27: The Weekly Meal Cycle: How I Meal Plan

The weekly meal cycle is a concept that I coined to describe all the steps that go into meal planning: from finding recipes to creating grocery lists, grocery shopping, cooking, eating, running out of food, and starting the process all over again.In today's episode the Nutrition Grouch talks about how he developed the weekly meal cycle and how it has been so incredibly helpful in his own life.  It's probably one of the best organizational things he has ever done.Some of the topics in today's podcast include:Things purposely left out of the weekly meal cycle (4:12)Macros (the ratio of carbs, fats, and proteins) don’t matter for weight loss (4:37)When you eat (meal timing) does not matter for weight loss (6:03)Diet quality does not matter for weight loss (7:31)Fruits and vegetables do not matter for weight loss (10:51)Step 1 of the weekly meal cycle: grocery shop (at least) once a week! (15:13)The 1, 1, 4, 1 program of meal planning (17:36)Where do I find recipes for meals to make? (23:45)After I find recipes, where do I store them (the Paprika Recipe Manager)? (26:20)How I prevent myself from eating nothing but chicken for the week (Excel) (28:36)Put your weekly meal plan on an index card on your fridge (29:48)What’s the difference between a meal, a snack, and an indulgence? (32:11)Why does grocery shopping take 2+ hours?! (44:25)The fine line between meal planning success and failure (47:59)The weekly meal cycle summarized (50:45)