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Do you plan your dinners or fly by the seat of your pants?
Re: Do you plan your dinners or fly by the seat of your pants?
It depends on what I have going on during the weekend. If it's a hectic weekend it usually makes my week hectic because I wont have time to get meals together for everyday. But if it's a slow weekend I'll cook big meals and we will eat on those the whole week.
On hectic weekends I end up going to the grocery store 2 to 3 times a week. But on non hectic weekends I'll do all my shopping on a Sat. and then I won't go at all during the week.
The staples for most of our meals are non-perishable or last a while, so I do most of my grocery shopping once a month. I do pick up additional stuff like produce and bread as needed in between. We buy our milk at Braum's, so we go there fairly often and will pick up cheese and salad there as well when we need more.
We have a list of meals on the fridge and I will usually ask H in the morning what sounds good or sometimes we decide at the last minute. I keep a pencil nearby and check them off as we have them or put an X in front if we don't have all of the needed ingredients so we know which meals we have to choose from.
Plan. Sometimes I plan certain meals for certain nights because of schedule, but I usually just plan and buy for the week's dinners. Since I typically eat leftovers for lunch, I try to plan for that as well.
We shop weekly at Homeland; once every month or so at Sam's.
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Sometimes I'll plan and write down all the ingredients I need from a recipe. Usually though it's a "buy the staples" type deal. Grocery shopping typically occurs once a week, though sometimes less. I wish I could plan better though--it sucks when I realize that a certain dinner would be great to make that night, only to discover I'm missing an ingredient.
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How often do you grocery shop? Once a month I stock up on everything from chicken breasts to toilet paper. I make a list that includes toiletries as well as groceries, and I make sure to include ingredients for meals we'll definitely have in the next few weeks as well as staple items. That way if I have to go to the grocery store during the week it's only for a few things--cereal, bananas, and bread for example. I HATE grocery shopping during the week! My favorite time to go is during the summer at around 6 am when it's just me and the cashier--fun times
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I plan out meals to some degree, all of the meat in our house is frozen so I have to pull it out to thaw. I usually know what we are going to have for three days or so in advance. I go shopping about twice a month but sometimes we have to stop and grab something like fresh produce or milk.
Are your dinners planned for the entire week? Nope. I am not a big grocery shopper so when I go I just get things that sound good at the time and planning is way out of the question.
How often do you grocery shop? Usually make 1 big trip every other month then buy whatever we need until we go another big trip again.
I use to plan out meals for the week. I'm really trying to get back into it, but my taste buds are SO off and I have some weird cravings. Right now, we go to the store once a week at the most.
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I usually plan the meals for the day if I know when H will be home on time and when he will be late or if I know I will be out later in the afternoon and need a quick meal. It is pretty flexable though so if I have chicken planned for one night and pasta sounds better we can swtich.
I usually go to the grocery store once a week for a big trip and then usually have to go once more to just get produce and milk.
I usually plan the meals for the day if I know when H will be home on time and when he will be late or if I know I will be out later in the afternoon and need a quick meal. It is pretty flexable though so if I have chicken planned for one night and pasta sounds better we can swtich.
I usually go to the grocery store once a week for a big trip and then usually have to go once more to just get produce and milk.
I go shopping every 7-10 days usually. I try and have a few meals planned, and I usually always have extra chicken or hamburger meat on hand in case I need to make a quick, spur of the moment meal.