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by Stacy  19 Comments

Meal Planning – A Video Tutorial

Here is a little video I put together for you all about how I use Plan To Eat to do our weekly meal plan. Some of you have asked me questions about how it works and how we do our meal planning, so I thought it would be easier to just show everyone at once. 🙂 (PS – The FTC says I have to tell you that’s my affiliate link. Blah, blah, blah.)

Also, take note that the way that I do our meal plans might not be the way everyone does it…because sometimes I do things weird – this is just the way I like to meal plan. And it will give you a general idea of how the software works.

Part of the way that we save money is by eating at home…and if you have a meal plan, that makes things SO much easier.  One of the best ways to cut costs in your kitchen is to meal plan – so what are you waiting for?!

If you think you want to try Plan to Eat, the first month is FREE! Booya! I love telling you about free stuff. It’s only $39 a year or $4.95 a month – less than the cost of ONE meal eating out. You really can’t beat that.

But guess what?! Coming up on Black Friday weekend, you can get an annual Plan To Eat membership for 50% off!.

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And as usual, I don’t tell you about things I don’t use and love myself. Because that would make me a liar…and you would see through that pretty quick. Plus, that’s not how I roll. I’m a Tell-It-Like-It-Is kinda girl.

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About Stacy

Stacy is a Homemaking and Business Mom Mentor, the author of two cookbooks, creator of multiple e-courses, seasoned life coach, and comedian extraordinaire. Her first priority is her husband and her children - family first. She presses on each day because her calling is to teach, train, and mentor other ladies to have their dreams. She believes if it’s not easy, you won’t do it – because she’s lived it. She’ll bring YOU the awesome so that you can get your home back into control and watch your business soar. For tips and easy strategies, you can follow her on Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram.

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  1. Marybeth Demeter says

    October 21, 2015 at 1:47 pm

    Hi Stacy!
    I just found out about you from a Dave Ramsey hashtag on Instagram! Your wonderful, we are just starting out on our journey to be debt free. Is there anyway this code still works for October 2015 readers?

    Thanks
    Marybeth

    Reply
    • Barry says

      October 21, 2015 at 2:13 pm

      Sorry Marybeth, the code is expired. I do have it on good authority though (wink, wink) that there is going to be a BIG Black Friday sale with Plan to Eat you could take advantage of if you can wait a few weeks. 😉

      Reply
  2. Stacy says

    July 30, 2013 at 8:47 am

    You can friend me. 🙂 It only shows my recipes though.

    Reply
  3. Samara Starchman says

    July 29, 2013 at 7:11 pm

    Haha! Nevermind! I finally finished the last of the video. 🙂

    Reply
  4. Samara Starchman says

    July 29, 2013 at 6:31 pm

    I love Plan to Eat AND I love your site. I was reading on a THM post that you have meal plans on Plan to Eat. Do I friend you on Plan to Eat?

    Reply
  5. Stacy says

    June 21, 2013 at 7:51 am

    Rachel, I hope you love it as much as I do!

    Reply
  6. Stacy says

    June 21, 2013 at 7:50 am

    It’s fabulous. I really, REALLY love it.

    Reply
  7. Hollie says

    June 20, 2013 at 4:35 pm

    Thanks for this tutorial! I found it really helpful and look forward to giving this program a try. PS. Love your accent 🙂

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      June 21, 2013 at 7:50 am

      What accent? 😉

      Reply
  8. Heather @FrenchPress says

    June 20, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    I’ve always wondered how those plans work, I just may be giving this one a try. thanks

    Reply
  9. Stacy says

    June 20, 2013 at 12:01 pm

    I like how you think – it’s just like me. lol

    Reply
  10. Stacy says

    June 20, 2013 at 12:00 pm

    Good tip! I think I knew that…but I haven’t tried it since I don’t use the grocery list. Others might be interested though, so thanks for posting that here!

    Reply
  11. Kristen Gonzales says

    June 20, 2013 at 10:39 am

    Thank you for the video! I haven’t taken the time to get to know the program very well so this really helped. Please start a group! =)

    Reply
    • Stacy says

      June 20, 2013 at 12:00 pm

      I’m trying! 🙂

      Reply
  12. Hilarie Laughman says

    June 20, 2013 at 9:52 am

    I realize that you said you don’t use the shopping list, but just FYI – if you add your extra items as “ingredients” rather than “notes”, it will add them to the shopping list. (For instance, when you’re adding Greek Yogurt or Strawberries.) Thanks for the chance to win!

    Reply
  13. John E Chiasson says

    June 20, 2013 at 9:43 am

    Hi Stacy,

    I have been considering giving this program a try (I saw you mention it a few months ago) but I don’t have a computer online at the moment – I use my BlackBerry for everything. There are a few concerns I hope you can answer for me.

    Is there a way you can work around the bug where it doesn’t pick up the ingredients list of typed in recipes? Most of the recipes I use are my own. Is there a way I could post my recipes online somewhere, and then import them, to get around this? I really hope Clint is working on fixing this bug!

    Is the shopping list cumulative? If you choose 3 recipes all calling for a cup of flour; does it list 3 cups of flour, just “flour”, or list “flour” 3 times?

    Thanks,
    John C

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    • PlanToEat says

      June 21, 2013 at 7:27 pm

      Hi John. Christopher here from Plan to Eat.

      Plan to Eat is designed for larger screens (desktops, laptops and tablets). At this time our mobile site is best used for cooking and shopping, with some planning support but no ability to add/import new recipes. However you can use our full site on a smaller screen if you have tiny fingers… : )

      In reference to picking up the ingredients, I am not sure what bug is being referenced. When adding a recipe it can parse the ingredients using the bulk input method for the full recipe or just for the ingredients. This will combine like ingredients on your shopping list from the multiple recipes in your planner.

      YES! The shopping list is cumulative. It also organizes like items into the same area of the shopping list, so if you have red peppers, green peppers, and yellow peppers, all 3 peppers will be put under a heading of “peppers” on the shopping list.

      Let us know if this doesn’t answer your questions or if there is anything we can do to help.

      Reply
  14. Rachel E. says

    June 20, 2013 at 8:25 am

    THIS IS PERFECT! I am so excited about this, and that they offer a 1 month free trial! I have been dreaming about something like this!!

    Reply
  15. Foodie in WV says

    June 20, 2013 at 8:03 am

    I do meal plans too. They are a great way to save money and make meals go so much easier!

    Reply


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