We have become SO busy now that our kids are getting older. Even though they each only have one activity that they are involved in, that’s 3 kids times 1 activity equals 3 nights a week that are taken up. Well, four actually since my middle son is at the gym 2 times a week. And then with church and other life’s activities, we are BUSY! So, guess what suffers as a result of all this busyness? That’s right – meals.

I did some searching around on the ‘net to see what I could find that might help me out in this area. I found a video that has peaked my interest. Watch it below:

Meal Planning Guides for Busy Moms: Meal Planner 101

Not only do I share the same name with the creator of MealPlanner101, but she has 3 kids that she is toting around to activities too. Now this seems like a woman I can learn something from and her system sounds like something that would be perfect for me.

I hopped over to her site and I am considering ordering her dvd/notebook combo kit for $29.95. You can also just order the dvd for $19.95 if you don’t want the notebook. I long for the days that I always knew what was for breakfast, lunch and dinner and for the days that I knew my pantry, fridge and freezer were well stocked with what I needed. I have let this slip through the cracks and I am putting a stop to it!

If I do decide to order this meal planner, you can bet that I’ll do a full review and let you know what I thought. Be sure and visit Meal Planner 101 and check it out!

if you have any meal planning tips to share, please feel free to do so!

Update: Meal Planner 101 is on its way to me! I am SO excited and will give you a review of it after I’ve had a chance to check it out and implement it.

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MealPlanner101 – Supper Saturday

One great way to keep up with the meal planning in your house is to designate certain days with certain meals. For example, every Friday could be pizza night or every Tuesday could be Mexican food night. Giving a couple of days out of the week a theme will help you tremendously when it comes time to planning the monthly or weekly meals. I have known some people to give every day of the week a theme. It’s up to you if you do a few days or all of them.

Do you have any meal planning tips for Supper Saturday? If so, please share!

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Pizza on Fridays, Mexican on Tuesdays – Supper Saturday