Basic Meals and menu Planning

As a basis for planning meals and menus, see the information pyramid mentioned earlier to make sure you have a staple food requirements are met for all family members. Then cross check and plan to see more of the categories of basic food to target the healthy meals to suit the lifestyle and health of all people. For example, if a person has depression, add some foods mentioned above his diet plan that helps in healing and prevention of depression.

Planning feeding also depends on several factors such as the number of people who eat, meals, special diet concerns, budget, available food, recipes on hand and likes and dislikes of everyone to be eating. Start by choosing foods and recipes that you like and know how to prepare well and fits into a diet plan everyoneÕs. If one or more persons have special needs, such as diabetics, plan ahead for good substitution in food preparation or substitution of the individual or for food to the people.

There are a few things to note when making food choices and menu planning. First, some foods can be advertised in a certain way, but that doesnot mean you canot experiment. For example, eggs and sausages may be served for dinner, not just breakfast. And waffles can be made from the grain of wheat that is healthy and eaten for lunch with fresh fruits, not sweet syrup and butter for breakfast.

Add variations as well. Have other family members jump and prepare meals a few nights and on weekends. Children enjoy making macaroni and cheese, so the host mac-n-cheese on Wednesday night, for example. Then an alternative combination of different vegetables, color and texture varies weekly menu (no need to let the boredom took over on Wednesday with the same routine!)

To help with the problem of family budget on food, tickets, paper insert clips from the weekend, and any place You can find them. Coupons downloaded from the internet to save money, too, from places like CoolSavings and CouponCart. RefundingMakesCents offer affordable subscription to a magazine print neatly coupons, trade transactions, and more, with a secret code to their web site for Internet-coupon code for many online companies such as Amazon.com (Cook) and Barnes and Noble (cookbooks).

Also note the seasonal food choices for savings. Create menus and meals based on special whatÕs in weeks or months. Hint: stock up and save or freeze special price items and favorite family moment possible and storage spaces and budgets allow. But donot over do it. With shops and supermarkets for food shopping in almost every environment again, no need to hoard. An old saying goes, ÒHaste making wasteÓ may apply if you are looking at buying big, buy a few items, then let them become obsolete and have to throw them out.

One fun way to save is to trade and work deals coupon food with friends, family, neighbors, Your Church Group, and others whoÕd would like to join in cooperative Food market and land available in your area may offer special rates for groups or large purchases. So the team to better buying power and divided everything among group members. If not to many organizations, youÕre that go one one-on-one with neighbors, friends or other relatives. Buy a bag of potatoes, onions, wheat, and/or other food, then share.

Here is one special item to note is concerned with the planning of the diet. Pity ITOs, fast food, but especially their high fat content (fried, greasy food), it is often cheaper than a good, healthy food choices. For example, beef without fat cost more than high fat beef, cereals high in nutritional value are often priced much higher than costs-low, sweet brand. And low income and homeless people are mainly the victims of this situation, many times it is necessary to switch to a less healthy food choices for survival. So whenever possible, You may want to include plans to donate a portion to a homeless shelter and churches that would probably be more than willing to take that extra out of your hands.