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Email a FriendPosted by Pier on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 2:22 PM (EDT):
Sounds like it would be a big help!
E-mealz Goodness
an exciting giveaway!
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 2:06 PM
Forever ago, my friend Vera told me about a website she had come across, a place online that for a small fee, would create a weekly menu for your family. I loved the idea, but decided to keep limping along with my own faulty menu planning skills. I can do this, I reasoned, people do it all the time!
A few months ago, I was feeling just desperate enough that I decided to give the site another look. I checked it out and like what I saw. I decided to sign up for a three-month try.
I am now two months into this experience and oh how I love it! E-mealz has been perfect for us. Each week, I go to the site and download a menu for the week — seven well-balanced meals that are based on the sale items at my grocery store of choice.
One of the first nights I used the menu, the boys were amazed at the variety. We had some kind of chicken that evening (which everyone loved) along with a delicious zuchinni/bacon/parmesan side that none of the boys thought they would like and everyone did. That’s the other great thing about using this service — it is forcing my boys to try new things. I had gotten in a rut of only cooking what I knew they would eat, instead of pushing our limits, just a little.
That evening, as each of my finicky eaters took a taste, their eyes widened when they realized they actually did like this stuff after all. “What is this again,” asked one boy. Oh this strange food from a far-off land!
Now I’m not saying every meal has been a home run, but in general even the dinners that I’m not feeling too sure about, well I have been pleasantly surprised. And the bottom line is that I love how my menu planning is done for me each week — there it is, printed out, along with the shopping list to go buy everything I need.
All in all a very positive experience, and I plan to keeping using E-mealz while I’m in this season of fast-paced living.
I’m excited to announce that E-mealz has offered a one-month subscription to the lucky winner of this giveaway. Enter your name in the comments and Friday afternoon I will pick a winner. I hope you enjoy the service as much as we have!
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Posted by Keri on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 2:28 PM (EDT):
You have tempted me many times on this service. I haven’t bitten the bullet because, despite being inexpensive, it feels oh so luxurious to spend even a small amount on something I feel like I should be able to do. And I can- it’s just sitting down to do it! Would LOVE to try it, though!
Posted by Sarah Reinhard on Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:10 PM (EDT):
Ah, this sounds like just what I need! Maybe I’ll try it for three months too!
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