QOTW: How do you typically plan out your meals?

[Guest guest]

Time for some new questions of the week [QOTW].

As always they are just for fun and to inspire sharing

with eachother as we follow our individual vegetarian

paths [or semiveg/transitioningveg, whichever the case

may be].

 

These questions are for August 13th thru 19th, '06:

 

How do you typically plan out your meals?

 

Are you a once-a-month organized type, more of a

spontanious pantry raider, or something in between?

 

Share some tips for meal planning that have worked for

you. I am sure we will all learn something useful from

eachother.

[Guest guest]

> How do you typically plan out your meals?

 

I plan 2 weeks at a time, 1 week if I only have a few minutes.

I list main dish and buy sides according to sales. i to the

mailers at http://www.savingdinner.com and that helps a lot.

 

> Are you a once-a-month organized type, more of a

> spontanious pantry raider, or something in between?

 

semi-organized. I used to be a lot better. I am trying to get back

into it. I plan on doing some doubling and freezing soon so I dont

have to shop or cook afgter the baby is here. I have two freezers, I

might as well use them both!

 

I used to use a system that worked well, each night had a theme.

That's changed with our eating habits tho.

 

meg

[Guest guest]

~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote: Time for some new questions

of the week [QOTW].

As always they are just for fun and to inspire sharing

with eachother as we follow our individual vegetarian

paths [or semiveg/transitioningveg, whichever the case

may be].

 

These questions are for August 13th thru 19th, '06:

 

How do you typically plan out your meals?

 

 

Are you a once-a-month organized type, more of a

spontanious pantry raider, or something in between?

 

I try to plan one meal and one day at a time (economical as well as

nutritional). My husband is a meat eater, so when he is working his crazy

shifts, I try to make something quick and easy that he will eat when he gets

home...usually grilled chicken, mac and cheese, spaghetti and meat sauce, or

bean chilil...with side veggies or salad.

I grab what ever ...sometimes a piece of string cheese, a salad, or some

other veggies or fruits (sometimes just a cereal bar). I am not picky, only

no

meat, so I am the easy one and

don't require much in the way of food preparation. Maybe I will do better

when the weather cools down and I make some of the crock pot or soup

recipes and freeze them for later meals.

 

Share some tips for meal planning that have worked for

you. I am sure we will all learn something useful from

eachother.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote:

How do you typically plan out your meals?

I sit down on Sunday and plan my meals for the week so I (hopefully) only have

to shop once.

 

Are you a once-a-month organized type, more of a

spontanious pantry raider, or something in between?

I try to be a once a week organized type, plan for leftovers, etc... but my

husband has a really weird schedule, and doesn't know from one day to the next

if he will be home or gone for several days. I usually plan 3-4 " us " meals, and

2 or 3 for just me if Tom doesn't get to come home.

 

Share some tips for meal planning that have worked for

you.

Gather all your recipes together when you make your grocery list. Even if its

something that you just make from scratch, write down the ingredients so you

have them in front of you when you make your list. That way you can spend more

time cooking and less time shopping.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi All,

How do I plan out my meals? Usually, one meal at a time--but when

I'm at school not much of anything gets planned!

--April

 

 

, " ~ PT ~ "

<patchouli_troll wrote:

>

> Time for some new questions of the week [QOTW].

> As always they are just for fun and to inspire sharing

> with eachother as we follow our individual vegetarian

> paths [or semiveg/transitioningveg, whichever the case

> may be].

>

> These questions are for August 13th thru 19th, '06:

>

> How do you typically plan out your meals?

>

> Are you a once-a-month organized type, more of a

> spontanious pantry raider, or something in between?

>

> Share some tips for meal planning that have worked for

> you. I am sure we will all learn something useful from

> eachother.

>

[Guest guest]

}{onestly, I look in the fridge to see what will go bad if I don't use

it! haha Then if all is well I check the freezer to spot something

easy and quick so I can dash out the door to the mall... some ppl

never grow up hahaha

 

 

 

 

, Jennifer <jenni45962

wrote:

>

>

>

> ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote:

> How do you typically plan out your meals?

> I sit down on Sunday and plan my meals for the week so I

(hopefully) only have to shop once.

>

> Are you a once-a-month organized type, more of a

> spontanious pantry raider, or something in between?

>

[Guest guest]

Dialog as follows:

Me: What do you want for supper?

Jeff: What do we have?

I list off everything in each cabinet, in the refrigerator, and the freezer

Jeff: Um, does any of that sound good to you?

Me: Well I thought the (insert food item) sounded good, and we could have (food

item) and (food item) to go with it, and for dessert we could have (sweet food

item).

Jeff: Well you can have that, I'll just make ramen noodles.

Me: You're going to make me cook them, Jeff, why don't we just pick something we

all like and just make one meal?

Family: gets into car, and goes to Jack In The Box.

 

Kadee Sedtal

 

cuppa_2u <cuppa_2u wrote: }{onestly,

I look in the fridge to see what will go bad if I don't use

it! haha Then if all is well I check the freezer to spot something

easy and quick so I can dash out the door to the mall... some ppl

never grow up hahaha

 

, Jennifer <jenni45962

wrote:

>

>

>

> ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote:

> How do you typically plan out your meals?

> I sit down on Sunday and plan my meals for the week so I

(hopefully) only have to shop once.

>

> Are you a once-a-month organized type, more of a

> spontanious pantry raider, or something in between?

>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stay in the know. Pulse on the new .com. Check it out.

 

 

[Guest guest]

LOL! You get cooking that food, Kadee.

They will smell it and want what you are

having over that fast food junk, I just know it.

Especially if you make something fresh,

tried and true from our recipe files.

 

~ PT ~

 

" With one mind we address our acknowledgement, respect, and gratefulness to all

the

sacred Cycle of Life. We, as humans, must remember to be humble and acknowledge

the

gifts we use so freely in our daily lives. "

~ Audrey Shenandoah, ONONDAGA

~~~*~~~*~~~>

, Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote:

>

> Dialog as follows:

> Me: What do you want for supper?

> Jeff: What do we have?

> I list off everything in each cabinet, in the refrigerator, and the freezer

> Jeff: Um, does any of that sound good to you?

> Me: Well I thought the (insert food item) sounded good, and we could have

(food item)

and (food item) to go with it, and for dessert we could have (sweet food item).

> Jeff: Well you can have that, I'll just make ramen noodles.

> Me: You're going to make me cook them, Jeff, why don't we just pick something

we all

like and just make one meal?

> Family: gets into car, and goes to Jack In The Box.

>

> Kadee Sedtal

>

> cuppa_2u <cuppa_2u wrote: }{onestly, I

look in the fridge to

see what will go bad if I don't use

> it! haha Then if all is well I check the freezer to spot something

> easy and quick so I can dash out the door to the mall... some ppl

> never grow up hahaha

>

> , Jennifer <jenni45962@>

> wrote:

> >

> >

> >

> > ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll@> wrote:

> > How do you typically plan out your meals?

> > I sit down on Sunday and plan my meals for the week so I

> (hopefully) only have to shop once.

> >

> > Are you a once-a-month organized type, more of a

> > spontanious pantry raider, or something in between?

> >

 

> Stay in the know. Pulse on the new .com. Check it out.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Well now that's why I joined the list! He's sick of what I cook, so he wants

drive-thru. I saw several things in the files in this and one other

vegetarian list that I'm going to shop for next time at the grocery store.

Should be good!!

 

Kadee Sedtal

 

~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll wrote:

LOL! You get cooking that food, Kadee.

They will smell it and want what you are

having over that fast food junk, I just know it.

Especially if you make something fresh,

tried and true from our recipe files.

 

~ PT ~

 

" With one mind we address our acknowledgement, respect, and gratefulness to

all the

sacred Cycle of Life. We, as humans, must remember to be humble and

acknowledge the

gifts we use so freely in our daily lives. "

~ Audrey Shenandoah, ONONDAGA

~~~*~~~*~~~>

, Kadee M <abbey_road3012 wrote:

>

> Dialog as follows:

> Me: What do you want for supper?

> Jeff: What do we have?

> I list off everything in each cabinet, in the refrigerator, and the freezer

> Jeff: Um, does any of that sound good to you?

> Me: Well I thought the (insert food item) sounded good, and we could have

(food item)

and (food item) to go with it, and for dessert we could have (sweet food

item).

> Jeff: Well you can have that, I'll just make ramen noodles.

> Me: You're going to make me cook them, Jeff, why don't we just pick

something we all

like and just make one meal?

> Family: gets into car, and goes to Jack In The Box.

>

> Kadee Sedtal

>

> cuppa_2u <cuppa_2u wrote: }{onestly, I

look in the fridge to

see what will go bad if I don't use

> it! haha Then if all is well I check the freezer to spot something

> easy and quick so I can dash out the door to the mall... some ppl

> never grow up hahaha

>

> , Jennifer <jenni45962@>

> wrote:

> >

> >

> >

> > ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll@> wrote:

> > How do you typically plan out your meals?

> > I sit down on Sunday and plan my meals for the week so I

> (hopefully) only have to shop once.

> >

> > Are you a once-a-month organized type, more of a

> > spontanious pantry raider, or something in between?

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> Stay in the know. Pulse on the new .com. Check it out.

>

>

[Guest guest]

> > > ~ PT ~ <patchouli_troll@> wrote:

> > > How do you typically plan out your meals?

> > > I sit down on Sunday and plan my meals for the week so I

> > (hopefully) only have to shop once.

> > >

> > > Are you a once-a-month organized type, more of a

> > > spontanious pantry raider, or something in between?

 

 

i usually plan one meal at a time. and change my mind 40000 times

before i decide what to make. then i realize i don't have all the

ingredients, so i'll either run to the store and change my mind a

million more times and come home with ingredients for something

completely different, or i'll just invent something with whatever i

have in the house. that's what i did last night. i just came back

from hiking in alaska, so i haven't bought groceries yet and want to

wait a few days so i have some money to play with. i found seitan,

large-pearl couscous, and a bag of frozen broccoli. i threw it all in

a pot with veggie broth and herbs and lemon, and it came out really

yummy. tonight will probably be beans and rice, because that's what i

have.

 

melody

 

http://www.flawlessfitness.com

 

http://www.melodysmusic.net

[Guest guest]

, " ~ PT ~ "

<patchouli_troll wrote:

>

> Time for some new questions of the week [QOTW].

> As always they are just for fun and to inspire sharing

> with eachother as we follow our individual vegetarian

> paths [or semiveg/transitioningveg, whichever the case

> may be].

>

> These questions are for August 13th thru 19th, '06:

>

> How do you typically plan out your meals?

 

I plan meals a day at a time, either the morning of,

or the night before. Even then, I'm only loosely

planning ingredients for the day (as a calorie and

nutrition counter) not so much the recipes.

 

When I know I'm playing in a chess tournament on a

given weekend, that's when I plan for multiple days.

 

> Are you a once-a-month organized type, more of a

> spontanious pantry raider, or something in between?

 

I keep the house insanely stocked, so I'll always

have what I feel like eating on hand. Sometimes,

of course, the fresh stuff dictates when you'll use

it, lest it go bad, but that's OK, as veggies are

very versatile and can fit whatever mood you're in

with the right spices.

 

> Share some tips for meal planning that have worked for

> you. I am sure we will all learn something useful from

> eachother.

 

I use the DietPower software program.

 

 

-Erin

www.zenpawn.com/vegblog