A new year, a new month, a new menu plan. Today I'm going to share my menu plan, and some tips that makes menu planning a breeze for me.
Our January is filled with activities and hockey. Most of my meals this month will be from the freezer or something quick and easy to prepare. There are also a couple nights when it's just the girls at home for supper and we like to eat snacks for supper, or our go to favourite is spaghetti and meat sauce (but only the way grandma makes it!).
When I meal plan I start by printing off a black monthly calendar, that I find here. The I find my supper ideas list that I've made for myself. This is a list filled with our favourite meals that I've organized by type, or cooking method.
If you would like to download a copy of our favourite meal ideas for menu planning you can click here.
Then I look at our schedule and start planning. I generally start by writing in any meals I know we'll be eating out, and any meals that will need to be slow cooker or instant pot meals (aka - any night where we're home for an hour or less between activities and school).
I also like to include a couple recipes we've never tried. I like trying new things, I can't say the same about my husband and kids though!
Here is what my January meal plan looks like. We also have a hockey tournament in January so I've got a couple nights off cooking!
Good luck, and happy planning!
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