Menu Plan Monday

Breakfasts - Homemade banana bread, baked oatmeal, hashbrown patties, cinnamon toast, graham crackers, bananas, oranges, strawberries

Lunches - Homemade chili, homemade potato soup, tuna salad sandwiches, egg salad sandwiches, deli meat sandwiches, homemade pizza, mac n cheese, leftovers, carrot sticks, bananas, oranges, strawberries

Dinners -
Monday: Oven-fried chicken, rice, glazed carrots
Tuesday: Shepherds pie from freezer, mashed potatoes, oranges
Wednesday: Brown sugar chicken, steamed broccoli, oranges
Thursday: Spaghetti, strawberries
Friday: Husband works at 5pm, dinner with parents?
Saturday: Breakfast for dinner

Meal Plan Monday

Breakfasts - Any combination of the following: homemade banana bread, cinnamon toast, hashbrowns, graham crackers and fruit

Lunches - Anycombination of the following: tuna salad sandwiches, bbq pulled pork sandwiches, salami sandwiches, mac n cheese, homemade pepperoni pizza, bean soup, potato soup, carrot sticks, fruit

Dinner -
Monday: Pork Tenderloin, asparagus, potatoes
Tuesday: Bbq pulled pork sandwiches, glazed carrots, oranges
Wednesday: Crockpot brown sugar chicken, rice, broccoli
Thursday: Mushroom white pasta, oranges
Friday: Mini meatloaves from freezer, rice
Saturday: Chicken enchilada casserole, oranges
Sunday: Shepherds pie

Meal Plan Monday

Breakfasts, any combination of the following: homemade buttermilk banana bread, hashbrown patties, cinnamon toast, bagels, fruit

Lunches, any combination of the following: homemade pepperoni pizza, tuna salad, egg salad, macaroni and cheese, grilled cheese, pasta salad, deli meat sandwiches, fruit, leftovers

Dinners:

Monday - mini meatloaves from the freezer, mother-in-law's brown rice, strawberries
Tuesday - beef stroganoff (from Sunday's leftover roast), oranges
Wednesday - shepherd's pie, oranges
Thursday - something my husband will cook that is yet to be decided, asparagus
Friday - potato soup from freezer, rye bread, oranges
Saturday - brown sugar chicken in crockpot, green beans,
Sunday - easter dinner with grandparents

Menu Plan Monday

Monday - Roasted Chicken Chicken went bad so we ate Brats, brown rice, and asparagus
Tuesday - Brown sugar chicken, broccoli, fruit salad
Wednesday - Pork in crockpot, mashed potatoes
Thursday - Sloppy joes, glazed carrots, potato chips
Friday - Leftovers
Saturday - Freezer shepherds pie, fruit salad
Sunday - Freezer soups (asparagus or potato)

Also on agenda - make breakfast burritos for freezer, make asparagus soup out of left over roasted chicken, make homemade bread to add to our meals?

Meal Plan

Breakfast:
-Hashbrowns and frui
-Starbucks muffin (Alex and I share an oat bran muffin if we are out running errands)
-Cinnamon toast
-Veggie scramble and fruit
-Cereal and fruit
-Cinnamon rolls

Lunch/Dinner (Combined categories because these meals are often wacky as a result of Mike's work schedule):
-Sloppy joes, potato chips and fruit (Check!)
-Roasted chicken, rice and roasted potatoes
-Omelets/scrambles, bacon and fruit
-Chicken noodle soup (use leftover roasted chicken)
-Pizza!
-Brats fruit/veggies and rice
-Mac N Cheese and veggies
-Hot dogs and fries
-Spaghetti and veggies
-Beef Stew... YUMMM!!

Additional Alex variations:
-Nuggets, french fries, rice, peaches, red pepper, mac n cheese, bagel pizza, green beans, oranges (these are on hand for when he won't eat what we've prepared for ourselves)

Meal Plan Monday

Breakfast:
-Hashbrowns and fruit (Check!)
-Starbucks muffin (Alex and I share an oat bran muffin if we are out running errands)
-Cinnamon toast
-Veggie scramble and fruit
-Cereal and fruit

Lunch/Dinner (Combined categories because these meals are often wacky as a result of Mike's work schedule):
-Tacos and veggies
-Sloppy joes, potato chips and fruit (Check!)
-Roasted chicken, rice and steamed veggies (Check!)
-Omelets/scrambles, sausage and fruit
-Lemon mushroom chicken and roasted potatoes
-Pizza! (Check!)
-Brats, roasted potatoes/onions/peppers and rice
-Mac N Cheese and veggies
-Hot dogs and fries
-Spaghetti and veggies
-Leftovers

Additional Alex variations:
-Nuggets, french fries, rice, peaches, red pepper, mac n cheese, bagel pizza, green beans, oranges (these are on hand for when he won't eat what we've prepared for ourselves)

Latest Deals

Well, I'm back at it this week, after a slow one last week. Yesterday I made a trip to CVS and Office Max.

Today I had a horribly unsuccessful trip to Walgreens which will require some returns.

If I have tomorrow off from work (I'm scheduled to work, but hubby might work for me....) then I will make another CVS run, a Walgreens run and then post pics and updates.

One nice thing about this week is I created a meal plan for the first time. And it has worked out pretty well! I had to make some adjustments because Mike told me he refused to eat chicken kabobs... plus my father-in-law came into town which meant we ate out (on him ofcourse), plus he brought fresh corn :)

But, I have discovered how much it's going to save us money. Last week I shopped with our meal plan in mind. I have tried my hardest to stick to it. And the best part, is I don't have to stand infront of the fridge, with the door wide open, wondering what on earth I should make for dinner... because I already know my options. And I'm not wasting money on buying food that doesn't "go" with other foods. Get it?

Anyways, I'm definitely sticking to planning out my meals. I may even be able to stretch last weeks groceries to a week and a half.

Expect a picture update tomorrow.

Meal Plans

Food for this week, in no particular order:

Breakfasts:
-Cereal
-Hashbrowns and Fruit
-Muffins and Fruit
-Starbucks (Alex and I share an oat bran muffin)
-Cinnamon Toast and Fruit
-Oatmeal

Lunch:
-Burgers, Fries and Cucumber salad
-Mac & Cheese, Fruit and Cucumber salad
-Tuna Melts, Pretzels and Fruit
-Chicken Burritos, Rice and Fruit
-Omelets, Bacon and Fruit
-Homemade Pizza
-Deli Meat Sandwiches
(Alex substitutions: Nuggets, Bagel Pizza, Canned Beans)

Dinner:
-Pork Tenderloin (pricier than expected) Left Overs, Roasted Potatoes and Fruit
-Spaghetti and Veggies & Dip
-Kabobs, Rice and Corn on the Cob (swarming in fruit flies at the grocery store) Roasted Potatoes
-Oven Fried Chicken, Fries and Veggies & Dip
(Alex substitutions)

Shopping List (in random order): Pork tenderloin, Hashbrowns, Bran muffin mix, eggs, ground sirloin, hamburger buns, frozen nuggets, cucumber, red onion, red pepper, baby carrots, corn, whole mushrooms, veggie dip, potatoes, oranges, strawberries, watermelon, green onion, red wine vinegar, black beans, salsa? frozen fries? garlic?

I'm going to have to purchase all of it at the grocery store because I don't think I'll make it to the Farmers Market.