Once you purchase your meal plan, you’ll get an email with instructions and the link to view the meal plan. Your instructions will show how you can make a copy of the meal plan for yourself if you’d like to modify any ingredients, or you can quickly click the shopping list and add all items to cart (if you’ll remember from above, this entire process can be as quick as three minutes!)

Our recommendation is that while you technically can make adjustments, unless you have strict allergies to be mindful of, we would advise against it. The purpose of this plan is to be as quick and easy as possible. Don’t try to overcomplicate or overthink this. It really is that easy! 

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Great news! All meals and snacks listed in this meal plan can be made using just a microwave and fridge. In other words, no need to lug around your crock pot or panini press. However, there are a few staples you’ll likely want to pack from home like salt & pepper, a can opener, and a few others. But not to worry! We’ve put together a super easy packing list for you inside the meal plan with items that are found around the house and are easy to pack. 

Already on the road? That’s totally ok! There are work arounds – like opting for a pop-top can (Great Value brand) if you don’t have a can opener packed, adding salt and pepper to your shopping list, etc. Again, we give you all these details inside the meal plan. 

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Yes, but … 😉 

 You’re right to be a bit skeptical here. A full weeks worth of meals would not fit in a mini-fridge (trust us, we’ve tried). That’s one reason why this meal plan is split into two, three-day batches and clearly laid out for you inside the meal plan. 

Three meal batches also allows you use this meal plan on three-day weekend getaways as well as your week-long vacations! 

And yes, 3 + 3 does equal 6, which is one day less than a full 7 day week (look at us mathin’!). However, this meal was made for traveling families and we know that 7th day is typically a travel day (which, you should have just enough leftovers to enjoy a meal and some snacks on the way home). 

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Yes, absolutely! We sure do! Between busy sport seasons, homeschooling, growing our small family business, we must admit – this meal plan was created as much for ourselves as it was for you. That’s how you can know this is going to work for your family.

We have tested these meals every which way, modifying and perfecting as we go to make them easier, faster, yummier, and healthier. And the meals are not only parent-tested (tasted?) they are also kid-tasted and approved as well. 

With four kids, you can be sure we have a wide array of eaters in the family – and these meals satisfy us all! This is how we are so confident in our knowing that they will be a great fit for your family, too. 

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We have tried to make this meal plan as healthy as possible while also being mindful of picky palates, storage capacities, small spaces, and ease + speed of meals. The meals are vegetarian to allow for more people to enjoy the meal plan and because meat is harder to store and properly prepare with just a fridge and microwave. However, we do include optional meat modifications for several of the recipes. You can expect foods like fresh fruits and veggies, canned beans, crackers, cheeses, and more. In other words, what foods can you expect? Yummy, energizing, and colorful! 

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As parents, we know our kids best. Take our family for example. We have one kid that has been eating like an adult since age three and another that eats like our three year old at age six. Based on their eating habits – and ours – even though there are six in our family, we’d select a meal plan for five (portion sizes are listed for average adult size). However, if you know you have an adult that eats double portions, you’ll want to increase your serving/meal plan size accordingly.

If you feel like you’ve ordered the wrong meal plan size after looking through the menus, please don’t hesitate to email us and we’ll send you the serving size that’s a better fit for your family (based on availability). 

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We’re thrilled you’ve purchased the meal plan! Our first tip is to check promotional folders as our email likes to hide in there. And on rare occassions she can be found in spam. If you’ve checked all email folders, please do not hesitate to email us at hello@carswellenterprise.com. Please use subject line MISSING so it’s flagged in our inbox and we can get this taken care of for you swiftly as possible!