Meal Plan 9/30/13

     Since I began my internship, the boys have started daycare. This means I have to have 4 lunches packed and ready to go before I leave each morning. In the chaos of the first month, I completely neglected meal planning, and our budget and health paid the price. Way too much over-priced, over-processed junk for my liking, and I had way too many mornings of stressing about what the heck to pack for lunches. Last week, we got back to meal planning, and life's gone much smoother because of it.

Monday:

Breakfast:  Cereal and bananas

Lunch (Kids): Leftover Indian Chicken and Rice, sliced apples

Lunch (Adults): Leftover Indian Chicken and Rice, celery sticks, peach

Dinner: Spaghetti with mushroom sauce, salad


Tuesday:

Breakfast: Oatmeal with raisins

Lunch (Kids): Ham roll-ups, Annie's bunnies, celery sticks, peach slices

Lunch (Adults): Leftover spaghetti, carrots and celery, hummus cup

Dinner: Steak, couscous, broccoli, and carrots


Wednesday:

Breakfast: Sausage, grits, and apples

Lunch (Kids): Quesadillas with black beans, bell pepper strips, Craisins, and tortilla chips

Lunch (Adults): Quesadillas with black beans, bell pepper strips, Craisins, and tortilla chips and salsa

Dinner: At Mimi's


Thursday:

Breakfast: Cereal and mandarin oranges

Lunch (Kids): Cream cheese crackers, celery sticks, raisins, bunnies

Lunch (Adults): Tuna salad sandwich, celery, chips and salsa

Dinner: At Mimi's


Friday:

Breakfast: Cream cheese toast, apple slices

Lunch (Kids): Ham wrap, zucchini sticks,  and applesauce

Lunch (Adults): Salad with cannellini beans, mandarin oranges, and beets

Dinner: Mexican black bean casserole with a salad


Saturday:

Breakfast: Baked oatmeal

Lunch: Grilled cheese and salad

Dinner: German Lentil Soup


Sunday:

Breakfast: Pancakes, sausage, and fruit

Lunch: Ham sandwiches, apples, and carrot chips

Dinner: Spinach lasagna and salad

Weekly Menu: 7/11- 7/16

Ack! I forgot to post yesterday. Oh well.

Monday: Tacos!
Tuesday: Working, so Hubby's on his own. Mimi will probably cook something.
Wednesday: I forgot that my class is cancled. Consequently, we didn't plan anything. There's a cloth diaper expo that night that we're going to, so we'll probably eat out.
Thursday: Hubby's been craving Hamburger Helper (YUCK!) so we're having that and salad
Friday: Brown rice, bean, and spinach bake with salad and French bread
Saturday: Cranberry pork roast, rice, spinach, applesauce and cornbread

Weekly Menu: 7/5-7/10/11

We were too busy on the 4th of July to post the weekly dinner menu, but here it is:

Tuesday: I'm working until 8:30. Hubby is on his own.
Wednesday: (School night for me) Spaghetti, salad and garlic bread
Thursday: S&P chicken, zucchini ribbons, green beans, steamed carrots, couscous
Friday: Salsa chicken and peppers, tomato and cucumber salad, brown rice
Saturday: Beef stir-fry noodle bowls
Sunday: Tacos!

Something new!

The Feminist Breeder has decided to do something called Family Food Fridays. Basically, it's posting our meal plans for the week in hopes that it will help us make sure our families are getting decent meals (not Ramen, take-out, etc.) MOST nights. Hallee the Homemaker does something similar, but she posts on Mondays and has her menu for breakfast and dinner. Either way, I see great resources for dinners. I've decided to TRY to get our meal planning on the blog once a week.