and meetings . . . August is challenging yo. Sticking to a meal plan is challenging at best, impossible on many days. But it doesn’t mean you don’t make a plan at all. I think the temptation is convince ourselves that we’re much too busy to anything at all. So we default to whatever. Can I just plead with you? When life is at its craziest, you need a meal plan the absolute most.
If I don’t have a plan at all, I know I’ll fail when it comes to best using our resources, money, and time. I don’t always follow our meal plan to a T but there’s a relief in knowing that we have all of the items to make meals all week long that we need. That way, we use the groceries we have and stay out of the drive thru (obviously saving money!). Regular meal planning was one of the many keys to us paying off $127K in 4 years. Simply paying attention made huge waves in our finances.
Did you catch my segment on WTHR? It focused on Back to School Meal Planning. Check those out for some of my best tips!
Don’t forget I have a newly designed Meal Planner to help you in your meal planning and grocery list endeavors. And you can always find it (along with other great resources) on the FREE Printables Tab on Queen of Free.
Without further ado, here’s what’s for dinner on the Royal Table this week:
Monday:
BLTs with Fresh Picked Roma Tomatoes from Our Garden
Fresh Veggies – Carrots & Sugar Snap Peas
Gluten Free Mac-N-Cheese
Strawberries and Blueberries
Tuesday:
Steak Fajitas
Refried Beans & Brown Rice
Apple Sauce
Wednesday:
Grilled Chicken Salad
Nectarine or Apple Slices
Thursday:
Bacon & Eggs
Gluten Free Pancakes
Crock Pot Apples
Friday:
Pork Pad Thai
Rice Noodles with Egg
Zucchini, Onions, Carrots, Sugar Snap Peas
Saturday:
Lunch: Leftovers
Dinner:
Burgers on the Grill
Fries
Green Beans
Berries
Sunday:
Lunch:
Pulled Pork
Cheesy Potatoes
Baked Zucchini
Fruit Salad
Dinner:
Leftovers
Dinner Out Planning meals was definitely one of the biggest keys for success in our paying off over $127K in debt. Often I swap days or side items to make our menu plan work but the main purpose is to make sure I have everything on hand I need for meals throughout the entire week. The less you go to the store, the more money you save! What are you having on your Royal Table this week?
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