Admit it: Six o'clock on a weeknight is the worst time to be the family cook. The kids are cranky, everyone is hungry, and who knows what your picky 3-year old is going to actually eat tonight. Staring into the fridge wondering what the hell you're going to pull out is one way to get the job of feeding your family done, but what if there was a better way? In the first part of our two part meal planning mini series, Meghan walks us through the magic of meal planning and Stacie asks the tough practical questions about whether meal planning is right for every family and what we can do instead to take the stress out of Wednesday night dinners, because Wednesday are the worst! Join us as we dive into meal planning for real, family life. As always show notes for each episode can be found at didntijustfeedyou.com.  Thank you again to our sponsors Elmhurst1925 and OnePotato — head to our show page to find discount codes for each.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.