The 4-Week Meal Planning Problem: January 2025

“What’s for dinner?” The dreaded query. You reply it as soon as. After which it’s important to reply it once more nearly on daily basis for the remainder of your life!

When you dislike this query as a lot as I do, or when you’re bored with each day journeys to the shop for lacking elements, or when you simply need to save a little bit of time on daily basis… pay attention up!

I’ve an thought (you’ve in all probability heard of it by now) and I believe it’s best to give it a strive… it’s known as meal planning! Whether or not you’re a newbie who desires some incentive and help to realize a brand new behavior, or an skilled meal planner who desires to leap again in, this problem is for you!

I problem you to plan every week’s meals
forward of time for 4 weeks in a row.

Sure! That’s it! Plan your meals forward of time for 4 weeks in a row, do your finest to comply with the meal plans you create, and see what occurs. It’s so simple as that.

Why take part on this meal planning problem?

This problem is a FREE, low effort, tremendous easy strategy to give meal planning a strive. This problem is for any consuming type, any dietary wants, and any schedule. The aim is to make it work for YOU.

With slightly little bit of comply with by, meal planning will help you save time, spend much less cash on the grocery retailer, scale back food waste, and extra.

Previous problem individuals have stated that meal planning has made for much less stress round meal instances, and fewer asking “what’s for dinner?” from the household. That sounds fairly nice to me!

take part within the meal planning problem:

1. Join the Venture Meal Plan Electronic mail Checklist. That is how you’ll obtain updates concerning the problem.
2. Be part of the Project Meal Plan Facebook Group. That is the place you’ll share your weekly meal plans every week.
3. Each Sunday throughout the problem, I’ll ship you an e-mail with a reminder to share your weekly meal plan within the Fb Group. The Week 1 e-mail will arrive Sunday, January fifth, 2025. 
4. Entries will be posted within the Fb group from Sunday, whenever you obtain the e-mail, to the next Saturday at 11:59PM PST. This implies you will have all week to share! Your meal plan will be any days of the week – it doesn’t must be M-F. Plan based on your personal schedule! 
5. Your meal plan submit will depend as your entry to the weekly prize drawing. After every week is over, I’ll randomly choose a winner from everybody that posted their meal plan and bonus entries. 

Be part of the problem by signing up for the Venture Meal Plan e-mail checklist right here:

NEW in 2025: Meal of the Week + Bonus Entry

To take part on this problem, you will need to submit your weekly meal plan within the FB group. After you’ve accomplished that, you’re eligible for a bonus entry! This implies you’ll have double the probabilities of profitable the weekly prize drawing with two entries as an alternative of only one.

Right here’s how the bonus entry system works:

1. Embody the Meal of the Week in your weekly meal plan (test the checklist under!).
2. Make the Meal of the Week as you’ve deliberate (or each time works for you!) and don’t overlook to snap a photograph!
3. Go away a score and evaluate on the recipe web page. That is extremely useful for myself and different readers!
4. Share your Meal of the Week picture within the Fb Group. This may depend as your bonus entry, alongside together with your weekly meal plan. Your bonus entry will solely depend when you’ve got additionally left a evaluate on the recipe web page.

Notice: If you’re unable to make the Recipe of the Week attributable to dietary restrictions, you may make a distinct Venture Meal Plan recipe and go away a evaluate there. Let me know when you’ve got questions!

Week 1 (January 5-11): Meal Prep Unstuffed Pepper Bowls

Week 2 (January 12-18): French Onion Baked Rooster Breasts

Week 3 (January 19-25): Turkey Sloppy Joe Tater Tot Casserole

Week 4 (January 26-February 1): One Pot Italian Sausage Pasta

What does my meal plan have to appear like?

I’m very versatile on the necessities of your meal plan – the purpose is to do what’s going to assist you essentially the most. You’re welcome to make use of both of my Weekly Meal Planner Template PDFs when you want a spot to begin.

Listed here are the overall tips for submitting your meal plan into the problem:

• Plan 3 meals per day for a minimum of 5 days of the week. Repeat meals are completely okay. Plan based on your schedule – it doesn’t must be Monday-Friday.
• Your meal plan will be any format you like, together with pen & paper, screenshot of your telephone, or spreadsheet type.
• Your meal plan can use any type you like, together with arrows, coloration coding, bullet journal type, just about something goes!
• Please put in slightly effort and don’t enter actual duplicate meal plan photographs you will have already posted.

submit your weekly meal plan:

To enter, add a photograph or screenshot of your weekly meal plan to the Project Meal Plan Facebook Group after the entry interval has opened for the week (you’ll get an e-mail reminder!).

You do not want so as to add any phrases or description, however please be happy to share and focus on your recipes and meals in your meal plan. I at all times add hyperlinks to any recipes I’ll be making throughout the week, however it isn’t a requirement.

Join the Venture Meal Plan e-mail checklist to affix the problem:

Necessary dates for the problem:

You don’t have to recollect these, simply use this as a reference! One prize drawing will happen every week throughout the 4 week problem.

Listed here are the dates for every week and approximate dates for the prize drawings for the January 2025 Meal Planning problem:

January fifth: Begin of meal planning problem; Begin of Week 1
January eleventh: Finish of Week 1
January twelfth: Week 1 Prize Drawing; Begin of Week 2
January 18th: Finish of Week 2
January nineteenth: Week 2 Prize Drawing; Begin of Week 3
January twenty fifth: Finish of Week 3
January twenty sixth: Week 3 Prize Drawing; Begin of Week 4
February 1st: Finish of Week 4; Finish of meal planning problem
February 2nd: Week 4 Prize Drawing & Grand Prize Drawing!

What are the prizes going to be??

Throughout this meal planning problem, I’ll be gifting away a prize EVERY week! You’ll be entered for the week when you’ve posted your weekly meal plan by Saturday at midnight. Your bonus entry should even be shared earlier than Saturday at midnight.

Right here’s the prize schedule for this yr’s Meal Planning Problem:

Week 1 Prize: Set of 4 Rubbermaid Glass Brilliance Containers

Week 2 Prize: Set of two (1-cup) Souper Cubes Trays (you choose the colour!)

Week 3 Prize: $50 Container Retailer Reward card

Week 4 Prize: America’s Check Kitchen Meal Prep Cookbook (Spiral Certain!)

When you nonetheless aren’t satisfied…

Right here’s what some previous individuals needed to say concerning the problem!

• “I appreciated the time frame- sufficient to make it a routine (behavior) simply not a frightening prolonged dedication.” – Terry
• “I had fallen off the meal planning wagon and was grateful for the problem getting me again into the behavior.” – Martine
• “I believe the way in which this problem was organized was good. It was an effective way for first timers like me.” – Brittani
• “Seeing different individuals as enthusiastic about meal planning as I’m! Additionally love all of Danielle’s ideas and recipes.” – Jen

When you’ve got any questions, merely reply to any of my emails, go away a remark right here, or head to the Facebook group! Can’t wait to leap in and see how meal planning helps you and your loved ones!

Join the Venture Meal Plan e-mail checklist to affix the problem: