Whats your meal plan for the week?
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Anonymous
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I have been slacking off on meal planning and my waistline, stress levels, and budget have been suffering. Help me get back into it! I like a combo on meat and veg options and pasta only once per week (bc I could eat it every day). I only need Mon-Thurs. We have a 3 y.o. and 5 y.o. who will eat or not eat depending on their mood. We are pretty traditional eaters.
Thanks for all suggestions! |
Anonymous
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I just posted my week's plan on the "what do you eat for dinner every night" thread.
When my kids were this young, I liked egg tortillas once/week. I would include the veggies in the eggs, usually broccoli and cauliflower, roll it up and they don't really see it. I would eat the eggs and extra veggies for me without the tortilla. Kids love lemon chicken legs on the grill. Sloppy joes With my kids that age, I had to make the pasta, just do it as a side with olive oil, parmesan cheese and garlic salt. You do not have to eat it... make salad for you and offer it to them EVERY TIME. |
Anonymous
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This week:
1) Sunday (last night) - spaghetti with kielbasa 2) Monday - Pork Chops and baked potato 3) Tuesday - salmon cakes, butternut squash and Asian style steam fresh veggies 4) Wednesday - Spicy Italian sausage with penne and bell peppers 5) Thursday - Rotisserie chicken with black beans and rice 6) Friday - baked red snapper and salad 7) Saturday - chicken pot pie or chicken soup I will say that I have a 13-month old DD with no teeth who eats ANYTHING so we don't have the picky-eater-syndrome (at least not yet) but I do use the food processor for her so that adds more work to our clean-up process. I'm also 5 months pregnant and the only thing I want to eat is mangos, pineapples, and coconut water so the menu is really whatever my DH requests for the week (with the exception of fish which I feel that we don’t eat enough of). I have found that if I write out a menu I spend less and make healthier food choices. Maybe having the little ones select one meal each per week (including a vegetable) would get them more apt to eat. |
Anonymous
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*Cooking mostly low carb for the husband these days
Sunday: Grilled Mediterranean turkey burgers with greek salad Monday: Italian breaded pork chops, steamed broc Tuesday: Sweet chili glazed salmon, jasmine rice, sauteed spinach Wednesday: Crockpot chicken tacos (served over salad for him, made into enchiladas for the kids and me) Thursday: leftovers Friday: thin crust bbq chicken pizza |
Anonymous
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Sunday - lasagna (made an extra pasta casserole with left over lasagna cheese & meat- froze it for future use)
Monday - crock pot chicken (whole) with red beans. I will make rice with rice cooker once I'm home. Tuesday - Meat loaf (Pre-made on Sunday when I was making lasagna), peas, potatoes Wednesday - left overs Thursday - Reserved chicken breasts from Monday, using it to make quesadillas or chicken enchiladas. Friday - Salad (sometimes with leftover meat, otherwise add tuna and/or beans). Saturday - grilled pork chops, green beans or broccoli |
Anonymous
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Sunday - grilled chicken and potatoes, spinach salad
Monday - Baked tilapia, steamed veggies, left over potatoes from Sunday Tuesday - Fajita quesadillas with grilled chicken, onions, gr peppers, and tomatos Wednesday - Left overs Thursday - Spinach lasagna rolls with salad Friday - Chicken sausage and broccoli pasta Saturday - Cilantro lime shrimp, smashed red potatoes, spinach salad |
Anonymous
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Sunday -- spaghetti and broccoli
Monday -- meatloaf, kale, sweet potato fries Tuesday -- scrounge Wednesday -- chicken stir-fry Thursday -- tacos Fri and Sat -- go out |
Anonymous
| I'm surprised so many of you eat so much sausage -- I love it, but think of it as really bad for you...? |
Anonymous
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This week -
Tonight - Beef tips over rice with a big green salad. The beef has been in the crock pot all day. Tuesday - Tacos and refried beans. Wednesday - Stir Fry Chicken with either lo mein noodles of leftover rice from Monday night. Thursday - Soup and Sandwiches. Homemade tomato soup and probably grilled cheese. Friday - Pizza Saturday - Breakfast for supper - eggs, bacon, grits,..... or pancakes with bacon and sausage. Sunday - We always go out for a big meal after church. It's everyone for himself Sunday night. |
Anonymous
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Just my husband, our 5 month old, and me
Tonight: Pureed avocado a la baby bullet for baby, Potstickers and tomato/onion salad for me. DH is at a work dinner Tuesday: Pureed pees a la baby bullet for baby, Rosemary chicken, quinoa and broccoli for us Wednesday: same food for baby, Ground turkey mixed with spices, onions, peppers and cheese over low carb pasta Thursday: same food for baby, Teriyaki (sp?) glazed chicken over brown rice mixed with green onions, soy sauce, and oven roasted almond slivers. Some type of veggie Friday: same food for baby. Probably delivery for me as DH is going out to dinner with a friend Saturday: probably same food for baby unless he's polished it off before then, and next we are trying apples. Going out to get Hot Pot with friends Sunday: pureed apples for baby and no idea for DH and me. Maybe pulled pork made in the crock pot if we can get to the good butcher shop. Sadly, DH is allergic to shellfish and has a fear of cross contamination with other types of fish. I know I could cook some on my own (DH does not have an allergic reaction if he kisses me afterwards, just if he ingests it) but I barely have time to cook one dinner a night let alone too! |
Anonymous
| Daag...you all sure do eat a lot of meat. What happened to meatless Mondays? |
Anonymous
The question is 'What is your meal plan for the week" not "Please judge our eating habits" Monday: Steak kabobs and Rice Tuesday: Fettucine with olive oil, parm, salad, bread Wednesday: Chicken curry and Rice Thursday: Tacos Friday: Leftovers or Pizza |
Anonymous
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Tentative plan. Things often change last minute.
Monday (tonight): 'Garlic pasta' with parm cheese and breaded chicken Tuesday: Spinach and feta pizza Wednesday: Risotto Thursday: Tostados Friday: Might do breakfast for dinner (scrambled eggs and pancakes) Saturday: No idea Sunday: American Chop Suey (please tell me I'm not the only one that ate that growing up!) |
Anonymous
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I often do a ton of cooking on Sunday - make a quiche, big pot of soup/grain salad, and a separate dinner. Sometimes will also pre-assemble a lasagna to throw in the oven Mon night. It is just me, DH and 5 month old baby who isnt on solids yet.
this week: Sun: cooked spinach/mushroom quiche, minestrone soup, black bean enchiladas. Ate enchiladas for dinner. Mon: quiche/salad Tues: soup - will pick up fresh bagette on way home Wed: baked chicken; pasta with lemon, olive oil, capers, parm Thurs: Salad with (leftover) chicken Fri: Homemade pizza Sat: no idea The leftover quiche/soup will also be our lunches for the first half of the week. |
Anonymous
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Sunday - chicken parmesan sandwiches with zucchini
Monday - big salad with veggies, hard boiled egg, cheese, & leftover chicken cutlet sliced up (made extra on Sun) w/ rolls on the side Tuesday - steak and pepper sandwiches, frozen french fries, leftover zucchini from Sunday Wednesday - pasta w/ meat sauce (made on Sat and froze), frozen veggies, italian bread Thursday - maybe leftovers? Friday - pizza That's as far as I've gotten. Weekend is unknown at this point. Reading this makes me think we eat too much bread! |