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Monday, October 1, 2012

Meal Planning Day 1: Kitchen Inventory

Welcome to Meal Planning Week!!! This week is all about how to plan your family's meals so that you can save time & money. I know that I would much rather be spending time with my kids than grocery shopping everyday! Well, lets get started.


Today's goal: Take an inventory of what you already have on hand
Printable worksheet: Kitchen Inventory
Time: 10-15 minutes

The Kitchen Inventory is super quick and easy but is an important first step. Doing an inventory plus building your menu based on what is on sale is the best way to save money. Start by printing the worksheet then list the top 10 items you have in the following categories: leftovers, produce, fridge, freezer, pantry, other. These items will be the starting point for as many meals as possible because you already have them on hand. Less shopping to do = money saved. When you finish the list, start thinking about meal ideas. We will finish our meal plans on Wednesday. Click here to see a sample inventory - as you can see I had alot to build on this week.

Don't Forget to enter the
going on this week!!!

Tomorrow: Making the Most out of Store Ads & Coupons
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2 comments:

  1. JenOctober 1, 2012 at 9:52 AM

    I am adding this to my planner...great idea. I usually shop my pantry but overlook the fridge (barryandjen@yahoo.com)

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  2. MeganOctober 1, 2012 at 10:02 AM

    Great idea! I always try to do a "look through" to see what I have, but writing it down would be so much better. I always tend to forget something that I have. :)

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