Friday, September 2, 2011

Eating Better With Weekly Meal Planning

By Lolita Jacobs


Considering weekly meal planning can have a positive effect on your lifestyle. It is a great way to save money, chasing sales you found throughout the week. Organizing yourself can inspire one to lose weight, buy healthier, local food, and even be an inspiration in learning to cook.

Visiting several stores, and doing your shopping with attention to daily specials will save you money in the long run. Plan on shopping once a week, and look through local grocer advertisements to find the best deals on food you want to cook. Remember to check out local butchers, bakeries, and produce stands or farmer's markets. These places often have many good deals and offer local options.

Buying fresh local meats and produce has it's own benefits. Generally the food will be fresher and taste better. Also you will be paying taxes back into local farms, thus helping a community farmer.

Losing weight is another possibility. The more time you spend looking through your shopping and cooking the meals you planned, the more opportunities you have to remove bad fats and add vegetables and fruits. The desire to eat out can decrease when you have food at home. It is pretty easy to add a calorie count to your planner, and with good choices losing some of those extra pounds is possible.

If you want to learn to cook, or just want to expand your menu, these practices can help. When faced with new foods that are on sale or just look tasty at the market, go ahead and find some recipes and bolster your chef portfolio. A couple new meals a week can make you an excellent cook in no time.

Planning your meals week to week, while taking a little extra time, can really pay off. It can potentially save you money, benefit your local community, help lose some weight, and expand your cooking skills.




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