How to MEAL PLAN! (Family of 6)

[@dumbblone36]

Anna, you honestly could easily sell a cookbook of your own with a months worth of meal plans for busy families. I know I'd buy.

[@AutumnGracebeautywithgrace]

Michelle Tardif Id buy that too lol

[@ccccassandra]

she could simply publish those years worth of folders on her desktop!!

[@cfransua21]

I'd for sure buy it!

[@KB-dq3dd]

I’m a student living alone and I’m sold tbh😂

[@BillieJadeGuess]

I have high-functioning Autism and have just bought my first home. I'm due to move in soon and have been stressing over my food shop as I really struggle with organisation. This video has helped me so much, it's given me a step-by-step guide about how I could shop and organise my meals - it's made me feel a lot more calmer and able to handle it. Thank you Anna!❤️

[@megandeakin2048]

I am high functioning too & I have honestly been struggling with my food shop for about 5 years because of autism & an ED & watching this I'm just like 😶 well why did I never think of that! 😂 ❤️

[@eiracapelan8808]

Congratulations on buying your home! Wishing you all the best with getting settled.

[@TommyJordanRE]

*Who else needed this video? We have a family of 4 and plan on having two more kids :)! That chalkboard you have is a super good idea!*

[@taylorlaverdiere2463]

You and Jonathan talking about the animals at dinner. Is really something special about your character and consideration. Lovely to see absolutely lovely. The kindest people i have supported since 2014 for that reason. Having a period means your healthy and take care of your organs and system you not taking the one that would stop your period is very in tuned with yourself good for you right on! ❤️❤️ thank you so much for pushing and editing out three videos a week.

[@summerxx123]

Taylor LaVerdiere what time was that xx

[@itsemxoxo]

That colour looks incredible on you Anna, you truly are the most beautiful! 🥺🥰

[@chantellehsmfand8554]

It's Emily Rose I agree Emily xx

[@ivywright3564]

Cool to see someone using real cookbooks. I always just find recipes online but this inspires me to use my cookbooks!

[@adventurouslifesquad]

Love the idea of weekly planning for a family of 6 because I can truly say at times it gets difficult in deciding what to cook. Love the charlj board 💡.

[@theresabroniarczyk6115]

I love how organized you are. You make cooking look so easy and i bet your meals are very tasty. I like your top. Purple is definitely a nice color on you!

[@jenny9bradford579]

Can you do a video on how you organise your day and what tools you use to do so please. Thank you

[@katherinecollins4685]

Loved seeing how all the meals are planned out

[@lizzimia5479]

Thank you so much for this. We are only a family of 4, but I was very inspired by your video. We get stuck in a rut of eating the same things over and over again, usually: pasta, chilli, curry, burger and chips! But after seeing you use recipe books, I was inspired! I grabbed the Lorraine Pascal Home Cooking book and picked out a week of recipes and ordered the ingredients. We have found a lot of new favourites this week and I’m going to build up a list of meal ideas to avoid getting stuck in a rut again. Thank you so much. I was so happy that there was leftover risotto - that always means arincini. I think I must have been Scicillian in a previous life. 😁

[@itsajones9716]

Well as a mum myself who meal plans this is great! I never thought of keeping track on a laptop and chalkboard that's brilliant!

[@Tinyytankk]

These organising vids are soooooo helpful!!!

[@mishimee323]

Do you ever look at the weekly meal plan and then when a certain day comes you're not in the mood to eat what you planned for that day? What do you guys normally do? I've found that tends to happen to me when I meal plan and then my produce goes to waste. So I find myself just planning daily instead of weekly.

[@ccap3211]

That’s what happens to me! Or I don’t want to cook that day! From what I’ve seen on her ig she doesn’t seem to stray from her menu plan.

[@hompotreka]

Yeah thats exactly why I cannot meal plan for a precise day

[@tillydown3358]

I just swap a meal round and have one I do fancy, and have the planned one another day! You don't have to stick rigidly to the plan I find.hope this helps !😁😉

[@jacquelinegarcia2684]

I think Anna just never strays. If that’s what’s planned that’s what they have.

[@mcmelre]

I dont meal plan SO specifically. I plan for 5-7 days at a time, but I dont assign each meal to a certain day. That way, I've got an idea of what I'm going to cook, but its not so structured, there is a little wiggle room. I also try to plan several different types of meals, like crockpot, grilling, instant pot, etc, so I can pick and choose what will work best each day, depending on our daily schedule. There are days I absolutely NEED to use the crockpot, because we will be out of the house all day and I know I'll be exhausted by dinner time. Or on super hot days, I know I won't want to turn on the oven and heat the house up, so we grill or I might use my instant pot. For our family, flexible planning is key!

[@summerxx123]

I love how productive you are your honestly so inspirational🥺💓💓

[@xoxLyndezxox]

Thank you, Anna for this video! I don't have family but you did really help me learn how to be organized and how to manage my time. Your such an inspiration for me and to everyone!

[@cje7293]

I've learned through the years plan a few at a time.. meals prepared put in fridge or freezer..if a plan b comes about. There's always a pizza night! Anna , pasta is always a staple for us.. My Nonno taught me that years ago.. you are a good mama !

[@citronlune]

Great idea for a video. Could you make a video about your organization in relation to children's clothing purchases? How you sort out clothes that are too small, how you organize yourself with 4 children for all that. And the brands you prefer for children's clothing and shoes ... Bis

[@wsupkim]

your family is so lucky to have you!!! growing up, my mom would only cook like 2 different dishes a week and we always just eat the leftovers throughout the week. Love the variety!

[@bethrutter2978]

I definitely know my family will need this as there’s 6 of us (7 when my niece is here) and it’s always so stressful to get food everyone will eat!

[@itsemxoxo]

Happy Friday everyone! Have a lovely weekend!💗

[@chantellehsmfand8554]

It's Emily Rose happy Friday Emily and you xx

[@hannahbarber4549]

Can you please do a cleaning routine/cleaning vlog of you cleaning? favorite products, how you clean things, how often, etc! I’d love to see it. Loved this video! Meal planning is life!

[@riana4180]

I always forget you’re left handed! Thank you for filming this, I’m trying to transition to meal planning, but it’s hard to know where to even start when you’ve never done it. Having a history of eating issues, I’ve avoided it because I was trying to avoid any guidelines or rules, but now I’m to the point of not wanting to have to think so much about what’s for dinner every day.

[@cje7293]

We lefties always notice other lefty writers..nice!

[@cfransua21]

I’ve been waiting for this one!! Thank you so much. More like this please. 🙏🏼

[@emiIyrosee]

I love the lighting! It’s so cozy 🥰🍂

[@chantellehsmfand8554]

Emily Rose yes me too xx

[@itsemxoxo]

Literally love it! 🤍

[@cje7293]

Lol.. thought you said lightening... it's thundering here in ky

[@taylorlaverdiere2463]

So cool seeing your ocado!! Love seeing it! Especially in a different country. I do pick up for our groceries. You’re soo organized. Always in your pantry and refrigerator but things in the expiration date! So nifty.

[@maikea.9566]

So much work, but i like the Organisation 💪🏼💪🏼🥰

[@lorid1395]

I love these organisational videos you do Anna, makes me feel so motivated. I love being organised too xx

[@emiIyrosee]

Hope everyone is having a great pizza party Friday night!! 💗

[@chantellehsmfand8554]

Emily Rose yes I am and you xx

[@rachelil8094]

Just finished the video.Honestly found it fascinating and very useful.Thankyou.

[@kellyperez9676]

Awesome 👍 thanks Anna! I also meal plan, always have and it helps so much!

[@emeraldgazelle2924]

This is incredibly helpful thank you Anna! I try to buy only what we need based on what I plan to cook, but I’m never fully organised with it and I want to get better at meal planning now that school is about to start. I’m excited to implement your ideas into our routine, thank you for sharing this! ❤️

[@Zoe-Hardingham]

Really loving the videos Anna but I've been waiting for this one 😁😁❤️❤️

[@amaksim]

Thank you Anna!!! This helped so much. I totally feel like I could do this now!

[@stineegeberg1338]

Anna - I have a family of 6 too and you have to get the shopping list app called “our groceries” just a list app, where you add in what you need throughout the week. Your husband can get it on his phone too (you invite him) so he can write items on there if he uses the last of something. Then you tick them off as you buy them, and they go off the list, and they’re all saved so when you make the list again, you just add all the things from previous times. It’s changed my shopping list life 100% and it’s a free app 😘😘😘

[@shelleypoole6415]

I usually buy two of things if it’s on sale and if we use it a lot. I really need to be organized like you instead of standing looking at the fridge wondering what I will be making.... but hey it’s Friday!

[@dionneoverfield-collins5924]

Hi Anna, this video was really helpful! How do you plan lunches for the kids? I usually come unstuck with the lunches and get derailed with all of the cooking and would love to see how you organise and pick lunches also. Thank you!

[@rocky10203]

Hi Anna, I love the chalkboard idea, would getting chalkboard markers help make the board more colorful?

[@emmaoldbury4493]

Thank you for this video so needed honestly you should bring a cookbook out of your own with months of worth of meal plans for busy family i know that I would definitely buy it. X

[@juliacann892]

You make is sound/look so easy! Why I have I not been doing this?

[@michellegallegos8749]

I do this too! Last night we made butternut squash risotto and baked cod on the side.

[@my_arden]

Just starting to watch this video but already want to say - this t-shirt color very suits you! 💖

[@SamElle]

This is actually perfect since I start school next week so I wont have time to make meals all day!!!

[@katelinjara5229]

What about snacks for the kids or if you do any baking?

[@quang-minhpham5637]

You are such a great mother

[@ItsjoannLV]

Thank you for sharing. I feel like o get overwhelmed when I start to meal plan. I will try out your way of doing it thank you so much 😊

[@paralumanpenaflor9772]

I'm not a mum yet but this is really helpful to me for the future. Thank you, Anna!! You are a role model 💖

[@ElizabethKanas]

Loved this vlog! It is so cool how you organized your meal plan for the week. So much easier than waiting until you are sitting in front of your tablet or laptop waiting for the last minute. Thanks Anna! 😀🌺

[@pennywade2190]

So helpful Anna 💕 thank you 🙏

[@chantellehsmfand8554]

A lovely video Anna I liked the grocery video xx 😀❤️

[@vickibennett1]

Bring! Is a really good shopping list app. It syncs across devices and you can share it with others who can add to it or take items off that have been purchased. It’s free and really good.

[@tigrastijaodtigra]

I never though about using cookbooks for meal variety. For some reason I always cook the same dozen of dishes I always do, and that doesn't bother me. Maybe it's different when you have kids 🤔 Def an inspiring video, I may try cooking some other stuff from cookbooks just for the fun of it. It was very helpful to see the meal planning process!

[@DM-te6ci]

Hi from NZ, that colour on you is so nice, I would like to be that organized but there's only two of us so I plan it in my head most days. Cheers Diana

[@stephaniex8776]

i love gennaro! his pasta recipes are so good :)

[@HarvestandGather]

thank you for sharing your meal plan and grocery shopping tips, love watching your videos :)

[@petyagure2226]

Omg İ was missing your videos so muchhhh ❤️

[@chantellehsmfand8554]

Anna you are amazing person you and johnathan make me laugh everyday you put a video up Emilia is a mini you and johnthan Eduardo is a mini you and has johnathans humour alessia is a mini you and Andrea is a mini johnathan they are the most kindest children children and are gorgeous xx 😀❤️ I'm proud of you Anna thank you and johnathan for putting videos up every week xx

[@kerrychastney9986]

Anna you are left handed, only the best👍

[@dollcakegaming]

Thank you so much! This idea will help me tons!!!

[@melissacoolen9748]

This is all great info, I'm curious if you try to keep your meals within a budget or not?

[@ebiisapi]

Happy Friday!

[@shivp22]

Loved this! You should do what Charlotte Louise Taylor does aka make weekly grocery haul/meal plans at the end 😍 love your outfit today that colour top is gorgeous

[@k1mmy22]

This is amazing thank you for sharing, also never knew you were left handed so you started writing Sunday first 😍

[@mingcutie104]

Omg early! Its 12am here in Singapore lol Hope everyones having a good day 💖

[@takeapaws2388]

I’m just ending my day! Hope you’re keeping well!

[@celineyearsley9991]

Super organised Anna

[@jdziengowski]

I need to start doing this. We are only a family a three and I’m always deciding last minute what to make!

[@TheSophiiieee]

Eeekkk I was waiting for a video like this!! I find it so hard fo get variety in my meals! To anyone else reading this.. HAPPY FRIDAYYYYY!! It’s time to put your feet up Nd chill, we all deserve it!! Make sure to have a glass of something too😋 I hope your are staying safe, and remember to keep smiling!! Lots of love, a small time KZbinr trying to spread positivity ❤️ xxxx

[@ashak4513]

Love this video! I’m always making the same boring things ... the kids get tired of it. I’m going to try this method. Thank you Anna!! So glad you are back 😘 Also, have you tried the chalkboard pens? We use them and love them. Total game changer !!! I just love the way they write and no messy chalk hands for this busy. Mom ❤️

[@kellyperez9676]

Anna I love the music you use! Who was the artist on this video?

[@kirstysinclair1179]

Heyy, happy Friday!☺️

[@Alex-nj8vj]

You make the best meals OMG 🤩🤩

[@kirstysinclair1179]

So true, also the best baking!!

[@ambargiselle7]

I find it hard to meal plan for myself. This was really helpful 🙂

[@j.amieee]

love it, so organized

[@carolineschnegg3437]

How do you rewarm your dinners when you make them so early in the day?

[@ValSun01]

Helped me slot in just a family of 2 but still works

[@mrskfk6492]

Loved this, Anna! x

[@iheartasmr7567]

Love these kind of videos! You look lovely Anna lilac is definitely your colour. X 💕💜💕💜

[@karenself3399]

Hi Anna, 2 questions. Have the price of your groceries gone up since the pandemic? And are you experiencing any shortage of certain items ! Thank You

[@happilieverholli9994]

What day of week do you do your meal planning?

[@nicoladaly381]

wahoo love grocery hauls and meal plans.

[@chubbybunny915]

Thank you Anna. So so helpful. 🥰

[@elainebuonagurio5316]

Have a great weekend ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@emilyking6175]

Loving your videos 🥰

[@SuperSarification]

Thanks Anna!! This is so helpful!

[@lauramarshall4684]

If you meal plan before you shop, how do you deal with Use By dates? Not hate, just really curious cause I want to start meal planning but use by dates always get in the way? Love that you're back and bringing quality content ❤

[@sharonryan8655]

Oh my gosh Anna I've been waiting for this video . And thank you for sharing the names of the cooking books also. You look amazing and really are amazing. Sending love from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪💚💖💕💖💕

[@melirceballos]

I love this! Thank you Anna ❤️

[@marlahtet1043]

Lovvve these videos!

[@SoniaAnunciacao]

what do you do for lunch usually?

[@436jmeyer]

What day do you start planning for the following week? I dream about being this organised!! 😂

[@kirstysinclair1179]

I wish my organisation skills were as good as annas😂😩

[@shaireensidhu2948]

Love ur videos Anna ❤️❤️

[@07naina]

Do you meal prep for lunch because I’m pregnant with toddler and that’s half my stress? I get so hungry and angry not knowing what to eat if it’s not prepped/available

[@Mish2412]

How do you plan for breakfast, lunch and snacks?

[@debbiedaydream8676]

Please can you do a cooking compilation video? Thanks

[@DieVissarys]

So helpful! Thank you ❤️

[@catdahl8728]

Can never work out the best day to meal plan and get a delivery for. 🙈 Any recommendations? ☺️

[@haumea6166]

Hi Anna did you know you could buy chalk pens in different colors that wipe off

[@cayleerhoades600]

How do you keep motivated to cook meals. In my family there are some nights where we have stuff laid out to cook. But we decide to do take out instead. So I am just curious.

[@LylahMadison]

I cook more than I need and plan to eat left overs so I don't have to fully cook every night. Like next week I'm making fried rice and a stir fry. I'll eat it two nights because it's an easy one to just reheat.

[@lucyworkman2952]

I have the same blackboard, you should get some coloured chalkpens 😊