Planning a weekly menu is smart for a few reasons. First off writing a menu helps build your grocery list. If you plan everything for the week you won't have to run off to the store continually in order to have all the ingredients you need for dinner. This will save time, gas and money since you won't have so many chances to buy things you don't really need.
Also, by planning a menu will help those rushed moments trying to figure out what to make for dinner while the kids are whining that they are hunger and you're already running late to drop off various family members at various evening activities.
There are a couple ways to write a menu. Some like to plan every meal for each day and it is pretty much set in stone. I like a more lax approach. Generally before writing my menu I check the calendar and see what's planned for the week. Days that I'll be busy all day or need sometime to grab before running the kids in the evening,or if my husband has to fend for himself I plan slow cooker meals. The rest of the week
I number and list meals and then when I decide what to make for dinner I just look at the list and decide what i feel like making or eating or what my husband is in the mood for.
I can't tell you how many times I that the meal I made for dinner was the exact meal that my husband had for lunch. It's not just on spaghetti or taco night this has happened when I made things like pork tenderloin or baked fish. So I usually check with my hubby.
What techniques do you use for writing your menu? Please feel free to share your ideas or tips.
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