Meal planning is by far the easiest and most effective way to save money and reduce food waste. Tiny Adventures Journey’s method for meal planning is to plan ahead and make lists so as to better focus on simple living.
Meal planning is made efficient in our home by planning one month at a time, knowing that there will be changes along the way. From there, we take it one week at a time and make our lists.
We make three lists before we do any shopping.
We use a variety of printable sheets for our planning, including the ones listed below. To download your free copies, subscribe to the blog by clicking here.
You can also create a Simple Budget in combination with this plan to save more money and track your spendings.
After having been in Winnipeg for a full week, I’m back to Moncton and craving some homey recipes. So I thought what better time than now to share all my favourites in this week’s meal plan. Of course, these aren’t ALL of my favourites. To some extent, I needed to pick recipes that had similar… Read More All My Favourites Meal Plan
For the first time in a VERY long time, I’m not making a plan for my weekly meal plan. I have no plan. Instead, I have flexibility and freedom. I’m going to let myself off the hook and try new things. I just had lunch at Clementine here in Winnipeg yesterday and it was like… Read More No Plan Meal Plan
This week, I will be doing a half-week meal plan. The reason is because I will be traveling to Winnipeg for the Festival du Voyageur for a week! While I am traveling, I will be making some meals at home, but I’ll mostly be trying new things. I have plans to meet up with some… Read More Half-Week Meal Plan
I’ve been feeling a cold coming on for the past couple of days. So I thought to myself what better than to share an immunity boosting meal plan with all of our readers! If you’re feeling a little sick, make sure to stock up on some healthy foods and try out some of the recipes… Read More Immunity Boosting Meal Plan
In case you missed it, last week I made an extra long meal plan. This was because I was traveling out of town for a couple of day and wanted to have everything ready before I left and after I got home. Now that we’re settling back into the routine, it’s time to finish the… Read More 4 Day Meal Plan
This week’s meal plan is a little bit different than our usual ones. We’re doing our groceries for a little over a week so that I don’t have to worry about grocery shopping after the weekend. The reason for that is because I’ll be traveling to Cape Breton for my best friend’s baby shower! Very… Read More End of Month Meal Plan & Groceries
In case you missed us mentioning it on social media, we’re doing a No Spending Month again this January. So I thought it would be a great opportunity to share with you a No Spending Month Meal Plan! What this means is NOT that we aren’t buying food. Instead, it means we are restricting all… Read More No Spending Month Meal Plan: January 13th-19th
This week’s meal plan is going to be slightly different than most. You might be wondering why and I will tell you just that. I have named this post Tentative Meal Plan because that’s all that life is. Everything is tentative. Everything changes. Not everything is going to go perfectly according to the plan. And… Read More Tentative Meal Plan: January 6th-12th
You know how they say “New Year, New Me?” Well, today I’m saying “New Year, New Meal Plan!” It’s time to make a plan and stick to it. Our meals for the end and the beginning of the year are some of our favourites. We’ve also added some new healthy meals to this week’s plan… Read More New Year, New Meal Plan: Dec. 30th-Jan. 5th
Tis the week before Christmas, and we’re all in a fright. Meal prepping like crazy for that one special night. A holiday meal plan is just what we need, we’ll all work together and I’ll take the lead. Meals for every day and snacks aplenty, desserts as well – oh my, someone bring me a… Read More Holiday Meal Plan: December 16th-22nd