The Ultimate Holiday Packing & Food Planner: Make Holiday Preparation Easier

Holiday planning can start with the best intentions. Then the lists begin.

What needs packing? Have we got enough clothes? Who remembered the chargers? What are we going to eat for the week? Did we buy everything for the first night? And, just when you think you're ready, there's one final check before you lock the front door.

The Ultimate Holiday Packing & Food Planner brings all those little jobs together in one place.

It is a printable 24 page planner designed to help families prepare for a holiday without having dozens of separate lists scattered across phones, notebooks and scraps of paper.

One planner for the whole holiday

The planner starts with a holiday snapshot where you can record your destination, dates, accommodation, booking reference, who is travelling and how you're getting there.

From there, it moves through the practical stuff, starting with packing.

Dedicated checklists cover family members, clothes, shoes and accessories, toiletries, travel essentials, and documents. There is also a bonus checklist for families travelling with a baby, toddler or pet.

The family packing checklist lets you track up to eight family members across categories including toiletries, clothes, shoes, medicines, chargers and documents. The individual pages then give you more detailed lists, with space to add anything specific to your family.

Don't forget the food

One of the things that can make a self catering holiday surprisingly stressful is working out what everyone is going to eat.

The planner includes holiday food shopping pages covering breakfasts, lunches, easy dinners, snacks, treats and cupboard basics.

There is also a dedicated section for organic and local shopping, with ideas such as organic dairy products, organic or free range eggs, organic chicken, local meat, fresh local fish, local cheese and seasonal fruit and vegetables.

You can tick off what you need before you leave, then use the food inventory page to track what you already have, what needs buying, and what needs using.

Plan seven days of meals

The 7 day holiday meal planner gives you space to plan breakfast or brunch, lunch and dinner for each day.

There's also an example easy holiday menu to get you started, with simple ideas such as bacon and egg rolls, chicken traybake, leftover chicken wraps, fresh fish with new potatoes and peas, pasta with tomato sauce and a roast dinner using up leftovers.

The aim isn't to dictate what you eat. It's there to make the planning easier.

Going to the beach or out for the day?

There's a dedicated picnic and day out list too.

It covers food and drinks, picnic gear and useful extras, including a cool bag, ice packs, plates and cutlery, wet wipes, hand sanitiser, sun cream and a basic first aid kit.

The planner also includes a food safety page with practical reminders for keeping chilled food cold, keeping raw and cooked food separate and taking care when eating outdoors.

The forgotten jobs before you leave

Packing the suitcase is only half the battle.

The planner includes a Before You Leave Home checklist covering passports and travel documents, booking details, phones and power banks, keys, bins, fridge, plants, pet care, windows, doors, appliances, and the car.

Then there's a separate Final Morning Checklist for those last few things that can easily be forgotten in the rush out of the door.

Toiletries. Chargers. Food into the cool bag. Water bottles. Keys. Travel documents. Shoes on everyone.

Tick them off and go.

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