This week will be my first foray into meal/menu planning. I spent about 30 minutes this morning checking the local grocery store's circular and looking up some menus. I will go grocery shopping after work tonight.
Here is my plan:
Monday- tacos
Tuesday-balsamic roast in the crockpot with roasted potatoes and carrots
Wednesday-dinner out with mom
Thursday-pork chop suey over udon noodles
Friday-beer and brown sugar kielbasa and seurkraut
How'd I do? Two meals are crockpot, but I can mix up the dates if I need to. I also anticipate leftovers for lunch with a number of these meals. If something changes and we end up with other plans, I have tons of freezer space to fill, and I can pull it out for later. Also, if any other proteins look good and are on sale tonight, I might grab them to freeze anyway. That way I will have them available for a later time.
Am I doing this right?