Weekly meal planning has never worked for me.  Many times my family ends up grabbing fast food on the go, or we eat a fast prep packaged meal.  Meal planning involves thinking about food.  Once I start thinking about food, my mind fixates on how good it will taste. With traditional meal planning, I ended up giving into temptation and overeating.

My solution is God guided menu planning.  Proverbs 16:3 is”Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans” (God’s Word NIV, 2011).  God can plan my family’s meals better than I can.  I no longer worry about overeating when I plan my weekly meals.  Instead, I start by asking God for guidance.  I attempt to make one trip a week for to the grocery store and I pray before I go that I can get items my family needs.  I don’t worry planning a specific meal for each night, instead I select about 3-5 meals to buy ingredients for.

Before I cook, I find it more effective to start with prayer and then decide which meal to prepare.  This also helps me from snacking as I cook.  When I need more preparation, I begin all planning with prayer.  With His help, I can feed my family without overeating as I work.  God guides my meal planning so I can feed my family without obsessing over food.