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Printable Grocery List Resources

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According to studies done at the University of Pennsylvania, making a grocery list and sticking to it can help you save up to 23% on your grocery bills! Follow grocery shopping lists and you could end up saving big on your groceries in the long haul. Additionally, you can use technology to your advantage by finding grocery lists to print online. A printable grocery list can save you lots of time by providing you with an easy-to-read, foolproof list.

Benefits of Printable Grocery Lists

Why should you look into downloading a printable grocery list? There are plenty of reasons:

  • Printable grocery lists are easily legible, unlike our rushed, rapidly-written grocery lists
  • Finding a grocery list online allows you to personalize your list to your tastes
  • You can easily find a grocery list that fits your shopping tactics, whether you shop by nutritional content or by price
  • Printing out a grocery list that’s easy to read will get you in and out of the store in no time

Printable Grocery Lists Available Online

There are many printable grocery list templates and tools available on the web. Here are three options available to assist in your busy life.

#1 GroceryLists.org

GroceryLists.org is a website dedicated to the world of grocery lists, messy and crumpled, misspelled and misprinted, stained and forgotten. However, this delightful site also provides us with the “Ultimatest” Grocery List in Deluxe, Editable, and Vegetarian forms so that you never have to have a messy, crumpled, or misspelled grocery list again. These three lists provide you with neat, printable lists that are fun and colorful, too.

#2 ZipList.com

ZipList is an online service that makes assembling your grocery list a breeze. Features include add and delete item options, sharing list with others, saving recipes, and adding contents of recipes to your shopping list instantaneously. ZipList doesn’t require registration, which is good for those who want a simple list, downloaded and printed in a flash.

#3 Grocerylists.com

Grocerylists.com is a website that posts all kinds of grocery lists online. They have deluxe version as well as a grocery list targeted for vegetarians (much like GroceryLists.org). The lists are divided into common categories, such as meat, snacks, dairy, etc. Under each category are relevant food items with boxes next to them to check off the items you need. Once you print out the list, you can fill it out at your own convenience so that you don’t have to remember everything you need all at once. You can print out lots of the templates ahead of time and just fill them in as things run out.

There are many printable grocery lists available on the web. Try and look for a list that integrates a service and an app too, like Food on the Table. This function will help you access your grocery list from anywhere or even discover grocery store deals and save money. Just get online, fill in your list, print, and you’re ready for a stress-free trip to the grocery store!

Saving the Most with Your Grocery List

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If you go into the store without a grocery list to do your weekly shopping you’re likely to spend more and forget a few necessary items.  Eventually, you’ll have to go back for those necessary items and end up grabbing a few more things you may not necessarily need.  Making a grocery list also helps you take full advantage of the money saving power of manufacturer coupons.  Here are a few tips to help you merge your grocery coupons and your grocery list to save the most money on every trip.

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Extreme Couponing

If you’ve ever watched the TV realty series Extreme Couponing, you know that it is humanly possible to walk out of the grocery store with several hundred dollars worth of merchandise for pocket change.  Though the people on the show pretty much coupon full time and a lot of what they get can’t be incorporated into a weekly meal plan, it is inspirational.  Check for coupons online and printable coupons, subscribe to the Sunday paper and get you a coupon wallet to keep everything organized.  You don’t have to go extreme to save money.

Meal Planning for the Coupon Mom

On Sunday, after you’ve talked your kids into clipping out all of the coupons out of the paper’s insert, sit down with your computer and lay out all of the coupons.  Pick out what you can use to make your meals for the week and file the rest of the coupons in alphabetical order for later use.  Search for weekly specials online at your local grocery store and try and find any other online coupons you may need to fill in the gaps.  This way you’re basing your weekly meal plan around the coupons efficiently rather than using one coupon towards a meal that you need 15 non-discounted ingredients to make.

Grocery Shopping Made Easy

When you head to the grocery store you want to have a clean, hand written or printable grocery list, your stack of coupons for that week’s food and stable blood sugar so you don’t deviate from your list due to temptation.  There is no need to carry around coupons that you won’t be using that week.  Remember that buying superfluous items at a discount still costs money, so try and use coupons that help you save on the things you actually need and not use them as an excuse to buy a bunch of unnecessary stuff.

Grocery coupons may seem like a hassle, but once you get the hang of it they really can save you 10-20% a week.  Try these organization methods and see if you can’t save enough money to make it worth the effort.  There’s nothing like free coupons saving you enough over the course of a month to completely justify a night out to dinner!

Get Organized with a Grocery List Checklist

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Perhaps it’s pride, or maybe just laziness, but nine times out of ten we end up grocery-store bound without a checklist. However, according to surgeon Atul Gawande, author of The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right, operating without a checklist is inefficient and illogical. “I introduced the checklist in my operating room, and I’ve not gotten through a week without it catching a problem,” Gawande said in an interview. “It has been really eye-opening. You just realize how fundamentally fallible we are.”

Grocery shopping is, by no stretch of the imagination, a surgical procedure, however, we could learn something from Gawande’s advice. Bottom line: we mess up from time to time. A grocery list check list can make it so that nothing slips through the cracks, eliminating one stressor from our lives. While making and completing a checklist may feel like a waste of time to some, it’s extremely helpful and fast, and it allows you to get home from the grocery store with all the necessary ingredients to make a great meal.

Making the Perfect Grocery Store Checklist

While it may sound a bit silly, crafting the perfect, fail-proof checklist takes time and a bit of effort. Now there are plenty of grocery list checklists online that you can customize and print. Whether you’re making a list by hand or you’re customizing one on the web, keep these key factors in mind when making your checklist:

  • Size: Do you want an enormous checklist that you won’t lose in a huge purse? Or do you prefer a bite-sized list that you can throw in your pocket? Generally, bigger grocery lists, the ones that don’t fall out of your purse, pocket, car, or cart, are better for shopping purposes. An 8.5 x 11 inch piece of paper is ideal for most.
  • Font: That cutesy font may look fabulous on the computer screen, but it may not be functional as you’re juggling children, cereal boxes, and a grocery cart, all while trying to read your list. Opt for an easily legible font, preferably in a dark color, like black.
  • Grouping and Flow: Consider grouping your items according to grocery store layout, or even order of occurrence within your grocery store. Thinking about the design of your store while making your list could save you some time when wandering the numerous aisles.
  • Quantity: Many people don’t include quantity when they’re putting items on their grocery list, but we suggest thinking about the number of each item you need before you step out your door, taking your recipes or meal plans into consideration. Dictating quantity ahead of time could prevent food waste and save you a buck.
  • Make it mandatory: Grocery lists don’t work unless they’re enforced. Put your grocery list on the refrigerator or post it up on your front door so that you don’t forget your list before you leave the house.

Your schedule’s probably jam-packed with a million things to do. You can make your life a little less disorganized by arming yourself with a grocery list checklist next time you go shopping for groceries. It will save you time and money at the store, which will make it worth the extra effort.

My Grocery Shopping Lists: Organic Produce

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If you want to eliminate the amount of foods with pesticide residue you feed yourself and your family, you probably already buy organic. However, as we all know, organic tends to be a little pricier than the regular ol’ grocery shopping list items. Instead of buying everything organic, buy the top list of contaminated crops organic. According to the Environmental Working Group, simply following this list could reduce your exposure to pesticides by 80%.

Foods That You Should Always Buy Organic

  • Apples: Apples are the dirtiest of them all, raking number one for pesticides. When you buy your apples organic, make sure to get apple juice and applesauce organic, too!
  • Celery: Celery is often ranked number two for pesticide residue, which may be difficult to wash away because there’s no protective layer of skin.
  • Strawberries: Always buy your strawberries, including strawberry jam or dried strawberries, organic.
  • Blueberries: While frozen bags of blueberries have less pesticides, blueberries, like strawberries, carry about 50 pesticides.
  • Peaches: During the summer, shop at your local farmers’ market for organic peaches. Peaches that aren’t organic have been found with about 50 different pesticides on them, however canned peaches have fewer pesticides, generally speaking.
  • Spinach, Kale, and Lettuce: Buy all of your leafy greens organic to avoid about 50 different kinds of pesticides.
  • Nectarines: While domestic nectarines aren’t that bad, nectarines from imported farms are loaded with chemicals.
  • Grapes: Like nectarines, grapes are imported to the US with countless pesticides. Don’t forget to buy your raisins organic, too!
  • Sweet Bell Peppers: Bell peppers may look colorful and appealing in the aisles but make sure you’re buying these veggies organic.
  • Potatoes: It shouldn’t be a shock that potatoes are pesticide magnets, considering the pests that have historically threatened the vegetable. Sweet potatoes, however, have lower amounts of pesticide residue.

If you follow this list, you pesticide intake will be greatly reduced, making for a healthy happy household. Just buy these organic and you can rest easy buying the rest of your produce in the less expensive produce section.

A Master Grocery List and the Perfect Pantry

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Do you know what’s in your pantry?

According to Cornell University’s Food and Brand Lab, only about 41% of inventory estimations are accurate when it comes to our pantries. These “biased inventory estimates” can increase overstocking and spoilage or result in “unmet demand,” depending on our individual consumer tendencies. Instead of over- or under-stocking, try creating a master grocery list to better take inventory in your pantry.

What is a master grocery list?

A master grocery list is a grocery list with items that you always need, the essentials of your home. This grocery list also contains accurate numbers of each item, creating a tangible, easy-to-read inventory list. From household to household, the master grocery list could differ extremely, depending on tastes and lifestyles. Regardless, everyone should have a master grocery list that allows them to accurately take inventory in their homes.

How do I make a master grocery list?

Making a master grocery list can be time consuming initially. Take a Sunday afternoon to make an inventory of your entire pantry (you’ll be shocked at how much stuff is actually in there!). Then, compile this data in either a written sheet that can be tacked onto your pantry door or put the data into a spreadsheet that can be printed and updated on the computer. After compiling all of your initial data, make sure to update your master grocery list every time you make a purchase, use an item, or clean out your pantry.

What are some other ways I can avoid food waste and check inventory?

Dr. Brian Wansink, lead author and Director of the Food and Brand Lab, has some suggestions that could prevent consumers from wasting food. He says consumers can do the following to make sure products are either visible or used:

  • Rotate products from the back of the shelf to the front during cleaning.
  • Plan new uses for abandoned products.
  • Dispose of expired products.
  • Donate non–expired, abandoned products to the local food bank instead of throwing the product away.

After taking these factors into account, cleaning out your pantry, creating a master grocery list, and accurately taking inventory, you’ll eliminate under and over stocking and hopefully never waste food again!

Tips to Navigate the Big Box for Savings on your Walmart Grocery List

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Walmart is more than just a grocery store: it’s a national phenomenon. As the world’s largest public corporation by revenue, this superstore tycoon’s net worth in 2011 was approximately $410 billion, according to Forbes Global. Walmart is not only racking up massive revenue, it defines political demographics, like “Walmart Moms,” and, ultimately saves people money. Research from Global Insight shows that Walmart now saves American families $2,500 each year. While Walmart has helped us save over the years, it can also be a bit overwhelming at times. There are, however, some ways that you can navigate through Walmart’s website or their store to quickly and efficiently get all the items on your Walmart grocery list.

Navigating Walmart Stores

#1 Using Price Match:

Walmart veterans simply rave about the store’s price match policy. For those of you who have never used price match, this feature allows you to purchase an item at Walmart for the same price as that of a competitor store. Of course, to take advantage of this feature, you have to bring a current, dated advertisement in hand, before the cashier rings up the price match item. Take your price match ads to the grocery store with you and put all your price match products in a certain section of the cart so you don’t get confused. Price match aficionados usually prefer to put their price match items aside and lay the advertisements on top of their appropriate item. Walmart will not price match the following:

  • Items that require a separate purchase to get the ad price
  • Items with no actual price that require a purchase to get a free item
  • Items that require a purchase to get a competitor’s gift card
  • Buy One Get One Free ads with no specific price
  • Going out of business or close out prices
  • Percentage off
  • Competitor’s private label price promotions.

#2 Coupon Overage:

Walmart also has an overage policy. This policy states that coupons may exceed the price of the item and this difference may be given or applied toward the cost of the basket purchase or given back to the consumer in change.

#3 Policy Resistance:

There are times when even the Walmart regulars are met with a little bit of employee resistance. This is usually because the employee is not aware of an overage or price match policy, in which case you should get in touch with the manager for verification. Having the corporate policy on-hand for further verification is always helpful, especially if you’re taking advantage of a new coupon policy. Also, understand that all Walmart managers have the ability to refuse coupons, if they feel it’s necessary.

#4 Buying produce:

While Walmart does take the initiative to buy produce locally, fruits and veggies sometimes appear wilted or old. As nutrients are depleted when fruits and vegetables age, make sure that all your produce is extremely fresh before buying.

#5 When and how to shop:

Morning is always less busy, less messy, and better stocked at Walmart. If you can, start your day by hitting the grocery store first. Also try and leave the kids at home when you shop. If you’re keeping track of your children, using coupons, store policies, and grocery lists, becomes a whole lot more complicated!

Navigating Walmart Online

There are some special features that Walmart provides online. Take advantage of these tools:

  1. Subscribe to Walmart’s twitter feed, where you can find the deal of the day.
  2. Walmart provides free samples through their website for things like shampoo, coffee, and makeup. These samples don’t usually last, so act fast and check their website regularly. Usually, the samples get to your doorstep in about a month.
  3. Find and print Walmart’s coupons listed on their site.

With grocery list in hand, store policy in tow and Twitter subscriptions in place, you’ll be maximizing your savings and taking advantage of all that Walmart has to offer.

Sticking to the Meal Planner Grocery List by Navigating Temper Tantrums

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You’ve made your plan for the entire week, you’ve created a grocery list, and you’re armed and well equipped for the grocery store. With kids in tow, you may be zipping through the grocery store in lightning-fast speed, when suddenly “it” happens. Your children see candy, gum, sweets, or a meal crammed with MSG, preservatives, and processed sugars. Crying, yelling, begging, and whining promptly ensue until you finally cave and buy the candy bar. So much for sticking to the grocery list.

The truth is: supermarkets aren’t just haphazardly organized. Instead, they are deliberately constructed and designed with marketing and sales in mind. The bakery dwells on the periphery of the store, wafting smells of cookies, cakes, and bread into the nearby aisles. Sugar cereals, candy, and toys are placed on the bottom shelves, right at your child’s eye-level, to entice passing children. Even if you get out of the aisle temper tantrum-free, candy, soda, and other sweets taunt your kids in the checkout line. It’s no surprise that your children are tempted to grab the Gummi Bears!

Grocery Store Outbursts: Causes, Prevention, and Intervention

The only way to avoid temper tantrums is to educate yourself and take the necessary action to avoid them. Usually temper tantrums begin to occur at about 1 1/2 years. These bouts of anger can last until about age 4. They don’t call it the “terrible twos” for nothing. So why do temper tantrums occur specifically at these ages? Kids from 1 1/2-2 want to test their limits and see how far they can go before an authoritative figure says, “Enough!”

There are some tactics you can take when trying to prevent an emotionally tumultuous child from lashing out. The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) has a plethora of articles on their website that can help you learn about your child’s behavior. Robert G. Harrington, PhD, offers plenty of advice to prevent tantrums. For example, use commands instead of questions. “Do you want to get dressed?” turns into the command, “Get dressed,” and limits potential arguments or resistance. Establish routines and traditions to add structure to your child’s life and also warn children when an activity will end by setting a timer or giving 5 minutes of advance notice.

If you need to intervene during a grocery store tantrum, always remain calm, even if you feel embarrassed, guilty, or angry. Before you manage a child, you have to manage yourself first. Being angry is not going to help, but it’s definitely going to set a bad example for your child. Intervene before the child becomes particularly unruly by getting down at the child’s eye level and saying, “Hey, you’re starting to get a little frustrated. Slow down.” If you’re having to hold the child down to prevent him or her from hurting others or taking his rage out on innocent shoppers, reassure the child that you will let them go once their calm and that everything will be all right. However, the NASP website advises, never, under any circumstances, giving into a tantrum. Logically, giving into a tantrum will only increase the frequency of the outbursts. Additionally, resist the urge to reward your child after he or she has come down from their anger high. Temper tantrums should not yield treats or rewards!

Overall, grocery store tantrums are bound to happen. The key to dealing with them? Stick to your guns and to your grocery list. Resisting the urge to buy those treats to pacify your child can help you save money and teach him or her an important lesson.

Grocery List Ideas: Five Things That Should Always Be on Your Grocery List

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When times are tough, we scramble for our grocery coupons, rebates or a combination of the two to save a buck. However, there are other ways to save, too. The key to buying smart is to have a core list of items, preferably those that can be a part of healthy meals and last for a few servings. Make a list with five items and get creative by using a vast assortment of recipes with the same key ingredients and generating some new grocery list ideas. Here are five items that are currently on our grocery list:

#1 Tomato Sauce

Pork chops, baked ziti, chili, stew, soup, chicken cacciatore, pot roast–tomato sauce can be used to make just about anything on your grocery list. Try cooking up a crock pot Italian sausage with tomato sauce or some pork chops in tomato sauce, for two filling and delicious dinner meals.

#2 Rice and/or dry pasta

Rice is a versatile food that can be enjoyed in tons of different dishes. Whether you like basmati, brown, jasmine, or traditional white, rice works great as a side dish or entrée such as a risotto. This starch can also be used as dessert in a dish like rice pudding, paired with cinnamon or raisons for a delicious kick. Both rice and pasta can be used to add some texture into casseroles and soups. Using whole grain noodles and veggies, you can make a great stir fry dish for a healthy meatless entrée. Pasta takes little time to cook and can be topped off with a number of sauces or salad dressings to make hot or cold entrées and side dishes.

#3 Ground meats

Whether it’s beef, turkey, chicken or a meat alternative, it is good to have something with versatility that the entire family can enjoy.  From burgers to meatballs, to pot pies, this can be used to make a variety of healthy meals or can remain frozen until ready to use. Any time that grocery stores offer special or bulk prices, consider it an investment that will create many future meals for your family.

#4 Eggs

Eggs are a common staple in nearly every home, providing large amounts of protein and a burst of flavor to breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Scramble up some eggs for a filling breakfast, hard boil eggs for a snack, add egg to a stir fry dish or make quiche for dinner, or bake with eggs for a scrumptious dessert.

#5 Dried beans

Dried beans are one of the most filling, nutritious, thrifty foods you will find at any grocery store. Most beans are low in calories, sodium, and fat but high in fiber. Use beans as an alternative to meat in your entrées to save a few bucks, or couple beans with cheese and rice for a Mexican-style dish. If you want the best buy, buy beans in the bulk section of your grocer, then store them and use as needed.

Stock your kitchen so that you can make a great meal at a moment’s notice. Keep your eyes peeled for these five items in the grocery store (and grab ‘em when they’re on sale) and you’ll always have the ingredients to prepare wonderfully delicious, versatile, yet budget-friendly meals.

Downloading and Using a Grocery List Generator

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About 73.3 million people in the U.S. now own smartphones, according to eMarketer, and about 70% of those people actively download apps. We use the internet and our phones for everything else. Why not use them for grocery shopping, too? Grocery list generators, available both online and on your smartphone, can make grocery shopping easier from recipe to checkout line.

So what the heck is a “grocery list generator,” exactly? Grocery list generators allow you to download and store recipes, then get the right amount of ingredients straight to your grocery list, hassle free.

How the Grocery List Generator Works

Grocery list generators can be found either online through websites, through plug-ins, or in apps. Most of these apps, plug-ins, and online generators are completely free. Many basic grocery list generators allow you to:

  • Map out the aisles of your supermarket
  • Share your recipes on the web
  • Alter existing recipes or grocery lists
  • Add photos that accompany your recipes and show the final result
  • Customize and print your grocery list
  • Sync your grocery list generator with your supermarket to optimize savings and find deals and coupons

Whether a grocery list generator boasts all of these functions or only a handful depends solely on the caliber of the tool.

 

 

 

Comparing List Generator Technology

After you’ve decided what functions you need on your grocery list generator, go out there and try to find one that will work best for you. Our favorite grocery list generators typically have an archive of delicious recipes, then allow you to decide on recipes you want to make and generate a grocery list from there. Generators that cost money will generally allow you to use a free trial, or “light version,” so you can try before you buy. The iPhone app store has plenty of reviews on iPhone apps, including grocery list generators, so inform yourself of the pros and cons of each generator. Most importantly, make sure the interface of your generator is clean and approachable.  If you don’t have the time to write out a list to take with you to the grocery store, a grocery list generator may be the solution. Generating a grocery list online will help you plan out your nutritious meals quickly and effectively, and it will make your grocery shopping experience a pleasure rather than a chore.

Free Menu Planner for Your Next Party

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Planning the perfect grocery list, running to the grocery story, and cleaning the house is hard enough when you’re throwing a dinner party. But now, it seems like there are more and more instances of food-related illnesses and diet preferences. “Celiac disease was rare, but it’s now more common in all age groups,” Dr. Murray says of the intolerance to gluten. Research suggests that, although celiac disease only affects one in 100 people, it is four times more common now than 60 years ago. Additionally, more people are eating gluten free, as about 10% of the U.S. population has a non-celiac gluten intolerance or gluten sensitivity. And that’s not all. The number of vegans and vegetarians is also on the rise. Now, about 3% of adults are vegetarians. With all these specific food preferences, what kind of menu are we supposed to prepare for our dinner parties?

There are plenty of healthy meals and delicious appetizers that you can serve at a party that will appeal to those with many different tastes. Luckily, we’ve provided you with a free menu planner that can help you serve dishes that everyone will love:

Appetizers

Kick off your menu with easy, simple finger foods that are fun and festive to set the mood for the rest of the meal:

  • Popcorn: Popcorn is naturally gluten-free and vegan-friendly. You can flavor or spice your popcorn with nutmeg, ginger, and cinnamon for a seasonal treat or make a vegan caramel sauce with cane sugar, vanilla extract, margarine, and soy milk.
  • Chips and salsa: Corn chips and salsa fresca is another healthy and fresh treat that appeals to almost anyone. You can also serve guacamole as another side for the chips. Both salsa and guacamole are extremely easy to make at home, too.

Main Courses

Instead of serving only one main course, why not serve a bit of everything so that everyone can have something to munch on? Omnivores, vegetarians, meat-lovers, and gluten-intolerant alike, the small dishes of our dinner party menu will give enough variety to satisfy just about anyone at your dinner party:

  • Cornbread Casserole: Diced tomatoes, kidney beans, onions, cornmeal, nondairy milk, sugar, and unsweetened applesauce make this a complete dish that can be prepared gluten free, dairy free, and meat-free. Just make sure that you pick up a nondairy milk substitute and double check your seasoning to make sure it doesn’t contain gluten.
  • Veggie Couscous: Couscous is one of the best bases for a main course that’s gluten free and delicious. Dress up your couscous with onions, cabbage, squash, chickpeas, sliced almonds, tomatoes, zucchini, and plenty of spice to make a complete dish with protein, grains, and veggies.
  • Millet Pasta with Eggplant and Sundried Tomato: Who says the gluten-free can’t enjoy a little bit of pasta? Gluten-free friends have discovered tons of way to make pasta without gluten, using millet or flax to create the classic Italian dish. Try making some millet spaghetti and pairing it with baked eggplant and sundried tomato for a colorful and delicious main course.

Serve your main courses with a vibrant green side-salad for some added veggies and enjoy your entrées with a nice glass of wine of your choice.

Desserts

Have you left enough room for dessert? It’s time for the best part of the menu planner: dessert! Even if you have gluten free or vegetarian friends, you can still serve a wonderfully delectable dessert. Check out these suggestions from our free menu planner:

  • Banana Brûlée: This take on fried bananas will make everyone swoon with delight. Simply cut a banana in half, line it with sugar, and take a propane torch to it until the fire creates a beautifully golden crust. Guests will be wowed by your torching skills!
  • Chocolate Nut Clusters: Instead of serving up cake, serve some chocolate nut clusters, comprised of hazelnuts, all natural coconut flakes, sugar, and chocolate (without milk added). These clusters will satiate everyone’s sweet tooth without dairy or gluten.
  • Fruit salad: Everyone is thankful at a party when at least one healthy dish is served. Dessert doesn’t have to be chocolate-y or rich to satiate our sweet cravings. Fruit salads are a colorful and delicious way to appeal with those with food allergies, gluten allergies, or other food preferences. Dice cherries, pineapple, or whatever is in season and crack open a fresh coconut to put coconut shavings on top.

There are options that appeal to everyone when it comes to planning out our menus for a party. After all, we should cater to the masses when we’re planning a party. Hopefully, this free menu planner has inspired you to create a menu of your own!