Unless you don’t frequent the internet very much, you have probably heard about bullet journaling, an organisational tool that is basically a to-do list, planner and diary all in one. It can help you keep your life in order, but it can also be used to plan your weekly meals. Photo by Blaineattacks.
As with bullet journaling as a whole, there’s no “right” way to do it, but the link below has a ton of examples showing how people use it to plan their meals, make grocery lists and even keep track of their budgets. I love this one, which uses Post-It notes, letting you move repeat meals from one week to the next.
Though a lot of these are really beautiful, remember that your bullet journal doesn’t have to be a Pinterest-fanatic’s dream to be useful. Just laying out your meals ahead of time with a simple schedule and grocery list can streamline the whole process, making eating at home that much easier.
How Do You Use Your Bullet Journal to Meal Plan? [The Kitchn]
I just type mine into an Excel sheet. I have Sunday through Saturday across the top, then B L D along the side. I plug in what I’m cooking, colour them (eg if I’m cooking pasta on Sunday night that will be leftovers on Monday lunch, they are the same colour).
Then underneath each day I have a list of the ingredients. The items I need to buy are bolded.
It’s not Pinterest pretty but it works. This sheet sits in the same workbook as my budget so I can flick back and make sure I can afford what I am planning to eat 😉