How Do You Plan Meals For A Family?
Planning meals for a family can be a lot of work, especially if your crew attends multiple activities or are picky eaters. Add budgeting and nutrition to the mix and meal planning can be an almost overwhelming task. Breaking it down into smaller steps can make it much simpler to plan meals for your family. Have a family meeting to come up with a list of meals that everybody will eat. One of the most difficult components of feeding a family is trying to avoid the restaurant syndrome: making separate meals to accommodate different people’s tastes. Make separate lists of 20 to 25 main dishes, side dishes and vegetables that everyone can agree upon, as they can easily be mixed and matched at mealtime. Decide which meals will be a family affair and which will be “fend-for-yourself.” During the school year it’s likely that both breakfast and lunch will be a little less formal than dinner. Make sure you have a variety of fruits, lunch meats and cereal available for your family to grab healthy
