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  1. I have to say I have been searching for a way to meal plan and grocery shop and find the time to do all of it right. You have created EXACTLY what I need. I am even thinking about the Paprika app. I hope I can put this into effect this weekend!!! Thank u!!!!

    1. Christene Holder says:

      Yay! I’m so glad it was helpful Samantha! Let me know how it goes. Also, Paprika is sooooo worth it! You will be so happy when you get it and it’s basically the price of one coffee 🙂

      So glad this was helpful to you!
      >> Christene

  2. I love your meal planning system and I’m going to give it a try! I noticed that you color code your entries. Could you explain more about that please?

    1. Christene Holder says:

      Hi Maggie,

      There’s really no reason for the color coding, I just used a bunch of different colors to make it pretty 🙂 But you could definitely color code if you wanted. It might be helpful for the grocery list. Green could be produce, Red for meat, blue for frozen…etc.

      Hope that helps!

      >> Christene

  3. I have tried meal planning previously but found that our schedules were always changing. I am now a stay at home mom so I am going to give it another try! Thanks for the advice!!

    1. Christene Holder says:

      I’m glad to help! Yea, I totally understand the changing schedules issue. I’m not perfect at meal planning, and I definitely don’t have everything filled out right every week. But, having the printable available to use helps a lot. It’s nice to have somewhat of a structure to start with, even if you maybe don’t follow the plan exactly every time.

      Good luck with your meal planning 🙂

      >> Christene

  4. Is there a similar app for Android? This looks really helpful! I keep thinking I would like an app that can either scan all my food items and make a list for me, then generate recipes, or I can add recipes to it so it knows what we like/eat and can suggest a meal based on what I have on hand.

    1. Christene Holder says:

      Hey Jenni! I don’t have an android phone, but I did a quick search and it looks like there are a couple similar apps. From the descriptions it looks like these have the ability to import recipes from the web and save them into a digital recipe box. Maybe check these out :). Hope this helps
      https://play.google.com/store/apps/similar?id=com.hindsightlabs.paprika

      >> Christene

  5. The blue pouch. I need more information. It is beautiful!

    lol also everything else is great and I’m trying your printable today.

    1. Christene Holder says:

      Lol – Nicole, the blue pouch is actually a little pouch that came with a purse that I bought at Kohl’s. I’m not sure if they sell it anymore. Pouches are so handy – I know that Marshalls, TJMaxx and Homegoods sometimes have pouches. Also, the Container Store has some too.

      Thanks for visiting! Hope you love the printable.

      >> Christene

  6. Laura Washington says:

    I love it! I am trying this tomorrow! I have been looking for something like this for a while! Thank you!

    1. Christene Holder says:

      You’re welcome Laura! I hope that you find it helpful for planning 🙂

      >> Christene

      1. Laura Washington says:

        I’m having trouble downloading the Meal Planner printable. I have signed up twice for The Library. Can you help?

        1. Christene Holder says:

          Hi Laura! I’m so sorry you are have trouble. Please send me an email at Christene@keystoinspiration.com and I can help you out and get you access.

          >> Christene

  7. With a husband & 5 kids it was impossible to please everyone everyday. I started with 5 sheets of notebook paper to become 5 five week rotation plan. I listed 3 of our family regular meals on each page ( no duplicates). Each week a child could add a meal & the husband would add a meal (again no duplicates). I would then choose 2 New recipes each week. Like you, I also planned the meals according to our schedule for the week. It resulted in much less complaining & simplified the planning process.

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