I menu plan and grocery shop for my family once a month (minus the occasional extra shopping trips for fresh produce). It’s AMAZING!

I have found doing this has two major benefits. One is that it saves me time (which mom’s know time is very precious). For menu planning I just sit down once a month and plan, rather than planning once a week. I also save time shopping. It doesn’t take me much longer in the store to shop for all of my food for the month in one trip, and I only have to go to the store once a month (except for an occasional quick trip into the store for fresh produce and some basic essentials). Another reason I prefer to monthly menu plan is that I have found it saves me money. Instead of going to the store every week and buying extra snacks and food we don’t need (for example that delicious looking cupcake on display) I only buy the necessities for the month.

How do I menu plan for the entire month at a time?

I have an awesome menu planning binder that I picked up from my local Aldi. Unfortunately, they are no longer selling them (at least not at my local Aldi). Here’s a link to a similar one on Amazon.

I will create a post later providing more detail on how I create my menu plans. I will also share each of my monthly menu plans, grocery lists, and some of my favorite recipes from each month!