Much like composing a will, composing a grocery list requires the foresight to know what your kids will want. Outsource an unpleasant task with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options

• $ 29 for 12 months of weekly online dinner plans (a $ 58 value)
• $ 39 for 12 months of weekly online lunch and dinner plans (a $ 106 value)
• $ 49 for 12 months of weekly online breakfast, lunch, and dinner plans (a $ 142 value)

Grocery lists customized by household size, food preferences, and favorite stores ease the hassle of cooking daily meals. There are more than 50 meal plans to choose from, including classic, clean eating, simple gourmet, paleo, low carb, low fat, portion control, natural and organic, gluten free, and vegetarian. Add-on lunch and breakfast plans include five weekday, kid-friendly meal ideas. Meal plans are published online weekly, though plans may be accessed for up to two weeks after being posted.

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Eating healthfully, like understanding Shakespearian innuendo or making your horse a senator, has become increasingly difficult in the modern world. Find old-fashioned simplicity with this Groupon.

$ 24 for 12 Months of Online Meal Planning for Dinner ($ 49 Value)

Choose from one of the following dinner meal plans:

• Classic
• Vegetarian
• Gluten-free

Every Friday, The Fresh 20 posts a meal plan for five healthy dinners. The plan includes a shopping list of 20 ingredients, estimated costs, simple recipes, and ideas for leftovers. The meals are kid-friendly and designed to feed a family of four. Vegetarian and gluten-free meal plans are also available.

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Eating healthfully, like understanding Shakespearian innuendo or making your horse a senator, has become increasingly difficult in the modern world. Find old-fashioned simplicity with this Groupon.

$ 24 for 12 Months of Online Meal Planning for Dinner ($ 49 Value)

Choose from one of the following dinner meal plans:

• Classic
• Vegetarian
• Gluten-free

Every Friday, The Fresh 20 posts a meal plan for five healthy dinners. The plan includes a shopping list of 20 ingredients, estimated costs, simple recipes, and ideas for leftovers. The meals are kid-friendly and designed to feed a family of four. Vegetarian and gluten-free meal plans are also available.

The Fresh 20

One tax season, working mom Melissa Lanz tallied up the year’s receipts for takeout and convenience food and was stunned by the total. She recalls, “Our busy, unorganized lifestyle had driven us to spend the cost of a new car on takeout.” On top of that, she felt sluggish and unhealthy. A little online searching made her see that common wisdom held that one must choose between fast or healthy. Unconvinced, the one-time Internet marketing executive left her job and began tinkering with recipes. As she worked, three main priorities became clear: healthy and seasonal ingredients, simple recipes, and kid-friendly meals. After enlisting help from gluten-free expert Karen Fine, author of the website Fine Cooks…Everything Gluten Free, The Fresh 20 meal-planning service was ready to go live.

The set-up is simple: every Friday, the expert staff posts 20-ingredient grocery lists and recipes for five meals in classic, vegetarian, or gluten-free categories. The grocery lists eschew preservatives, processed foods, and frozen ingredients in favor of seasonal items that are good for you and the environment. Every recipe piggybacks off the others, so every item on the list creates balanced meals without waste. The list also includes estimated prices, which helps families balance their budgets or train for future appearances on The Price is Right. After following a quick recipe simple enough that kids can help, families gather around the table to enjoy diverse meals such as flank steak tacos, shrimp linguine, and butternut-apple bisque. At the end of 2011, only two years after Melissa started The Fresh 20, In Style magazine toasted the entrepreneur for creating one of the web’s “genius sites that make your day easier and better.”

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Much like composing a will, composing a grocery list requires the foresight to know what your kids will want. Outsource an unpleasant task with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options

• $ 24 for 12 months of online meal planning for school lunches (a $ 48 value)
• $ 29 for 12 months of online meal planning for dinners (a $ 58 value)
• $ 39 for 12 months of online meal planning for school lunches and dinners (a $ 106 value)

Grocery lists customized by household size, food preferences, and favorite stores ease the hassle of cooking daily meals.

eMeals

Endorsed by financial author Dave Ramsey and highlighted on Oprah Winfrey’s Life Lift blog, eMeals charts out a week’s worth of dollar- and health-savvy dinner recipes to relieve the burden of kitchen-related stress. Each week, organized grocery lists—customized by family size, dietary desires, and store preferences—showcase flavorful culinary creations for discerning palates. Plans developed by working parents capitalize on sale items at stores such as Walmart and Kroger, and an “any store” list can be used to navigate the aisles of other favored grocers. Family meal plans serve seven meals for three–six people, whereas plans for two are tailored to singles, couples, or a pair of sock puppets on a date atop a chest of drawers. Lunch plans help add creativity to lackluster midday meals, providing working adults and parents of tiny diners with five nutritionally-balanced meal options every week.

Special vegetarian, gluten-free, low-carb, low-fat, and portion-controlled meal-plan options aid nongeneric eaters in assembling targets for their teeth and fitness regimens. The Walmart family plan supplies culinary sustenance to families of three–six for an average weekly cost of $ 75–$ 85 and takes advantage of the store’s regularly discounted prices. A duo can fill a Publix cart for $ 50–$ 60 a week, including side dishes.

Born of founder Jane DeLaney’s desire to feed her family stress-free dinners provisioned from an organized list without coupons, eMeals allows shoppers to spend more time at the table and less time wandering about the grocery store uttering monophonic tenth-century chants in dismay.

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A child’s imagination, like the universe or a confused soccer player, knows no bounds. Nurture blossoming creativity with this Groupon.

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• $ 5 for one visit and a slice of pizza (an $ 11.48 value)
• $ 19 for a five-visit pass (a $ 44.95 value)
• $ 75 for a two-month unlimited pass for one child (a $ 360 value)

Monkey Joe’s

Laughter fills the air as kids zip down slides and caper about a jungle of wall-to-wall inflatables and obstacle courses within Monkey Joe’s play center. Kids 12 and younger romp throughout the air-conditioned playscape’s obstacles, and tykes 3 and younger stretch their imaginations on the softer and smaller attractions in the toddler play area. An orchestra of electronic beeps fills the arcade, and the scents of savory pizza waft from a concessions stand. Colorful balloons and cakes pack party rooms, where birthday boys and girls unwrap presents and brand-new imaginary friends.

Safety is paramount to Monkey Joe’s. The play areas are always supervised by the trained staff, and as little ones frolic, a child security system tracks visitors through identity bracelets and video monitoring. These safety measures—combined with the use of FDA-certified cleaning solutions—put parents at ease as they relax in the adult lounge, where they can catch their favorite shows on flat-screen TVs or browse the Internet for ways to pimp their minivans.

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