With only a month or so until Christmas now is a great time to start thinking about your Christmas menu plan for 2023. Why start planning so early I hear you ask? …
Weekly prep and menu plan ideas for May 2023
Planning really does set you up for a better chance of success. Taking the time each week or month to plan what the family will eat can save you time, money, and …
Christmas menu planning 2022
Have you started your Christmas menu planning for 2022 yet? I made a start this week as I scoured the internet for Christmas menu plans for this post! I love putting together …
Menu planning ideas and lunch box ideas for November 2022
Need some menu planning ideas? Then this post is for you! I have been menu planning for over 15 years and documenting a lot of it here on the blog for the …
Menu planning ideas and lunch box ideas for Spring 2022
A little late posting this because I was a little late getting around to planning for the month. It then took me longer to get them into this post as I broke …
Menu planning ideas and lunch box ideas for August 2022
And we are almost into the last month of winter – hooray! I wanted to put together a monthly menu plan pretty quickly for the family and have shopping lists ready to …
Weekly food prep and menu plan ideas for June 2022
Below I have listed some weekly food prep and menu plan ideas for June. For most of this year I have been menu planning from week to week. This started due to …
Christmas menu planning ideas 2021
This post is part of the 2021 Christmas Planning series on the blog. You can find other posts in the series here including gift idea lists and planning checklists. Do you have your …
Menu planning ideas and lunch box recipes for winter 2021
Simple plans full of favourites the kids love are what I have created for the remaining weeks of winter. Here’s hoping we spend much less of this winter in lockdown than we …
Menu planning ideas and lunch box recipes for June 2021
As I have documented hundreds of menu plans on the blog, I can go back to a similar time of year and copy weekly menu plans and easily build a monthly plan …
Menu planning ideas and lunch box recipes for March 2021
This is my first monthly menu planning ideas post for 2021. COVID-19 changed lots of things for us in 2020 and as I wrote about back in March last year, when you …
Christmas menu plan ideas 2020
This post is part of my 2020 Christmas series. Click here to find other posts in the series. It has been a few years since I have collated some Christmas menu plan …
My family meal prep sessions – ideas to help make daily life easier
Each Sunday I share the family meal prep I have completed on the weekend to the Planning With Kids Facebook Page. Some lovely readers join in and share what they have been …
Menu planning in times of (perceived) scarcity COVID-19
My standard menu planning process is to do it as a batched task. I will menu plan for a month then shop weekly for key ingredients and do top-up shops as needed …
Weekly food prep and menu plan ideas for November 2019
Some delicious fruit and veg coming into season at the moment! Melons are already flavour of the month for us! November Seasonal Fruit And Vegetables Fruits:banana, berries – strawberry, cherry, grapefruit, loquat, …
Tips for meal prepping veggies
Meal prep is one simple task you can do that has a huge impact on family life through out the week. Each weekend during the school terms I share my weekly meal …
Weekly food prep and menu plan ideas for September 2019
I have already mentioned it at least once before, but menu planning has been such a massive help since I have been doing some contract work outside of the home. If you …
Weekly food prep and menu plan ideas for August 2019
I was super happy to write up this plan for August – it is the last month of winter! Man I cannot wait for winter to end this year. In tweaking our …