photo by shell s One way to save on food costs is to create a meal plan. You don’t want to face the same old chicken every week, but it’s easy to get stuck in a rut. I tend to plan a week’s worth of meals at a time. Sometimes, I’ll have free time and plan the entire month. I keep one day open for leftovers, aka CORD (clean out refrigerator day), and another for a casual day of soup, sandwiches or a casual buffet-style day. I typically make chicken, pork, beef, fish and pasta recipes and rota