{"id":19863,"date":"2012-01-10T17:50:03","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T21:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/?page_id=19863"},"modified":"2020-03-22T13:59:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-22T17:59:30","slug":"meal-planning-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/meal-planning-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Menu Planning Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>Getting Started with Menu Planning<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/menu-planning-101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Menu Planning 101<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/menu-planning-101-15-meals\/ ?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Menu Planning 101 &#8211; 15 Meals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Menu Planning 101 ~ Putting it all Together\" href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/menu-planning-101-putting-it-all-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Menu Planning 101- Putting it All Together<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Shopping, Food Storage, Sales, and Stockpiling ~ Menu Planning 101\" href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/shopping-food-storage-sales-and-stockpiling-menu-planning-101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shopping, Food Storage, Sales, and Stockpiling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"5 Simple Ways to Get Dinner on the Table\" href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/5-simple-ways-to-get-dinner-on-the-table\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 Simple Ways to Get Dinner on the Table<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"5 Simple Ways To Get Breakfast on the Table (for Less)\" href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/5-simple-ways-to-get-breakfast-on-the-table\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 Simple Ways to Get Breakfast on the Table<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/14-days-of-real-food-menu-ideas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">14 Days of Real Food Menu Ideas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"5 Simple Ways to Menu Plan\" href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/5-simple-ways-to-menu-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 Simple Ways to Menu Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/ten-simple-ways-to-organize-the-freezer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">10 Simple Ways to Organize the Kitchen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-3731986-11280334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eMeals (includes weekly recipes and grocery lists for easy meal planning)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.e-junkie.com\/ecom\/gb.php?cl=162635&amp;c=ib&amp;aff=33005\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feast in 15 eBook: Speed Cooking Weeknight Meals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/more-easy-freezer-meals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-24572\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2013\/09\/6-Easy-Freezer-Meals.jpg\" alt=\"6 Easy Freezer Meals\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2013\/09\/6-Easy-Freezer-Meals.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2013\/09\/6-Easy-Freezer-Meals-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2013\/09\/6-Easy-Freezer-Meals-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Freezer Cooking Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/5-simple-ways-to-fill-your-freezer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 Simple Ways to Fill Your Freezer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/5-easy-freezer-meals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5 Easy Freezer Meals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/myfreezeasy.com\/workshop\/?orid=14427&amp;opid=126\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Freezasy:<\/a> Freezer Menu Plans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>My Fast Five Meals<\/h3>\n<p><em>Get dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes. Use this printable worksheet to make a list of meals that take less than 30 minutes to prepare.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getdrip.com\/forms\/746743424\/submissions\/new\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-33796 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2019\/11\/My-Fast-Five-Meals-1.jpg\" alt=\"My Fast Five Meals\" width=\"700\" height=\"830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2019\/11\/My-Fast-Five-Meals-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2019\/11\/My-Fast-Five-Meals-1-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Tape it to the inside of a cabinet or in a kitchen drawer to reference when you need dinner in a hurry!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Free Printable Worksheets<\/h2>\n<p><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getdrip.com\/forms\/746743424\/submissions\/new\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34921 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2020\/03\/Menu_Plan_Resources.jpg\" alt=\"Free meal planning resources\" width=\"700\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2020\/03\/Menu_Plan_Resources.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2020\/03\/Menu_Plan_Resources-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2020\/03\/Menu_Plan_Resources-600x409.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve put together our favorite menu plan printable worksheets to help get you started. From shopping lists to meal plan outlines, they are all available to readers of The Happy Housewife.<\/p>\n<p>You can print them out and laminate them (or use contact paper). Or print out a new worksheet every week or month.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never meal planned before or you are a seasoned pro, these printables will help get you organized.<\/p>\n<p><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getdrip.com\/forms\/746743424\/submissions\/new\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33731 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2019\/11\/BUTTON-A5090_Menu-plan-resources.jpg\" alt=\"menu plan printables\" width=\"700\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2019\/11\/BUTTON-A5090_Menu-plan-resources.jpg 700w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/cooking\/files\/2019\/11\/BUTTON-A5090_Menu-plan-resources-300x93.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting Started with Menu Planning Menu Planning 101 Menu Planning 101 &#8211; 15 Meals Menu Planning 101- Putting it All Together Shopping, Food Storage, Sales, and Stockpiling 5 Simple Ways to Get Dinner on the Table 5 Simple Ways to Get Breakfast on the Table 14 Days of Real Food Menu Ideas 5 Simple Ways [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":34921,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19863","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v15.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Menu Planning Resources - The Happy Housewife\u2122 :: Cooking<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Looking to cut your grocery bill in half? 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