
Include both recipes that make you look like a superstar, and the trusty dishes you cook weekly. These little sticky notes will be easily moved between the Menu Idea section and the Weekly Plan page. Go crazy! Write down all of your favorite dishes on post-it page markers. Populate The Menu Ideas Sectionįirst populate the Menu Ideas section. Make sure you place your pages so they are front and back.Īfter laminating, use a hole punch right through the laminated sheets to add it to your binder. PAGE PROTECTORS DO NOT WORK! If you don’t have a laminating machine, then use self-sealing laminating pouches. You MUST laminate the prints in order for the sticky notes to adhere to the page, and not get stuck to each other when you close the book. Print pages so they are front and back (or prepare to place two pages back to back in the next step) Step 2. You could even plan the whole month in advance if you are that organized. Just pull it off, and stick it on your plan for that week. Using post-it page markers allows you to easily move that recipe/dish idea from the Menu Idea section to the Weekly Planner. The Menu Idea Section is organized by food categories (grains/pasta/potato/entrees/etc.), and you can even fine tune by meal times (breakfast/lunch/dinner) if you want to! This just makes it easier to organize your favorite dishes, and put together a well-balanced meal. The Menu Ideas Section: where I choose favorite foods to populate my weekly meal plan and have my entire week (or month) planned in advance!.The Weekly Planner: which I reference to see what I’m making each day of the week.The genius is that this planner has two important parts:

I invented this planner out of sheer desperation, to meet the everyday needs of the home cook. Always seek the advice of your Health Care Providers with any questions you may have regarding your child’s development and capacity for starting solid foods.Am I the only one who finds themselves frantically scouring the kitchen just moments before meal time? All while my kids dramatically clutch their tummies and exclaim how hungry they are! Why does it seem the hardest part of making meals is figuring out what to make, and getting the gumption to get started? In return for Solid Starts providing you with an array of content on “baby-led weaning,” toddlers, and picky eaters, you waive any claims that you or your child may have as a result of utilizing the content Solid Starts provides.
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