One of the most common New Year’s resolutions I hear amongst my mom friends is that they want to start meal planning as they try to eat healthier and simplify their lives after the craziness of the holidays.

When I decided to tackle meal planning last year, I started with just a week or two at a time but found myself going through the same rotation of recipes every few weeks. Boring! That’s when I decided that in order to add some variety, I needed to expand my planning out to a full month at a time.

Through trial and error, I found a system that worked well for me. I thought I’d share it for those of you who are putting meal planning on your resolution list!