Menu Plan Monday
Because of a super busy week coming up, I did my shopping a day earlier (Sunday) and spent most of the afternoon preparing foods for the week. I made veggie quicke cups, pancakes, and cooked a whole box of spaghetti. I cut up carrots, celery, yellow peppers, strawberries, pineapple, watermelon. I froze some of the fruits to make smoothies (previously mentioned fruits plus blueberries and pre-cut bananas. I froze on cookie sheets; once frozen, I tossed them into bags) I even popped popcorn and bagged it into individual servings for the Little Dude.
Breakfasts: cold cereal, veggie quiche cups, pancakes or smoothies
Lunches: veggie quicke cups, mac & cheese, PB&J, salad, tuna, ham & cheese,
Snacks: fruits, cut-up veggies with hummus or cream cheese, popcorn, cereal bars, graham crackers, yogurt, pretzels
Dinners: Each dinner is served either with a salad or a veggie side.
- Sunday – bacon cheese burgers and sweet potato fries
- Monday – spaghetti & meatballs (spaghetti pre-cooked, sauce and meatballs made by Hubby and in the freezer)
- “Toddler Tuesday” – I let my Little Dude choose dinner. He chooses from chicken nuggets, fish sticks, hotdogs or pizza. He also has to choose a vegetable. (9 times out of 10 it’s peas – yuck!)
- Wednesday – steak and grilled veggies
- Thursday – pork roast with apples and sweet potatoes (crock pot) with egg noodles and salad
- Friday – open (see note below)
- Saturday – grilled chicken (I’ll probably reheat the left over grilled veggies with a can of diced tomatoes, add the grilled chicken and serve over left over spaghetti)
I only planned 6 dinners this week because on Friday, Hubby and I are going to the ACDC concert (I’m so excited!!). We’ll probably have left overs or go to the diner where as Little Dude will be spoiled rotten with my parents and will probably get pancakes for dinner.
So what’s your plan for the week? Did you even plan? If not, you should! Did you catch my talk show guest starring Laura from orgjunkie.com? Take a listen to the two of us get all giddy over meal planning!
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You know because I work both at home and outside the home I often “say” I don’t have time to plan menus for the week, but just reading your week’s menu plan makes me want to swoon – it looks wonderful! I’m now just thinking how much nicer it would be for me to come home and take out from the refrigerator a fully prepped meal that just needs to be cooked!
That would be infinitely easier than my daily panic about what I’m going to cook for the family in the evening.
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I had to laugh at your Little Dude’s choice of veggie – mine always picks broccoli!
Found you via Organized Junkie. Enjoying your site!
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Our Menu Plan is up for the week! Looking forward to listening to your podcast this week. Sounds like you have a yummy week ahead. Love that you have toddler Tuesday too. Cute
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Wow Cara! I love your menu plans for the week!! This is so impressive, it’s definitely inspiring me to put more effort into what I cook! I noticed that you mentioned smoothies for breakfast. If anyone is looking for a quick and easy alternative to making smoothies from scratch, then you should definitely try out the new Chiquita Smoothies. I’m working on the launch right now and figured you would want to know how easy, delicious and nutritious they are!! Also, if you head over to http://www.chiquitasmoothie.com, you can enter to WIN a trip for a family of four on Air Jamaica to stay at an all-inclusive Beaches Resort! Some lucky weekly winners will receive prize packs including an Oster® Fusion Reversing Motor Blender, a Blend-N-Go™ Cup, and a one year supply of Chiquita™ Smoothies! Let me know what you think!
-Erin
Wow, I feel so behind on meals. I usually plan the night before for the next day. This is a great idea and very impressive.
When I read your menu, all I thought was Yummy!