Shopping Tip and Free Menu Planner

In these uncertain times, it is important to limit your shopping trips, and to make the food last from each shopping trip as long as possible, at least into the next week. Using a menu planner can help you to think ahead and plan for what you are going to eat. You can write into the menu items you already have on hand so you use them up, plus foods that you plan to eat in the week ahead. Earlier in the week it’s good to plan on high-antioxidant colorful fruits and vegetables that might not last the week such as berries and broccoli. For the end of the week, plan items such as apples, oranges, carrots, parsnips, cabbage and winter squash that will last a longer time. At the bottom of my blog page, in the Resources section, please find a link to my weekly menu planner handout for you to use and/or share with clients. After you write in your menu, then you can develop your shopping list from this. Also, one of the colorful, antioxidant rich berries that I love are goji berries. I add them to trail mixes and on top of salads. They are high in vitamin A, and have an unusual amount of protein for a dried fruit. Here is a link to find them on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2HgVAEl