I even put the Smart Points on the weekly meal planner so that I could make sure I was staying within my allotted Weight Watchers points.ĭownload this Weekly Meal Planner printable. This is the one I have and love! After I ran it through the laminator, I used a dry erase pens to fill it all in. You know how much I love it right? You can read all about why I’m obsessed with my laminator. Of course this wouldn’t be complete without pulling out my laminator. You can check out my meal planning template, weekly meal planner template, use my printable health and fitness binder , or my meal prep post that has TONS of info on it including a monthly planner. I’ve shared a few different options in the past but wanted one that had the whole week, with all the meals and snacks in one place. But even if you aren’t doing something like that, having a weekly meal plan is so helpful. Not having a plan makes it really hard to be successful on this Weight Watchers journey. You know the quote “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail” from Benjamin Franklin? That is everything. Since I started Weight Watchers, the thing that has helped me the most is to plan ahead. In case you want to earn rock star status, I’m sharing my printable with you! There may be fewer complaints if they know they had a say in a few of the meals.I’m feeling way on top of my game when I have my weekly meal planner all filled in and ready to go. Ask for suggestions from your family for meals they want to eat for the month. That way you don’t spend all of your prep time searching for that fabulous recipe. When you create your planner, spend some time collecting the recipes or write down the page numbers. The purpose of a meal plan is to make the dinner decision time less agonizing and to help you with your grocery shopping. If you don't feel like making Hamburgers, switch them with another night. If you order pizza, move the planned meal to the first week of the next month. Save it on your desktop or print it out and put it on the fridge or the inside of a cupboard. Put your menu plan where you will see it.I am constantly printing or tearing out pages of new recipes, but if I don't put them on my meal plan, I never make them. Add recipes that you want to try to your planner.You can serve Lemon Chicken twice, but the second time, serve it with potatoes instead of rice pilaf.
Or Meatballs can be used for Sweet and Sour and then later in the week for Hoagies. Available in turquoise and black and white. Version 1 (days of the week): Blank weekly meal plan with no set theme. There are two free templates available check out the differences between the different versions below. For example, BBQ chicken on Wednesday can become BBQ chicken pizza on Friday. To Download Free Printable Meal Plan Template. You can vary the sides or the appearance, but left-overs save time and money. I like this method, because then I can incorporate seasonal foods and my menus for July are distinctly different from the ones for December. Then, you can bring it out a year later and have something to work from. Or, at the end of the month or week, file the planner away until the next year.
You can make three months worth of planners and then rotate them throughout the year.