Meal Plan With Me! {Month of April}

[@amberholle1187]

I'm a working mom of three whom are all involved in travel team and rec sports. I've started a meal club and we meet once a month and make 5-7 freezer meals. It is a huge help! We do quite a few crock pot recipes and also casserole type meals that can be prepped ahead and cooked that night! My husband loves that he can help get dinner on the table on nights when we are the soccer or baseball fields until dark!

[@ej3016]

thnx for walking us thru your mthly process - as a single disabled woman (on a fixed income) meal planning is so important - esp for those days my health doesn't permit me to cook from scratch or those stretches of time I don't get out to get fresh produce - like so many of you wkly planning just got discouraging and so I stopped planning all together but my food expenses just got out of hand - I'm going to try mthly and see how it goes - thnx again for sharing

[@UniqueDaily]

Okay this is awesome! I'm in! Great video☺️😆😘

[@mymartinez3830]

on the back of the weekly pages i write out the entire recipe of the new recipes we tried and really loved that week. After several months now, I can flip through and remake some new favorites without forgetting where i found the ones we really loved.

[@HappyMom2010learning]

I love this idea!! I must give it a try. Your video is answer from heaven!!! Thanks for sharing it. 💐👍🏻😍

[@LaidBackPlanner]

can you do a video on your breakfast, lunch and snacks?

[@amywagnercannon9132]

Oh my goooooosh! What kind of erasable pens are those?!!? Love! I love this video too! Thumbs up!

[@hippiecowgirlfarm]

Oh, I should do this! I dislike spending so much time every week figuring out what we're having.

[@karamontgomery8108]

I would like to see your two month breakfast/lunch/snack meal plan too!

[@dianepelicano4427]

Hi, thank you for this video. Could you make one for your breakfast, lunch, & snacks? Where did you get your erasable pens from?! Omg :)

[@jennyapiag]

I absolutely love this!!!! I know it must feel like such a weight lifted off of your shoulders to know it's done!

[@hmharris]

My husband and I use Google Sheets (free) for our meal planning. A tab with a calendar with proposed meals, a tab with frequently used recipes and their links, a section for our grocery list, with links to area grocery store ads and a link to Google Keep (where we store our grocery lists) that both of us can update in real time. He can use his smart watch at the grocery store to check off the items he puts in the cart. I can be across town at another location updating the list.

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

Wow! Sounds like you have a great system!!! That's awesome!

[@montystepura3689]

Your haircut is adorable!!!!!!

[@4thaluvofeverything]

I love this I think I might get this Planner :) I meal plan per week and go grocery shopping bi weekly but I like the idea of planning a month in advance!!!! I don't have a full house but planning meals helps with my fitness and health goals!!!

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

I have tried other meal planners and this one is by far my favorite! Thanks so much for watching!!

[@crazybusywonderful]

I would also love to see a video of your breakfast/lunch rotation

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

I can definitely do that : )

[@mymartinez3830]

I'd love to hear the process that you think aloud as you plan. What gets erased and why... thanks!

[@marianaschuller7964]

Ps I love this planner too! I just tried grocery shopping for the month too so we will see how it goes. I did go ahead and make an anticipated weekly list for the month with fresh ingredients that I'll need to replenish bc they won't last that long!

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

That's awesome!! 😊

[@mamalovesmunchkin648]

Thank you so much for sharing this! I have been wanting to shift to once a month meal planning for a while - you make it look so simple!

[@liankyson9161]

instaBlaster...

[@peacejds11]

Great video! Can you talk more about how you handle lunches and breakfasts! Thank u!

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

Yes definitely! Thanks for watching!!

[@latoyathomas693]

I love that meal planner.....plz do a flip through...

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

I sure will! Thanks for watching!!

[@catiairons1653]

can you do a video with the breakfast and lunch ideas?

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

Yes definitely : ) thanks for watching!

[@fleurmp3820]

Really great video. Thanks for sharing! I would love videos on your chilli / stuffed peppers combo + chicken lime tacos recipe x

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

Yes definitely! I will film those meals next time we make them!! Thanks for watching!!

[@SaraMitchell09]

i need to try the month in advance.... i have been in a cooking rut lately and planning this far our may be a big help.... we use to plan weekly but now my husband's schedule changed weekly and i havent been looking much, it is definitely hurting the budget and not so healthy since we grab food out.

[@bethc1435]

Thank you, I've been waiting for these videos...I bought the meal planner after seeing on your channel.

[@marylou2722]

I watch how Jen does it on u tube. She has so many recipes and links all that she has. She is a healthy eater so, it's great to great recipes from her. We have Slow cooker Sunday and left overs for late night work on Monday night. I do not cook on Friday, it's a fun night for us. I will check out this planner, the inkwell press meal planner did not work for me.

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

I love her channel! Thanks for watching!

[@Ethan-qq6pf]

This is so great! Can you do a video on your breafast/lunch rotation schedule. Thanks! So helpful.

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

Yes I sure can : ) thanks for watching!

[@pining4mi]

ditto! I would like to see that too :-)

[@cherinewman1521]

@@OrganizedLittleLady I am not sure if you go back and look at comments but I was just wondering if you know if they still sale these meal planners and also if you know if errin condren sales a meal planner that don't have a gathering pages if so would you share a link if you have one thanks

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

@@cherinewman1521 yes they do still sell this planner 😊 shop.carrieelle.com/collections/meal-planners/products/copy-of-meal-planner-8-5x11

[@dara-renee]

Great video! I'm going to give color coding a try as well

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

Awesome!! Thanks so much for watching!!

[@isaj1772]

Lovely video, thanks for sharing!!! I usually plan weekly but have been thinking of giving monthly planning a chance! Must admit I'm a bit scared of the task hehe! But you gave me some great ideas ;)

[@jaylc4253]

Loved this video! It is always nice to see what others are eating for new ideas. Question though...what about leftovers? I have a leftover night once a week to clean out the frig. Do you eat leftovers for lunch the next day?

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

I usually eat the leftovers for lunch. Thanks so much for watching!

[@TheAccessoryGirl]

Thank you for sharing how you meal plan. I have 2 questions, one is just a practical question. I love the pens you're using, they look like they write nicely, show up bright, and erase. I think they're Frixion, but which specific ones do you use? I looked online and there are different types. I'd like to get the same ones you're using. :) My other question is how do you know what you will feel like eating so far in advance? Depending on the day I'm having, I might feel like a light dinner, other days I might have a taste for a certain type of food. How does your system allow for flexibility, or do you rigidly adhere to the meal plan once it's created? For me, at least so far, I plan one week at a time, but I just plan 7 days worth of meals, not which nights we will eat the meals on b/c our appetites change. We decide a day in advance, or just earlier in the day, which dinner will be had. The meal planner book you're using looks very nice and functional too, I can understand why you are enjoying it! :)

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

I use the ballpoint clickable Frixion pens with a .7 tip : ) As for our meals, I do stick with the meals I have planned however, we may switch meals up within the week. So basically I still buy all the ingredients I need for the meals I've planned but if we feel like having Tuesday's dinner on Monday we just switch Tuesday and Monday night dinners. More often than not though we stick pretty rigidly with what I have planned for each night. Thanks for watching!

[@TheAccessoryGirl]

Thanks Meaghan for answering my questions, I appreciate it! I really enjoy your videos, thank you for the helpful and often inspiring content you put out.

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

+TheAccessoryGirl you're welcome : ) Thank you SO much for your kind words 💕

[@twinmomsd3773]

Love the video, where did you get the meal planner?

[@UhmKaylaaa]

What pens do you use? Your organization and writing is soooo mesmerizing!! 😍

[@UhmKaylaaa]

So i totally posted this before watching your video (i have seen some of your other planning videos) AND I JSUT REALIZED YOU CAN ERASE THE PEN WOW OH WOW OMG MY MIND IS BLOWN I NEED THESE IN MY LIFE!!!!! Please let me know where you get them WOW! Also LOVE your meal prep style! Will def be trying out a monthly spread next!!

[@mymartinez3830]

How do you keep track of the new recipes you will use? I lose mine by the time I need to make it.

[@Wilnina]

How do you manage left over when you plan monthly? What happens if someone is sick specially kids?

[@dianesantillan330]

About how long does it take you to do the meal plan monthly. I meal plan weekly and struggle figuring out what to cook. I like the idea of monthly planning but afraid it would take me forever. Thanks for another great video!

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

It takes about a half hour but then it's done for the entire month! I like to refer back to previous months for ideas when I'm stuck too! Thanks for watching!!

[@kshockey154]

This has nothing to do with meal planning. Lol. But I love the springy nail color!! What color is it? By the way. Love your videos. They are so helpful. 😀

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

Thank you! It's Sally Hansen's Insta Dri in Leapin Lilac : )

[@stitchyreispeices]

love it! What happened to your plum paper meal planner? Didn't work out?

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

Thank you!! Yeah the Plum Paper meal planner just wasn't working out for me. I needed that monthly view haha!

[@rhoadestraveled]

I see you liked the Carrie Elle meal planner I posted on the Facebook page. :) I learned about it in Shelley's Hone Life. You should check out her channel if you haven't already!

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

I love her channel!! Thanks for watching!

[@bvintage316]

Find the Taste of Home crock pot cook book! It's by far the best cookbook for crock pot cooking!!!

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

Awesome! I will definitely be on the look out for that cook book! Thanks for watching!!

[@mymartinez3830]

Which one? In what year was the one you have published?

[@bvintage316]

Taste of Home slow cooker classics ISBN: 0898216575 Author- Janet Briggs Every recipe I've ever made from it has been a delicious hit! Good luck!

[@mymartinez3830]

+B Villa Thanks! got it! Any favorites I should make?

[@mymartinez3830]

what fries do u make?

[@cherinewman1521]

Sorry for this I went back to read my question and I ment meal planning for 2018

[@7861hotcakes]

Hay.....weee have u dissapered...no videos hope u r ok Miss u and videos

[@cherinewman1521]

Are you still Neal planning for 2018

[@Amularessa]

what pens are you using?

[@stitchyreispeices]

frixion

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

Yes Frixion pens! Thanks so much Erica!!

[@cherinewman1521]

Are you still meal planning for 2018 love your videos

[@marianaschuller7964]

What is the bigger white pen?

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

It's also a Frixion pen 😊

[@beckyfischer7025]

I meal plan monthly and shop monthly except for milk.

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

I wish I could shop monthly! I just can't seem to make it work!

[@Ethan-qq6pf]

What is your Sunday Dinner?

[@OrganizedLittleLady]

We get together with my parents and have dinner with them :)