Functional Products for Gifts and New Year’s Resolutions
I like to cook and I like to try to be organized. Sometimes I feel like we end up spending more money on groceries when we don’t have an organized budget and meals planned out. Weekly meal planning is something that I have tried to incorporate, but it doesn’t always happen. And what about those pesky lists that you make only to chase all around the store because you don’t have the items in any particular order.
I decided that this year I needed to resolve to be more organized with meal planning and grocery shopping. Knock Knock’s Plan-a-Meal Bundle is going to help me do just that.

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Pros: The plan-a-meal bundle includes:

  • All Out Of Pad: The essential grocery list—the miracle of checking off depleted items as you go
  • What to Eat Pad: Helps you plan, track, and execute household meals with ease
  • Takeout Menu Organizer: Unites everything necessary to feed oneself via telephone or Internet, including tipping sheet, helpful ordering advice, frequently called numbers list, and more

The All Out of Pad and What to Eat Pad have a nice strong magnet on the back of each, which means that it stays put on your refrigerator. I really like that the All Out of Pad organizes groceries in categories where you would find them in the grocery store. For example, I marked that we were out of mushrooms and onions which are obviously in the vegetable section, and cold cuts which are in the deli section. This cuts down on your shopping time. Sometimes there are also products that I forget to write down on a list. I can quickly go down the all out of list and it reminds me of things I may have forgotten that we were out of.

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The What to Eat pad is so nice. How many times do you open the fridge and it’s full, only to walk away feeling like there’s nothing to eat? You are able to plan meals each day of the week, as well as what there is to eat for breakfast, lunch, and the “grab bag” or snacks. It’s definitely an innovative idea that will help keep me organized.

The Takeout Menu Organizer is also a great idea. It is a 3 ring binder with a pen and pad which helps keep your take out organized. There is a tipping chart, cuisine organizer labels, and folders to keep menus in. There’s also places to keep notes of your experiences with that particular restaurant.

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The design of the entire bundle is modern and appealing as well as functional.

Cons: I did find that the All Out of Lists did have areas that I knew I would never use. For example, we don’t have pets and there is an area for Pet Items so obviously we will never use this section.
I also feel like while the Takeout Menu Organizer is a fun idea, I’m not sure how much we will use it. As we are on a tight budget we only eat out maybe once a month as a special treat. I thought of what a good idea this would be for my workplace though and am thinking about taking it there. We often order out food at work so this would be more appropriate there.
Overall, the bundle is well thought out and an awesome idea.

Price: $34.95

Where to Buy: Knock Knock

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The product reviewed in this article was a sample provided to me by the company or PR representative.  The giveaway product was also provided by the sponsor. These views and opinions are my own and I was not compensated by this review.

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