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Many families do not plan menus. They go for shopping without having an idea in mind, what to buy. It is not surprising that often no food in the house? When I go to the store without menus and the list, I’m going home with a value of $ 50 chips and snacks, and almost everything. The next day I’m back to the store and try to decide what to eat.

Menu planning is a difficult task. Seems to have a lot of precious time, but in the end what really saves time in unnecessary trips to the store, and the indecision of the night, so for dinner. In general, the plan five dinners, and the remains of a night and eat-night a week. Not always advance the evening meal taken, but I have on hand the ingredients for 5 lunches. When the children were young, Friday night was pizza and film. In my house every Friday, I would have pizza and a video. It was a good way to relax, a very busy weekend.

menu planning is not that inflexible. If I were to take place later this week, twice a busy schedule that goes extra food not eaten, just above the selection in the coming weeks. Of course, fatalities have been eaten first.

Points to consider when planning the menu this week:

1. Weekly activities. If Tuesday and Thursday are extra busy because the ball practice, etc. is already preparing a quick meal, pot meals, or take away. Normally I have no intention of taking, that is.

2. The cooking time. Take into account not only the cooking time, but the cooking of each dish. You want food that requires no attention at once. When my dish requires a lot of attention in the last minute, I’d like a salad or vegetables, which are set before us with him.

3. appeal Plate. If food looks good, nobody is interested. This does not mean that you have on your plate like a pro every night, it just means that you must imagine how the dishes together in planning. Consider a meal: Country Fried Steak with white gravy, mashed potatoes and cauliflower. His case may be white, black and white. Not very attractive. When vegetables are replaced by green beans and carrot sticks, the motherboard is now colorful and attractive. Of course, you feed your family loves, but try to imagine and food on the plate you expect.

4. Similarly, you do not want fried Chicken Fried squash and fried okra. While I am all of these courts, as it is too much peace! I think the only exception to this rule would be Fish & Chips, but in general, please choose another method of cooking food.

5. Consider the time and temperature of food. Hot soup is so appealing on a cold day. It is not so attractive in August in the south.

6. Think about what vegetables and side dishes to complement the main course. There are some traditional dishes such as pineapple or sweet potatoes with ham. But not be limited to these decisions. Think outside the box from time to time.

7. Cost of food. When buying meat, sometimes the cost per book are striking. But I’ve learned to consider cost per serving as a cost per pound. Sometimes a higher price per pound of meat is actually a better buy, since it provides more servings. If cost is important to keep them down for you, in any case, plan your menus ahead with the sale of paper as a guide. Tortilla plan for a night, to compensate for more expensive items in the cons on the other nights.

8. Variety. Try something new once in a while, or a meal without meat or an international evening. Transform your boring meals.
If the menus to plan ahead, then go to the store with a shopping list, you will see that you avoid unnecessary trips to the store during the week and save money.

Tip: If my plan menus, write each one on an index card of 3 x 5. In the back of the card to write the shopping list for this meal. Rate sheets contained in a file. have (I know they are fashionable, but I love them. You can do the same with a computer file.) After several months, will receive a pre-selection. I have the card, the choice of foods I want and the position of the mall, or even the table with me in the store and choose my food, while in the course of the flesh. For example, the pork chops are on sale, if I look through my cards with pork chops and then use the shopping list on the back to finish my meal.
Follow these tips to plan and save time for more important things and people in your life.