Menu Planning -- Save Time & Money, Be Organized, with Great Recipes and Meals
If you stop and think about it, there are numerous steps involved in
planning and
getting good meals to your table:
- finding new and interesting recipes that you and your family will enjoy
- assuring that the recipes and entire meal fit into a well rounded diet for yourself AND your family
- planning your shopping trip so that your grocery list that has the right ingredients in the right quantity for all of your recipes and items
- getting other supporting items on the SAME shopping list
- getting through the store efficiently, and without over-, under-, or impulse buying
- remembering which dishes go together for taste, texture, and, of course, nutrition
With all of this complexity, is it any wonder that the average home does no planning
whatsoever and therefore prepares the same basic meals month after month? And when they do
want something different, they tend to be lured to pre-packaged meals that
do more harm to their health
rather than nourishing their bodies? The
average American spends 40% of their food dollar eating out. This shift in spending
has resulted in all of the health problems
the US faces today.
The good news is that Meal Mixer cuts all of the time and complexity out of everything
listed above -- through easy, quick online menu planning.
Saving time, have more flavorful meals and a healthier, longer life by planning your meals
Save time in the process of planning your menu
and meals.
Meal Mixer is lightning fast in its ability to find meals based on your taste or
dietary needs. A few clicks and you have a meal on your plan. In as
little as one minute menu planning with Meal Mixer and
you have an entire menu for the week that matches
your taste, diet, time and mood. You'll also
save money in the process.
Get you more flavorful meals you'll enjoy.
Why trust some chef somewhere to know what YOU like? Your taste is different
than theirs, your diet is different, your mood changes, and your schedule changes
each week. Meal Mixer gives you great suggestions each week that you can add
directly to your menu, but these are only jumping-off points to planning exactly
what you need and want for the week. Your hands are not tied, you have complete
flexibility to quickly get the exact menu that you need
Attain good eating habits for a
longer. healthier life. Most menu planners completely disregard
the health aspects of the meals they promote. Meal Mixer gives you meals based
on YOUR taste AND your diet. We give you feedback on what you're eating from
numerous dietary aspects, promoting better health for you and your loved ones.
Planning for and eating more fruits and vegetables
helps considerably lower your risk of numerous diseases (you won't find these in many vending machines, or at
the drive-thru). You are far more likely to buy fruits and vegetables--and
eat them--if they're on your shopping list, and in your pantry or refrigerator/.
Meal Mixer is an innovative way of looking
at home cooking and family health from
a long-term, wholistic, and educational perspective. Busy schedules, confusing
grocery stores, out-moded cookbooks, and nutrition confusion makes it very easy
to throw your hands up and succomb to menu monotony and the powerfully
persuasive advertising of the consumer packaged foods and drive-thru industries.
Not knowing what might taste good or be good for you (and your kids!), results in
repeatedly shopping for and cooking the same basic meals. You may think you're getting
by, but the reality is you simply aren't getting what you deserve from the more
than $5,000 you spend on groceries each year. There's so much more you can
get: better taste, better variety, healthier meals, and meals that support
your health goals. You get all of this by using Meal Mixer. And you'll
also waste less food, spend less money at the drive-thru, and be happy knowing you're
doing the right thing for you and your loved ones..
Clearly people want to look healthy, be healthy, and as a result live a longer more
fulfilling life. Central to this goal is what you eat, period! If you
love to cook, Meal Mixer makes organizing your meals and shopping a breeze, with
an eye toward nutrition. If you're not the next Wolfgang Puck or Martha Stewart,
you'll be right at home with thousands of people looking to make home cooking a way of bring joy into their life, health into their body, and really connect with
their family on a daily basis.
Get Great Meals On Your Table
You can plan a week’s worth of meals that fit you and your family in 3 easy
steps, and never again have to worry about what’s for dinner and if it fits into
a healthy diet. Planning can be that
easy.
"I just have to say that I have been looking for a site like this for as long as
I can remember! I just signed up and I am looking forward to better planning healthy
meals for my family, (I hope to save some money by not going out to eat as much)!
Thank you! "
-- A recent Meal Mixer member comment
Menu Planning Saves Money
It may be surprising to you that meals comprise the third highest home expense.
The average household spends well over $100 each week on food. Much of what is purchased
is "the same old stuff" which brings on meal monotony due to lack of planning, and
does not provide the variety you need (fruits, vegetables, etc.) to support your
diet and health, or that of your loved ones. A Meal Mixer membership
will turn those groceries into tastier meals with better nutrition, and will save you time and money
by simply planng your menu and getting a great shopping list.
How Menu Planning is Quick and Easy
The whole menu planning process is quite simple and takes a couple of minutes. After you've
told us your taste in food, your dietary goals, and your family size
(this is a one-time setup), we'll
give you an entire plan to work from plus a variety of other new and interesting
options if our first choice doesn't appeal to you.
Your planning is done for you. We do this using eight years of online home
menu planning data and state-of-the-art web technologies. All
of this makes our highly advanced online menu planner
fast and incredibly ease to
use.
Meal Mixer's Menu Planner (Week View)
Want to use your own recipes in your menu? No problem, enter them and they're saved for you...we
even calculate the nutritional information for you. Want to try something new? We
have thousands of recipes and complete meals for you to choose from. But what's
even better is that, unlike newsletter-based menus, you have the
freedom to change our recipes, meals and menus to your hearts content
-- our plans are not static one-size fits all! If you like the
meal, but not the vegetable side dish you can switch it out! Like the recipe, but
want to make a few changes? No problem, use our recipe editor
to add it to your
private recipe box.
When you have your meals planned, Meal Mixer generates a printed shopping list
(which you can edit), a menu to keep you on track, and all the recipes you need.
Now, putting your menu in action is simple because you have it all planned!
Grocery Shopping List Made For You
You'll shop in half the time and won't impulse buy if you have a grocery shopping
list, created automatically from your menu that has everything you need for the
week. The shopping list is sorted by store section so you'll stay organized while
shopping, and leave the store feeling confident that you everything planned
and haven't forgotten anything.
What's better, you can add additional items like dog food or napkins to your list,
so you have one list and make one trip!
Menu Planning for Dieters
"Despite what you may believe, good planning, not sheer willpower, is the key to
losing weight for good. When you plan your day-to-day activities to support your
efforts, you will find it much easier to reach and maintain your target weight...Planning
is crucial to success."
--From the opening paragraph of the American Heart Association's
No-Fad Diet, (c) 2005.
Meal Mixer, along with our
partners,
agrees with the American Heart Association's No-Fad Diet that "planning
is crucial to success." Meal Mixer lets you quickly plan delicious, healthy
and exciting meals for you and your family. We do this for you whether you're
trying to get more creative or flavorful meals, lose or maintain your weight, or
are seeking prevention from disease. Menu planning is an essential ingredient
to reaching your goals in the kitchen and with your health.
Meal Mixer is the key to menu planning that the AHA is talking about. We offer a
complete online dieting solution that goes well beyond other more well-marketed
sites. Meal Mixer is the menu planner that allows you to plan your diet alongside
your family's meals. The advantage of this approach is that you can create a menu
plan for your family that includes your diet, but does not put your family on your
diet.
You'll have the tools needed for pro-active planning of your diet and your family's
menu. You can diet using almost any dieting strategy
too. And, while we
recommend approach such as the American Heart Association's No-Fad Diet, we understand
that certain diets work better for certain individuals. You can also track your
weight to see your progress over time. Meal Mixer's numerous members continue to
use our menu planner to maintain their weight long after they reach their goals.
You can even tell Meal Mixer to plan and track your diet based on specific caloric,
fat, carbohydrate, and protein needs. You can find recipes based on their
nutritional make-up. Compare our offerings from some of more aggressively
marketed online dieting systems and you'll be pleasantly surprised what you get
from Meal Mixer.
Over 50,000 Families done their Menu Planning with Meal Mixer
OK, we'll admit that we're not as successful as McDonalds...but we're getting
there one family at a time. Clearly the trend in the US is to take the easy
route and hit the drive-thru. Our rapidly growing
membership, while
occasionally enjoying a meal out, understands that family health and togetherness
happens at the dinner table. More Thyme is proud to have served these families
for over eight years through Meal Mixer's menu planner.
National publications like Real Simple Magazine, and USA Today have raved about
Meal Mixer for years. Join today and see why.
Our Commitment to Our Menu Planning Subscribers
More Thyme prides itself on its flagship menu planner called Meal Mixer, together
with its collection of tested, family friendly and easy to understand recipes.
These recipes can be easily combined into tasty meals based on subscribers' individual
tastes and nutritional preferences in a matter of minutes. We are committed
to constantly adding high-quality recipes to our collection, and continuously improving
the ease with which subscribers can plan their meals and shop for their groceries.
Because we're so confident in our menu planning solution, we encourage all prospective
subscribers to validate our claims by
becoming a member..