![]() So, don’t be rigid to the calendar, rather be flexible and try to reuse as much as possible in planning your weekly meals. That’s a lot of wasted food and wasted money. I read that American’s throw away close to 50% of the food they buy. I like to plan for leftovers for lunches, but also every few days I take a quick inventory of the leftover situation and if I have too many leftovers that won’t be eaten, I have a leftovers night, or I try to re-purpose the leftovers into a new meal. With one click, you can add all the ingredients for the meal to your list and order for delivery or store pick up. ![]() The Safeway website has a recipe database and adds ingredients directly to your shopping list when you “shop the recipe”. You can either print, pin, or use apps to aggregate the ingredients into your shopping list. Get the whole household involved in meal planning by asking your spouse, children, roommate what they would like to eat this week so that everyone is on the same page about what’s for dinner each night.įind recipes online or in cookbooks based on the sale ingredients you want to use. Once you have your meals written down, you can quickly write down your shopping list and include additional grocery items or ingredients you need to prepare the meals. It’s easy to download a calendar template online, or use an excel spreadsheet calendar template and just write the dinners you plan to make for the week. Plan for longer cooking meals or complex recipes on a weekend or a night that you have the time to prepare it. If your child has a basketball game on Tuesday and you know you’ll need something quick and easy, make a note of that. Look ahead at your calendar and plan your meals around your schedule. Write down the meals and stick to your plan Use the Safeway sale and coupon matchup post that is organized by aisle so you always know the best deals to help plan your meals. Those are typically on the front and back pages of the weekly ad. By planning four to five dinners around sale meat, seafood and produce ingredients, you are instantly saving 30 – 40% because these items are heavily discounted to drive traffic into the store.īrowse the Safeway Weekly Ad to see the best deals on meat, seafood and produce. Not everything on sale can make a meal, so focus on fresh meat and produce deals to make a meal. If you are planning just for dinners, then you need to know how many nights you plan to cook, eat leftovers, go out to dinner, etc. Know how many meals you need to prepare and how much food you need to buy. Plan your meals around the fresh sale items at the grocery store It’s also important to take stock of any fruits, vegetables, and meats in your refrigerator that may be nearing the end of their shelf life and incorporate those items into a meal. ![]() You may find that you have 10 boxes of pasta that need to be used up, so plan a meal around a baked pasta dish for the week. Browse through your pantry and make a mental note of what you have on hand for preparing a complete meal. Having a well-stocked pantry is the first key to meal planning. How to Meal Plan Shop your pantry, refrigerator and freezer first In the process, you are finding recipes to try, creating your shopping list and using up food in your refrigerator and pantry to reduce food waste. Meal planning is an important part of the grocery shopping experience because you are planning your meals for the week, answering the nightly question of what’s for dinner. ![]()
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