When it comes to creating a weekly menu plan, I just plan dinners. We usually eat leftovers for lunch, or I make up some pasta to eat with jarred spaghetti sauce. Other quick lunches include sandwiches or tortillas.
Weekly Menu Plan 1/20-1/26
Monday: Wonton Chicken Salad, potstickers
Wednesday: Beef Broccoli in the Crock Pot
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Waffles, fruit
Saturday: Hot dogs, fruit, chips
Sunday: Crock Pot Beef Tips, egg noodles, brown sugar carrots
Weekly Menu Planning Method #1: iPhone Calendar App
There are lots of weekly meal planning apps available, some free, some not. I have tried a few different apps, but what I like best is using my iPhone calendar for menu planning. I add the meal to a separate calendar with its own color. Here's how:
- Open your iPhone calendar app
- Under Calendars, Click “Edit”
- Next, click “Add Calendar”
- Assign a name and color to your Menu Plan
Then I can select only that calendar on my phone and tap on the “search” icon to see all the meals I have planned for the week. Or, I can view all calendars and make sure I'm not planning a complicated dinner on a night my kids have an activity.
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Organizing Grocery Shopping and Menu Planning
Linked up at Thrifty Thursdays
I have an IPhone 4 and it won’t allow me to ‘add a calender’ is there something I am doing wrong?