Meal Planning Made Easy

Hi family and friends. Many of you know how organized I try to be and how I like to plan things out. Well, for about 2 years I've been searching for a simple, healthy, easy meal planning tool to help me create delicious and nutritious meals for my family. I've tried a number of "Pay as you go" meal plan websites. They were okay, but either there was way to much food, food we didn't really care for, or food that was just plain fattening and loaded with preservatives and other crazy things that only Jake would know what they were and why they were used. Recently, Matt and I have been talking about taking a more "Whole Foods" approach to our nutrition and so I started looking for meal plans that fit better into what we were looking for. What I found was this really cool website at www.modernmenus.com

Here is what I like about their menu. It's FREE and there are only 5 days worth of menus (they do that in case you have something come up or you like to have a leftover night or clean out the fridge night)....trust me, I know from experience that 5 is the magic number...it gives you 2 extra days to use up your groceries before the next menu shows up. Another thing I like, besides it being FREE, is how quickly you can prepare the meals. Most meals are ready in 30 - 45 minutes including prep time. The other thing I like, besides it being FREE, is that they use healthy ingredients. Here is an except from their website....

We know how hard it is to eat “right” every day. We also understand you’re busy. Finding the time for shopping and cooking is difficult enough – never mind searching for new recipes to spice up your routine. Modern Menus was created to offer your family a healthy variety of meal suggestions and give you the piece of mind that your nutritional needs are addressed. Modern Menus provides a week’s worth of meals, reviewed by our nutritionist, that follow the Dietary Guidelines and contain no artificial ingredients. Using our menus, you’ll make a variety of foods to get the calories, protein, vitamins, minerals, and fiber necessary for good health - that slim your waistline, not your wallet. We guarantee that each meal has been tried by our staff to make sure it actually tastes good. And, because we know how busy you are, each meal is tested to make sure it is easy to make and can be prepared* in only 30 to 45 minutes. Enjoy Modern Menus and be certain your family is eating right, every day.

So, if you get a minute, take a look at their site...did I mention it is FREE. It may just end of saving you extra time and calories!! Happy eating!