tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post8363736238781591091..comments2024-02-02T19:30:12.868-06:00Comments on Fear Not Little Flock: Grocery Shopping Once a Week- 7 QuickTakespriest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd http://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-26804811707502199802011-11-11T19:38:49.479-06:002011-11-11T19:38:49.479-06:00I have been planning meals for quite a while (our ...I have been planning meals for quite a while (our grocery bill suffers when I don't) but I have also learned always to keep something really fast on hand just in case, be it boxed mac and cheese or canned soup or something I made myself and froze. There are always those days when things don't go according to plan; the meal that I intended to have leftovers from for the next day's lunch didn't turn out well, or was too good and there weren't any leftovers, or I came down with the flu. That boxed mac and cheese is then what stands between us and spending way too much on restaurant food, especially when I'm sick, because my husband is pretty hopeless in the kitchen.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03893341464969743583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-11568722351740841152011-11-02T21:38:20.986-05:002011-11-02T21:38:20.986-05:00I used to not know what we were having for dinner ...I used to not know what we were having for dinner until I was standing in front of the stove that evening. In fact, sometimes I would just start throwing stuff into the skillet and hope something good came out. Fortunately, my mother gave me the gift of being able to cook well without a recipe. But, then my best friend wrote a blog about how her mom taught her to plan meals and even had a special meal planning sheet, which I can send to you. About four years ago I started planning a weeks worth of meals. After a couple of weeks I could not imagine life any other way. I ONLY ever shop once a week. But, my husband does pick up only milk for us occasionally. He works close to a grocery and we have one around the corner too. I plan seven dinners, and keep a stock of staple snacks, lunch items and breakfast items. At the end of the week our refrigerator and pantry are literally cleared out. I keep one box of mac and cheese dinner, and or pasta and sauce on hand just in case we need an extra meal or so. I also keep some frozen meats and vegetables on hand just in case. If we have too, too much on a rare occasion we invite over our bachelor neighbor. He is always eager to help finish off the pot. <br /><br />Meal planning is a great time and money saver! This is a great post for anyone who does not already do this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367907451392729802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-31003666811924723922011-10-28T11:13:22.016-05:002011-10-28T11:13:22.016-05:00Rabbit- Blogger is weird...sorry we lost your real...Rabbit- Blogger is weird...sorry we lost your real comment<br /><br />Monica- some people make it work with shopping every other day (like in Europe where the fridges tend to be really small)- I just need to force a once a week deal so I force myself to plan mealspriest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd https://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-30853545771757958152011-10-28T09:47:44.199-05:002011-10-28T09:47:44.199-05:00Hmm, I wrote a comment, then I got some weird mess...Hmm, I wrote a comment, then I got some weird message from blogger that I didn't have access to view this page! Hopefully this one works...even if I lost my REAL commentJentoInfinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11188248469034099534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-82645856189378176302011-10-28T03:18:54.507-05:002011-10-28T03:18:54.507-05:00We try hard to do just one grocery trip per week, ...We try hard to do just one grocery trip per week, but usually end up picking up a few odds-and-ends in the middle. Luckily we walk to our grocery store, so I don't feel as bad about it. :-) It is such a stress reliever to have a meal plan though!!!Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501575551066939483noreply@blogger.com