How to Make a Family Food Plan for Breakfast
Save More Money & Eat a Healthy Breakfast with Daily Meal Plans
Dec 8, 2008
Making a family food plan for breakfast can save money on groceries. Use these tips to make a healthy menu plan and grocery store lists.
Making a Healthy Meal Plan for Breakfast
When making a family food plan, consider what breakfast items are the most popular in the house. Are there some breakfast meals that are eaten by everyone in the house or some breakfast items that are eaten frequently? These breakfast items should be at the top of the family food plan for breakfast. Does the family share a special breakfast or brunch on the weekend? Does anyone in the house rely on grab-and-go bars, diet products or other quick breakfast solutions?
Make a list of all of these breakfast items. Add any new breakfast ideas or options as needed. The goal is to have a lot of choices for breakfast on the list so the family doesn’t get bored. Having a lot of different breakfast options makes it easier to draw up weekly family meal plans because mom won’t have to brainstorm ideas for the breakfast meal each time she sits down to write the plan.
Include a Healthy Breakfast on the Daily Meal PlanWhen making daily meal plans, there may be some duplication over the course of the week. If breakfast cereal is a popular option, it may be listed every other day with one or two other breakfast items included on the opposite days. To save more money on groceries, try to keep the number of different breakfasts to a minimum. There can be variety of different breakfasts served over the course of the month, but try to keep weekly choices to three or four. Be sure to be realistic: Don’t plan on huge breakfasts during the week if there isn’t time and don’t forget to include some healthy breakfast options for running out the door if the family doesn’t usually sit to eat breakfast.
Drawing up Grocery Store Lists
Using grocery store lists ensures there are always ingredients in the house for the meals that are planned. Start by adding the most popular healthy breakfast items to the household shopping list if they are going to run out during the week. Add any convenience bars or diet foods to the list if needed. Be sure to include healthy breakfast foods for the adults if they eat different foods from the children since adults can easily spend a lot of money buying breakfast items on the road. Having food on hand makes it that much less likely that the adults are going to need to grab breakfast at the drive-thru.
Keeping a list of healthy breakfast options and using a family food plan or daily meal plans can make meal planning easier. It is easier to make a family food plan when there is a master list of ideas for healthy breakfast options. Daily meal plans for breakfast can be a part of a family food plan that includes the lunch and dinner meals for those interested in saving money on groceries.
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