This is for all my girls who enjoy organizing and color coordinate for fun as well as my ladies who would love a little extra help with meal planning and prepping each week. Introducing… my Recipe + Meal Plan Binder. I share lots of recipes at lots of different times, but I love having them all in one place, which is the purpose of this binder!
With all the recipes in one place, I like to use my binder as a “menu” when I’m meal planning. Each week, I sit down and page through the binder as if I’m at a restaurant ordering from a menu. I’ll pick out about 5 recipes (sometimes less, sometimes more) and grocery shop for any necessary items before prepping.
I’ll walk you through how I set my binder up and a few tips I have on how to use your binder to make your weekly meal planning and prep so much easier and efficient.
GET YOUR SUPPLIES
To begin, gather your binder supplies. You’ll likely have everything around the house. If not, I purchased my supplies from Target and actually scored big with these adorable dividers in the dollar section! That dollar section really does have the cutest office supplies.
Supply List:
- Binder
- Dividers
- Post Its
- 3 Hole Punch
- Printed Plans + Recipes
PRINT YOUR PLANS + RECIPES
Even though we live in the digital age, I still love paper and ink, so I print all my plans and recipes. Just as a helpful reminder, these are all the plans you should have as a Meal Plan Member: Eat Your Way Lean Meal Plan, Eat Your Way Lean Cookbook, Nutrition Kick Start, Meal Prep Plans, Warm + Toasty Cookbook, and all meal plan member exclusive email recipes as well as blog post recipes. Then, go ahead and give them all a 3 hole punch.
A little printer tip… there may be pages you’ll find you have to print twice because the front side contains a smoothie recipe and the back side has an entree, so if you want to put each recipe in its own section, print those pages twice! Also, on all the recipes I share on my blog, I include a printer-friendly version if you would like to include those.
CATEGORIZE
I like to organize my recipes by categories… I’ve included that list below. I have a few extra blank dividers in case I decide to add more at a later time… I’m already thinking about a “Beverage” or “Drinks” category. Also, at the very end I have a category titled “Meal Plans” where I keep the original Meal Plan and other plans like the Nutrition Kick Start and Meal Prep Plans to refer to.
My Recipe + Meal Plan Binder Categories:
- Smoothies
- Breakfasts
- Entrees
- Sides
- Sweets
- Dips + Dressings
- Meal Plans
MAKE IT YOUR OWN
From here, go ahead and make your binder your own! I love using fun tabs and post its to mark up some of my favorite recipes or add notes on recipe pages. And don’t forget, if you need help with the next step, I shared Grocery Shopping List Printables that work perfectly with the Recipes + Meal Plan Binder (get those HERE)
I’m want to give a big shout out to Denise… an incredibly sweet LG Sister and South Carolina cutie (you may know her on IG as @she.bears.arms). This summer, I met Denise at an LG meet up and she showed me her meal plan binder. Since then, the idea was always in the back of my mind, so thank you Denise for the inspiration!
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