5 Tips for Meal Planning During the School Year

For most of us, school has either started back up again or will be starting in the next few days. That means evening homework, sports activities, band activities, etc. You know, all the things that go along with school starting back that can make our lives so hectic. How do we maintain some sort of control over one of the most important events of the evening? That would be dinner by the way. Here are 5 easy tips to help you put healthy dinners on the table even during the hectic school year. Plan! You must plan. It really only takes a short amount of time but can save you so much time and money during the week. Without a plan, you’ll be running to the store several times a week to “just pick something up”. You’ll spend twice as much money on groceries as you would with a plan. You’ll also find yourself eating out more. Again, lots of money not to mention how unhealthy it is. If you really want to make it easy on yourself, use a meal planning service. Build A Menu, an online menu planning service, lets you plan your weekly menus, prices the ingredients for you, and gives you the recipes and a shopping list. It takes all of 5 minute to prepare a menu with a week of meals. Or, if you prefer, just sit down and make the menu plan yourself. Either way, you have to plan.   Use that slow cooker! You and your slow cooker need to become friends during the week. I’m talking real pals. Throw your meal in the slow cooker in the morning and come home ...
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