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Donny: Have you ever heard of something called a “meal plan”? 

Helene: Sure, I make one each week before I go grocery shopping. It saves time and money. 

Donny: My mother suggested I make one now that I’m staying home with the kids and Sydney is going back to work. 

Helene: See this? This is my meal plan. I map out the dinners I’ll be making each day. It helps me a lot. 

Donny: How? It seems like a lot of work. 

Helene: Well, for one thing, I only have to go grocery shopping once a week. I buy a week’s worth of groceries in one fell swoop. 

Donny: I guess that’s helpful, but it still seems like too much work. 

Helene: Here’s what I do. I look at each week’s store circular to see what’s seasonal and on sale. I pull out my recipes that include those items and I see if I have any coupons I can use. 

Donny: I still don’t see how I can save much money. 

Helene: I also use the sale items for more than one meal and make enough to have leftovers for lunch the next day. It works like a charm. 

Donny: I think I’ll stick to my original plan. 

Helene: Which is? 

Donny: To plead ignorance and ask my mother over to our house to give me cooking lessons. By the time I cook well enough on my own, the children will be nearly full-grown!

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It was Donny who came up with the idea of making meal plans. It's true right?

Helen said that her plan was very economical - and she could use food left from previous day - for lunch and dinner. Is that true?