Planny Plan Plan

For those of you who know me you will be SHOCKED to discover I have been spending a large amount of time (drum roll please) PLANNING!!!
And I LIKE it.
As Kyle (husband 25) and I have been trying to be good stewards of our money we are always looking for creative ways to SAVE money. An area we had not been looking into was the food we eat. The problem is we have so many restrictions. Here is the short list
JP
Lactose intolerant, Always in a hurry, must be easy to make, must have meat in it preferable of the NUGGET variety. Must come in a box or bag mostly prepped.
Madi
Must get Baby Formula, Must be gummable, must be able to feed it to herself (she only let me spoon feed her for a week…. independent much?) Lately she as been carrying on a continuous chorus of “me me me me me” (like the seagulls in finding Nemo) while she plays I think she may be self absorbed as well.
Kyle
Not Picky, except about cheese. Must be old cheddar by Cracker Barrel
Me
Must be healthy, must yield a lot of food. Lactose intolerant. PICKY

The struggle with eating healthy and making lifestyle changes is sometimes you get into a chicken and salad SLUMP. What’s for lunch? Chicken and salad what’s for dinner? Chicken and Salad and so on. You stop cooking and enjoying food and you drudge through your chicken and salad days munching and gnawing into oblivion…. ok I exaggerate.
But then…
CAPTAIN MEAL PLANNING to the rescue.
To save money I began to meal plan for the month. It has been a learning process but I have discovered many GREAT recipes, which cannot only be, low fat but also delicious.
It has brought me back into my kitchen and made me LOVE cooking again. The benefits are as follows.
We save money
We eat great food
WE EAT IT TOGETHER AS A FAMILY
I get to learn new and fun recipes.
I have been having a great time scouring the internet and cookbooks for recipes I can make low fat.
After each meal we all (Kyle, JP, Mac, Madi and I) vote if the meal should remain in the meal plan rotation.
It’s like Meal Plan Idol.