New Year's Resolution #1: EMEALZ

It has been A Monday, spent mostly at the vet with Mocha-the-Dog. Before I get to THAT (next post), have to talk about food, recipes and meal planning; one of my New Year's Resolutions (yes, we're back to THAT this year, although I thought I had aged out of that particular angst...guess not).

I got a Crock Pot for Christmas (among other, somewhat more glamorous gifts, I assure you), which I am actually very excited about. I am going to be (kind of) homeschooling our 9yo ADHD/Aspy Phenom for the rest of the year, and I need to establish some order amidst our typical chaos and get a little more organized about running the house and feeding the animals around here. Fortunately, Santa also brought a great cookbook:


Yum, with pictures!

Beyond that, even, I came across an unbelievably terrific -- and CHEAP! -- meal planning service for busy Moms (thanks to a Twitter mention from @ConfidentMom two weeks ago): E-MEALZ Easy Meals for Busy and Frugal Families - I signed up today using advertising code "dave" for 20% discount (working as of 12/28/2009). I subscribed to the Publix Family Meal Plan (they have several options) for $5/month and I get a complete 7-dinner plan, menu and grocery list each week, coordinated to the sales in the Publix flyer that week - wow!

Armed with my awesome new Crock Pot, a great cookbook and menu & meal planning help from EMEALZ, I am ready:

New Year's Resolution #1
I will plan, research, shop and make wonderful, healthy meals for my family this year so we can lose a little weight, save a little money and enjoy greater health & happiness in 2010!

Yeah. I'll let you know how it goes...

Comments

[Mommy Cracked]

Wow, I need to check this out. I listen to Dave Ramsey and have heard him talk about this. I definitely need to buckle down on the grocery spending!

[Sherri Caldwell]

You have GOT to check the EMEALZ out - it is *phenomenal*. New menu today for the week (only 4 meals because of the holiday): Parmesan Baked Fish; Chipotle Chicken Chili (Crock Pot!); Salsa Chicken Wraps; Sage Pork Chops w/Apples - grocery list total = $44.66. (Of course, that's geared to this week's sales at Publix. If you choose a different plan (different grocery store or diet variation), menu would be different. Simply amazing and EASY! ;-)

[Funkidivagirl]

Day 2 of healthy meals and my daughter didn't eat the salmon (although she picked it out) nor the shrimp (this week she doesn't like shrimp). *sigh*

I'm going to check out the EMEALZ!