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I A M A D D I C T E D to food boxes! Hello Fresh, Miss Fresh, Chefs Plate...Good Food. All a yes for me! After a tough season in my life ( you can read about here) I decided to give myself a pick me up and treat myself to food boxes to motivate myself to cook! Took keep it super affordable I signed up to lots of different companies and made use of their promotions(#immahustler). I managed to stretch that out over a 6 week period! And today that 6 weeks has come to an end! I digress...
While I could extend it by using friends houses for delivery...I will save it for another time I may find it useful!
The problem is...I am now A D D I C T E D. The idea of grocery shopping is a now a foreign concept. Meal planning seems overwhelming...I am wondering how I did it for the past decade??
Yes... I am being a bit dramatic, however I think what stresses out most people, is the "What to cook?" moment. So here are a few things I am going to implement this week to lessen my day to day cooking stress!
P L A N. I guess this goes without saying? Doing it is entirely different. Each week I will sit down and write out what I want to make Mon-Fri. All breakfasts & dinners. Lunch is always a hit and miss in this house.
L I S T. After I plan out my meals, I will write what I need for each meal. I find once you already have your meal plan written, it's easy to write a grocery list. You end up buying exactly what you need.
O R G A N I Z E. One of the things I loved about food boxes is the organization. I grab the bag and all I need for my meal is pretty much inside the bag. Except for meat and any canned gods. To replicate this, when I am putting away the groceries, I separate what I need for each meal into a giant zip lock bag with the meal written on the bag.
E N J O Y. Here's to the continued food box life...but at a much cheaper price! The initial planning may seem a bit daunting, but after a month or so if you keep all your meal plans and grocery lists you can just keep repeating your meals and will no longer need to rewrite lists. It's a Y A A A S S S S for me!!
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The problem is...I am now A D D I C T E D. The idea of grocery shopping is a now a foreign concept. Meal planning seems overwhelming...I am wondering how I did it for the past decade??
Yes... I am being a bit dramatic, however I think what stresses out most people, is the "What to cook?" moment. So here are a few things I am going to implement this week to lessen my day to day cooking stress!
P L A N. I guess this goes without saying? Doing it is entirely different. Each week I will sit down and write out what I want to make Mon-Fri. All breakfasts & dinners. Lunch is always a hit and miss in this house.
L I S T. After I plan out my meals, I will write what I need for each meal. I find once you already have your meal plan written, it's easy to write a grocery list. You end up buying exactly what you need.
O R G A N I Z E. One of the things I loved about food boxes is the organization. I grab the bag and all I need for my meal is pretty much inside the bag. Except for meat and any canned gods. To replicate this, when I am putting away the groceries, I separate what I need for each meal into a giant zip lock bag with the meal written on the bag.
E N J O Y. Here's to the continued food box life...but at a much cheaper price! The initial planning may seem a bit daunting, but after a month or so if you keep all your meal plans and grocery lists you can just keep repeating your meals and will no longer need to rewrite lists. It's a Y A A A S S S S for me!!
Vee I LOOOOOVE the food boxes. The ideas are so delicious and new and to know I have dinner pretty much ready, all I have to do is cook = AMAZING! I might need to do your idea and just hustle these companies to get some sweet deals lol
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Girl. I am telling you. I haven't done them for a month and I am ready to get my hustle back on. Way easier and great for busy lodestlif
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