’m an advocate of eating at home more often than dining out, so planning is a necessity, but I’m not about to spend even an hour each week doing it, that’s just not for me. That’s why I’ve come up with a few quick tips for how to meal plan in minutes to make the task seem less daunting.

1. Meal Planning in Minutes
Marissa Vicario, Founder and
Wellness Expert
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2. Meal Planning in Minutes
• I’m an advocate of eating at home more
often than dining out, so planning is a
necessity, but I’m not about to spend even
an hour each week doing it. Props to all
those men and women who do take good
time with it, but that’s just not for me.
• That’s why I’ve come up with a few quick
tips for how to meal plan in minutes to
make the task seem less daunting

3. Meal Planning in Minutes
1. Brainstorm on Pinterest:
• Make the time you spend on
Pinterest worthwhile by searching for
healthy recipes or other keywords
like vegan, gluten-free, or search by
ingredient (like chia seeds, for
instance).
• Follow boards that have healthy
recipe themes and create your own
healthy recipe board you can pin to.
Then go back and grab recipes to try.
• Follow my boards at
www.Pinterest.com/marissavicario

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2. Keep it Simple
• Choose only two to three recipes that
you can cook once, eat twice so you
don’t feel overwhelmed.
• Look for recipes with only 5-6
ingredients and that won’t take more
than 30 minutes.
• Double the recipe if you need to.

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3. Make a Master List
• Once you have your recipes,
list the ingredients you need.
• Schedule a time to go to the
supermarket. Choose a time
when it will be less crowded
i.e. 8 a.m. Saturday morning.

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4. Don’t Fear the Leftovers
• Double recipes so you
have leftovers.
• Pack them in a to-go
container and have them
for one of the next day’s
meals.

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6. Don’t Force Inspiration
• Keep it simple when you’re uninspired.
• When in doubt, steam. A couple kinds of steamed
veggies with a sauce plus a protein makes a healthy
meal.

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No list, no plan, no strategy?
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Power Shopping for Healthy
Meals in 6 Simple Steps

9. Connect with Me!
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Email: marissa@mwahonline.com
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