One more thing...

....about the blog below that I really like is..... She's a "Meal Planner" like myself. What does that mean? Well I sit down each week and plan out 7 days worth of dinner. I like to start on Wednesday's b/c that is when the grocery store ads change, and I can match it with my coupons and SAVE $$$!! When chicken is cheap I buy a TON of it, like yesterday the people at the grocery store probably thought I was nuts! Chicken breast were on sale for $1.57lb (normal around $3lb) so I bought 6, that is right 6 platters of bnls sknls chicken breast! I stock it up in my freezer for dinner. I separate them out, 4 breast per bag, and sometimes I will put a marinade in the bag... then freeze them! Then when we are having chicken WA la! There it is! I do the same thing with ground beef/steaks/ribs/etc.



Planning out your meals not only helps with organization, but it also saves money. If you go to the store with exactly what you are needing ONE time for your dinner you avoid spending extra money. For example, say its Thursday and you don't have anything too cook, well you go to the grocery store to get that nights dinner and come back with a million other things, right? So just plan on going one time, that way you don't get caught up in all the junk there!



Here is an example (I created it in Word very simple) of my Meals for this week that I do, I print this out (most of the time I print it) and put it where the family can see.....



Well anyway, just thought I would share a helpful hint that helps me out as a mom/wife :) I went grocery shopping this morning, and I already have my meat marinating for this weeks Fajitas, and our Steak dinner ;) Makes life a lot easier to prepare!