{"id":589,"date":"2024-04-25T18:20:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T22:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.wordpress.com\/?p=589"},"modified":"2026-04-27T17:54:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:54:15","slug":"bi-weekly-meal-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589","title":{"rendered":"How to Meal Plan Bi-weekly &#8211; and why it works!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Bi-weekly meal planning allows me to plan out my meals for the next two weeks, saving me time and money. I am completely lost without it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why Meal Plan Like this?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When I first started to meal plan, I would plan out a whole month at a time. It worked for a while, but with my health troubles, sticking to a <em>whole <\/em>month of meals became difficult. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keeping my health under control with my diet became easier with planning out only <em>two <\/em>weeks at a time. This also allowed me to change things up more often, so we&#8217;re not eating based on <em>one <\/em>days cravings for the entire month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Planning two weeks instead of one, allows me to plan different meals that bounce off of each other, saving money, and reducing waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#adcdad;padding:20px\" class=\"wp-block-tnp-minimal\"><p>Subscribe to our newsletter to Stay Connected!<\/p><div><div class=\"tnp tnp-subscription \">\n<form method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=tnp&amp;na=s\">\n<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"nlang\" value=\"\">\n<div class=\"tnp-field tnp-field-firstname\"><label for=\"tnp-1\">First name<\/label>\n<input class=\"tnp-name\" type=\"text\" name=\"nn\" id=\"tnp-1\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tnp-field tnp-field-email\"><label for=\"tnp-2\">Email<\/label>\n<input class=\"tnp-email\" type=\"email\" name=\"ne\" id=\"tnp-2\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"\" required><\/div>\n<div class=\"tnp-field tnp-privacy-field\"><label><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"ny\" required class=\"tnp-privacy\"> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?page_id=1380\">I accept the privacy policy<\/a><\/label><\/div><div class=\"tnp-field tnp-field-button\" style=\"text-align: left\"><input class=\"tnp-submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" style=\"\">\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if I need half a cabbage for a meal, I can plan out when to use up the other half of the cabbage next week! That way we&#8217;re not eating cabbage for days on end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This also allows me to double up on cooking one day, so I don&#8217;t have to cook on another day! I just freeze a few portions in containers, and pull them out when we need a quick meal and don&#8217;t want to eat out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How I do it:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>My meal plan is broken up in categories:<strong> Chicken, Beef, Pork, Fish, Soup, Breakfast,<\/strong> and <strong>Other<\/strong>. You can use these categories or write your own! Having different categories gives a nice verity of meals to choose from for each week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next, sit down with a few cookbooks, and fill out out two options for each category. Don&#8217;t forget to write where to find the recipe!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bi-weekly-dinners-820x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3877\" style=\"width:486px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bi-weekly-dinners-820x1024.png 820w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bi-weekly-dinners-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bi-weekly-dinners-768x959.png 768w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bi-weekly-dinners-1230x1536.png 1230w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bi-weekly-dinners-48x60.png 48w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bi-weekly-dinners.png 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The &#8220;<strong>Other<\/strong>&#8221; category can be anything, but I typically like to use this for quick and easy meals like pizza, tacos, or sometimes leftovers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plan out the Weekly Menu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have your categories filled out, you can plan out the next week! Pick one meal from each category, and assign it a day. Try to think ahead about what you may have going on that week, so your meals work with your other plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there you can plan out breakfast, lunch and snacks if you&#8217;d like! <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/menu-822x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3878\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8027315306236066;width:482px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/menu-822x1024.png 822w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/menu-241x300.png 241w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/menu-768x956.png 768w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/menu-1234x1536.png 1234w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/menu-48x60.png 48w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/menu.png 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if I don&#8217;t follow my meal plan to a T, having it all written out takes a huge load off my mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Make Your Grocery List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the back of my bi-weekly meal planner, is where I like to keep my grocery list. That way, when I&#8217;m out shopping, and if I need to make substitute for something, I can look at my plan so I know what meal the substitute is for.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grocery-list-825x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3879\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8052275760675648;width:454px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grocery-list-825x1024.png 825w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grocery-list-242x300.png 242w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grocery-list-768x954.png 768w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grocery-list-1237x1536.png 1237w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grocery-list-48x60.png 48w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/grocery-list.png 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>My grocery list is categorized as well, helping me stay organized while shopping so I&#8217;m not all over the place looking for stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bi-weekly-meal-planning-pin-new-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3880\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6669854122986423;width:432px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bi-weekly-meal-planning-pin-new-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bi-weekly-meal-planning-pin-new-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bi-weekly-meal-planning-pin-new-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bi-weekly-meal-planning-pin-new-40x60.png 40w, https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bi-weekly-meal-planning-pin-new.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This Free Printable Meal Planner Kit includes both the categorized, and blank version for you to use how you need to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I recommend printing at 100% scale and with a thicker paper such as 28 lbs paper for better quality. If you want your grocery list on the back of your meal plan, like I do, be sure to change your print settings to double sided, flip long end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">You can download* the<a href=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bi-Weekly-Meal-Plan.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Bi-Weekly-Meal-Plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Bi-weekly Meal Plan\/ Grocery List Here<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Weekly-Menu.pdf\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Weekly-Menu.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Weekly Menu Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">*These Printables are for your personal use only, you may share them with friends and family but you may not sell them as your own.*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\">Meal planning can seem like a lot of unnecessary work at first, but this little bit of prep can make make a great difference in your week. Take the time to prepare now, so your meal plan can do thinking for you throughout the week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">What are some of your favorite meals to make? Lately I&#8217;ve been enjoying making this delicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chilipeppermadness.com\/recipes\/stuffed-pepper-casserole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stuffed Pepper Casserole<\/a>. Leave your thoughts down below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bi-weekly meal planning allows me to plan out my meals for the next two weeks, saving me time and money. I am completely lost without it! Why Meal Plan Like this? When I first started to meal plan, I would plan out a whole month at a time. It worked for a while, but with &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1289,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,16,18,20],"tags":[75,76,77,86,103,104,114,140],"class_list":["post-589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homemaking","category-meal-planning","category-planning","category-stretching-a-dolllar","tag-grocery","tag-grocery-list","tag-grocery-shopping","tag-homemaker","tag-meal-planning","tag-meal-prep","tag-planning","tag-tips-and-tricks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Meal Plan Bi-weekly - and why it works! - A Homemakers Workmanship<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How to meal plan on a bi-weekly schedule to save you time and money! Includes a free printable chart, menu, and categorized grocery list.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Meal Plan Bi-weekly - and why it works! - A Homemakers Workmanship\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How to meal plan on a bi-weekly schedule to save you time and money! Includes a free printable chart, menu, and categorized grocery list.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"A Homemakers Workmanship\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-25T22:20:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-27T17:54:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/table-setting.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"709\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Samantha\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Samantha\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/?p=589#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/?p=589\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Samantha\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/44e2c2b6e502e3eed15e3e5fee104076\"},\"headline\":\"How to Meal Plan Bi-weekly &#8211; and why it works!\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-25T22:20:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-27T17:54:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/?p=589\"},\"wordCount\":672,\"commentCount\":13,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/?p=589#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/table-setting.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Grocery\",\"Grocery list\",\"Grocery shopping\",\"Homemaker\",\"Meal planning\",\"meal-prep\",\"Planning\",\"Tips and Tricks\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Making a House a Home\",\"Meal planning\",\"Planning\",\"Stretching a dolllar\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/?p=589#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/?p=589\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/?p=589\",\"name\":\"How to Meal Plan Bi-weekly - and why it works! - A Homemakers Workmanship\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/?p=589#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/?p=589#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/table-setting.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-04-25T22:20:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-27T17:54:15+00:00\",\"description\":\"How to meal plan on a bi-weekly schedule to save you time and money! Includes a free printable chart, menu, and categorized grocery list.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/?p=589#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/?p=589\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/?p=589#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/table-setting.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/04\\\/table-setting.png\",\"width\":1080,\"height\":709},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/?p=589#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Meal Plan Bi-weekly &#8211; and why it works!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"A Homemakers Workmanship\",\"description\":\"Building Up A Home With Delight\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"A Homemakers Workmanship\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/cropped-New-logo1-e1726965707791.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/cropped-New-logo1-e1726965707791.png\",\"width\":300,\"height\":108,\"caption\":\"A Homemakers Workmanship\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/44e2c2b6e502e3eed15e3e5fee104076\",\"name\":\"Samantha\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1db6918f5a2dd3c60d91416e6bc2e4960165827d731d2ff3f13ab97de013067c?s=96&d=color&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1db6918f5a2dd3c60d91416e6bc2e4960165827d731d2ff3f13ab97de013067c?s=96&d=color&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1db6918f5a2dd3c60d91416e6bc2e4960165827d731d2ff3f13ab97de013067c?s=96&d=color&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Samantha\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Meal Plan Bi-weekly - and why it works! - A Homemakers Workmanship","description":"How to meal plan on a bi-weekly schedule to save you time and money! Includes a free printable chart, menu, and categorized grocery list.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Meal Plan Bi-weekly - and why it works! - A Homemakers Workmanship","og_description":"How to meal plan on a bi-weekly schedule to save you time and money! Includes a free printable chart, menu, and categorized grocery list.","og_url":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589","og_site_name":"A Homemakers Workmanship","article_published_time":"2024-04-25T22:20:14+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-27T17:54:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1080,"height":709,"url":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/table-setting.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Samantha","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Samantha","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589"},"author":{"name":"Samantha","@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/#\/schema\/person\/44e2c2b6e502e3eed15e3e5fee104076"},"headline":"How to Meal Plan Bi-weekly &#8211; and why it works!","datePublished":"2024-04-25T22:20:14+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-27T17:54:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589"},"wordCount":672,"commentCount":13,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/table-setting.png","keywords":["Grocery","Grocery list","Grocery shopping","Homemaker","Meal planning","meal-prep","Planning","Tips and Tricks"],"articleSection":["Making a House a Home","Meal planning","Planning","Stretching a dolllar"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589","url":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589","name":"How to Meal Plan Bi-weekly - and why it works! - A Homemakers Workmanship","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/table-setting.png","datePublished":"2024-04-25T22:20:14+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-27T17:54:15+00:00","description":"How to meal plan on a bi-weekly schedule to save you time and money! Includes a free printable chart, menu, and categorized grocery list.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/table-setting.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/table-setting.png","width":1080,"height":709},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?p=589#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Meal Plan Bi-weekly &#8211; and why it works!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/","name":"A Homemakers Workmanship","description":"Building Up A Home With Delight","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/#organization","name":"A Homemakers Workmanship","url":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cropped-New-logo1-e1726965707791.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/cropped-New-logo1-e1726965707791.png","width":300,"height":108,"caption":"A Homemakers Workmanship"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/#\/schema\/person\/44e2c2b6e502e3eed15e3e5fee104076","name":"Samantha","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1db6918f5a2dd3c60d91416e6bc2e4960165827d731d2ff3f13ab97de013067c?s=96&d=color&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1db6918f5a2dd3c60d91416e6bc2e4960165827d731d2ff3f13ab97de013067c?s=96&d=color&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1db6918f5a2dd3c60d91416e6bc2e4960165827d731d2ff3f13ab97de013067c?s=96&d=color&r=g","caption":"Samantha"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com"],"url":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/?author=1"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/table-setting.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=589"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3883,"href":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589\/revisions\/3883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ahomemakersworkmanship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}