Slow cooker recipes are perfect for busy families. Use this one-week slow cooker meal plan to save time and money with family-friendly crock pot recipes featuring chicken, beef, pork, and vegetarian options. Do you ever have one of those weeks where you have something on your schedule every single night? I have, and the worst part isn’t that we’re busy with things to do… it’s that there’s no time to cook ... Continue Reading
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One Hour Breakfast Prep Meal Plan
Use these 5 easy recipes for breakfast prep to fill your freezer in 1 hour! Breakfast sausage, muffins, breakfast cookies, granola bars, and a yummy fruit crumble will feed your family all week long! When you’re feeding a house full of busy people with different schedules, sometimes it’s easier to have food ready to grab on weekday mornings. I started to be more intentional about doing some healthy breakfast ... Continue Reading
One Week No-Cook Meal Plan
This week of summer dinner meals saves my summers! Go beyond meal prep and skip cooking altogether with these family-friendly no cook summer meal ideas. I don’t know where you live, but summers are HOT here in the south. We have a never-ending supply of Homemade Ice Pops in the freezer, and the kids know that as long as we’re going to the pool, I’ll make Avocado Chocolate Mousse over Black Bean Brownies ... Continue Reading
One Week Grilling Meal Plan
Keep the heat outside using these easy recipes with grilling! You’ll get a plan with 1 week of ideas for grilling dinner, complete with recipes and a shopping list. Beat the heat with this grilling meal plan! Summer in the south is HOT. Even more so when the air conditioner decides to stop working. It’s funny that the idea to have a grilling meal plan was in my head LONG before our air conditioner broke. ... Continue Reading
2 Month Camping Meal Plan
Choose your favorite easy camping meals for dinner from this top 10 list, plus plenty of easy side dish ideas. Enjoy delicious, satisfying meals with these camping food ideas for your next trip! My husband and I have been taking our kids camping since they could barely walk. We’re not experts by any means, but I shared all of our tips for creating an easy camping menu here, and it’s still one of the most ... Continue Reading
How to Meal Plan and Make it Work
Here’s everything you need to know about meal planning: how to create a meal plan and make it work for your entire family, even with a busy schedule! Making a meal plan is the BEST way to keep your family eating real food on a budget. After a lot of trial and error, I’ve learned my favorite method of meal planning, and it saves me time and money! Whether you plan meals for an entire month or plan one week ... Continue Reading
Vegetarian Meal Plan
This vegetarian meal plan is full of easy, hearty vegetarian dinner recipes (plus bonus meal ideas). Whether your goal is to eat more produce or save money on groceries, you won’t even miss the meat! I’ve written a lot of meal plans over the years… there’s the Whole30 Meal Plan, the $50 ALDI Meal Plan, the original $50 One Week Meal Plan, and the second $50 One Week Meal Plan… not to mention all sorts of ... Continue Reading
Ideas for Summer Dinners: August Meal Plan 2024
This easy August meal plan will give you plenty of ideas for summer dinners! Quick, tasty, and budget friendly meals the whole family will love! Plus enjoy treats like homemade vanilla bean ice cream and slow cooker peach cobbler. Enjoy the last of summer, get ready for school and come up with a new routine for the fall season. This is just one of the reasons why I like to keep ideas for summer dinners in ... Continue Reading
One Week $50 ALDI Meal Plan
This one-week $50 ALDI meal plan lets you get everything you need at one store! Use this Aldi budget meal planner to enjoy yummy family-friendly recipes like the Best Burgers Ever and Baked Potato Nachos, plus plenty of fresh veggies, so you can feel good about feeding your family on a budget. Here at Crumbs, we’re all about eating real food on a budget. I encourage you to do things like shop in bulk, ... Continue Reading
Spring Recipes Meal Plan for March 2024
This free Spring Recipes Meal Plan for March will simplify your season! Use the delicious recipes just as they are, or for inspiration, to have budget-friendly meals all month. Dishes like easy roasted broccoli, almond-crusted baked chicken, and fluffy dinner rolls will surely please the whole family! This is the month where farmer’s markets across the country start to open their doors for business again. ... Continue Reading









