It seems like every home workout plan, nutrition guru, and dieting channel in social media sticks to one basic concept, meal planning. The reason this seems to be the common denominator is because meal planning is key to a diet routine working. If you are new to meal planning, here are a few things to know before implementing it into your routine for you or you and your family.

Start with a Master Food List

The first place to start with meal planning is with a master food list. You can print these out online, by season, or you can make your own list. Ideally what you are doing is narrowing down the foods you like, the foods you do not like, the ones you are allergic to, and the ones you have never tried. Continue reading →

Meal planning is something you may know a little about and may even be practicing on some level. The issue with meal planning is that you may not know how it benefits you outside of your normal workout or exercise routine.

Here are a few of the ongoing and overall health benefits that you can obtain from simple meal planning for a week at a time to a month at a time.

Easy Caloric Monitoring

One of the biggest health benefits of meal planning is the ability to monitor your caloric intake. Monitoring this can help in a variety of ways. For example, if you are attempting to drop a large amount of weight you will want to make sure your calories fall below what you need for your current weight. Continue reading →