I have been trying to make my life easier. With 5 kids and a husband (who acts like a kid himself sometimes) I have a lot going on the majority of the time. I need ways to make my shopping for meals easier. I love a meal planning site I use often but there are times when I want the good old stuff we are used to. Plus, I am thinking ahead of when I no longer purchase the meal planning kit. I like to have options. The Dinner Solution gives me options!
With The Dinner Solution, all you have to do is take a few minutes at the beginning of your week and choose your meals for the week. You will then be able to print off your grocery list and you are off to the store! You can add your own recipes (like I have been doing a lot of) or use the ones included with the software. You can even plan your freezer meals (with the premium version, see below) by printing assembly instructions, print freezer labels, a freezer inventory list, and more! Do your kids ask you what is for dinner every night the way mine do? Now, you can add a “What’s For Dinner” fridge report from The Dinner Solution to your fridge and eliminate the incessant pestering from your family (oh, is it just mine that drive me crazy with the million questions a day?).
Created by two busy moms, The Dinner Solution was created to fulfill a need for organized dinner planning. I can say honestly that it has helped me a ton. My biggest problem with the software is not being able to copy and paste recipes from elsewhere. I have been told that this will no longer be an issue soon though because that is being added to the software and will be a free upgrade for anyone who has already purchased the software. WIN! You can also now change the serving size of meals which is a huge help for me with a large family. Oh, and you don’t want your husband to forget the toilet paper while at the store? Don’t worry, you can add miscellaneous items to your grocery list too!
You can purchase The Dinner Solution in two forms. The basic version is if you are not interested in the freezer meals planning. You will get the same great software to menu plan minus the freezer planning section. The purchase price for that is $39.99. To get the premium version (includes the freezer planning) you will be charged a one-time fee of $49.99. You can get 15% off your order by using this special discount code just for ToBeThode readers: TBT15
Please note that you must have Windows to run this software. There is no MAC version at this time.
I am opening this giveaway up to anyone but keep in mind that it is in US measurement units (cups, ounces, etc.) so if you use metric, you will need to convert that yourself for now.
Thanks to The Dinner Solution, I have a Premium version of The Dinner Solution to give away!
Here is how to enter:
- For your first comment, visit The Dinner Solution and subscribe to the free email newsletter at the bottom of the menu planning or freezer planning page. Come back and let me know you are signed up and why you would like to win this software.
After the first required entry, you can do any (or all) of the following for one entry each!
- Subscribe to ToBeThode by email (must be verified) or Reader. Leave me a comment that you did or if you already are!
- Follow ToBeThode publicly in Google Friend. Leave a comment letting me know that you did or if you already are.
- Follow me 0n Twitter AND tweet about this giveaway. (You must do both for this entry.) Leave me a comment with your status update! You can tweet once daily for an extra entry. Be sure to come back and leave the URL for your status update.
- Grab my button and put it on your blog. Be sure to include your URL in your comment.
- Stumble this post (the post, not the site). Leave me your Stumble Name and/or URL.
Entries will be accepted until 11:59pm (CST) on June 6, 2010. Winner will be drawn by random generator and posted. The winner will be contacted by email and will have 48 hours to respond in order to claim their prize. This giveaway is open for worldwide residents (see the note above about measurements). One entry per household please!
WINNER: GERRIE S (27)
disclosure: I was given a Premium version of The Dinner Solution mentioned for the purpose of review. I did not receive monetary compensation and all thoughts and opinions are mine. Other opinions may vary. If applicable, images other than my own and quotes were taken directly from the website mentioned or review sponsor.
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