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Organize it Monday – Organize Dinner Time Review & Giveaway “Menu for the Week”

January 24, 2011 By Melanie Roberts

I know dinner can be a challenge and I know most of you probly have no clue what’s for dinner till 5pm hits and then everyone scrambles and runs and “OMG… what am I gonna cook for subber”…. I know we’ve all been there.

For one I used to go to the grocery store every Sunday and buy whatever I think we want and need ( long time ago bef. my coupon obsession..smile), then each night hubby called me at the office asking “What’s for subber?” He cooks most of the dinners during the week, he loves to cook and he also gets home hours before I do, so it works out.

I did notice that if we didn’t make a Menu Plan each week, he would cook whatever he felt like and maybe the same meal twice a week, didn’t matter what we had bought at the grocery store, and slowly we got into the same ol’ rud each week, fried chicken, fried pork chops, spaghetti and so on.. it gets old and honestly expensive….

So we started a Meal Plan each week and we been doing this a good 9 month now and it works wonders… We eliminated the last minute Fast Food run totally, we enjoy new meals almost every night and we spend less money at the grocery store… best part I know what we will have for dinner each night and no phone calls “what’s for dinner”…. I love it…

That brings me to how to plan your menu, that can be another challenge and sometimes a hassle each week. I do not like to make a plan each week, I push it off till the last minute before I go to bed on Sunday night, I just don’t like it. But once it is done, I LOVE it.I came across a wonderful website that will even take the “hassle” out of the planning for you. Menu for the Week.com will create a new menu each week including the grocery list and e-mail you the menu plan on Thursday. That’s soo simple, you just print it out take your list to the store and you are done. All you now have to do is cook it each night and dinner is served.

Dawn is the mastermind behind Menu for the Week.com she even has a BLOG called The Meal Planning Mom that will give you tips and ideas; Dawn’s Menu for the Week has been featured in many magazines like Redbook, All You Magazine and many others including TV morning shows, check her out HERE.

What a wonderful idea she had and it really is a time saver for any busy mom. The meals are delicious and easy to prepare. Once you give her meal Planning a try you will never go back to “What’s for dinner”…. I have some of Dawn’s wonderful recipes on my Menu Plan for this week, so check it out HERE and give them a try for yourself.

Menu For The Week is a super affordable service that creates a stress free meal plan for the entire week! You login to your account online, print out the menu for the week (which also includes an organized grocery list) and go grocery shopping. The menu usually includes: dinners for the week, a couple desserts and a bonus recipe. The meals are super delicious and easy to make. You can check out Menu For the week on Twitter and Facebook or you can even get a Free trial HERE.

Dawn from Menu For The Week

likes to make one of my readers life a little easier the next 6 month and offered one Free 6 Month Membership…. How awesome is that.. THANK YOU!! as an added Bonus Dawn is giving ALL of my readers 20% off  their membership. That is awesome, you can give her a try and save money!!! Go HERE and use Code CRAZY in the checkout line

Giveaway Rules:

Mandatory:

Tell me why you would like to win Menu for the week membership ?

Extra Entries:

Follow me on Facebook (1 entry)

Follow Menu for the Week on Facebook ( 1 entry)

Follow me on Google Friend Connect or NetworkBlog (1 entry)

Follow me on Twitter (1 entry)

Follow Menu for the Week on Twitter (1 entry)

Tweet about this Giveaway and include @mausekindmom @ MealPlanningMom ( one entry per day)

Subscribe to my Newsletter or reader ( 1 entry)

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Leave one comment per entry!!!!

This Giveaway will run from  January 24th – February 7th @ 9PM; winner will be picked through WordPress “And the Winner is” and will be announced on the Blog and I will send an e-mail. The winner will have 48hrs. to get back to me with mailing info. All items will be mailed from the Sponsor. US  & Canada ONLY

I was provided with the product listed above for my honest review and the prize for my winner . No other compensation was received. All opinions are 100 % my own.

Filed Under: Cleaning Tips, Giveaway, Meal Plan

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About Melanie Roberts

Florida Blogger, German Descendant, Travel Addicted, Recipe Developer, Pet Enthusiast, Mom of Three.

Comments

  1. Laura says

    January 24, 2011 at 11:04 pm

    I’m a stay at home mom who volunteers part time at church and homeschools, so it would be nice to throw in organized dinner time, so I wouldn’t have to run around like a chicken with it’s head cut off around dinner time! haha.

    Laura
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  2. Laura says

    January 24, 2011 at 11:06 pm

    Following via Facebook
    Laura
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  3. Laura says

    January 24, 2011 at 11:07 pm

    Liked Menu for the Week on Facebook.
    Laura
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  4. Laura says

    January 24, 2011 at 11:07 pm

    Following via Google Connect.
    Laura
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  5. Laura says

    January 24, 2011 at 11:09 pm

    Following Via Twitter.
    @Laurabudcody
    Laura
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  6. Laura says

    January 24, 2011 at 11:09 pm

    Following Menu for the Week via Twitter.
    @Laurabudcody
    Laura
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  7. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 10:59 am

    I would love to win this because unfortunately in my house we end up throwing out rotten food that we didn’t plan for use and therefore are spending more than we need to. This would be super for stopping all our careless waste of food. Thanks!
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  8. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:00 am

    I am following you on Twitter
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  9. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:01 am

    I am following menu of the week on Twitter
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  10. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:02 am

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  11. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:02 am

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  12. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:03 am

    I’m a follower on GFC
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  13. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:09 am

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  14. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:10 am

    I am subscribed via reader
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  15. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:14 am

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  16. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:14 am

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  17. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:15 am

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  18. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:15 am

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  19. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:16 am

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  20. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:17 am

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  21. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:17 am

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  22. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:17 am

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  23. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:18 am

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  24. Tania Bugnet says

    January 25, 2011 at 11:18 am

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  25. Home Organization says

    January 25, 2011 at 12:08 pm

    I love your site! Thanks so much for the great information.
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  26. Fritter says

    January 25, 2011 at 3:17 pm

    Great giveaway! I woul d like to win because we are MISERABLE at meal planning. I have three month old twins and a two year old- so ‘meal planning’ is pretty much the ten minutes I have before heading out to the store!

  27. deana c says

    January 26, 2011 at 1:18 pm

    I would love to win this because planning dinners is always a struggle for me.

  28. Allie says

    January 26, 2011 at 2:50 pm

    I’d love the Menu of the week because my life is busy enough as it is, with work and children and cleaning etc, I’d love to take this chore off my list!

  29. Allie says

    January 26, 2011 at 2:51 pm

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  32. Allie says

    January 26, 2011 at 2:55 pm

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  33. Allie says

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    January 26, 2011 at 5:17 pm

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  46. ashley says

    January 31, 2011 at 3:08 pm

    i would like to win because i am always clueless about what to cook

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    January 31, 2011 at 5:51 pm

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  48. jared's mum says

    January 31, 2011 at 9:32 pm

    i would love to win this prize so i can organize my meals, see i am not that much of a cook yet so i often struggle on meals preparations and in buying groceries cause i sometimes don’t have any ideas on what to cook for the rest of the week. this will solve my recurring predicament
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  49. jared's mum says

    January 31, 2011 at 9:40 pm

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