With school just around the corner, or maybe it’s already here for you, life is about to get busy. Why not delegate planning dinner to someone else?
Sounded good to me when eMealscontacted me about trying out their meal plans.
EMeals is a great online meal planning service that provides weekly meals using seasonal ingredients and aisle by aisle grocery lists. You simply download your list and recipes each week, print them off, and go shopping! For $5-7 per month, it’s very affordable.
I first tried their clean eating plan, which is a delicious more whole foods approach to cooking. I loved it, it just required more stores to go to, to find what I needed, and that meant more time shopping with my kids. Not fun.
So, I switched to the Walmart plan with some apprehension as to how good the meals would be. I was pleasantly surprised at their quality and very happy with how easy the meals were.
There are always meals that require more time, like the coconut chicken I’m making for this Sunday (yum) but there are also quick weekday meals like this pita chicken pizza:
SO GOOD! This recipe calls for a pre-cooked rotisserie chicken, so there’s no thawing or cooking on the stove. It’s so convenient and fast, which is ideal for the hectic dinner hour that always seems to creep up on me every day.
There are some recipes we’ve liked better than others, but it’s been fun to try recipes I never really would have on my own. The Fish Po-Boys (halibut with a spicy mayonnaise sauce) was super delicious. I’m still craving to make it again!
There are also meal plans for holidays that eMeals throws in for free, along with school lunch menu plans for your kids.
If you don’t like one of the meals, everything is numerically coded on the shopping list so you can see what ingredient is for what meal and make adjustments accordingly.
Each meal makes a lot too! We are a family of five but because of the ages of our kids, we eat like a family of 3 1/2 adults. The four to six people meal plan feeds us plenty of dinner with enough leftovers for lunch (most days) and the plans are always about $75-85 (which I can pare down even more with some creative substituting). 🙂
Are there only two of you? They have meal plans for couples as well. They have meal plans for specific stores, specific diets, gluten free, vegetarian, portion controlled, and everything in between. You can also switch plans if you want to try another kind, which is what I did.
You can check out their blog for even more great recipes, organizing tips and helps for simplifying your days.
Want to try eMeals for yourself?
I get to give away a three month subscription this weekend! Just in time for back to school.
To enter:
1. Like eMeals on facebook. Then come back here and tell me that you did.
For extra entries:
- If you tried eMeals (visit their site to browse their meal plans), what plan would you try? Answer in a separate comment.
- Follow eMeals on Pinterest. Be sure to comment in a separate comment telling me you did so.
You have until Monday, August 13, 2012 at 12 PM MDT, to enter.
Giveaway now closed!
Good luck!
Liked eMeals on facebook!
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If I were to try eMeals I would do either the Kroger plan or the clean eating plan.
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I actually use E-Meals and love it! I have the Portion Control for Two subscription and it's so helpful. I'd like to try the Clean Eating Menu as well.
I liked emeals on FB. That pizza looks suuuper yummy! I always need help with meal planning.
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I liked them on Facebook!
I would subscribe to a regular family menu since we don't really have any special diet needs, but that clean eating one sounds good too. This website made me miss living in FL because we don't have Publix where we live now!
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I'm going to have a hard time deciding which one I like better — I like clean eating, but I know my family is fearful of anything not involving pizza and cheeseburger and fatty fatty things. Ha! I might go for low carb or low fat to compromise. I definitely like the store specific idea!
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My stomach is already growling for the Parmesan Crusted Chicken with Olives, Tomatoes and Basil. I love that there is a whole section devoted to clean eating!
I liked eMeals on facebook 🙂 About to go do Pinterest.
Wow! Even if I don't win, I'm glad I'm following eMeals on Pinterest now too.
I liked eMeals on FB!
I looked at their website and I'm very intrigued!! I would try either the Wal-Mart or the Publix plan
Yay! They're on Pinterest, too! And I just followed all of their boards!
Thanks, Delia! 🙂
Liked emeals on facebook. I make my own meal plan each week. This would be so much easier 🙂
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Liked on fb and following on pinterest! Love this giveaway, Ty!
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I liked emeals on facebook, what a great idea. I get SO tired of trying to think of new meals.
Following emeals on pinterest. They have some fabulous pins
If I try e-meals I will try the vegetarian plan. 2 of our 4 are 100% veg. The boys eat mostly veg at home (I don't cook or prepare meat) but eat omni when they are away from home.
Liked on FB. I would try the clean eating plan. Thanks for introducing us to this! amandabieghler(AT)gmail(DOT)com
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I would choose the family plan for Aldi. My husband does all of our grocery shopping there!
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I would do the gluten free meal. No other options for our family!
I liked them on FB! This is a fantastic program! Thanks for the giveaway. 🙂
I liked emeals on FB
I would try use the clean eating meal plan
I also follow them on pinterest
I liked eMeals on facebook.
I follow them on pinterest.
I would probably pick the Any Store menu for 2. I would also like to try the clean living or low fat. They all sound like great plans.
I liked eMeals on FB 🙂 Thank you for the giveaway!
I'd try the Walmart family meal plan or the "any other store" plan.
I'm following eMeals on Pinterest
If I were to try a meal plan, I would choose the Gluten Free family menu. 🙂
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I'm following eMeals on Pinterest
Liked emeals on facebook.
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I would probably follow the Clean Eating plan
I followed eMeals on FB
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I would definitely go with the walmart plan. I do my weekly shopping there anyway!
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I follow emeals on pinterest!
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I follow eMeals on Pinterest
I would try the Kroger family plan.
I liked eMeals on Facebook!