Meal planning doesn't have to be overwhelming. This challenge gives you a system and not another plan that expires. A guide to build Your Home Menu.
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The Question That Broke Me: "What's for Tomorrow?"
I became the default meal planner in my house without ever signing up for the job. Every evening, the same question: "What's for tomorrow?" It sounds simple. But when you're juggling work, friendships, hobbies, and now time with my daughter, that one question started to feel like a weight.
I was stressed. I was tired of the mental load. And I definitely didn't want to spend 8 hours on Sunday cooking for the entire week just to feel like I had it together.
So I started experimenting. A mix of freezer meals for busy nights. Fresh veggies when I have time. Some weeks work better than others. I'm still figuring it out. But along the way, I started this blog to track my recipes, keep notes on nutrition, and share what I'm learning.
And now I want to share a method that's been working for me. One that might help you too.
Why Meal Planning Fails (And What Actually Works)
Here's what I've noticed: most meal planning advice skips the most important step.
People jump straight into weekly menus, grocery lists, and prep schedules without ever asking: what does my household actually want to eat?
No wonder it feels overwhelming. You're trying to plan from a blank page every single week.
What actually works is building a "Home Menu" first. A master list of dishes your family loves, tagged with who likes what, which ones are high-protein or high-fiber, and how to prep them. Once you have that, weekly planning becomes simple. You're not asking "what should I cook?" You're asking "which dal this week?" That's a much smaller question.
This is the foundation that makes everything else easier.
What You'll Build in 6 Days
This challenge walks you through creating your own Home Menu, step by step:
Day 1: The Brain Dump. Get every dish out of your head and onto paper. Curries, dals, breakfast items, snacks, all of it.
Day 2: The Family Audit. Find out who actually likes what. No more cooking dishes that sit in the fridge untouched.
Day 3: The Nutrition Check. Tag your high-protein and high-fiber dishes so balanced meals become automatic.
Day 4: Build Your Meal Formulas. Create simple templates like "Rice + Dal + Protein + Veggie" that you fill in each week.
Day 5: The Prep Check. Know what to freeze, what to batch-prep, and what to cook fresh.
Day 6: Your Weekly Template. Put it all together into a reusable rhythm that fits your life.
By the end, you'll have a system. Not a rigid plan that expires, but a bank of meals you can pull from week after week.
Ready to Start?
No more staring at the fridge. No more dreading "what's for tomorrow?" Let's build your Home Menu together.
Join the WhatsApp group to do it with accountability. Day 1 starts now.
Questions? Share them in the comments or in the group. We're all figuring this out together.
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