Meal Planning... this is for you Shavaun!!

Recently, Shavaun has been asking me how I plan out my meals/ grocery store trips.  So here is a little overview of my meal planning strategy.

-First, I make a list of usually 5 meals that I want to make over a two week period (with leftovers, eating out, and eating with family, this is about how many meals I make in 2 weeks).
-Then, I write them down and add sides/ bread etc.
-Next, I write down a list of all the ingredients I will need for all the meals & sides
-From there I start making my grocery list.  I put the items I will need for all the meals, as well as other random things I am buying, in order of how the grocery store is set up.  (If I don't do this I will literally spend hours upon end going from one side of the store to the other)  This way, everything is in order of the aisles and my shopping trip only takes about an hour.

And... VOILA!  Two weeks of meals ready for me to make =)  Easy as pie!