Slimming World Meal Planning Ideas

MealPlanner

After trying many different meal planners, this one I made based on the one from the Dairy Farmers of Canada is the one that works best for me.  For my Slimming World Meal Planner I separated the area for meals and under each can mark down my superfree foods, free foods, healthy extras and syns.  For snacks I just tick the coloured areas since I try to stick to non syn foods.

You know how it is, you get home, you are tired and still have housework to do and order a pizza or Chinese or you start making your favourite recipe only to find you are missing a key ingredient. Meal planning can save you both time a money.  Personally, I am not into one day cooking, but it works for many. We do use leftovers from dinner for lunches the next day to save on cooking a second time or buying additional food.

Meal planning can help you save in several ways

  • You buy less at expensive prices
  • You waste less
  • You eat out / eat convenience foods less (healthier too!)
  • You spend less time deciding what to cook

How to plan your meals

First, see what food items you have. If you already have chicken in the freezer, why pay more for it this week, wait for it to go on sale. Make a list to see what you have and think about what meals/recipes match them and what other items you will need to make those meals.

Then it is time to get out those flyers. See what is cheap this week. If pork tenderloins or packs of ground chicken are on sale – plan your meals around those and buy extras to freeze for weeks when meat is expensive.

Make a list of meals with the ingredients beside them. I keep my favourite recipes on index cards and just pull out 6 for the week (we always factor in going out or getting akeout/delivery/eating at friends). If I know it will be a busy week, I include something like frozen meals depending on what is on sale that week. It is just the two of us, so when I cook, I cook for 6 – we eat that night, have a lunch portion for the fridge and another dinner portion for the freezer. If we eat out one night, we can use those dinner portions for lunches.

Write (or print) your meal plan. How often have you been on your way home and realised that you forgot to take something out of the freezer. Having a copy on your fridge will remind you to get that meal ready.

Write out your shopping list. I price match many of my groceries at Walmart, FreshCo or No Frills rather than going store to store. That way I can get the best deals without spending too much time to save the extra money.

Go Shopping. Stick to your list but have another meal in your head in case something is not in stock or if there is a store special for a great deal.

Download the slimming world meal planner here

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6 Replies to “Slimming World Meal Planning Ideas”

  1. I’ve never tried meal planning before, but I sense that I wouldn’t be good at it.

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