How to Meal Plan
Meal planning is a great way to ensure that you (and your family) maintain healthy eating habits. Look at your weekly schedule- what's going on this week? Do you have to work late, do you have plans for dinner with friends, or a party? (Okay, well, we used to have those!!!)
Taking the time to plan a healthy evening meal can help you avoid a less healthful “drive-thru” dinner. Meal planning is all the rage these days. Whether you subscribe to one of the best meal kit delivery services like Blue Apron and HelloFresh (we will talk about those on another post) or you are just trying to plan out meals and shopping trips for the week; it’s safe to assume you’re game for anything that will make your life just a wee bit easier.
I recommend meal planning not just for budgeting and time saving, but I think if you have something planned and available, you are so much more likely to eat healthy. Clark plans a week at a time, but I am more of a couple to three days at a time. I like to get my fruit and vegetables as close to using them as I can, that way I don't throw out as much. Produce is so much more flavorful and higher in phytonutrients if it is fresher. I also like the flexibility to change my plans, if we are in the mood for something different. I only plan dinners usually. We eat a lot of leftovers for lunch, so it makes it easier.
I love the app Plan to Eat and it makes it easy for me to plan and move meals around. We have a blog later this month going into detail on this app, but there are others. Emeals, Mealime, LaLa Lunchbox, Meals, Paprika, and Mealprep Pro are some the the many you can look into. There is also just good old pen and paper with a calendar in hand. Try it!!!
Some meal prep apps and reviews:
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