MEAL PLANNING (HARWARD VERSION) THE NEW NORMAL

AT THIS POINT, AFTER MAKING MEALS FROM WHAT I ALREADY HAD ESPECIALLY IN MY FREEZER, MY KITCHEN WAS REALLY LOW. NOW THE NEW NORMAL OF GROCERY SHOPPING BEGAN IN FULL.  THE KEY WORD IS PLANNING IN MEAL PLANNING. EVERY TWO WEEKS I SIT DOWN WITH MY DAYTIMER AND RECIPES AND ACTUALLY PLAN WHAT I WILL MAKE FOR SUPPER OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. CHICKEN A COUPLE TIMES AND WHAT I WILL HAVE WITH IT....BBQ HAMBURGERS AND MACARONI SALAD ON THE WEEKEND....EVERY DAY IS FILLED IN AND ALL THE EXACT INGREDIENTS THAT I NEED TO MAKE ALL THESE MEALS IS LISTED. IF YOU ARE TRYING TO BE ECONOMICAL THEN PLAN MEALS TO MAKE FROM A LARGE PACK OF HAMBURGER ...BBQ HAMBURGERS, TACOS WOULD BE ON THE PLAN IN THE SAME WEEK. IF YOU HAVE IT WRITTEN DOWN AND PLANNED BEFORE YOU GO TO THE STORE AND YOU GO IN WITH A SPECIFIC LIST YOU WILL WIN IN THIS PROCESS.
OFTEN I DO A "MEAT RUN" AT COSTCO SINCE EARL LIKES TO HAVE A FULL SUPPER....A TRAY OF CHICKEN TRAY OF HAMBURGER TRAY OF STEAK AND SOMETIMES A TRAY OF 3 ROASTS.......COME HOME AND PORTION THIS INTO MEAL SIZE AND THEN PLAN AROUND THIS AND I CAN FILL MY BOOK OUT FOR A MONTH.....AWESOME!

I HOPE THIS WILL HELP ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS AND SPARK SOME IDEAS. FOR ME PERSONALLY IT HAS BEEN SO FUN TO DO AND SEE THE RESULTS! NEVER HAVING TO THINK ABOUT SUPPER AND WE HAVE SAVED HALF ON OUR GROCERY BILL EACH MONTH. WE DIDNT CHANGE HOW WE ATE, JUST HOW WE SHOPPED AND ITS WEIRD BUT GREAT HOW IT SHAVED SO MUCH OFF OUR BILL.! IT ALSO GIVES YOU AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT YOU ARE EATING SO YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO BALANCE YOUR DIET OUT SO YOU ARE NOT EATING TOO MUCH OF ONE THING LIKE PASTA OR RED MEAT.

LAST KEY.....MAKE ALL THINGS FROM SCRATCH....THIS IS A HEALTHIER AND CHEAPER WAY TO EAT AND SHOP. WE VERY RARELY HAVE READY MADE ITEMS THAT YOU JUST THROW IN THE OVEN.....THEY ARE SUPER RIP OFFS ....AND THEY ARE PRESERVED IN SALT...GROSS! LOL!  THIS IS WHERE ARMING YOURSELF WITH EASY BASIC RECIPES WILL HELP YOU HAVE VARIETY AND BETTER MEALS FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

WE ARE SO THANKFUL TO THE LORD FOR BLESSING US WITH A JOB AND MEANS TO HAVE WHAT WE NEED AND SO MUCH MORE. EVEN IN THIS AREA OF GROCERIES I DONT WANT TO BE THOUGHTLESS OR CARELESS, OR WASTEFUL WITH WHAT HE HAS PROVIDED EVEN IN THIS AREA OF LIFE.

1CORINTHIANS 10:31 "WHATSOEVER THEREFORE YE EAT, OR DRINK, OR WHATSOEVER YE DO, DO ALL TO THE GLORY OF GOD."

PHILIPPIANS 4:19 "BUT MY GOD SHALL SUPPLY ALL YOUR NEED ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES IN GLORY BY CHRIST JESUS."

PSALM 68:19 "BLESSED BE THE LORD, WHO DAILY LOADETH US WITH BENEFITS..."