Recently, I wanted a white board to have a physical list of homemade healthy food available at home. We didn’t have the money for one so we bought some dry-erase markers and taped old paper bags onto the back of the glass of our rarely used china cabinet. I like having a big visible list in the kitchen so my husband and I could refrain from opening the fridge several times a day. I also like planning a day before or on the day of so I can gouge what we’re craving for and which ingredients we have available that day.
Forgive the handwriting but I listed down several foods and recipes that we enjoy and have been repeats in our diet. We also wanted it to be relatively cheap so we process and prep meals at home to save food. All of the meals and food items listed are vegan. So far, we’ve been saving up great and feeling better with relatively healthier eating :D
How do you plan your meals?
image description: A china cabinet with its glass doors used like a white board. Brown paper bags are taped behind the glass to make the text visible.
I wrote my own app that I use to enter all my recipes. In the app, I then select which meals to prepare for any given day of the week, along with number of servings I need to prepare for my wife, kids and myself. The app lets me create a shopping list from the selected meals with the correct amounts that I need to buy. I then take this shopping list (copied to the Notes App) to the grocery store and buy everything I need. The app even lets me store preparation instructions, so I use it again while cooking. If you want to try it out yourself: it's available on the Google Play Store: Shop&Cook
That's really cool! I unfortunately have iOS devices but I've been trying to figure out automation via Notion instead