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Sunday, January 8, 2012

This Week's Menu Plan (January 7th-14th)

Menu Plan
This week I got started on one of my goals for the year.  For the last several years, I have been planning our dinners out for the week, but my goal is to take it a step further by planning all 3 meals each day.  I am also trying to make sure that we are including leftovers in the plan.  Once I get rolling, I am hoping to do this for two weeks at a time to cut down on the number of trips to Kroger!  Fewer trips to Kroger and having a plan will hopefully help us keep the grocery bill down.


I used this menu plan format from Desiring Virtue.  There are tons of resources like this out there and I am going to try several until I find what works for us.  I like that this format has a shopping list.  After we got home, I put it on the fridge to remind me what we were doing all week!


Grilled Pineapple Chicken w/ Pineapple Salsa
We are still working on eating more "whole" foods and less processed stuff around here.  I found a resource on The Better Mom that has provided me with a ton of recipes.  Several of the recipes linked below are from The Nourishing Home.


Saturday
Breakfast: Daddy & D date for donuts
Lunch: Eat Out
Dinner: Burgers w/ Green Beans & Roasted Potatoes


Sunday
Breakfast: Sausage Roll from the freezer (Ramsey family recipe I will have to share soon)
Lunch: Grilled Cheese
Dinner: Grilled Pineapple Chicken & Pineapple salsa w/ Quinoa and salad

Monday
Breakfast: Eggs w/ bacon
Lunch: Leftover hamburgers and Veggies
Dinner:  Beef Drip sandwiches & chips (BCS National Championship party)

Tuesday
Breakfast:  English Muffins w/ Peanut Butter & apple
Lunch: Leftover Beef Drip (L&H)/ MMO (D)
Dinner: Lemon Garlic Chicken w/ Green Beans and Salad

Wednesday
Breakfast: Cliff Bar/Luna Bar
Lunch: Cafeteria (H) Salad (L)/ Chicken & Veggies (D)

Thursday
Breakfast: English Muffin w/ Peanut Butter & banana
Lunch: Leftover Turkey Chili (H&L)/ MMO (D)
Dinner: Grilled Cheese sandwiches & Salad

Friday
Breakfast: Eggs w/ Toast
Lunch: Peanut Butter and Jelly, veggies, and fruit
Dinner: Turkey Taco Salad

Saturday
Breakfast: Pancakes, turkey bacon, & fruit
Lunch: Grilled Cheese & other leftovers
Dinner: Eat Out


Do you use a menu plan?  How do you keep your meals organized?



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5 comments:

  1. KatieJanuary 8, 2012 at 10:04 PM

    I plan dinners for a full pay period at a time, with the goal of not going to the grocery store in between. I've been getting pretty lax about the whole thing though, so I'm working on getting that area back in shape. It has worked really well for me in the past though!

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  2. SsnathegnJanuary 9, 2012 at 2:46 PM

    Wow! Loving your menu items! Will be stealing some of these recipes. Great idea!

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  3. lindsayramseyJanuary 9, 2012 at 7:48 PM

    Love the idea of trying to make one big trip!

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  4. lindsayramseyJanuary 9, 2012 at 7:48 PM

    Want me to bring you leftovers? :)

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  5. SsnathegnJanuary 11, 2012 at 8:27 PM

    I will always gladly sample any leftovers you have ;-)

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