Jenny in GA Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I have been doing The Six O'Clock Scramble for about two years now and my subscription is almost up for renewal. I have really enjoyed it, and the food is great, but ironically (because they claim to save you money), I don't know if I can afford it any more. I don't mean the subscription itself, but the actual food! Ingredients like basmati rice, sugar snap peas, brie cheese, fish once a week ... who can afford that?? Sometimes we take a week off The Scramble and make things like hot dogs and beans, or pancakes and eggs for dinner, just because we don't have the money to make those meals! Anyway, I heard Dave Ramsey recommends EZMeals, and I was wondering if it was cheaper. Are the meals any good? Mostly I was curious if people had tried different meal planning sites, and how they compare, and which ones seem to be the most popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I just signed up for The Fresh 20 We'll see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in GA Posted September 10, 2012 Author Share Posted September 10, 2012 I just signed up for The Fresh 20 We'll see how it goes. Are there any samples on that site? Am I just missing them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Are there any samples on that site? Am I just missing them? I know I saw some but can't find them now. Let me look again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 Ok. Click 'meal plans' at the top. There will be a box on the right to get samples. I bought the meal plan for one year with a groupon and it was only $24. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I don't remember which ones I've bought but I've tried several. I agree with you that I don't save money. I do better meal planning myself on the weekend with simple stuff. Instead of chicken w/a sauce w/ brie and some obscure spices I didn't have on hand that I will rarely use in the future, I can make broiled chicken seasoned with normal spices that I know my family likes. It's quicker too and requires less thought. I think it has a lot of sauces that are unnecessary and it was especially unnecessary because I had picky kids who refused sauces and wet foods at the time. For the veggies, what's wrong with just steaming them? I found it was expensive because the ingredients and meals were more complex than we need. We enjoyed the meals, but for most days it was too much. We also had a lot of food go bad because we wouldn't use all of whatever we had bought. I wish the meal planning places did better about planning to use things like chicken broth, sour cream, tomato paste, salsa, etc. several times within 2 weeks so I wouldn't waste half of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I just signed up for The Fresh 20 We'll see how it goes. This. I am on week 3 and we love it. Only 2 meals were leas than stellar, and that was my fault. The rest were wonderful. I actually look forward to shopping cuz it is so easy. I will be posting pics and review on my blog this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 This. I am on week 3 and we love it. Only 2 meals were leas than stellar, and that was my fault. The rest were wonderful. I actually look forward to shopping cuz it is so easy. I will be posting pics and review on my blog this week. Looking forward to it. I got last weeks email but I already had my meals planned. Would you say the meals are made for about 4 servings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I've been using Plan to Eat for over a year. I use my own recipes, so it's just to help me plan and not forget ingredients when I go shopping. Kind of important right now that I am sharing my car (DS drives to school 4 days a week this semester.). With a planner like PTE, the longer you use it, the better it gets. I went through a bit of a planning slump this summer, but am back at it now and starting to reap the benefits both in time and money savings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 Looking forward to it. I got last weeks email but I already had my meals planned. Would you say the meals are made for about 4 servings? Yep. Sometimes we have leftovers if it is something new for my boys and they dont want all of their portion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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