Menu Planner

So I decided that instead of writing in a coil scribbler, i would make a nice scrabook page to hang on the fridge to organize my meals.
I have been asked why i organize my meals per week and also why do I have a months worth of menus. Well for one it saves money! and who doesn't like to save a few pennies. When you make a list of the meals you want to eat for the month, make a shopping list, check your pantry and head off to the grocery store during 10% off tuesday, you will be amazed how much you can save! I do still have to head to the grocery store once a week to buy fresh veggies and dairy, but it will help from wondering the isles and giving in to the cravings.
To make the monthly menu planner to work, you need to be flexible. On a night where I have soup planned, and we don't feel like soup, i will pull out a recipe from a different day and replace it, knowing i have the ingredients in my pantry to make it.
So as you can see from my picture, i have the days of the week listed and across the recipe card ready to be pulled and used. This is more of a benefit for my kids who want to help cook, most of the meals I prepare from my head. There is room for a pad of paper to put the shopping list on, just have to get to the dollar store to get one!