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02-04-2017, 12:07 PM | #1 |
Rose Garden
Why climb a mountain? Because it's there!
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What menu planning sites do you like?
I'm at the point where I'm willing to pay for menu plans. I'm really burnt out on doing it solo.
I looked at eMenus and it's $30 for three months! That's a bit pricey but I liked that I could choose from a variety of eating plans and switch it up. But I'm wondering if anyone has another site that they like. This one looks good if I knew I could dedicate the time for OAMC. https://onceamonthmeals.com |
02-04-2017, 12:45 PM | #2 |
Rose Garden
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Re: What menu planning sites do you like?
I like plan to eat. I have a referral code I can post later if you want it.
Oh wait, you want the plans done. I liked Saving Dinner, from flylady. There is another one that has 5 meals in 30 minutes prep.
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02-04-2017, 03:30 PM | #3 |
Rose Garden
Why climb a mountain? Because it's there!
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Re: What menu planning sites do you like?
I think my ideal would be a site that is full of recipes that I can plug into a calendar. Is that what plan to eat is like? If the week is already planned it might not for our schedule.
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02-04-2017, 03:47 PM | #4 |
Rose Garden
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Re: What menu planning sites do you like?
On plan to eat, you add your own recipes or import from websites. Then you plan them into a calendar and it spits out a shopping list.
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02-04-2017, 10:18 PM | #5 |
Rose Garden
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Re: What menu planning sites do you like?
Plan to Eat is great.
There is a little work on the front end to get started, but it is worth it. They keep improving the program, too, and adding more features. It really is amazing. But, you do have to decide what to eat and when.
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02-05-2017, 08:07 AM | #6 | |
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Re: What menu planning sites do you like?
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02-05-2017, 08:31 AM | #7 |
Rose Garden
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Re: What menu planning sites do you like?
Since you want one full of recipes, I would look at Dinner Answers.
It is the new and improved version of Leanne Ely's Menu Mailer. Leanne really is, IMO, the original menu planning service with the Saving Dinner menu mailer. (I did not hear of emeals until much later.) Also, I heard of one on the A Slob Comes Clean podcast last night...eprep or something like that. It has your meal plan for the week like emeals, but schedules a prep time and gives instructions so that all the prep work is done and then you just have to cook. I was going to look at it this week. ETA, the site is called PrepDish
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02-05-2017, 10:06 AM | #8 |
Rose Trellis
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Re: What menu planning sites do you like?
I did Real Plans for a few months last year. It was great for a menu planning site, I just discovered I'm not a online menu planner.
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07-29-2017, 02:13 PM | #9 |
Rose Garden
Why climb a mountain? Because it's there!
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Re: What menu planning sites do you like?
I'm doing a free trial of PlateJoy. It has some really nice features but I think I'm going to try Plan to Eat instead. One of the recipes called for 9 ozs of pine nuts. At my store that came to $17. I bought slivered almonds instead but I need my menus to be based in reality. . If I do Plan to Eat I can Google cheap whole foods meals and plug things in.
I do love the PlateJoy app, though. It has an awesome grocery list feature that made shopping so much less stressful. And PlateJoy lets you select your dietary needs/restrictions, like many do, but it even included FODMAP. Anyway, I'm finally moving on this. |
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07-29-2017, 08:05 PM | #10 | |
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Re: What menu planning sites do you like?
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07-29-2017, 04:09 PM | #11 |
Rose Garden
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Re: What menu planning sites do you like?
Wow! How much is PlateJoy regularly?
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07-29-2017, 04:47 PM | #12 |
Rose Garden
Why climb a mountain? Because it's there!
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Re: What menu planning sites do you like?
It's $79/year but you can get $20 off with a referral link.
I'm pretty certain I selected economical meal plans. Maybe I didn't. It kept offering me salmon. I selected "Never offer salmon." Then I didn't realize the menu I chose had $17 worth of pine nuts for one meal. Not my reality! |
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