![]() I chose to give Real Plans a shot after reading Wellness Mama’s blog post on How to Meal Plan. If you prefer to pull up recipes as you cook (rather than printing them out), I’d suggest making a note on your seasonal meal plan where the recipes are coming from, so you don’t’ forget. I put everything in page protectors and made a Meal Planning Binder to keep things organized. If you like paper copies (like I do), I found it helpful to print the meal plan out, as well as the recipes for that season. See how the meals flow together in a week and fix as needed. ![]() You will most likely need to tweak some things as you go. ![]() Here is an example of my Fall Meal Plan.ĭon’t expect perfection when you create this meal calendar. I am starting with the current fall season, and will create the winter menu soon. I have not created my seasonal menu for all seasons yet. For example, one night may be “taco night” another “soup” and another “fish.” This keeps consistent all season long. (Click below to download the Favorite Recipes list).įrom here, I was able to see what was still needed, and began plugging meals into the calendar, including a “flexible night” and a “try something new” night each week.Įach night of the week has a different theme, making planning easier. Once I had a list, I separated the meals into season. Choose Your Mealsīefore creating my meal list, I looked through past recipes, and compiled a list of my families favorites. This is optional, but fun to do if you enjoy trying new recipes. This night may be where you eat up leftovers, make breakfast for dinner, order in, go out to eat, etc.Īdd a “try something new” night each week. You will want to know which produce is in-season before starting your meal list, so you can ensure you are getting the most nutritious and budget friendly produce each season. Another resource is the USDA”s seasonal produce guide. I live in Tennessee, so I usually look at this chart on Pick Tennessee’s Website. Look at your states seasonal produce list. This way, it still feels like we are eating a variety of meals without getting sick of the recipes. For my family, I choose to do 21 meals, so after 21 dinners, the meal plan would repeat. Summer: June, July, August Create a Meal Planning Outlineīefore you choose your meals, consider the following-Įstablish how many meals you want rotated. You can break this up however you choose, but here is how I did it: Your meal plan will be broken up into the four seasons: Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer. ![]() Here are the steps I took… How To Create a Seasonal Meal Plan: Break your seasons up into months I’ve done this in the past with rotating, weekly, meals throughout the month, but this time I was ready to go ALL IN and create my seasonal meal plan. I decided that in order to simplify things for my family, I would create a rotating menu as well. She talked about creating a rotating meal plan, so I looked it up on her website and came across “The Ultimate Guide to Meal Planning (for Families).” In this blog post, she gives her seasonal menu, with links included. However lately, I’ve been in a funk and haven’t been very chipper when it comes to meal planning…Ī while back I listened to a Podcast by Katie Wells from Wellness Mama. I love trying new recipes and making new meals for my family. Creating your own Meal Plan is going to save you SO MUCH TIME and energy, and will take the thinking out of what your family is going to eat each week. In this post, I’m going to walk you through how I created a Seasonal Rotating Meal Plan.
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