Step by Step Meal Planning For Beginners

Never meal planned before?

Are you unsure how to start meal planning?

Do you feel overwhelmed with where to start meal planning?

In today's video, I'm breaking down the steps of meal planning into tiny little bites. We'll go over the basics of meal planning with 7 steps to get you started. I also share resources for meal inspiration, meal planning guides, and additional meal planning tools.

1. Check your fridge

1. Compost spoiled prepared meals, produce, dairy, and condiments

2. Make a note of what you wasted

   1. over time you may notice that you tend to toss the same things over and over

2. Write down the list of ingredients you have in the fridge (with amounts) that you want to eat up this week.

3. Get inspiration for other meals

1. Cook what’s in season

2. Grocery store mailers

3. Pinterest search

4. Family recipes

5. Cookbooks you have on hand

6. Favorite foods inventory

4. Fill out Meal Planning Guide

5. With your chosen recipes, compare the ingredients in the recipe to the ingredients that you have in your fridge, freezer, and pantry.

6. Add any ingredients that you are missing write onto a grocery shopping list with the required quantities

7. Keep you meal plan somewhere visible and/or easy to access