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Meal Planning: Lunch

Posted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 by Gretchen

Lunch is both the easiest meal to plan ahead for and the hardest. So much will depend on how you approach lunch… Are you a grazer? Big luncher? Small luncher? Do you prefer a sandwich every day? Maybe a salad? Perhaps you just like to have leftovers! As you can see, so many options! Here…

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Meal Planning: Breakfast

Posted on May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 by Gretchen

Have you heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day? I know some find it very tricky to fit breakfast into their morning schedule. Hopefully there will be a tip or two here that can help you out with that! I love breakfast – seriously…. give me all the cheesy egg dishes,…

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Meal Planning: Meatless Meals

Posted on April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 by Gretchen

Not just for Monday! I love a good meatless meal — it can be a great way to add veggies to your life, save some money (sometimes), and have some new creative (food) adventures! I am not a fan of foods that are trying to be meat (meat crumbles, the veggie burgers that try to…

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Meal Planning: Seafood

Posted on April 27, 2020April 27, 2020 by Gretchen

Yes, I agree, meal planning with seafood may not seem like the first thing that comes to mind, but there are some tricks you can use to plan ahead or use leftovers. First we will focus on fresh seafood. For the most part, all fresh seafood can be frozen (before cooking) — it may not…

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Meal Planning: Pork

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Gretchen

Pork is a favorite in our household — I’m not sure how much of that is just because of bacon… Especially since I have said (on multiple occasions) that I could be a vegetarian except for bacon. We will talk about more than bacon here, but it definitely deserves a solid part of the meal…

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Meal Planning: Beef

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Gretchen

Beef, it’s what’s for dinner! Beef is a type of protein that people may or may not include in their diets, in many cases due to health reasons. No problem if you eat no or very little beef – you can skip this entry (or read it and still gain lots of tips!) We choose…

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Meal Planning: Chicken

Posted on April 10, 2020April 13, 2020 by Gretchen

Now that you have completed your meal planning preparations, (if not, go here), you are ready to tackle the meals you would like to include in your calendar or schedule. There are multiple ways to approach this, but for purposes of this series, the entries will be organized by protein type. Recall that I use…

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Meal Planning: 101

Posted on April 8, 2020April 9, 2020 by Gretchen

As promised, I am bringing you a series on meal planning. This is the first installment, which will cover my recommendations for how to prepare for meal planning and the steps I take to make the process flow smoothly with your life! Meal planning is just like any other habit — it will take some…

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