Where is the Publix Meal Planner?
article posted September 29th, 2011
author: Jennifer
Hello from Once Upon a Coupon,
Today is Thursday – normally a day when the Publix Meal Planner has been posted. Yet as you can see there is no Publix Meal Planner up for this week. It was officially decided (as of this morning) that last week’s planner was the last to be posted. I know some of you are now thinking “What did she just say??!!?” I invite you to please keep reading.
Quite frankly, the biggest reason I have decided to stop creating the Publix Meal Planner is that you don’t need me. Huh? Yes. You don’t need me at all.
Over the last (almost) two years that I have been creating the weekly planner, I have been taking care to create a large list of all the recipes that you see. It’s a one-stop-shop for all the recipes I have tried that “work” for our family. Right now I have so many recipes that I’ve come to a point where all I do each week is search my “database” for a recipe that fits what’s on sale. And because the recipes are budget-friendly and utilize seasonal ingredients, I stay within budget with ease.
The goal Once Upon a Coupon has always been to provide YOU with the tools you need to meal plan on your own. By giving you access to the same recipes I use, then you can plan healthy meals for your family – no matter where you live, or where you decide to shop.
You will begin to see an entirely new database of recipes appear at Once Upon a Coupon. It will be broken down by several different methods, such as:
- Main Ingredients (i.e. chicken, beef)
- Course (i.e. breakfast, dinner)
- Season (i.e. fall, summer)
Specific meal planning tips (things that I have learned throughout this weekly planning process) will also be posted, to help you easily plan a meal.
We welcome your comments and feedback and look forward to sharing these recipes and tips with you.
September 29th, 2011 at 3:12 pm
I am so upset that you are not doing this anymore! I have saved a lot of money doing this and most importantly for my life, I have saved a lot of TIME doing this. I have gotten my coworkers on board reading the weekly planner, my friends, and my relatives. Is there another site that does a similar thing. I am so upset that you are no longer doing it that I could cry!
September 29th, 2011 at 9:44 pm
Oh no, Anne.
It makes me sad to see how you’re feeling. Thank you for being a loyal follower. These changes are meant to empower you to be able to do your meal planning – without me! (Plus, then if you moved somewhere without a Publix you’d be just fine….)
October 1st, 2011 at 7:04 pm
Ok, Jennifer, I’ll take the challenge. I admit, I am feeling like Anne the previous poster. But after following you for a couple of years now, I see the logic in this change. And since we’re moving to a “Land Without Publix” (oh the horror), I don’t really have a choice. Thanks for the great recipes. Now to go find something to do with 9 lbs of chicken legs……
October 2nd, 2011 at 9:16 am
A friend told me about this site just a few weeks ago – I was thrilled! I can’t believe you’re stopping
October 2nd, 2011 at 11:12 am
Thank you Ms. Mia….
See, now you can keep on meal planning! I hope your move goes smoothly.