{"id":86,"date":"2021-05-20T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.istratus.com\/blog\/?p=86"},"modified":"2022-08-18T12:15:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T16:15:05","slug":"cook-up-a-storm-meal-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/istratus.com\/blog\/day-planner\/cook-up-a-storm-meal-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Cook Up A Storm: Meal Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Food\/Meal Prep is kind of a funny thing. People either love or hate being in the kitchen. When culinary adventures are in your blood they just are, however, when they\u2019re not \u2013 \u201ccooking up a storm\u201d just isn\u2019t fun.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Between job commitments and family schedules, the working weeks are crazy! One of the last things most people want to do is plan a dinner table full of fancy, stylish foodie things from scratch.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anyhow, the point being made here is that while leisurely cooking might not be your thing, you still need to eat and eat well. You don\u2019t have to go all out, to provide meals that your and your family will love.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Meal Planning Made Easy<\/h1>\n

Believe it or not, iStratus is here to help you relieve some of that chaos felt in the kitchen when you prefer to avoid it like the plague.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s the secret? Meal planning. (Ok, so that probably sounds tedious, but it doesn\u2019t have to be).<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking 5 (or 15) minutes at the beginning of the week to plan out meals is a MASSIVE, timesaver. It <\/span>always<\/span><\/i> helps reduce the time and energy involved in \u201cdreading\u201d meal prep.<\/span><\/p>\n

Smart Meal Planning<\/span><\/h2>\n

This isn\u2019t new news\u2026 how many of us (*raises a hand, slaps own forehead*) are guilty of wishing we were more efficient meal planners without actually <\/span>having to<\/span><\/i> plan any meals?<\/span><\/p>\n

The truth is it only takes five minutes to sit down and type out a recipe list for the week. Using iStratus you can easily start by adding any recipes you know you and the family love to a checklist.<\/span><\/p>\n

Next, fill in the remaining slots for the week with quick and easy recipes, that you often have staple ingredients stored in the pantry for.<\/span><\/p>\n

ORGANIZE Those FAVORITE Recipes<\/span><\/h2>\n

Meal planning happens much quicker when using an organized recipe catalog. You\u2019ve probably already guessed by now that iStratus loves to organize, organize and organize.<\/span><\/p>\n

Easily create <\/span>Food File Categories<\/i><\/b> for:<\/span><\/h3>\n