{"id":3061,"date":"2011-06-02T08:25:34","date_gmt":"2011-06-02T01:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/?p=3061"},"modified":"2011-06-02T08:27:17","modified_gmt":"2011-06-02T01:27:17","slug":"meal-planning-has-never-been-so-easy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellconnectedmom.com\/blog\/meal-planning-has-never-been-so-easy\/","title":{"rendered":"Meal Planning Has Never Been So Easy"},"content":{"rendered":"
by Lori Cunningham<\/span><\/div>\n
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One of the very first articles I wrote for WellConnectedMom.com was called, Do You Love to Plan But Never Seem to Have a Plan for Dinner?<\/a> I’ve reprinted a portion of it below, you can follow the link at the bottom of this article to read the full version.<\/div>\n
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Lately, my favorite recipe database, AllRecipes.com, has upped their game.  They recently came out with their Meal Planner.  I have been collecting recipes in my free AllRecipes.com account since 2003.  I now have over 900 of them.  However, planning out the meals I will make for the week is tedious and I never seem to take the time to plan and shop for all that I will need ahead of time.<\/div>\n
With AllRecipes.com’s new Meal Planner, this task is well, rather fun.  With simple point and click movements, I can move recipes from my recipe box into the new planner and plan out my meals for the whole week, one day, or even a big Holiday meal.  I typically plan out my meals by the date, say May 30th for the 4 meals I will make for that week.  I can easily add main dishes, side dishes, salads, soups, desserts right into my planner.  And you want to know the next best thing?  AllRecipes automatically creates a shopping list for you!  Sweet!<\/div>\n
I can’t say enough about the new Meal Planner.  You may recall that I wrote about the Meal Planner in the review I did for the MSI All-In-One Computer I reviewed<\/a> earlier.  I sent the article to AllRecipes.com and they were thrilled.  They asked me to create a video to show AllRecipes.com users how to use the new Meal Planner*.   I decided to post the video here so you can see it too.  Oh, there is one thing I should mention.  To take full advantage of the Meal Planner, you need to become a Supporting Member of AllRecipes.com.  A one year introduction prices is $17.50.  I opted to buy the 2 year introduction price at $22.95…it’s a better deal!  I’ve gotten so much value…and compliments on my meals…because of AllRecipes.com, I felt I already have received value for my $22.95.<\/div>\n
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Here’s how easy it is to use the AllRecipes.com Meal Planner:
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