Monday Meal Plan

 

You know that moment when you look into the freezer and realize maybe it's time to use some of what's in there? Yeah, that's what this week is looking like. Plus, we have some carryovers from last week. We're going to be out of town for a few days for spring break, and you know how I love love love to leave a cleaned out fridge.

Meal Plan: March 17-22

Kids' Breakfast

Monday: eggs & toast, strawberries and blueberries

Tuesday: waffles, peanut butter, apple slices

Wednesday: blueberry muffin, yogurt, banana

Thursday: granola bar, strawberries

Friday: waffles, Nutella, banana




Kids' Packed Lunch

Monday: leftover crockpot Philly hoagie, pretzels, yogurt, muffin

Tuesday: ham & cheese wrap, carrots, strawberries and blueberries

Wednesday: cream cheese and jelly sandwich, goldfish, red pepper slices, strawberries, cookie

Thursday: quesadilla, celery and peanut butter, chips and salsa, yogurt

Friday: leftover BBQ pork sandwich, apple slices, cheese stick, muffin




My Lunch

Monday: ham & pesto "faux" grilled cheese, steamed carrots

Tuesday: veggie wrap, steamed asparagus

Wednesday: salad with leftover pork

Thursday: taco salad

Friday: veggie wrap




Dinner

Monday: jalapeño popper chicken, steamed asparagus, salad, rolls

Tuesday: pork roast, mashed potatoes, steamed corn, salad, rolls

Wednesday: taco salad

Thursday: BBQ pork sandwiches, cheesy potato chips, steamed asparagus, celery & peanut butter

Friday: pizza

 

Meal Plan Monday is back!

Over this ugly deep freeze, somehow (hello cookies and coffee!) I gained back about 7 pounds- but it's been a great winter :) This week however, I have my resolve back- the warmer temps make me smile just thinking about it, and I'm ignoring the snow we're supposed to get Wednesday after 70 tomorrow. I'll believe it when I see it. But I see lots of running and playing outside in my future this week :)

I'm sure you have probably noticed (or don't care!) that we've been having a bunch of waffles lately. Costco has a ginormous box of waffles for $6.99, the kids and I may be in love! I pop one in the toaster too it with a little peanut butter and load up sliced bananas, strawberries and blueberries. Perfect!

Oh and then there is the box if 15 cartons of Chobani for 8.99 this week. For real. I guess I know what I'm eating a lot of this week! It's ok because I love it, and so do the kids. I should be able to score another box before the sale is over.

Meal Plan: March 10-16

Kids' Breakfast
Monday: granola bar and apple
Tuesday: pancakes, strawberries, blueberries
Wednesday: blueberry muffins, banana
Thursday: waffles with peanut butter and banana
Friday: eggs & toast


Kids' Packed Lunch
Monday: Nutella sandwich, banana, pretzels, fruit snack, yogurt
Tuesday: ham and cream cheese roll up, gold fish, cheese stick, apple, cookie
Wednesday: peanut butter and apple quesadilla, carrots and ranch, yogurt, cookie
Thursday: cream cheese and jelly english muffin, cheez-it's, raspberries, yogurt
Friday: leftover crockpot chicken Philly hoagy, pretzels, strawberries, cookie

My Lunch
Monday: salad with chopped ham, salsa, avocado
Tuesday: salad with salmon, avocado, ranch dressing, 1/2 baked sweet potato
Wednesday: leftover taco salad with black beans, avocado, salsa
Thursday: leftover chicken philly hoagy, small salad
Friday: leftover chicken fried rice

Weekend Breakfast
Saturday: French toast with bananas, strawberries and blueberries
Sunday: blueberry muffins


Weekend Lunch
Saturday: leftover pizza
Sunday: Cajun dirty rice, salad

Dinner
Monday: pesto salmon baked sweet potatoes, salad
Tuesday: taco salad
Wednesday: crockpot chicken Philly hoagies, corn, salad
Thursday: chicken fried rice
Friday: homemade pizza
Saturday: jalapeño popper chicken, steamed asparagus, salad
Sunday: skyline baked potatoes


 

Meal planning

 

I'm in a cooking rut. There. I said it out loud.

I'm stuck between I'm ready for winter to be over and winter is not over. At all.

It makes me not want to plan. And so, at 5pm, you can find me standing at the fridge, gazing in, hoping something will jump out at me. And fast!

Because nothing is jumping out, I've been flying by the seat of my pants (well, skirt) and my family is severely underwhelmed.

And now, I have a 10 pound bag of chicken from Costco that is taking up all visual space in my freezer, and it seems I always need what is behind it. I should really do something about that. I'm thinking, big bag goes in the basement freezer, then I'll keep a smaller bag with this weeks chicken plans upstairs?

Since yesterday and today are now over, I'll start with Wednesday.

Meal Plan: March 4-9

Kids' Breakfast

Wednesday: waffles, peanut butter, banana

Thursday: granola bar, yogurt, blackberries

Friday: eggs, toast




Kids' Packed Lunch

Wednesday: peanut butter, jelly & banana roll up, pretzels, cheese stick, yogurt

Thursday: cream cheese, ham & spinach roll up, goldfish, mixed berry smoothie

Friday: leftover tacos, chips, salsa, strawberries, yogurt

 

Mom Lunch

Wednesday: salad with leftover chicken

Thursday: taco nachos with leftover taco meat

Friday: leftover shrimp Fra Diavlo




Weekend Breakfast

Saturday: pancakes, banana

Sunday: blueberry muffins




Weekend Lunch

Saturday: baby shower

Sunday: baked chicken parm, salad, steamed asparagus, rolls

 

Dinner

Wednesday: tacos

Thursday: shrimp Fra Diavlo, salad, rolls

Friday: homemade pizza

Saturday: chicken fried rice

Sunday: leftovers

 

Meal Plan Monday

 

I hope you all had a great President's Day (and so sorry if you had to work!). We had a fun trip to Costco, came home with Costco pizza for lunch ($4.95 with coupon, score!), and free (another coupon!) rotisserie chicken for dinner.

But we started the day with these:

<French toast with bananas and blackberries topped with maple syrup>

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For my lunches this week, I plan to stick to a salad with chicken or whatever protein we have leftover from dinner and a smoothie. So I'm leaving the my lunch category off the schedule this week.

I'm also going to be experimenting a little with smoothies, especially with the kids, so I won't be linking any recipes for now. I'll try to remember to tell you what was a hit and what failed next Monday (if not before!)

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Now,

Meal Plan: Week of February 17-23

Kids' Breakfast

Tuesday: pancakes with peanut butter and banana

Wednesday: granola bar, apple, smoothie

Thursday: French toast, smoothie

Friday: pumpkin pie oatmeal with granola

 

Kids' Packed Lunch

Tuesday: leftovers, orange, yogurt

Wednesday: peanut butter and banana quesadilla, cheese stick, yogurt

Thursday: ham and cream cheese roll up, cheese stick, carrots, apple

Friday: leftover spaghetti, red pepper sticks, apple sauce




Weekend Breakfast

Saturday: waffles, eggs, strawberries and bananas

Sunday: cinnamon rolls




Weekend Lunch

Saturday: sandwiches or salads

Sunday: Salmon, garlic cheesy biscuits, brown rice, salad




Dinner

Monday: rotisserie chicken, mashed potatoes, corn, garlic cheesy biscuits

Tuesday: leftovers, celery with peanut butter

Wednesday: honey garlic pork chops, leftover mashed potatoes, peas

Thursday: spaghetti, salad, homemade garlic bread

Friday: Skyline

Saturday: date night <3

Sunday: enchiladas, chipotle "copy cat" rice

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What's on your schedule this week?

 

Meal Plan Monday: February 10-16

 

Last week was a busy week, to say the least. We had some unexpected things turn up that messed with my original meal plan- so I have some menu items carried over from last week.

This week, with parent teacher conferences and no games on Friday, we have a few open evenings to actually sit down together! Unless something changes :)

I'm also including Friday's meals in our weekend meals since it's a day off school for the kiddies.

Week of: February 10-16

Kids' Breakfast

Monday: blueberry muffin, banana, yogurt

Tuesday: pancakes

Wednesday: egg bagel

Thursday: granola bar, apple

 

Kids' Packed Lunch

Monday: ham and cheese bagel, celery & peanut butter, banana chips, yogurt, fruit snacks

Tuesday: leftover pizza, carrots and hummus, blackberries, cookie

Wednesday: Skyline 3 way, salad, York mint

Thursday: cream cheese and jelly bagel, cheddar bunnies, carrots and hummus, orange

 

My Lunch

Monday: Deyo's Italian Bistro

Tuesday: leftover pizza, yogurt, salad

Wednesday: baked potato, salad

Thursday: quinoa salad with beans, corn and tomato

 

Weekend Breakfast

Friday: waffles, banana

Saturday: omelette, apple and peanut butter

Sunday: pancakes

 

Weekend Lunch

Friday: grilled cheese with tomato soup

Saturday: sandwiches (in the car, in between games)

Sunday: lunch with family

 

Dinner

Monday: pizza

Tuesday: Skyline baked potatoes

Wednesday: enchiladas, quinoa salad with beans, corn and tomatoes

Thursday: spicy honey chicken, corn, cheesy potato chips

Friday: shrimp pasta with lemon, spinach and tomatoes, salad, rolls

Saturday: spinach and ricotta stuffed chicken, salad, leftover rolls

Sunday: leftovers

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I feel like I'm in a rut, what's on your menu for the week?

 

Meal Plan Monday- clean out the freezer and pantry edition

 

As I usually try to do the last week of the month, this weeks menu is full of meat from the freezer (that I got on managers special) and pantry as much as possible.

I am also going to spare you the redundancy of listing leftovers for all of my lunches, cause that's what it's going to be!

I've also switched up the color that represent a link. Hopefully, where there is a link, you now see a burgandy color instead of a slightly lighter grey. Today, these links represent recipes.

 

Week of January 27-February 2

Kids' Breakfast

Monday: blueberry muffins

Tuesday: apple and peanut butter quesadilla

Wednesday: oatmeal

Thursday: cereal

Friday: pancakes with peanut butter and banana




Kids' Packed Lunch

Monday: chicken taco, strawberries, yogurt

Tuesday: grilled cheese and tomato soup, cheese stick, broccoli, fig newton

Wednesday: quesadilla, corn, apple slices, yogurt

Thursday: ham, cream cheese, spinach pinwheel, carrots, strawberries, fruit snack

Friday: leftover mac & cheese, apple with peanut butter and granola, fig newtons




Weekend Breakfast

Saturday: banana and granola bar, yogurt with granola

Sunday: pancakes




Weekend Lunch

Saturday: leftovers

Sunday: salmon, roasted red potatoes, steamed carrots, cheesy garlic biscuits




Dinner

Monday: pork chops, leftover carrots and potatoes, leftover rolls, salad

Tuesday: leftover chicken philly subs on day-old Jimmy Johns bread, baked fries

Wednesday: veggie filled minestrone soup, homemade Italian bread (from the freezer)

Thursday: homemade sloppy joes on homemade wheat buns, mac & cheese

Friday: a quick sandwich before a full night of back to back basketball games

Saturday: homemade pizza

Sunday: chicken enchiladas, Spanish rice

 

Meal Plan Monday (on Wednesday??!)

 

So sorry that my meal plan post is a few days late. We enjoyed an extended weekend at the beach- more about that and running on the beach later :)

 

Meal Plan: Week of January 22-26

Kids' Breakfast

Wednesday: cereal

Thursday: blueberry muffins

Friday: bagel with cream cheese and jelly

 

Kids' Packed Lunch

Wednesday: peanut butter and honey bagel, cheese stick, goldfish, orange, cookie

Thursday: leftover spaghetti and garlic bread, broccoli

Friday: ham and cheese roll up on crackers, strawberries, cottage cheese, cookie

 

My Lunch

Wednesday: guac and tortilla chips, yogurt, banana

Thursday: salad, cottage cheese, strawberries

Friday: leftover taco chili

 

Weekend Breakfast

Saturday: pancakes with peanut butter and banana

Sunday: cinnamon rolls

 

Weekend Lunch

Saturday: leftover chicken philly sub

Sunday: tacos

 

Dinner

Wednesday: spaghetti and garlic bread (using this Italian bread), steamed broccoli

Thursday: crockpot chicken chili

Friday: crockpot chicken philly subs on homemade Italian hoagy, baked potato

Saturday: salmon, brown sugar steamed carrots, salad, garlic biscuits

Sunday: roast in the crockpot with red potatoes, onions and carrots, mashed potatoes, corn, rolls

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Are you trying out any new recipes this week?

Rolls or biscuits, which of you prefer?

Meal Plan Monday

It's a short week for us since we are heading down to Myrtle Beach for the weekend, so I have left Saturday and Sunday off of the schedule.

I had to make a menu change for lunch today since I didn't actually have chicken for chicken francese, so we had pork chops with herb dijon sauce, mashed potatoes, broccoli, and garlic cheesey biscuits. Yum-o!

 

Week of January 13-19

Kids' Breakfast

Monday: blueberry muffins, banana

Tuesday: apple pie oatmeal

Wednesday: eggs & toast, orange

Thursday: granola bar, banana

Friday: pancakes with peanut butter and bananas




Kids' Packed Lunch

Monday: turkey and spinach wrap, cottage cheese and apples, popcorn, yogurt

Tuesday: peanut butter and honey bagel, apple, red pepper sticks and ranch, blueberry muffin

Wednesday: quesadillas, tortilla chips, salsa, carrots, cookie

Thursday: cream cheese and jelly bagel, apple and peanut butter, snap peas and ranch, yogurt

Friday: ham and cream cheese roll up, red pepper sticks and ranch, orange




My Lunch

Monday: leftover pork chop, biscuit, salad, apple and peanut butter, yogurt and granola

Tuesday: salad with turkey, bacon, and avocado, leftover asparagus, orange

Wednesday: taco salad, cottage cheese, apple, and granola

Thursday: turkey, bacon and avocado wrap, yogurt, orange

Friday: salad with salmon, orange




Dinner

Monday: herb-butter penne with salmon, garlic cheesy biscuits, asparagus

Tuesday: cowboy quesadillas, salad

Wednesday: ham, pesto, mozzarella grilled cheese and pasta salad

Thursday: crockpot pork chops, steamed carrots, rolls

Friday: homemade pizza

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What are you eating this week?

 

Meal Plan Monday!

I would like to welcome you to the newest feature here on the blog. Meal Plan Monday.


Are you excited? I am!


As I resolved for the new year, 2014 is the year of wholesome homecooked meals for my family.

Each Monday, I will post what is on my menu for the week and any applicable recipe links.

 

Week of January 6-12

Kids' Breakfast

Monday: pancakes with peanut butter and bananas

Tuesday: morning glory muffins, orange

Wednesday: blueberry muffins, banana

Thursday: granola bar, banana

Friday: oatmeal

Saturday: eggs, toast, orange

Sunday: blueberry pancakes

 

Kids' Packed Lunch

Monday: pizzadilla, cottage cheese, orange, yogurt

Tuesday: peanut butter and honey bagel, banana, red pepper sticks and ranch

Wednesday: ham, spinach, cream cheese roll up, broccoli, yogurt, apple

Thursday: taco salad, orange, yogurt

Friday: ham and cheese sandwich, red pepper sticks, cottage cheese, apple

 

My Lunch

Monday: salad with shrimp, apple with peanut butter, snap peas, cottage cheese with pomegranate arils

Tuesday: leftover chicken, salad, yogurt, orange, cheese stick

Wednesday: turkey, avocado, bacon, red pepper wrap, orange, yogurt with pomegranate arils and granola

Thursday: taco salad, cottage cheese with apple and granola

Friday: salad with turkey, avocado red pepper, banana with peanut butter, yogurt with granola

 

Weekend Lunch

Saturday: homemade chicken nuggets, broccoli, cheese stick

Sunday: chicken frances (with chicken broth instead of wine), linguini, salad, rolls (these or these)

 

Dinner

Monday: cheesy jalapeño popper baked stuffed chicken, rolls (these or these), corn

Tuesday: chicken tortilla soup (from the freezer)

Wednesday: tacos

Thursday: pineapple shrimp fried rice

Friday: homemade pizza

Saturday: leftovers or ham, mozzarella, and pesto grilled cheese

Sunday: birthday party

 

Elf for Health, Day 21: Meal Planning

Typically, Sunday night is my meal planning time. Chad watches football, I plan our week. Sounds fair :)

Meal planning takes the guesswork out of dinner time, that's obvious. But I personally think that breakfast and lunch, especially when packing lunches for kids, is just as challenging on the fly. When I quit working 2 years ago, I committed to stop pouring cereal for breakfast and sending pb&j for lunch everyday. Not that some days don't just need a bowl of cereal or a pb&j, but reality is, I think kids will (mostly) eat more variety if you just give it to them. In fact, in the last year, I have started eating things like avocados, guacamole, hummus, salmon, zucchini. . .the list really could go on and on. My point is, as I have added these yummy foods into my diet, turns out, my kids also love them. I think Madison could live on salmon and guac. True story.

Starting with this school year, breakfasts consist of homemade pancakes, muffins, oatmeal, sometimes eggs and toast or an egg sandwich. The pancakes and muffins I make in double or triple batches and freeze, and then take out the 4 that I need for the day, and either toast or microwave to heat.

The kids pack their lunch 98% of the time, in fact, I think they've each only bought lunch once this year. I do pack leftovers in their thermos sometimes, but typically the "main dish" is a sandwich, bagel sandwich or wrap. I also always include a fruit, veggie and a dairy item- either a cheese stick or yogurt, and a treat.

Now, since we will be out of town for a few days starting Saturday, for dinners, I'll be using random things we have already. For lunches, I'll be sending leftovers with the kids as well as eating them myself- more than a normal week anyway.

A little key for our meal plan:

Red: breakfast (for kids during the week)

Yellow: mom breakfast

Purple: packed lunches

Grey: mom lunches

Brown: dinner

Teal: all lunch

Now, on to coupon clipping and grocery listing :)

 

Back to reality....

The week of the BIG three oh is over. Reality begins again.

I hit my goal of 30 miles this week.

Sunday: 6.2 miles; average 9:41 per mile pace

Tuesday: 3 miles; average 9:28 per mile pace

Wednesday: 5 miles; average 10:25 per mile pace

Thursday: 1.5 miles; average 10:32 per mile pace

Friday: 2.3 miles; average 10:01 per mile pace

Saturday: 12 miles; average 11:12 per mile pace

Add 'er up. It's 30! :)

Probably leaving the 12 miler until the end wasn't the greatest plan of all. But it made me appreciate today as a rest day.

Also this week, I rolled over 300 all time miles. Big week for me :)

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Last night, hubby-man took me on a date. A proper 30th birthday date, if you ask me (but who ever does?).

We hit up the Precinct, for steak done right. Incidentally, they were named USA Today Top 10 Steakhouse in the COUNTRY, so yes, best steak I'll ever have. Ever.

Then we had gelato at our place, Buona Terra. I had blackberry. Awesome!

Then for a walk around Alm Park at sunset. And were tempted to crash a wedding. But we didn't!

< I missed the perfect shot by about 2 minutes :(>

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So what is on your dinner menu this week?

I'm playing shuffle the menu this week. We ate leftovers an extra time (because I may have eaten hummus and chips for more than one lunch, maybe)

Sunday: Shrimp Fra Diablo, kind of following this, but using shrimp with a Cajun spice rub and I add red pepper flakes to the sauce

Monday: Spaghetti and Crockpot Turkey Meatballs, garlic bread

Tuesday: Chicken Quesadillas

Wednesday: Meatball Hoagies with leftover meatballs from Monday

Thursday: Baked Potato Soup

Friday: Homemade Pizza

Saturday: Chicken Rollatini with Zucchini and Mozzarella

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I think I will take an extra rest day tomorrow to allow for a little extra recovery from the extra miles last week. Let's make it an active rest day with an unfound you tube yoga routine and maybe a walk in the afternoon.

I plan on hitting the ground running Tuesday morning with a mile warm up at 10:15 pace, and then 3 miles at 9:30 pace, and a mile cool down at 10:30 pace, for a total of 5 miles. And follow up with some Yoga for Runners.

Have a great week guys!