Comments on: Menu Planning – where do you find time to cook ? http://organizedfamilies.com/48/menu-planning-where-do-you-find-time-to-cook/ Organizing and time management resources for busy moms and families with free resources, printable calenders and checklists. Sun, 20 Jun 2010 02:51:11 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lisa Tucker http://organizedfamilies.com/48/menu-planning-where-do-you-find-time-to-cook/comment-page-1/#comment-264 Lisa Tucker Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:02:12 +0000 http://organizedfamilies.com/2008/menu-planning-where-do-you-find-time-to-cook/#comment-264 I do my menu 21 days at a time ... and it has allowed me to feed a family of 4 for under $200 every 3 weeks! Breakfasts: Fruit, yogurt, cereal, or a bagel Lunches: Chicken nuggets, fruit, treat Snacks: Cheese and crackers, raisins, ham and cheese rolls Dinners: On Mondays we do breakfast for dinner, Tuesdays is a crock pot meal, Wednesdays is usually a chef salad and baked potato or grilled cheese, Thursdays is leftovers from Tuesday, Friday is grilled meat or a casserole (make enough for leftovers), Saturday is usually pizza night since hubby works late, and Sundays is either Italian or Mexican for lunch with Friday's leftovers for dinner. Hope that helps! I do my menu 21 days at a time … and it has allowed me to feed a family of 4 for under $200 every 3 weeks!

Breakfasts: Fruit, yogurt, cereal, or a bagel

Lunches: Chicken nuggets, fruit, treat

Snacks: Cheese and crackers, raisins, ham and cheese rolls

Dinners: On Mondays we do breakfast for dinner, Tuesdays is a crock pot meal, Wednesdays is usually a chef salad and baked potato or grilled cheese, Thursdays is leftovers from Tuesday, Friday is grilled meat or a casserole (make enough for leftovers), Saturday is usually pizza night since hubby works late, and Sundays is either Italian or Mexican for lunch with Friday’s leftovers for dinner.

Hope that helps!

]]> By: Michelle http://organizedfamilies.com/48/menu-planning-where-do-you-find-time-to-cook/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Michelle Tue, 06 May 2008 00:29:05 +0000 http://organizedfamilies.com/2008/menu-planning-where-do-you-find-time-to-cook/#comment-25 I find that it is difficult coming up with a menu for the whole month, especially when you are asked what's for dinner, you tell them and the response is ..... "I don't want that tonight". My answer is usually, "you're blessed to have food on the table" as said with a smile while gritting my teeth! I have had a menu for the past two months and have been sucessful in carrying out the plan of attack at about 75% - not too bad, right?!? I find that it is difficult coming up with a menu for the whole month, especially when you are asked what’s for dinner, you tell them and the response is ….. “I don’t want that tonight”. My answer is usually, “you’re blessed to have food on the table” as said with a smile while gritting my teeth! I have had a menu for the past two months and have been sucessful in carrying out the plan of attack at about 75% – not too bad, right?!?

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