Welcome to What’s For Dinner Menu Planning!
Make life a little easier with a menu plan. Join Mommy Run Fast and Fitness, Health and Happiness and share your weekly menu!
We’re on week 3 of the challenge. Is menu planning beginning to feel like part of your weekly routine? Is it getting easier to plan for the week and stick to it? Do you feel like the the benefits are worth the time it takes?
This week my menu is planned around traveling to Bethlehem, PA to run and enjoy Runner’s World Half Marathon and Festival. Traveling makes it a little more difficult to plan a menu and stick to it. Actually, there isn’t much of a plan at all, but I do travel with my own snacks. It just makes things easier and I know for sure that I will always have convenient and healthy snack options. When I travel I’m pretty good about balancing my regular eating habits with an indulgence or 2. Will I only eat the snacks that I brought with me? Probably not, but it gives me the option of a healthy snack to balance indulging during the trip.
On the menu for this week…
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Very cool! Great sponsor – and… I hope the weekend is going well! x
Kate recently posted..Did That Just Happen? (The Melbourne Marathon Race Recap)
Thanks Kate! My weekend is great…and busy!
jillconyers recently posted..Week 3 What’s For Dinner Menu Planning
Our meal planning has gotten a lot more serious recently. Love that you post your weekly plan! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Danni
jillconyers recently posted..Week 3 What’s For Dinner Menu Planning
Man, I need to start planning my weekly meals like you. This calendar is awesome!
Kate @ Kate is eating recently posted..Playing house
Hi Kate. It makes life so much easier!
jillconyers recently posted..Week 3 What’s For Dinner Menu Planning
Good luck on the Half Marathon!
I also like to be on the non-plan plan when it comes to travel, except that I also bring my own snacks. I find that this helps keep hangriness at bay, especially since we typically eat at odd times when traveling and may go a lot longer between meals than normal. In essence, snacks help keep the trip fun and argument free 
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Ali @ WHOLEistically Fit recently posted..Take Back Your Sunday With These Time-Saving Meal Planning Tips & Tricks! {Part One}
Ali, that’s exactly why I take snacks. The odd times and longer times between meals. Def helps keep trips fun
jillconyers recently posted..Week 3 What’s For Dinner Menu Planning
I’m so excited for your big week with the RW events! When do you head out?
Laura recently posted..What’s for Dinner Menu Planning Link up- week 3
Thanks Laura! I leave Thurs morning. Yikes! Getting nervous and have started stalking the weather channel. Forecast is rain. Ugh!
jillconyers recently posted..Week 3 What’s For Dinner Menu Planning
Now at week three, menu planning is definitely part of my routine again, and it is working out SO well. Makes me wonder why I ever quit doing it! It is definitely worth the time it takes.
Your tofu dish sounds delicious!
Candy @ Healthy In Candy Land recently posted..What’s For Dinner 3.0
Love all these options for weekly menus! And you missy, have an awesome time at the half-marathon! You are an inspiration to so many of us! Will be cheering for you in spirit!
Maria @ The Fitness Girl Kitchen recently posted..s.o.s. detox: beets, carrots and ginger smoothie
I actually really love meal planning and prepping all of my food for the week……there’s something soothing about knowing exactly what I’ll be eating and it takes the guesswork out of it!
Good luck with your races. I know how menu planning goes out the window when travel comes into it – hence not joining in the last couple weeks!! But normally it’s such a habit for me!
Helen M recently posted..What’s for Dinner?
Love that Runners Half in there! (: Good Luck!
Danielle @ itsaharleyyylife recently posted..Sweaty Sunday 10.8.12-10.14.12
You need to stop posting those outfits because I’m about to breakdown and go shopping LOL. I don’t plan meals because it’s just me and the hubby but I will give it a whirl next week.
Sheila Simmons recently posted..A low calorie treat just in time for Halloween
Oh the half is going to be so much fun! I do the same thing; I always bring lots of snacks! I usually go straight to the store as well when I get to where I am going and buy some fruit and healthy things so I am not eating out every single meal.
I think meal planning to a certain extent has been part of my life for a while. Otherwise, I end up spending too much money and eating bad things!
Travel Spot recently posted..My Bye Week
Yay for RW 1/2! Should be a blast!
Angela @ Happy Fit Mama recently posted..Meal Plan: Week of October 15
Good luck this weekend!
I was commenting this morning to Laura that I wasn’t going to cook very much because the week was busy. Then, when I sat down to make a menu, I realized that I really could cook more often and I’m really happy about that.
Thanks for hosting this challenge. It’s so helpful to me.
And I love DDOG!
Carrie@familyfitnessfood.com recently posted..Menu Planning Sunday
have lots of fun this weekend, wish it was closer love all the stuff they have for it!
Courtney recently posted..week three of vegan mofo!
I love how you are posting the snacks, breakfast and lunch. Have to get some recipes from you for these things you are making! Also need to try Vega! have heard alot about it.
Natalie recently posted..Nutrition on the Long Run (Giveaway)
I try to plan meals for the week since I work so much I dont have time to venture out and cooking on the weekend for the week makes it easier
I actually never menu plan… oops.
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