Simple Meal Planning That You Will Stick With

[@LisaPaulEddy_]

This is the best meal planning system I have seen. Thank you!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Wow, thank you!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

I would sure love it if you would like and share this video so that we can grow our intentional community and learn from each other this holiday season. Have a wonderful week.

[@banddu7761]

A template of your charts would be fantastic! I do something similar - I have a few meals picked out for each day of the week, and just plan what I feel like preparing, but I love the way yours is set up, especially the recipe lists! Great for grocery planning.

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Thanks, I'm glad. Yes, I am trying to figure out how to share the link with everyone.

[@favored4life]

@@MelissaHuenergardt you could just share the templates as a Google doc and everyone can just make a copy from it.

[@Marylu3172]

@@MelissaHuenergardt Do you have a link available to your menu template?

[@valeriecline9417]

Glad to see you back! You bring such a calm no-nonsense energy to everything - it’s refreshing! My favorite quote from this video: “Those people don’t live in your house!” So very true! I’m not sure why we don’t put more effort into figuring out what works for US, instead of scouring social media & the internet for what ‘everyone else’ is doing. THANK YOU for being practical & reminding us to trust ourselves more. I’ve never had a meal plan that our family could stick with because they didn’t work for us. I’ll definitely be setting aside some time to craft something to try soon.

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Thank you so much! It was a total game changer for me. I hope you can find some tidbits that work well for your home.

[@teresamoore3671]

I loved that. Thank you. I can watch anything you come up with, but that’s just because you are lovely. 🧡💚💛❤️

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Oh thank you!

[@mrscynthia]

Love these tips! Thank you so much. Loving your hair! I'd love to see a planner set up, makeup routine, handbag organization, Christmas gift shopping prep and organization!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Thank you! All of that is coming soon. Stay tuned!

[@kathleenschemper2173]

Love, love your hair! I envy you because you are so organized. Keep up the good works!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Thank you, but don't envy me; just figure out ways to be organized for you. Everyone is different and has different needs. Find a plan that makes you feel like a rockstar.

[@mscurlypixie1]

This system is so, so awesome. I will definitely try this since I fail at meal planning. Curious as to how your vegan meal plan works. Thanks for sharing it.

[@pattea1949]

Welcome back to my home, I have missed you like everyone else! We're empty nesters except for my 92 y/o mother who needs much help. I have implemented several of your ideas to plan ahead. I have found that I can't "cook small" after cooking for a larger family over the years. So i make some meals that will feed us for two dinners (or 3). I have a large dish on one night, have something different on the next night, and follow up with the original meal the next night. I love knowing that twice a week, dinner is just re-heating. Thanks again, sister!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

You are so welcome. I am glad that some of my tips have helped you.

[@tep1962]

Great process! Thanks for sharing. Your hair looks great that length.

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Thank you so much!

[@cindymarciniak9439]

“In case I’m feeling bougie.….”!!!🤣😂 Amazing video! You are the woman across the room! Thank you for being such an inspiration!🥰 Can’t wait for more great content!👍

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

You are so welcome! Both fall tours are now live. Hope you enjoy!

[@chasitypatrick7570]

Thank you so much for taking the time to explain how you meal plan! I’ve never seen a plan that is this detailed and so easy once you finally take the time to sit down and write it all out 🥰❤️ I pray you have a blessed day 🙌🏼❤️😊

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Glad it was helpful!

[@stacyryan6941]

I would love your amazing printable too! I am terrible at trying to create things like that myself=) Love this idea! My sister and I are going to create our binders together and get going!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

All of my planner pages are available in my Etsy store. www.etsy.com/shop/CozyandChich Have a great week!

[@Tomes23]

This is amazing! I absolutely love this system.

[@annm6098]

It's like you took what I have been noodling with and prototyping and put it all together perfectly! Thank you! We have hit another new season and there's always a learning curve. I had to laugh because I haven't actually done in-store grocery shopping in forever...until the other day. I was unloading the cart and commented that I had completely forgotten how to do it! I used to have it down to a science so that everything went in the cart and then on the belt in the order I wanted them bagged to make putting it away a breeze when I got home. This time was terrible! I even forgot to grab the empty cart for the checker to load bags into.

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Haha! I feel it's over-rated. Haha! I will stick to pick up or Instacart. Maybe another season in life I will find myself in-store shopping, but for now, I'm good. Ha!

[@kellyboudreau7989]

Thank you! Great ideas, I'm inspired! :)

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Thank you!

[@jillianmendoza5588]

Great video! I'd love to see a series on any other systems you have implemented.

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Zone cleaning will be coming soon!

[@robinrobertskidcertoons3168]

So glad you are back!!! I’m not on Instagram so I figured maybe you left permanently. Excited for your content ☺️☺️. Hugs from Katy, Texas!!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Thank you. I am considering creating a facebook group for all of those who are not on instagram.

[@fayejordan175]

You look fantastic!! Loveee your hair!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Thank you so much!!

[@sharoncresenzi3016]

This is very helpful!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

I'm so glad!

[@slCHARACOUNSELING]

Hello from Texas. I'm so impressed with the way you have things so organized. You have every right to toot your own horn, it's amazing. I do the same thing with managing our goats, chickens, horses etc. I'd like more info on the electrolytes, I am very sensitive to the heat and get nauseous as well. I think the Gatorade cherry is a supply line issue. We have it here (north of Houston) at our Walmart. They also have packets for water to mix in. Thank you for sharing your meal plan. I plan on trying to implement something similar although it's just the two of us. Hugs from Texas.

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Here you go - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07X5MWZTH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@d.dorough]

Hello Friend! Thank you for sharing this. It must be insanely satisfying for you to see this product of your time and effort be so rewarding! Wow- My youngest just graduated high school last May but we are not slowing down from our meal planning😊 Again-thanks for all the tips you shared and working your tongue around all those tongue twisters!👏

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Thanks for watching!

[@barbiedoll6530]

"Supper".....so midwestern :) This is great for a busy family life! Laughing so hard when you said...."pinterest, instagram....I don't know those people" hahahaha it gets so ridiculous!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Right?! That is a big part of why I took some time off. Re-focus is always good. I am glad that you enjoyed it.

[@ChicHulaGirl86]

Oh my goodness! This is life saving and time saving! I can’t believe i missed this video when it went live! I’d love to see your stocked freezer of those meals you freeze! Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

I'm so glad it was helpful!

[@firefightermomma9326]

Loved this!! Maybe cleaning, zone cleaning. How you break up your cleaning schedule??

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Coming soon!

[@ChicHulaGirl86]

I’d also love to see how you prepare for your “gathered” event! I am always looking for ideas for the youth of my church!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Another great idea. Thanks!

[@juliabernuy9283]

So happy to see you back 🎉 love your amazing organization skills!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Thank you so much!!

[@leslie_francine]

Yes a video on the make ahead recipes would be amazing. I desperately need some "decide once" meals especially for breakfasts for my kids. I can look up recipes to print but of course links to your recipes would be awesome!😊

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

You got it!

[@keylolodale]

wow! This was awesome! Thank you so much for sharing your meal planning system. What a great process! This was super helpful!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

You are very welcome.

[@vw2869]

This was amazing! You’ve just motivated a lot of people!😀

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Thank you. I sure hope so.

[@cdgmalone]

This is incredible! I need to make the time to sit down and do this. I get so tired of having to figure out all the meals. I homeschool my two kiddos (3&5) and my husband works from home now so I’m cooking three meals a day and it’s overwhelming

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

You can do it! Try planning out one week a day or one day every couple of days until done. It may seem like a lot but once you get the hang of it, you will speed through.

[@midlife_minimalist]

This is incredible. Glad to see you back. I’m single no kids and have always struggled with planning meals. I tend to just eat same thing every day because I find it so hard to add variety and keep it healthy with just one person.

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Thank you. It's good to be back.

[@helensmith7452]

Hi. Are there templates available for this meal plan. It is a great idea and I would love to implement this in my own home. Love your videos. Thank you for sharing them with us. Cheers, Helen. 😊

[@angiegeesey7302]

Thank You for sharing !!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

You're so welcome.

[@sharonvalverde8921]

This is literally what I had been working on putting together before I started back to work! Fantastic! Would love to buy these templates!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Glad you like them! I am trying to figure out how to share them with everyone.

[@sandypalmer6200]

Great ideas. Thanks for sharing.

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

You are so welcome!

[@justyna.1979]

Amazing!!! Thank you so much for sharing 🌸

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

You are so welcome!

[@ChicHulaGirl86]

Also, I’d love to see how you pre-make meals please! Or share what’s inside your fridge? Maybe on a day that you need to clean it out and restock?

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Great idea!!

[@5PopeGKids]

Well here I am, on bed rest after an unplanned surgery….creating my version of your meal plan. I’m not sure if I should be saying “Thank you” or “what has she gotten me into now”!! Haha. You did great breaking down all the steps and at first I thought there is no way I can put that together. It will take forever! But I worked on just one week last night, and it really wasn’t that hard. I feel each week will get easier to put together as I did way to many steps the first time. I also tried to do meals where the leftovers from one could be used in another meal for the rest of the week. Or when I’m boiling chicken for Tuesday’s meal, I bought extra so I can make chicken salad for lunch or freeze the extra for a rainy day, AND use the broth from it in Wednesday’s meals. After doing week one, it’s clicked with me and I can’t wait to start on week 2! If you ever want to do a video on exactly how the process works in action one week. I’m sure we all would live it. From checking pantry to see what staples you need, ordering the groceries, prepping it for the week and preparing it each night. I’m visual, to actually see it in action would be great! Thanks

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

That's a great idea. I am glad that you were able to find some inspiration. Would love to hear how it works once finished.

[@TheodorouC72]

Can you do a video explaining how you prep everything after you grocery shop for the week?

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Yes ma'am!

[@saras.1611]

Hi! This is such a fantastic idea-thank you for sharing! I would love to start implementing this for my busy household. Have you thought anymore about sharing the template? That’s my biggest hang up right now…not knowing where to start & your template is exactly what I need to get going. Perhaps post link on your IG page.

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Hi! Yes, I have decided to add all of my planner pages in my Etsy store. The template will be available in my Etsy store by the end of the week.

[@dawnlanni5195]

Very Impressive Melissa! I'm going to try to implement some of those ideas to help me..I HATE figuring out what's for DINNER! It's a major source of anxiety...I know that sounds crazy but I think you get it! Please share the uncrustables bc my grown son loves these in his lunch as a breakfast snack. And maybe your breakfast burrito meal prep? I am definitely down for that. The electrolytes too.. Have a great day! 💖

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Absolutely! Here is the electrolyte link: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07X5MWZTH/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@Magpiedesignsbyjulie]

Hahaa now I want all your recipes 😃

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Haha! I plan to share them each over time in my videos.

[@vickiteeples2232]

❤️

[@oliviasmith5823]

I love this system! I just have a list of family favorite meals and create a weekly meal plan from that. However, even that takes at least an hour or so because I'm trying not to duplicate what we had the previous week. I'm going to implement some ideas from your system. I also love the lists! I'm a huge cookbook collector so I'm not sure how this would work in terms of that. Maybe create a "try new recipe" day? Going to have to brainstorm! Thank you for sharing your process ;)

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

That's a great idea! Even if you take one idea from the video, I have accomplished what I set out to do, Inspire.

[@sandhyaong257]

Would love a video on uncrustables as in Canada we don’t have these . My kids miss these from when we lived in the states !

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Absolutely!

[@jenniferperales6954]

This is awesome!! Please tell me what kind of apple watchband you have! I love it!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Let me check and I will link it in the description.

[@jenniferperales6954]

@@MelissaHuenergardt thank you! I am also waiting on your planner videos. I am expecting too much, right?😂

[@annicksacco3970]

This is amazing! Please share how you made this template and what fonts you used :)

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

I am trying to figure out how to share it with everyone.

[@lisamartens282]

So many great ideas.....thank you souch for this video!! Where did you find the "top" tabs? The ones that say week 1 week 2 etc.

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Thanks! I found them at Walmart and then I just printed off a label and stuck it on them.

[@lisamartens282]

@@MelissaHuenergardt are they dividers or just the tabs? And put them on clear sheets? I love the clean look of the binder and want to copy that!!! So glad you are doing videos!!

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

@@lisamartens282 I placed a plain sheet of paper in a sheet protector and then I added the tab on top of the sheet protector. Basically made my own type of divider.

[@lisamartens282]

@@MelissaHuenergardt Great idea!!! Thanks so much!!

[@sarahdunningham8661]

Great system , I struggle with coming up with different ideas so I like the similar cooking options each day as I work so like easy meals in the evening , do you ever not want what you have on the menu ??

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

No, because I just remind myself that that would only cause me more work. Haha!

[@sarahdunningham8661]

@@MelissaHuenergardt yes good point , thank you for the great ideas x

[@eileenhoffmann2422]

Can you please do a after school routine video,morning routine video and a weekend routine video? You are so organized and I need help in that department.

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

I will sure try!

[@pattyballantyne3188]

WOW that my friend is amazing! So how long did it take to put it all together?

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Thanks! Maybe three evenings.

[@favored4life]

This was great; I've been trying to figure out meal planning for years now. Can you link the pages?

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

I created them myself and will certainly try to figure out how to share them.

[@favored4life]

@@MelissaHuenergardt thank you, that will be such a blessing. I'm supposed to go bulk grocery shopping tomorrow but will hold off.

[@reallifewiththerobertsons8826]

Would you be willing to share your template? If not, did you do the template on excel?

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

I would be happy to share it...if I can figure out how to share it. Haha! I will let everyone know on instagram when it has been linked to this video.

[@reallifewiththerobertsons8826]

@@MelissaHuenergardt thank you!!!!!!!

[@TheodorouC72]

So each month is completely different ??

[@MelissaHuenergardt]

Every month is the same, but every day of the month is different. We eat each meal 12 times a year, sometimes less if the meal falls on a 5th week.

[@TheodorouC72]

@@MelissaHuenergardt wow amazing.