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One of my downfalls is winging it, sooooo how do you go about making a meal
plan? I use DietPower so I can easily enter in recipes. I can also guess at what I'm going to be eating and look at how it shapes up nutritionally. If anyone has any suggestions on better planning I'd sure appreciate it. |
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http://www.livingonadime.com/ordering.htm
i have not just beans and and it's not a diet book...it's a eat cheap book and making things from scratch is very healthy because it's not factory food |
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"nkd_one" wrote in message oups.com... http://www.livingonadime.com/ordering.htm i have not just beans and and it's not a diet book...it's a eat cheap book and making things from scratch is very healthy because it's not factory food Thanks! |
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malaka wrote: One of my downfalls is winging it, sooooo how do you go about making a meal plan? I use DietPower so I can easily enter in recipes. I can also guess at what I'm going to be eating and look at how it shapes up nutritionally. If anyone has any suggestions on better planning I'd sure appreciate it. A great resource is Cooking Light magazine. What I really enjoy about it, is it not only gives recipes but meal ideas, exercise and travel info. Their website is really nice as well. www.cookinglight.com Martha |
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malaka wrote:
One of my downfalls is winging it, sooooo how do you go about making a meal plan? I use DietPower so I can easily enter in recipes. I can also guess at what I'm going to be eating and look at how it shapes up nutritionally. If anyone has any suggestions on better planning I'd sure appreciate it. I have the same problem with not planning my meals and just throwing something together at the last minute. I read a suggestion in _The Pleasure Trap_ by Douglas Lisle and Alan Goldhamer (excellent book, btw) -- they recommend working out weekly meal schedule so that you know what you will be preparing each day of the week. That way you have a plan and it is easier to stick to it without going too far astray. They say if one week of repeating meals is too boring then make a two or three week rotation. Anyway, this is something that my grandmother used to do and I think it helps reduce preparation time. I think I'll have to try it out. --Scott |
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When I decide on what I'd like to eat I go to http://www.lifetimetv.com/reallife/d...ota/index.html and check to see whether my choices are good for me and if I need to add something or eat less of something. I've found that page very helpful for planning my meals.
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"Black Metal Martha" wrote in message oups.com... malaka wrote: One of my downfalls is winging it, sooooo how do you go about making a meal plan? I use DietPower so I can easily enter in recipes. I can also guess at what I'm going to be eating and look at how it shapes up nutritionally. If anyone has any suggestions on better planning I'd sure appreciate it. A great resource is Cooking Light magazine. What I really enjoy about it, is it not only gives recipes but meal ideas, exercise and travel info. Their website is really nice as well. www.cookinglight.com Martha Thanks! |
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"Scott" wrote in message
... malaka wrote: One of my downfalls is winging it, sooooo how do you go about making a meal plan? I use DietPower so I can easily enter in recipes. I can also guess at what I'm going to be eating and look at how it shapes up nutritionally. If anyone has any suggestions on better planning I'd sure appreciate it. I have the same problem with not planning my meals and just throwing something together at the last minute. I read a suggestion in _The Pleasure Trap_ by Douglas Lisle and Alan Goldhamer (excellent book, btw) -- they recommend working out weekly meal schedule so that you know what you will be preparing each day of the week. That way you have a plan and it is easier to stick to it without going too far astray. They say if one week of repeating meals is too boring then make a two or three week rotation. Anyway, this is something that my grandmother used to do and I think it helps reduce preparation time. I think I'll have to try it out. --Scott A great common sense approach. I did develop a table. One part has ingredients I have on hand; another has 'reminders' of what I can have for each meal. Then I did a weekly one and penciled in meals. One day a week I'll try a new recipe to keep it from getting boring. It sounds complicated, but I do really well with outlines and tables. Guess it's the geek in me. Maybe after I've been at this for awhile I won't need the tables. Chris seems to have her food intake down to a science! |
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"Gardenia" wrote in message
... When I decide on what I'd like to eat I go to http://www.lifetimetv.com/reallife/d...ota/index.html and check to see whether my choices are good for me and if I need to add something or eat less of something. I've found that page very helpful for planning my meals. -- Gardenia That was great! Thanks. |
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malaka wrote:
One of my downfalls is winging it, sooooo how do you go about making a meal plan? I use DietPower so I can easily enter in recipes. I can also guess at what I'm going to be eating and look at how it shapes up nutritionally. If anyone has any suggestions on better planning I'd sure appreciate it. Have you considered http://www.savingdinner.com/? -- jmk in NC |
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