Struggling with sticking to eating healthy all week?

I did… for years!

I found it really hard to stay on-track with eating things that made me feel good (+ helped me lose weight).

That’s because I would just grocery shop on a whim + pretty much bought what I felt like buying in the moment. Lord help me on the days I went food shopping hungry!! Bunch of junk I didn’t need.

Anyways, after the random grocery shopping run every week, I would find myself scrambling to put together meals each night.

Sometimes they ended up healthy. But, usually not so much. It took me years to realize what I really needed to do was to sit my booty down for 5-10 min + just plan my dinners in advance.

That’s where I decided to create a meal menu for my fridge [+ years later I figured out how to create a focused grocery list, like this!].

Making using a meal menu a habit was one of the first steps I took on my healthy eating journey. So, if you’re struggling with eating healthy dinners each night this post is for YOU!

Today I am sharing:

• Why I started using a weekly meal menu
• How to use my weekly meal menu
• The best hack for reusing the same menu over + over!

Weekly Meal Menu Planner

Why I Started Using a Weekly Meal Menu

I have always had pretty good willpower when it came to eating a healthy breakfast + lunch. But, by the time I came home from work around 4-5pm, that willpower was pretty much depleted each day.

Some days I was able to just throw something together last minute. But, most days it stressed me out + I would find myself needing to run to the store to grab ingredients.

This just would create stress + wasted time every day. I got sick of it.

So, about 5 years ago I created a weekly meal menu planner like THIS for my fridge to plan my dinners for the week. I have used a weekly meal menu planner almost every week since!

Seriously, I am not exaggerating when I say this was life changing for me when it came to eating healthy.

I highly recommend this weekly meal menu planner for anyone in the beginning stages of creating a healthier lifestyle because it’s a gateway healthy habit. Meaning, it will slowly encourage you to adopt other healthier eating habits as the days go on!

• Related: FREE MEAL PLAN + WORKOUT PLAN

How to Use My Weekly Meal Menu

CLICK HERE to download my weekly meal menu planner.

When I Use The Planner

1. 1. Usually about a half hour before I go grocery shopping I sit down + decide what our lunches + dinners will be for the days ahead.
   2. I jot them down in my iNotes app + create a focused grocery list.
   3. When I get home, I unload my groceries + complete a weekly meal menu planner so my dinners are SUPER CLEAR on my fridge.

• • RELATED: HOW TO | MEAL PLAN + FOCUSED GROCERY SHOPPING

How The Meal Menu Planner Is Set Up

I divided THIS meal menu planner up into 3 sections:

• • MON-SUN | I write out each dinner for the week [I just focus on dinner because that’s where I fall off-track with eating healthy].

• • GROCERIES | I add random things I realize we need for the week ahead [usually things we eat all the time that we are low on]. Sometimes, I even add non-food items we need to buy if there is room.

• • NOTES | I have used this section to write down what each of us are having for lunch for the week [we usually meal prep + have the same thing all week long for lunch]. Also, I sometimes write healthy snacks I bought for the week so I don’t forget about them in the cabinets + drawers (nuts, fruits, veggies, etc).

You can definitely add more meals into each box + write a little smaller, if you’d like to!

But, if you’re looking for a more detailed planner with more room to write [breakfast, lunch, dinner, + snacks] download THIS meal planner.

Both are great + super useful!

I just personally find THIS one much easier to stick to + was able to make it a lifelong habit.

• • RELATED: 9 THINGS I DO TO EAT HEALTHY EVERY WEEK

The Best Hack

Don’t want to print one every week?

Here is a little hack I have used in the past:

1. Print THIS meal menu [do it in color so it’s pretty + you actually want to use it!].
2. Buy an 8.5×11 dollar store frame.
3. Place the printed menu inside.
4. Superglue magnets (like these) to the back.
5. Put it on your fridge + write on it with dry-erase markers each week!

OR buy THIS magnetic photo frame that you can write your dinners on + wipe off each week! I wish I knew this existed a few years ago!

• RELATED: BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

Get started today!

1. Download your own meal menu planner HERE + start planning out your meals for the week!
2. Take a picture + tag me on instagram @kaitmoorhead. I would love to see you forming this habit!
3. Also, be sure to share this with other people in your life who are looking to get serious when it comes to eating healthy all week long.

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