7-Day Menu Planner For Dummies [Paperback]

Susan Nicholson RD/LD (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 19, 2010 | ISBN-10: 0470878576 | ISBN-13: 978-0470878576 | Edition: 1

Flavorful, nutritious meals that can be prepared quickly, easily, and economically

7-Day Menu Planner For Dummies is the perfect book for any family looking for a structured, nutritional approach to daily meal planning. It contains over a year’s worth of weekly dinner ideas and recipes that take an average of thirty minutes to prepare, contain an average of thirty percent calories from fat, and use common ingredients to save time and money.

• Features budget-friendly family meals that are both quick and healthy
  
• Dinner for each week of the night is associated with a theme—for example: Family Sunday, Kids Monday, Express Tuesday, Budget Wednesday, Heat and Eat Thursday, Meatless Friday, and Easy Entertaining Saturday

In this time of budget, time, and health consciousness, 7-Day Menu Planner For Dummies gives families just what they need to easily plan the right meals!

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Flavorful, nutritious meals that can be prepared quickly, easily, and economically

Are you looking for a structured, nutritional approach to meal planning? 7-Day Menu Planner For Dummies gives you a year's worth of weekly dinner ideas and recipes that take about 30 minutes to prepare, contain an average of 30 percent calories from fat, and use common ingredients to save time and money.

• It's a plan! — discover the benefits of planning your meals in advance and get the know-how to take control of mealtime

• Be healthy — learn how to make smart, health-conscious choices when shopping, deciphering food labels, and preparing meals

• Stock up — fill your pantry with must-have ingredients, including herbs and spices, pasta, and other staples that will help make meal preparation a snap

• 52 weeks of eats — get a year's worth of weekly menu plans that feature seven themes: family, kids, express, budget, heat and eat, meatless, and easy entertaining

Open the book and find:

• 52 weeks of menus and recipes

• Hints on navigating the grocery store

• Advice on choosing foods low in fat and sodium

• Lists of essential utensils

• Pointers on organizing your kitchen

• Special menus for holidays

• Ways to save time in the kitchen

• Tips for saving money on meals

• Advice for serving foods that look and taste great together

• Recipes to whip up when you're in a hurry

Learn to:

• Make easy meals that are delicious and nutritious

• Create your own menu plans

• Prepare meals the whole family will enjoy in approximately 30 minutes

About the Author

Susan Nicholson, RD/LD, is a registered and licensed dietitian who writes the syndicated newspaper column 7-Day Menu Planner. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association and the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (October 19, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470878576
• ISBN-13: 978-0470878576
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.8 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #182,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars New-NEW Culinary Classic...NOT Just For Dummies! December 19, 2010

By Sherri Caldwell VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

Being a woman "of a certain age" and married for 20+ years, I have been cooking for a long time. I admit, I am far from gourmet: I don't specialty shop; I don't watch the TV cooking shows or reality shows starring angry chefs and their desperate-to-please minions; glossy gourmet food and recipe magazines make me nervous.

I do have skills. I have one small shelf of cookbooks in my kitchen. I can cover the basics, having more or less successfully fed and nourished a healthy family of five for some time now. Culled from a 25-year-old, well-worn copy of the cooking classic: BETTY CROCKER'S COOKBOOK (1987), family magazines and, in more recent years, recipe searches on AllRecipes.com for the iPhone and iPad, I have compiled my very own cookbook: a mish-mash of photocopies, hand-written classics and typed recipes, all carefully preserved in plastic page protectors and haphazardly "filed" in a white, plastic-coated (easy wipe!), 3-ring binder.

However, having said all of that:

Even with my vast and very practical culinary knowledge and experience, I love, Love, LOVE Susan Nicholson's 7-DAY MENU PLANNER FOR DUMMIES! An instant new-NEW classic, this book should be a treasured kitchen bible for every man, woman or young adult trying to prepare and serve nutritious, delicious, affordable and do-able meals for a family, couple or even healthy meals for one.

Susan Nicholson is a registered dietitian and creator of the 7-Day Menu Planner newspaper column, featured in major newspapers and in online syndication, too. She is a culinary professional and a talented writer with a lot of experience and a great sense of humor, which makes 7-Day Menu Planner for Dummies more than just another cookbook.

7-Day Menu Planner for Dummies gives you a year's worth of weekly dinner idea and recipes that "take about 30 minutes to prepare, contain an average of 30 percent calories from fat, and use common ingredients to save time and money." It is a well-organized and simple roadmap for menu planning, offering great recipes, practical instruction and tips, and a very consistent weekly plan of coordinated dinners: Family Night; Kid's Night (not just for children!); Express Meal; Budget Night; Heat and Eat; Meatless Night; and Easy Entertaining. I love the fact that the week's meals are coordinated to use ingredients in common and a central philosophy of reduce, re-use, recycle and re-format throughout the week's plan. (Trust me, *not* repetitious, you will not get bored!)

7-Day Menu Planner for Dummies makes planning and preparing meals less of a chore and more fun: simple, easy, quick, healthy and delicious. Whether you are an old pro in the kitchen or a culinary "noob" (as my kids say), make room on your cookbook shelf for a new classic!

-- Sherri Caldwell, Humor Columnist & Reviewer at RebelHousewife.com
Co-Author, The Rebel Housewife Rules: To Heck With Domestic Bliss!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Busy Moms November 5, 2010

By Courtney

Format:Paperback

I'm a huge fan of Susan's column and was sooo happy to see her recipes and ideas collected in a book! The recipes are so easy to follow and everything tastes delicious. I always feel like so many leftovers go to waste, but this book shows you how to make them a regular part of your menu--which is a great $$$ saver! The best part? My family didn't even notice they were eating leftovers! Busy parents will love the step by step menus that take the guess work out of grocery shopping and meals for the week.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Susan's recipes also for the single November 5, 2010

By Bridget Taber

Format:Paperback

What I like best about the 7-Day Menu Planner is that the themed weeks and recipes don't just relate to the family. These recipes ranging from Meatless to Easy Entertaining also help in adding variety and a sense of order to my week. This book also got my kitchen and utensils in order. I now have a list of everything in my freezer thanks to Susan! The weeks are easy to follow and the recipes delicious. I'm glad to say I've made them my own!