Comments on: The yellow sticky meal plan http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-yellow-sticky-meal-plan/ Thu, 17 Dec 2009 12:51:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tread Softly http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-yellow-sticky-meal-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-32366 Tread Softly Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:50:22 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-yellow-sticky-meal-plan/#comment-32366 This is a good idea... Being a vegetarian, Darling and I depend on certain staples which make meal planning easy. It's rice, beans, pasta, and/or potatoes most nights, occasionally pizza or some other baked dish (and veg, of course). No matter how tired I am when I come home, or rushed, we know that we have five easy and filling options stocked. This is a good idea…
Being a vegetarian, Darling and I depend on certain staples which make meal planning easy. It’s rice, beans, pasta, and/or potatoes most nights, occasionally pizza or some other baked dish (and veg, of course). No matter how tired I am when I come home, or rushed, we know that we have five easy and filling options stocked.

]]> By: Matt http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-yellow-sticky-meal-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-32262 Matt Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:25:16 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-yellow-sticky-meal-plan/#comment-32262 What an amazing approach to meal planning. Personally my wife and I have a tough time planning our meals ahead. Though we have managed to stop going out all the time which is a good thing. Next time we need to move to a longer schedule I'll give this idea a try. What we do rather than plan ahead for the shopping is to keep most of the essentials on hand (spices, pastas, rices etc) and get our daily meals at the store. Now the only reason we can conceivably do this is the grocery store is literally across the street. So what ends up happening is if we're having chicken I buy chicken that day; the net result for us is we throw out a lot less food since our failed attempts at meal planning had that effect. What an amazing approach to meal planning. Personally my wife and I have a tough time planning our meals ahead. Though we have managed to stop going out all the time which is a good thing. Next time we need to move to a longer schedule I’ll give this idea a try.

What we do rather than plan ahead for the shopping is to keep most of the essentials on hand (spices, pastas, rices etc) and get our daily meals at the store. Now the only reason we can conceivably do this is the grocery store is literally across the street. So what ends up happening is if we’re having chicken I buy chicken that day; the net result for us is we throw out a lot less food since our failed attempts at meal planning had that effect.

]]> By: Nan Patience http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-yellow-sticky-meal-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-32249 Nan Patience Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:51:52 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-yellow-sticky-meal-plan/#comment-32249 Meal planning is essential for all the reasons you say, and stickies is a great idea, along with a cheap bottle of red wine. I don't know why I can't get myself to do better with this... The funny thing is, the more I resist, the more I pay for it with time and money and aggravation. Meal planning is essential for all the reasons you say, and stickies is a great idea, along with a cheap bottle of red wine.

I don’t know why I can’t get myself to do better with this… The funny thing is, the more I resist, the more I pay for it with time and money and aggravation.

]]> By: Mom http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-yellow-sticky-meal-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-32212 Mom Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:34:42 +0000 http://www.bluntmoney.com/the-yellow-sticky-meal-plan/#comment-32212 I started meal planning about a year ago and haven't gone back. I couldn't function without it now. I can't plan a month ahead though. I just do it weekly with a note on the fridge. I have no doubt that it saves us grocery money, especially since I plan "leftover nights" twice a week. I started meal planning about a year ago and haven’t gone back. I couldn’t function without it now. I can’t plan a month ahead though. I just do it weekly with a note on the fridge. I have no doubt that it saves us grocery money, especially since I plan “leftover nights” twice a week.

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