tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863110865991625393.post2905340247119382317..comments2024-02-27T07:04:58.124-05:00Comments on The Sharp Scissors Lady: Meal Plan/Grocery List: January 10th Weekly EditionLaura Webberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01164809658415173534noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863110865991625393.post-89373541150958942212010-01-10T19:15:11.075-05:002010-01-10T19:15:11.075-05:00Okay, my kids tell me I'm Obsessive/Compulsive...Okay, my kids tell me I'm Obsessive/Compulsive. I've been following a monthly, Publisher calendar menu format for two years. I have three years worth of menus (by month) on my computer (2010 menu by month is DONE!) My kids regularly look at the menu that is posted on the refrigerator to see what is for dinner. To top it off, I have a "menu" blackboard in our kitchen hall so that I never have to answer the age-old question, "What's for dinner?" Guess this keeps me on the straight and narrow at the grocery store.<br />MarilynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863110865991625393.post-9096881671865544262010-01-08T23:13:36.514-05:002010-01-08T23:13:36.514-05:00Hi Carrie,
Yep, that's a similar 'system&#...Hi Carrie,<br />Yep, that's a similar 'system' to mine! I wish I wasn't struggling with this meal planning...Laura Webberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164809658415173534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863110865991625393.post-4100686318237133022010-01-08T22:21:36.203-05:002010-01-08T22:21:36.203-05:00I am such a meal-planning flunkie. I tried it, but...I am such a meal-planning flunkie. I tried it, but my husband didn't seem enthused about having it all planned out...you know...what if he doesn't "feel like" a given meal?<br /><br />So, each week I buy for my stockpile, buy meat if it's on sale, and then look and see what I have. I love stockpiling because I have so many options! I cook Sunday for Monday. Tuesday Dave cooks since he's home Tuesday. Wednesday I'm home and I figure something out that morning. Thursday is frequently frozen pizza or leftovers, and I plan Friday evening on Friday morning. It seems like, as long as I can get Monday prepped on Sunday night, the rest of the week sort of flows.<br /><br />That's my "system!"Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078458400286469179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863110865991625393.post-67058832517175489002010-01-08T19:20:52.609-05:002010-01-08T19:20:52.609-05:00These are sincerely helpful ideas! Thank you so m...These are sincerely helpful ideas! Thank you so much! And to the previous grocery goodies poster- YAY YOU!!! Way to shop hard!Laura Webberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164809658415173534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863110865991625393.post-53222421533379499022010-01-08T18:24:38.625-05:002010-01-08T18:24:38.625-05:00I have found making a "weekly" meal pla...I have found making a "weekly" meal plan works for me. I put 7 post it notes on the fridge with my meals. In the morning, whatever I feel like is what I will have that night, I can pull ingredients to thaw as needed.<br />I saw on your list you had taco seasoning. I just went to Meijer and they accepted the .75 cent coupon for McCormicks spices on taco seasoning, it was FREE!<br /><br />BTW: I spent 38 dollars and got:<br />6- juicy juicy (64 oz each)<br />4- box cheerios<br />8- Kelloggs cereal<br />6- 1/2 gallon's milk<br />Ziploc bags<br />strawberries<br />blackberries<br />2-oreda hashbrowns<br />3- taco seasonings<br />3- cans soup<br />2- big cans tomato juice<br />2- cans diced tomatoes<br />1- febreeze refill<br />1- buddy bar soap<br />2- packets tuna salad<br />1- box pasta<br />1-bag crackers<br />I am way excited!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863110865991625393.post-7899705853342417652010-01-08T18:15:53.556-05:002010-01-08T18:15:53.556-05:00I do the same as Theresa. I used to label the day...I do the same as Theresa. I used to label the days of the week on the back of my computer-generated shopping list and try to stick with it, but if we didn't feel like what I had planned, or didn't have the time to make it on that day, I would get frustrated. Now I just plan 4 or 5 meals (not 6 or 7 because of leftovers) and decide what I want to make each night. I do try to make the recipes that require ground meat or chicken (so they don't expire) earlier in the week and save the egg dishes or sausage dishes until later in the week. I also write it out and put it on the fridge. <br /><br />I am terrible about not pulling something out of the freezer the night before so now I just don't freeze much, and that's a shame because I see how much can be made and frozen. I go to the store (Hillers usually) for meat once or twice a week so it's fresh, but I should try to freeze meat again. I'll just tie a string around my finger! lol<br /><br />PAMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863110865991625393.post-61300503258547851782010-01-08T15:00:54.444-05:002010-01-08T15:00:54.444-05:00I tried to do a night-by-night meal plan, but woun...I tried to do a night-by-night meal plan, but wound up frustrated. Now what I do is plan five meals for the week but allow myself to be flexible as to which day I prepare which dish. I do hang them on the fridge, though...kind of like a menu! :)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295644709690127741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863110865991625393.post-15699066553923007152010-01-08T13:53:22.814-05:002010-01-08T13:53:22.814-05:00Hmm, maybe I should print my meal plan and hang it...Hmm, maybe I should print my meal plan and hang it on the fridge...Laura Webberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01164809658415173534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863110865991625393.post-88797608167414488332010-01-08T10:12:36.626-05:002010-01-08T10:12:36.626-05:00I write my monthly meal menu on a white board cale...I write my monthly meal menu on a white board calendar that is on the front of our fridge. That way I know what meat I need to place in the fridge the night before. My kids (& their friends) love to see what we are having in the days to come. Of course its easy to change a meal around because it wipes right off! It also helps me plan well in advance so I can watch for super deals on needed items!KSweatlandnoreply@blogger.com