Creating & Organizing Your Meal Plan | Organization Tips + Meal Plan

Meal planning was a tool I used to help me lower the cost of my food budget. Ultimately, it gave me an organized food plan to prepare a grocery list, use food that I already had, and made it convenient to cook at home.

I am a monthly and weekly meal planner. What does this mean? Essentially, I like to create a meal plan every month, then every week I break it down into more detail and that's when I also go grocery shopping for that specific year.

In this video, I walk you through my monthly meal plan, my weekly meal plan, as well as my recipe binder.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
01:00 My Monthly Meal Plan
02:59 My Weekly Meal Plan
04:40 How I Determine What Recipes To Use
05:57 My Recipe Binder

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[candy]

I used to do weekly planning but it turned out I was never in the mood for the meals I planned in advance 😭 so I printed out recipes I really like and did grocery shopping around those recipes. Also, many recipes I cook all use the same ingredients or an additional ingredient I can grab at the store. I like to prep and chop my bell peppers and onions on Saturdays and put them in containers to use them for the week to make it easier to cook. I HATE chopping onions each time I cook, so I prep them ahead of time to make it easier.

[QuedemasBibleAndBudgets]

I meal plan every week. I've never monthly meal planned before. I think I will try it for January. Wish me luck you guys!

[KellysCreativeDreams]

Good morning! Great tips. Here’s one to add. Use the recipe cards to note which cookbook a particular recipe can be found and file under the appropriate category. That way you aren’t searching for them over and over. Thank you for the printables. I will be sharing this video when I do mine. Be Blessed!

[carasbudgetjourney]

I used to only plan my meals monthly but now I'm getting my budget in order I've realised how useful a weekly meal plan is too! Thanks for another great video 😊

[dawnkulan]

Yay 👏🏻 I need this!! Perfect timing! Thank you 🙏🏻

[angelcarroll]

I just made my first meal plan for the new week. I started it at Friday so it lines up with our checks. I used a printable I found in your resource library and I love it. ❤❤❤

[thatresonates]

Ok I’m off topic but I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new year envelopes!!! I can’t wait to print those babies out and STUFF THEM!

[lauracelestegomez-castillo]

I really like the way you label the main dishes by type of protein.

[mastandstars]

I am starting to plan monthly and weekly as well. It’s so much easier for preparing for upcoming events. Also I love my new BBP workbook I ordered from you on Black Friday! Already started using it.

[lanceandangelamendoza]

I LOVE my LRP SO MUCH!! The planner is used all the time and I take it for my grocery shopping.

[teresadouglas]

Very good! I’ve got a binder from years ago. It’s so helpful when deciding a meal plan. 👍🏻

[meekshouse]

OMG .. I was just looking at the meal planning video you previously completed... look at God.🤣😘 Ok back to watching 🥰🥰

[candyhrdbby]

Love this, definitely learned something today about organizing. 😊 just bought a weekly meal planner today and soon going to do that recipe binder ❤

[lynettebester]

Insightful planning starting from the beginning in a doable process.. Thank you ❤

[carolbuthane]

Hi.i really love your videos..so educational and informative.they have helped me a lot with fixing my finances and being good with my finances.
Carol.all the way from south africa

[Shantaya]

So helpful to me!! Thank you! And I LOVE the bloopers at the end 😂 love you and your mission ❤

[stitchbudgets]

Moving in January and working on a better focus for my meals!

[sharondorival]

I love your notebook when I see it I can see how much time you spend that I have learned when making these types of notebooks you have to have the Love of cooking first so that you'll know your categories.
That is a lot

[irishgirl]

Glad I watch this! Never thought to make my own recipe booklet. Now to get started!

[CoolCraftyCreations]

Can you do a video on preparing the Budget by Paycheck Planner for a first time user.