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Originally Posted by Willravel
Every half a month I plan out half a month's meals and buy only those specific ingredients. I started this in college as a way to help me be fiscally responsible, but it's really made life a lot easier because I can plan out nutritional needs at one time, be in and out of the farmers' market and then the grocery store very quickly and there's never any question as to "what am I going to eat today?" I don't check ads or clip coupons anymore because I'm fortunate to be in a comfortable situation with money.
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How long does this actually take you? Do you write it all down on a calendar? Do you take new recipes with you to the store to make sure you get ALL the ingredients for them? Do you only cook meals you've made a zillion times so you know exactly what you need? Do you just make your grocery list from recipes you plan out?
I've wanted to live like this, but plans would always fall by the wayside if I had planned a meal that took an hour to prepare and I came home with only 20 minutes between activities to grab something to shove in my mouth. What do you do about snacks??