{"id":20208,"date":"2013-09-05T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/?p=20208"},"modified":"2023-01-24T00:14:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T06:14:38","slug":"meal-planning-for-busy-moms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/meal-planning-for-busy-moms\/","title":{"rendered":"Meal Planning for Busy Moms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meal planning can be one of the easiest ways for a family to save money &ndash; without or without couponing. And, dinner time can be one of the most stressful times of the day, especially when you find yourself in a busy season of life. That&rsquo;s where a tool like <a title=\"affiliate link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-6134737-11280334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">emeals<\/a> can come in handy.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-6134737-11146109\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ftjcfx.com\/image-6134737-11146109\" alt=\"\" width=\"336\" height=\"280\" border=\"0\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.ftjcfx.com\/image-6134737-11146109\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"sponsored\">\n<center><em>I received this product free for the purpose of reviewing it.&nbsp; I received no other compensation for this review.&nbsp; The opinions expressed in this review are my personal, honest opinions.&nbsp; Your experience may vary. Please read my full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weirdunsocializedhomeschoolers.com\/disclosure-policy\">disclosure policy<\/a> for more details. <\/em><\/center><\/div>\n<h2>Meal Planning for Busy Families<\/h2>\n<p>A subscription meal planning service, emeals can save you time and money. With multiple stores and meal plans to choose from, there is something for nearly everyone. There are, literally, a dozen meal plans to choose from, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-6134737-11439069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Classic<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Low-fat<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"affiliate link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-6134737-11439091\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Slow cooker<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Paleo<\/li>\n<li>Vegetarian<\/li>\n<li>Gluten free<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"affiliate link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-6134737-11299146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Clean eating<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not only that, but you can choose from eight specific grocery stores or a generic list for any other store. You&rsquo;ll recognize some of the major grocery chains, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Publix<\/li>\n<li>Whole Foods<\/li>\n<li>Kroger<\/li>\n<li>Safeway<\/li>\n<li>Aldi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even Target and Walmart are on the list and you can further customize your meal plan by indicating your family size.<\/p>\n<p>Each week, you&rsquo;ll get an email with your meal plan for that week, including <strong>recipes, prep time, and a printable shopping list<\/strong> that you can take to the store with you. The meal plans include a main dish and side dishes. For an additional subscription price, you can even add breakfast and lunch menus and shopping lists.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and don&rsquo;t worry about choosing a meal plan that you don&rsquo;t like. <strong>You can change plans once a month<\/strong>, which means you can try a few or try them all until you find the one you like best.<\/p>\n<h2>Grocery Savings with emeals<\/h2>\n<p>Being able to choose your store not only makes shopping convenient, but, if you&rsquo;re a coupon shopper, you can save even more by <strong>matching up your coupons with the sales and buy-one-get-one free offers listed in red<\/strong> on your emeals shopping list.<\/p>\n<p>Even if you don&rsquo;t use coupons, you can save money just by taking advantage of the specials emeals has discovered for you at your favorite store each week. Plus, I find that I save money any time I shop with a list just because I stay focused on what I need and don&rsquo;t throw a bunch of unnecessary items in my shopping cart.<\/p>\n<h2>Try new recipes with emeals<\/h2>\n<p>Some of the recipes are for more classic dishes (on the classic meal plan, anyway), such as BBQ pork or shepherd&rsquo;s pie. There are always some new (to me) recipes to try, as well, especially on some of the other meal plans.<\/p>\n<p>Now, I&rsquo;ll confess, I haven&rsquo;t used emeals like I thought I would. I don&rsquo;t just print off the recipe and head off to the store. I&rsquo;m too set in my ways for that, I think. What I have been doing is<strong> saving all the emailed menus in a folder so that I can pull them out and get new recipe ideas<\/strong> for when I&rsquo;m feeling stuck or in a rut.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-6134737-11430456\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ftjcfx.com\/image-6134737-11430456\" alt=\"eMeals Meal Plans\" width=\"570\" height=\"120\" border=\"0\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.ftjcfx.com\/image-6134737-11430456\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Have you ever tried <\/em><\/strong><a title=\"affiliate link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-6134737-11280334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong><em>emeals<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>? Do you think a subscription menu planning service would make your life simpler?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meal planning can be one of the easiest ways for a family to save money &ndash; without or without couponing. And, dinner time can be one of the most stressful times of the day, especially when you find yourself in a busy season of life. 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