Review on BookFactory Meal Planner Journal/Food Prep Log Book/Meal Planning Logbook, Wire-O - TransLux Cover, 106 Pages, 6" X 9"(FOOD-100-69CW-PP-(MealPlanner)) by Eric Smalley

This meal planner is good for a single person or for a family. It's an easy way to plan healthy meals or to look at past trends. Since we have a vegetarian and some dietary sensitivities, I use it for myself only. If you want to get the whole family involved, there is a section for jobs to be assigned, such as setting the table or cleaning up after the meal.I like to plan a few days' meals in advance when I go to the grocery store. It helps me make a list and get just what I need. For the following few days, I use it more to record what I ended up eating, which is often leftovers from my planned meals. There are boxes with four lines each to write down what I had for daily meals and snacks. Usually this is enough space, but sometimes I have to cram extra foods into the box. There are also boxes to make note of items needed for a meal or what to prep ahead of time. I find I don't use these boxes very much, but I do like to jot down items in the section for what to use up. It helps me make the most of my groceries and eliminate waste. The feature I like best is the Balance column in which I can enter the number of servings of the food groups I've had each day. It gives me a good picture of how well I am eating.I like to use pencil in this planner so that I can erase. I often find what I actually ate is different from what I planned. Pencil writes well on this paper. It is easy to remove what I have written and enter something new when necessary. The size of the booklet is perfect, manageable and not too big. I am filling it up quickly though and will likely need another. Overall, it's a useful tool that I am happy to have at my disposal.