My favorite part about editing our Meal Plan series is learning about each featured household’s preferences, routines, and quirks. There’s always a tidbit or two I try to incorporate in my own planning.
Today, that might just be the genius Google Drive hack the writer offers to streamline her meal prepping. And I love that her 10-month-old gets cuddles at nearly every meal.
Paid subscribers get access to her meal prepping tips, a full week’s meal plan, and a wonderful shrimp okonomiyaki recipe. Interested in submitting your own Meal Plan? You can do so here! And don’t forget to check out our previous editions:
Alicia Adamczyk
Alicia Adamczyk
Age: 41
Location: San Diego, California
Household size: 4, including my 37-year-old husband, almost three-year-old, and 10-month-old baby
Household income: $260,000. I’m an academic librarian, and my spouse is a software developer. We both work full time.
Monthly grocery spend: We budget $900 per month and usually spend between $750 and $1,100.
Where do you shop for groceries? Costco, Vons, our local Mexican grocer, and occasionally our local Japanese and Chinese grocers
How did you start meal planning? Has it changed over time?
I started meal planning when I started working with a trainer in 2019. Since then, I’ve added a spouse, two children, and two cats to the mix. As you might imagine, meal planning has changed a LOT. I definitely don’t eat egg whites for dinner anymore!
My spouse doesn’t eat meat, so we now eat lots of fish and eggs to meet our protein needs. With kids, instead of prepping for a whole week of dinners, we tend to prep day-of so we can adjust for illnesses, whims, and exhaustion (on the part of the parents).
Would you like to share any hacks or cost-cutting advice?
