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I've never used it but I've heard that e-mealz.com is good.
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Hi Everyone,
I'd like recommendations for an online meal planning website. I used to use www.savingdinner.com. I loved the meals, they were easy and healthy. However now I have four kids - 4 years old and under and while they aren't extremely picky there are just too many meals they won't eat. Savingdinner tried to do a customizable option but it wasn't well implemented and it was expensive. I need a website that has easy family friendly meals that I get to pick a meal each day, not a whole menu. I also want it to give me the recipes and the shopping list. Does any one use a website like this?? Also if you do use it and would like referral credit if I pick it, just message me whatever information I need for that too.
Thanks!
I've never used it but I've heard that e-mealz.com is good.
I use e-mealz.com too. It is $5 a month and you can pick from an assortment of meal plans. You get a choice of 7 meals and also the shopping list and they come in PDF format. I use the Aldi shopping plan and I save a lot of time and money. The recipes are easy to follow too and are short and sweet. Great for busy parents.
I made my own system and it's cheaper because I don't pay monthly!
I took index cards and on the card I write JUST the name of the recipe, where I can find it (cookbook, recipe box, etc.) and the ingredients. I DO NOT write the entire recipe on the card.
I also have the color coded for casserole, grill, crockpot, etc. I put stars in the corner depending on how much we like each one.
When I make out my meal plan I just go through the cards and pick out the meals. All the ingredients for my shopping list are right there. I even list possible side dishes.
For a while I added ONE new recipe a week. Now I have so many cards I add a recipe once every few weeks. I did not do this all at once and I did not start with a lot of cards.
I can make out a grocery list and plan my meals in 10 minutes. And all it cost me was a pack of index cards!
thescramble.com Sounds like what you might like. It gives you a menu each week, but you can swap out as many recipes as you want from their database/earlier weeks. You then print the recipes and shopping list. Shopping list is by store area, and references recipes.
