I think meal planning can be challenging. Without any resources to streamline the process, it can be a headache - resorting to the same recipes over and over every week {making meals boring}. The internet is an amazing resource for meal planning. Today I'm going to share my favorite resources. {All of the resources mentioned in this post I have personally used and I have had positive experiences with.}
eMeals
eMeals is a sponsor here at The Nest Effect. {I do choose my sponsors carefully and only accept partnership with those that I am able to try out myself to ensure it's a good fit.} I have a one year membership to eMeals {which I received as compensation for being part of their blogging network}. We're looking to cut food costs in 2013 so we can start tackling our student loan debt. A meal plan definitely helps accomplish this. While I've been meal planning for years, eMeals automatically chooses meals for me that match with the weekly sales at my grocery store - saving me money each week. I was able to select that our family size is just two, so the meal sizes are smaller {less waste}. We're using the classic meal style right now - but I may later switch to the low fat plan. The recipes are quick and simple to make - which is a must for me with my busy schedule. Even Chris has no problem whipping up dinner with the simplicity of each recipe. Save 15% on an eMeals subscription with coupon code newyear.
I love Pinterest for so many reasons - one is meal planning. I have boards set up for meals. I print the recipes I find on Pinterest after trying them - if we like it - then delete the recipe off my board. I like this process because it allows me to find new recipes to try and see them visually, rather than bookmarking and going through them all to find something I want.
Recipe Blogs & Websites
Recipe Apps
- Allrecipes {Android, Apple, Kindle, Windows}
- Betty Crocker Cookbook {Android, Apple}
- Big Oven {Android, Apple, Kindle}
- Cocktail Flow {Android, Apple, Kindle, Windows}
- Cookbook by Slow Sense {Windows}
- Epicurious {Android, Apple, Kindle, Windows}
- Everyday Food {Windows}
- Jamie Oliver {Android, Apple, Kindle}
- Pepperplate {Android, Apple, Kindle, Windows}
- What's For Dinner? {Android, Apple, Kindle}
- Betty Crocker Recipes {print}
- Cooking Light {print, Android, Apple, Kindle}
- Every Day with Rachael Ray {print, Android, Kindle}
- Food Network Magazine {print, Android, Apple, Kindle}
- Taste of Home {print, Android, Apple, Kindle}
- Microsoft Office {search "food" or "meal plan"}
- Grocery & Meal Planning Set {my editable/fillable set in my Etsy store}
- Meal Planning Resources {things I've pinned on Pinterest}
- Meal Planners {from Money Saving Mom}
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ReplyDeleteI love meal planning! I started meal planning for the whole month back in September. I do one big shopping trip between Sams and Publix at the beginning of the month. Then I only have to do a couple of quick runs mid month for things like milk and salad. I use Pinterest and my crockpot cookbooks. When we like a recipe from Pinterest, I move it to a successful recipe board. I love not having to think about it in the middle of the month when things are super crazy. Meal planning saves my sanity!
ReplyDeleteHi, Tiffany! May I make a suggestion? Instead of deleting your pins after you've tried them and printed, you could create another board called "Made It, Loved it," or something to that effect, and move your pin to that board. That way, you still have the recipe available if you lose your printed copy, and other people can see what worked for you. Unfortunately, I keep pinning so many recipes to my "To Try" folder that my "Made It" folder will never catch up, lol.
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