Meal Plans - May 8-14th

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Food. I love it. Especially when I know what the heck I'm making everyday. 

So, after 3 months of no menu planning in the craziness that is life with a newborn, here is my first week of menu plans.

Also, trying to get back to focusing on REAL food... trying to cut out most of the processed junk we eat and cut back on juices, etc....  Personally, I am replacing mine and Noah's sugar consumption w/xylitol or honey only. Check out this awesome real food site ... I found it today and it's totally renewed my commitment to real food ONLY!
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Breakfasts: eggs cooked in butter, fruit, 5-grain oatmeal cooked with nuts, dried fruit or almond butter and raw honey, whole grain apple pancakes

Snacks: veggies, boiled eggs, smoothies, apples and peanut butter (natural of course)

Lunches: leftover, soup, salads, pb&j, sometimes annie's bunnies with nitrite free hot dogs
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Monday: Pasta w/sauce and veggies, ceasar salad on the side

Tuesday:  Tacos w/avocados/spinach/tomatoes

Wednesday: Chili w/corn bread

Thursday: Chicken strips w/sweet potato fries and veggies

Friday: Homemade pizza 

Saturday: Burgers (grass fed- yum!) w/bacon and cheese and salad...!

Sunday: Grilled cheese/leftovers

Menu Plan Monday Feb.21

 Attempting to menu plan to make this week a little more manageable. Bryan goes back to work tomorrow and I have a feeling I'm going to be stressed out for the next couple of days... or years.

Blahh!  We're off to get a portable baby swing today because eventually I'm going to have to put down this baby to help Noah or to put something in the oven ...

Monday: Ziti w/Caesar salad & garlic bread

Tuesday: Chicken/rice pilaf/beans

Wednesday: Fajitas

Thursday: Tomato soup/grilled cheese

Friday: Homemade Pizzas

Saturday: Leftovers

Sunday: something in the crockpot- veggie soup...?

Menu Plan Monday - January 30th

Here we are again. I was hoping not to be typing this. I was hoping to be nursing a baby and telling Bryan to menu plan. hehe.

Breakfast List

yogurt

cereal

eggs

fruit

smoothies

toast

bagels

oatmeal

Lunch List

chili (freezer stash)

sandwiches

mac & cheese

salad

soups (Amy's)

Dinners

Monday- pasta/garlic bread/salad 

Tuesday- crockpot vegetable soup

Wednesday- fajitas/salad

Thursday- banana chocochip pancakes

Friday- homemade pizza

Saturday- leftovers

Sunday- freezer meal?! I can be hopeful!

Menu Plan Monday - Jan.24th

A day late, a dollar short..... or something like that. 

It's hard for me to focus on anything but this baby being born. But menu plan, I must. I may just focus on dinners this week because I've been really finicky towards what I'm eating at breakfast or lunch. I just don't have the appetite to want to prepare anything large.....and kind of just focus on feeding Noah.

Tuesday- spaghetti & garlic bread w/veggies/salad on the side

Wednesday - slow cooker chicken soup w/homemade rolls

Thursday - meatball subs/salad/veggies (this is often on the menu but I never end up making it!)

Friday - homemade pizza/pepperoni bread

Saturday- breakfast for dinner....eggs or pancakes

Sunday- soup/sandwiches 

Ohh...how I hope we're eating someone's prepared/frozen food by Sunday.

Menu Plan Monday 01-17

Can't believe another week has gone by! It's Martin Luther King day and Bryan has the day off! I did have a laundry list of things to do but...we might just relax at home today. Maybe run errands after Noah's nap this afternoon.

Here's this weeks menu!

Monday
Breakfast: blueberry/raspberry smoothies w/whey protein & banana blueberry muffins
Lunch: grilled cheese sandwiches w/fresh veggies (i.e. carrot sticks)
Dinner: chicken/vegetable soup (slow cooker)


Tuesday
Breakfast: poached eggs w/toast & oranges
Lunch:  chili
Dinner: pepperoni bread  & broccoli/ham/cheddar "calzone"  (I use the same dough for the base of each... just different toppings inside of two different breads)

Wednesday

Breakfast: 5-grain oatmeal w/almonds & raspberries

Lunch: soup & sandwiches

Dinner:  chicken quesadillas w/red peppers & avocado on the side

Thursday

Breakfast: ham/cheese/pepper omelets 

Lunch: peanut butter & banana sandwiches 

Dinner: meatball subs

Friday

Breakfast: cheerios/strawberries & smoothies

Lunch: egg salad sandwiches

Dinner: homemade pizza

Saturday

Breakfast: chocolate chip pancakes (raspberries in some)

Lunch: leftovers

Dinner: meatloaf & scalloped potatoes

Sunday

Breakfast: bagels & smoothies

Lunch: grilled cheese & tomato soup

Dinner: free for all

Menu Plan Monday 01/10/10

I *really* don't want to be doing this right now. 

REALLY don't want to be. but I'm going to. at least line up dinners... and come back and fill in the blanks later.

Okay.. back. after my grocery shopping trip.

Monday
Breakfast: multi-grain steelcut oatmeal w/berries
Lunch: chili & cornbread
Dinner: ham, potatoes, veggies, rolls(we didn't eat this last week)

Tuesday
Breakfast: smoothies & scrambled eggs
Lunch: butternut squash soup/veggies/bread&butter
Dinner: chicken & dumpling soup


Wednesday
Breakfast: poached eggs & toast w/fruit  (boil eggs for egg salad)
Lunch: lentil soup w/pita sandwiches
Dinner: taco night!


Thursday
Breakfast: oatmeal w/almonds & raisins
Lunch: egg salad sandwiches w/apples & peanut butter
Dinner: chicken caesar salad with fettucine

Friday
Breakfast: cereal & smoothies
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: homemade pizza & pepperoni bread


Saturday
Breakfast: banana pancakes
Lunch: leftovers/whatever
Dinner: baby shower! I'll be out so the boys will fend for themselves. okay okay...I'll put meatballs in the crock pot for meatball subs.

Sunday
Breakfast: smoothies (bagels at church)
Lunch: relatives here so probably something like pizza
Dinner: ditto

To be continued... when it's not 10 pm.

whew... not too hard when you're not exhausted.

Resolutions/Menu Plan Monday

So... unusually for me, I didn't really make any New Year's Resolutions, at least not by New Year's Eve.  Normally, you'd find me with a notebook, pen and huge list of different resolutions that I needed to accomplish for the year.



This year, I kind of let them come to me over the past two days.



Family Resolution: move. enough said.
Relationship Resolution: serve my husband in love.  Trying to remember to do little things for him that show him how much I appreciate him and love him.
Personal Resolution:  whether its talking a walk or dancing with Noah around the house, incorporate fitness back into my life. I'd love to start taking a yoga class with the babies too.
Home Resolution: Menu Plan! I drive myself crazy every single day trying to think of what to make and this is an area of my life that NEEDS to be simplified, especially with baby #2 on the way.

So here it is... menu for the week.

Monday
Breakfast: leftover pancakes with raspberries & syrup
Lunch: turkey veggie rice soup (slow cooker experiment)
Dinner: cheese ravioli w/beans
To do: buy, yogurt, eggs, burger buns, & corn meal


Tuesday
Breakfast: yogurt & cereal
Lunch: PB&J's & oranges
Dinner: Thai Chicken Salad
 To do: make apple muffin batter

Wednesday
Breakfast: apple muffins & scrambled eggs (planning on cutting the sugar and swapping the flour for whole wheat)
Lunch: soup & sandwiches
Dinner: ham, mashed potatoes & broccoli 

Thursday
Breakfast: muffins/apple slices/yogurt
Lunch: ham, red pepper & cheddar omelets
Dinner: homemade pizza
to do: thaw beef, get out ingredients for pumpkin pancakes


Friday
Breakfast: pumpkin pancakes
Lunch: annies mac & cheese w/beef  (it's a box I've had hanging around forever...!- kinda like hamburger helper but organic... should be interesting?)
Dinner: burgers & fries


Saturday
Breakfast: leftover pancakes/yogurt
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: baked ziti & veggies
to do: soak beans, cut up veggies for slowcooker


Sunday
Breakfast: smoothies w/whey protein & spirulina (bagels at church)
Lunch: leftovers
Dinner: slow cooker veggie chili and corn bread

Menu Plan Monday

Last week was sort of a success, sort of not. Because of my weird work schedule, things just get crazy. We did eat two of the six meals. haha..........okay...more of a failure.

This week should be a little more normal however, I'm not counting on it.

Breakfasts: Noah and I are the only ones who really eat breakfast but we go through a lot! Eggs, strawberries, blueberries, bananas, english muffins, milk, orange juice
Lunches: We do mostly sandwiches because its portable since Noah is always on the go! Whole wheat bread, turkey, american cheese, egg salad, tuna, applesauce, raisins, cherry tomatoes, etc.

Monday: Whole Wheat Blueberry Pancakes
Tuesday: Italian chicken/Potato wedges/grilled peppers and a green veggie
Wednesday: Tacos (for Bry) Rice & Beans (for Noah)
Thursday: Leftovers
Friday: Dinner at a friends - bringing salad to share
Saturday: Butternut Squash/Tomato Soup/Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Sunday: Homemade Pizza

That's all for now folks!

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