In this activity, you are going to apply some basic management principles to meal planning. Meal planning takes budgeting skills, inventory, efficient work methods, sometimes collaboration if you’re doing it with your family/roommates.
Watch the following video entitled “How to Meal Plan”. Make sure to take notes about her 4 steps to meal planning; in this activity, you will complete the first 3!
Did you learn anything from the video? Use the steps from Jordan and make a plan for the week! (You may use your real-life or be creative and pretend!)
Jordan’s 4 Steps to Meal Planning:
Inventory your fridge, freezer, pantry
Figure out what's on sale
Plan out your meals
Go shopping
Task 1: Take an inventory of your fridge, freezer, and pantry. Make a list of at least 10 items that you think you might be able to use in a meal this week.
Task 2: Go online, use an app, or use the newspaper and list at least 5 items that are on sale in your area. Make sure to include the store name where the most items are on sale.
Task 3. Go to allrecipies and choose at least 2 recipes that use a lot of the ingredients that either you already have or that you found on sale
Task 4: Answer the following questions:
Can you see yourself meal planning in your real life? Why or why not?
Name 2 benefits to meal planning.
Task 1:
1. Chicken breasts
2. Broccoli
3. Carrots
4. Eggs
5. Potatoes
6. Bell peppers
7. Spinach
8. Pasta
9. Canned tomatoes
10. Rice
Task 2:
1. Store: Kroger
Items on sale: Ground beef, tomatoes, avocados, cheese, and yogurt.
Task 3:
Recipes:
1. Chicken Stir-Fry: This recipe uses chicken breasts, broccoli, carrots, bell peppers, and rice.
2. Pasta Primavera: This recipe uses pasta, bell peppers, broccoli, carrots, and spinach.
Task 4:
I can see myself meal planning in my real life because it helps me save time, money, and ensures that I am eating nutritious meals.
Benefits of meal planning:
1. Saves money: By planning meals and buying ingredients in advance, you can take advantage of sales and discounts, reducing your overall grocery bill.
2. Saves time: With a plan in place, you can batch cook, prep ingredients in advance, and have meals ready to go throughout the week, saving time on meal preparation.
For task 1, could you label where they items would go? (Refrigerator, Freezer, Pantry)
Sure!
Task 1:
Refrigerator:
1. Chicken breasts
2. Broccoli
3. Carrots
4. Bell peppers
5. Spinach
Freezer:
1. Chicken breasts
Pantry:
1. Eggs
2. Potatoes
3. Pasta
4. Canned tomatoes
5. Rice
I need more items for Freezer
Apologies for the oversight! Here are a few more items that can go in the freezer for Task 1:
Freezer:
1. Chicken breasts
2. Ground beef
3. Frozen peas
4. Frozen corn
5. Frozen mixed vegetables
6. Frozen fish fillets
7. Frozen berries
8. Frozen pizza dough
9. Frozen french fries
10. Frozen shrimp
There is a question, in regards to task 2.
What did you use to find items on sale?