From Rachel Woods,
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Do you struggle with planning meals for your family? I do! I don't mind cooking but I have trouble coming up with ideas and when I think of something I usually don't have the ingredients I need. So I made this Menu Planning Chart to help me figure out what I'm going to make for the next two weeks.

Directions: Print one of the Meal Planning charts below. If you laminate the sheet you can reuse it over and over. Write a list of dinners under "Meal Ideas" and a list of side dishes (optional) under "Other Ideas" or just print the Meal Planning Chart that has dinner/side dish ideas already listed for you! Select dinner ideas for the next two weeks and write them under the appropriate day. Some days can be for left overs or FFY days (Fend For Yourself, for teens/adults) so just write those in too. When your chart is ready add any special ingredients on your shopping list that you will need to buy. After you've gone to the store your meal planning is done!

There are charts in both color and black/white, you can even print one on colored paper if you'd like!

Meal Planning Chart: (PDF Files)

• Meal Planning 1 (Color with meal ideas)
• Meal Planning 2 (Color with out meal ideas)
• Meal Planning 3 (Color)
• Meal Planning 4 (B/W with meal ideas)
• Meal Planning 5 (B/W with out meal ideas)
• Meal Planning 6 (B/W)

This chart could also be used to plan meals only using your Food Storage for a week or two.