menu plan

My New eBook- Plan It, Don’t Panic: Everything You Need to Successfully Create and Use a Meal Plan

January 12, 2012

Announcing my newest eBook... Plan It, Don't Panic: How to Successfully Create and Use a Meal Plan!

What if you could learn to meal plan in a way that helped you to eat better, while saving you money, time and stress?

After the huge success of the Plan It, Don't Panic Meal Planning Challenge that I ran [...]

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Plan It- Don’t Panic: Last Week of the Meal Planning Challenge

November 7, 2011

We're on week 6 of the meal planning challenge (well, 7 for some of us). So many of you have participated so faithfully and consistently, and I have loved doing this alongside of you! It has challenged and spurred me on to get back on track with my planning.
This may be the last week of [...]

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Four Steps to a More Peaceful Home

August 5, 2011

A peaceful home is something many of us long for. A place where relationships are healthy and spirits are happy, where we can rest our weary bones and just be ourselves.
There's no denying that creating a peaceful home takes work. The road to peace is not smooth or easy, but it's worthy!
I have found the [...]

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Cool Meal Ideas for Hot Days

July 5, 2011

By Emily McClements, Contributing Writer
It's 90 degrees outside and the last thing that's on your mind is cooking, much less turning on the oven! As summer kicks in full time, I find myself less and less motivated to spend time cooking, and working, in the kitchen. I'd rather be spending time outside - gardening, going [...]

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Meal Plans from “100 Days of Real Food”

June 24, 2011

Written by Lisa Leake, Guest Writer
At the beginning of last year our eating habits were just like those of any other average family. We thought we were making fairly healthy food choices, although we certainly didn’t mind the occasional fast food meal or bag of chips. Then came a series of events, including an Oprah [...]

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How to Prepare for Going on the GAPS Diet

January 24, 2011

Just today I was over at a friend's house and as I said "no thank you" to the offer of coffee, I casually mentioned we had just started a special diet. She asked which one, and (as a mom of children with special needs) when I said the GAPS diet, she responded with a knowing [...]

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Simplified Menu Planning with Plan to Eat: Review and Giveaway

June 4, 2010

I've been menu planning for many, many years now and I've always been a paper and pen kind of gal. However, when Clint from Plan to Eat asked me to review the site and offer a giveaway to my readers, I was excited to give something new and different a try.
My first impression of Plan [...]

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Cook More Real Food: Make a Meal Plan

May 31, 2010

So far during the Cook More Real Food event we've completed inventories of our pantry and of our freezer, and now it's time to get really practical and a make a plan for what we'll actually eat with all those foods!

Your Tasks This Week Are:
1. To do a quick 5 minute or less inventory of [...]

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Real Food Makeover: The Woody Family, Part 2

May 18, 2010

At long last, I'm back to completing this Real Food Makeover series! Thank you for your patience with me as I took a couple of weeks off from doing any heavy writing, while I launched my new book (Real Food on a Real Budget) and my new site design. Phew! Let's continue...
A Sample Weekly Meal [...]

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Real Food Makeover- The Anderson Family, Pt 2

April 19, 2010

This is a continuation of last week's makeover for the Anderson family.
This week I want to share a sample menu plan. It won't look quite as specific as the menu plan for the W family, because mom Andi is already a regular menu planner and has certain meals/themes that she uses each week, so instead [...]

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