Do You Plan Your Meals?

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Posted by Theresa111 • 1/30/11
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Do you plan a weekly or monthly menu for your meals? I tend to think in an abstracted manner when I shop, a vague way unless I am expecting guests. Usually I cook for one or two.

My Father did a lot of the cooking in our home and he would indicate we would have this or that Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. He had seven people (including himself) to feed, so I suppose there needed to be a plan.

Tell me how you do it at your house. Do you feed more than one or two, and if so, how many? How do you plan ahead and to what extent?

Family Dinners, menus, shopping, weelky or monthly food planning

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urbanideas (1/30/11)

I do create monthly meal plans even though I do not follow rigorously. It does help me though to get an idea of what I need at home. We are 4 at home and with the tween daughter having friends over almost every weekend. Also for dinner I always make enough for hubby and girls to have lunch next day. Whenever I make stews I tend to do quite a bit more so to freeze for days I have no time to cook.

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  Theresa111 (1/31/11)
  
  Sounds like you are very organized. Since we do not have children we are freer to wing-it. I like the idea of the tween daughter bringing her friends to eat Mama's cooking. It must be so much fun for you, too.
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sugarpies (1/31/11)

I rarely plan things out unless there is some recipe I want to try. With just the two of us I normally go to the pantry and fridge, take a look and decide what we're going to have for supper.

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  urbanideas (1/31/11)
  
  Yes, it certainly is easier when there are no children involved especially when they have so many after school activities. My oldest has cheer or dance everyday of the week, so it tends to be crazy from the moment I stop working. lol
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  Theresa111 (1/31/11)
  
  Ditto
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  Theresa111 (1/31/11)
  
  Sofia you get to relive your youth with the help of your children. Savor every moment. You are fortunate indeed.
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Belle (2/03/11)

Right now I'm feeding only myself, so I will cook enough for at least two meals and eat the leftovers till they run out. Hey, they may be leftovers, but they're my leftovers and they're still good. I only plan meals when I'm having company. As Julia Roberts said in Pretty Woman, "I'm a seat-of-the-pants girl."

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  Theresa111 (2/03/11)
  
  Did you see her in Eat, Pray Love?