Menus & Mealtimes: 14 Day Meal Planning Workshop
Class begins February 27, 2012
This class is offered once in 2012.
2 weeks, $29 click here to register
Does this sound familiar? 
- “Mom, What’s for dinner?”
- “My pantry is full; why can’t I figure out what to feed my family?”
- “There’s nothing to eat in here!”
- “This mustard has an expiration date of 1989!”
Then perhaps Brook Noel’s 14 Day Meal Planning Workshop can help you bring organization to the dinner hour.
In this course, you will:
- Learn how to stock your pantry.
- Develop standard menus made from staple foods so you always have the ingredients on hand to create an “easy meal”
- Learn how to use coupons and sales circulars to cut your grocery bill by at least 20%
- Develop a 30-day meal plan complete with shopping lists
- Learn an efficient way to organize recipes
- Receive access to Brook Noel’s Menus & Mealtimes library with tons of weekly and monthly meal plans complete with shopping lists
- Learn about doubling portions and freezing to make meal planning easier
- Learn easy-to-make crockpot meals for use on those really busy days
Course Summary:
In Week 1, you will learn how to inventory and stock your pantry. A well-stocked pantry is key to having an efficient meal planning system in place. It will also save you money as you use what you buy before it expires (or starts to grow things). We will also talk about the use of coupons and circulars to plan our shopping trips so that we can have nutritious meals while saving money at the same time. Lastly, we will begin sorting existing recipes to make meal planning easier when we begin our monthly plan next week.
In Week 2, you will begin learning how to write a menu plan for your family. We will complete a 30 Day Dinner Meal plan, complete with shopping lists. You will also learn about cooking and freezing for ready-to-reheat meals on hand when needed. We will also talk about using the crockpot to have a ready-to-eat meal available on the busiest of days.
These two weeks will bring you closer to an organized pantry and meal plan so that the next time the kids yell “What’s for dinner?” you will not have to answer “Pizza Hut!”
Class F.A.Q.
How Do These Classes Work? Our classes feature a very easy to navigate portal you will login at to access your course. You do not need to be a tech-guru to take our classes. Our classes do not require you to be present at a specific time of day. We use downloadable lessons, message boards, and an online event room to allow you to work through each lesson whenever it fits into your day. The weekend before class begins you will be sent your system user ID and password to login to our community support and learning system.
On the class portal page you will be able to:
- Share on our class message boards and receive step-by-step guidance for any questions during your journey.
- Access and print (or save) your lessons.
- Network with other class members through the message board or instant messaging system.
- Access any class links and worksheets. This portal is extremely easy to use, no internet or message board finesse required.
How much time does this class require? There is no mandatory deadline or sharing with the assignments (although sharing is encouraged and half the fun!) therefore you are free to work at your own pace although you will need to download all lessons during the class period. We do leave classes open for 1 month beyond the scheduled end date, to allow you to retrieve any outstanding information and download lessons–although class helpers are not available for Q&A during this time. Class helpers are only available during the actual 2 weeks of the course. Since we run so many classes, we are unable to send lessons manually or to make them available once the class has closed. By completing an action plan and downloading the lessons you can continue to work on your new system at any pace comfortable to you.
What happens after I sign up? If you currently have a log-in at brooknoelstudio.com this course will automatically be added the day it opens. If you do not have a login, you will receive your login information the Sunday before the course begins. If you are enrolling in this course on the start date or during the first week, please allow 24 hours to receive your login credentials.
Questions? Please submit a ticket at our customer support desk. We strive to respond within one business day. Click here to go to customer service.
Members of Brook Noel’s Make Today Matter Group Coaching Community save 20% on every class! Use the coupon code posted in the coaching forum. (Code changes each month.) To learn about membership, click here.
