Wednesday, September 5, 2012

WHAT DOES YOUR MEAL PLAN LOOK LIKE?

IN THE PAST, I HAVE EXPLAINED MY TAKE ON MEAL PLANNING AND THE HOWS AND WHY'S I DO IT. BASIC FUNDAMENTAL IS TO WALK INTO  THE GROCERY STORE WITH A VERY SPECIFIC LIST AND ONLY PURCHASING THE ITEMS ON THE LIST. ALL THE ITEMS HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSE IN PRE-PLANNED MEALS FOR THE NEXT 2-4-6 WEEKS....WHATEVER THE TIME FRAME YOU CHOSE WAS. AT THE END OF THE TIME FRAME ALL THE FOOD IS CONSUMED AND YOU WASTED NONE OF YOUR MONEY.  HAVING YOUR MONTHS MEALS ON PAPER BEFORE YOU ALLOWS YOU TO TAKE AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT KIND OF MEALS ARE YOU PREPARING? WHAT DO THEY LOOK LIKE?  WHAT PERCENTAGE IS FRESH, HOMEMADE FROM SCRATCH MEALS? WHAT IS THE PERCENTAGE OF...PRE-PACKAGED, HEAT AND SERVE, CANNED AND JARRED OR BOXED, LONG EXPIRY DATED FOODS.?
I HAVE BEEN STRIVING TO MOVE MY PERCENTAGE TO ZERO ON THE LAST BIG CATEGORY AND MOVE ENTIRELY TO "REAL FOOD".  A VERY INFORMATIVE WEBSITE IS ......100DAYSOFREALFOOD.COM ..........I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO ALONG HER HEADER AND CHECK OUT WHY SHE CUT PROCESSED FOODS AND READ WHAT IS CONSIDERED "REAL FOOD". IT HELPED ME IN CHANGING SOME THINGS AND MOST OF ALL DROPPING ALOT OF THINGS AS ONCE YOU GET INTO EATING "REAL" THE PROCESSED STUFF IS KIND OF GROSS.

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