Plan to Eat Blog

Meal planning tips from Plan to Eat customers

At Plan to Eat, we not only want to provide the most reliable and efficient meal planning software, but we also want to simplify your

Roni May 24, 2022

In the Garden

The 5 Easiest Fruits & Vegetables to Grow as a Beginner Gardener

Your garden is meant to be an oasis of life, but all the best gardeners have been taught through experience that a bountiful harvest doesn’t

Guest Author May 23, 2022

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Meal Planning

How to coordinate the recipes in your meal plan

I tend to get stuck on the idea that in order to have recipe variety in my meal plan, I need to plan recipes that

Roni May 19, 2022

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Recipes

Homemade Hamburger Buns Recipe

Any excuse we can find to light up the charcoal and grill for dinner, you better believe we are going to take it. Lately, my

Guest Author: Anna May 13, 2022

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Learn to Plan

Meal Planning Tips from the Plan to Eat Team

In an ideal world, we would always have unlimited energy and inspiration for creating meal plans, but sometimes, meal planning is just another item on

Roni May 12, 2022

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Recipes

Grilled Chorizo Burgers with Chimichurri Aioli

On any given warm, sunny day, the question, ‘What do you have planned for dinner?’ is usually followed by, ‘Can we grill it?’ In anticipation

Guest Author: Linda May 11, 2022

Recipes

Homemade Hamburger Buns Recipe

Any excuse we can find to light up the charcoal and grill for dinner, you better believe we are going to take it. Lately, my

Grilled Chorizo Burgers with Chimichurri Aioli

On any given warm, sunny day, the question, ‘What do you have planned for dinner?’ is usually followed by, ‘Can we grill it?’ In anticipation

cropped image of a man pouring milk from a measuring cup into a big yellow bowl

April 2022 Monthly Recap & Updates

Recent Articles from the Blog Enjoy some of our most recent blog posts from April 2022 on the Plan to Eat blog, including tips &

Plan To Eat

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Mother’s Day With Riley and Jess

Mother’s Day is a special day, but it’s also a hard earned day for a lot of women, and for some, it’s just a difficult

April 2022 Monthly Recap & Updates

Recent Articles from the Blog Enjoy some of our most recent blog posts from April 2022 on the Plan to Eat blog, including tips &

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March 2022 Monthly Recap & Updates

Recent Articles from the Blog Enjoy some of our most recent blog posts from March 2022 on the Plan to Eat blog, including tips &

Giveaways

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Announcing our Baking Basics Challenge and Giveaway!

This giveaway has ended! In May, we shared advice on how to become a better cook with posts about common cooking terms, utensils, and what

Transition to Traditional: Challenge and Giveaway

We’re excited to announce a new challenge and giveaway we are hosting with Mary’s Nest, from October 5th-9th! See the end of this post for

Plan to Eat + ButcherBox (Review and Giveaway!)

We’re excited to introduce you to a company called ButcherBox. They are a delivery service that brings 100% grass fed and finished beef, free range chicken, heritage breed pork (and much, much more) right to your doorstep.

Challenges

Introducing Kitchen Confidence: Baking Basics

If you are at all interested in baking, we’ve got some really fun things coming up for you this month! Whether you are an aspiring

Announcing our Baking Basics Challenge and Giveaway!

This giveaway has ended! In May, we shared advice on how to become a better cook with posts about common cooking terms, utensils, and what

September 2020 Recap & Fall Cooking Challenge

Recent Articles from the Blog If you are looking for motivation, tips & tricks, new recipes, and so much more — the Plan to Eat

Customer Stories

Customer Stories: Jenn

In 2018, we had a blog series called “Customer Stories,” where we interviewed several of you and shared your Plan to Eat stories with the

Plan to Eat saved our budget while diapers drained it.

As recently as 2015 I had no idea how to cook. I could stumble through spaghetti, and I could make cookies, but not much else.

Automating my meal planning has been a no-brainer.

My name is Jenn, I live in the great state of Texas, and I’m a wife and mom to four growing boys (8,10,12, and 13)

In The Kitchen

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Learning to Eat Seasonally – Spring Edition

Spring is just around the corner and we are looking forward to a new batch of seasonal produce! We recently interviewed Joy Manning on The

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Homemade Hand Pies Recipe

Growing up and into college, Pop-Tarts were one of my go-tos for a quick breakfast or snack. I used to get the two pack of

Why We Need Community and Food

We believe our mental and physical health is directly tied to what we eat. It’s easy to see how food affects our physical health, but

In The Garden

The 5 Easiest Fruits & Vegetables to Grow as a Beginner Gardener

Your garden is meant to be an oasis of life, but all the best gardeners have been taught through experience that a bountiful harvest doesn’t

overhead view of two open faced breakfast sandwiches with bright sunny side up eggs on top on white plates

Open Faced Breakfast Sandwich with Mushrooms & Sausage

Farmers market season is upon us! Where I live, in Northern Virginia, we’re lucky enough to have a handful of year-round markets, and the options

Learning to Eat Seasonally – Spring Edition

Spring is just around the corner and we are looking forward to a new batch of seasonal produce! We recently interviewed Joy Manning on The

Meal Planning

Meal planning tips from Plan to Eat customers

At Plan to Eat, we not only want to provide the most reliable and efficient meal planning software, but we also want to simplify your

How to coordinate the recipes in your meal plan

I tend to get stuck on the idea that in order to have recipe variety in my meal plan, I need to plan recipes that

Meal Planning Tips from the Plan to Eat Team

In an ideal world, we would always have unlimited energy and inspiration for creating meal plans, but sometimes, meal planning is just another item on

Food Issues

No Bake Oatmeal Cookies [Gluten, Dairy, & Egg Free!]

In our Beyond Limits series we’ve been exploring how to navigate eating and meal planning while dealing with food restrictions. We reached out to our friend

Beyond Limits: Overcoming obstacles to healthy eating (join us!)

If you are struggling with food allergies and limitations in your diet, you probably feel discouraged by the seemingly short list of foods you can still eat