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Project Meal Plan is a food blog dedicated to make-ahead recipes, meal planning and preparing ahead.
About Project Meal Plan
Simplify food with meal planning.
If you dread the question, “What’s for dinner?”, you’re in the right place! Taking a little time to plan your family’s meals ahead can save money and headaches, as well as reduce food waste. It’s a lot easier to get started than you might think!
Why Meal Plan?
I’m positive you know the feeling: You get home from work and realize you have no idea what to make for dinner. Nor do you have the ingredients for any real dinner recipes... Yeah, we hated that too!
That's where Project Meal Plan comes in! From meal planning templates to meal prep recipes, I want to give you the tools to make meal planning work for your family. Your meal plan is a food roadmap to reduce stress, NOT a strict set of rules to make you feel guilty!
All Project Meal Plan Recipes:
Have dietary indicators to help you find what you need
Focus on simple ingredients you may already have at home
Getting started is the hardest part! Here’s a little help:
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Helpful Tips to Get Started
If you’re new to meal planning, it might seem a little intimidating! Here are some general tips to keep in mind as you start your meal planning journey.
Start by planning dinners only
If planning three meals a day seems like too much, I recommend starting with the biggest meal of the day, usually dinner. It gets easier, I promise! Browse all my dinner recipe ideas!
Make sure to utilize your freezer
You should plan on using your freezer for freezer meals, prepared meal components, and leftovers to keep some variation in your meals. Browse all my freezer friendly recipes!
Try laminating your meal planner template
Instead of printing a new meal planner template every month or week, try laminating the printable and using a dry erase marker to meal plan. Learn how I did it here!
Leave room for spontaneity & take out
Remember, just because you’re meal planning does not mean you need to plan every meal! Be sure to leave some room for life happening too :) Browse more meal planning tips to remember!
Danielle’s Recommendations
Here are some of the best make-ahead and meal prep recipes you should add to your next meal plan! This list includes some of my favorite meal prep lunches, meal prep breakfasts, and more.
