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[quote=Anonymous]Here is how I do it.

On Friday I take the weekly circular that comes out on Wednesday to see what is on sale - it also will pretty much give you what is in season because stuff that is in season goes on sale. I make a plan 3 meals. I will buy a red meat, lean meat (chicken/pork) and seafood (fish/shrimp)

I cook Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday is leftover night and Friday is order something in night. Saturday and Sunday we are often invited places - cookouts, friends, football parties, etc.

To make it easy just say Monday is meat, Tuesday is chicken/pork, Wednesday is fish (though I don't actually do that)
Each one needs a carb: rice, pasta and potato (this is simple - I use couscous, barley, quinoa, etc - but you can start with rice, pasta and potato) Start with brown rice and wheat pasta and save yourself the trouble of trying to switch later.

On Sunday I put something in the crockpot - let's say beef stew (with potatos). I marinade the chicken or pork. I cook the rice and a lb of pasta and toss it with oil.

So on Monday before you leave put the crockpot on and when you get home you have beef stew (as an example)
On Tuesday you get home and your marinaded chicken/pork can go on the grill or oven or stove top (grill has less cleanup). You can microwave the rice. If you forgot to make rice make couscous ready in 15 minutes.
On Wednesday - Fish can cook in 15 minutes so I cook it in oil/parsley/garlic or grill it. I will eat it on a salad which I can chop up in 10 minutes while the fish is cooking and give the baby some of the pasta.

Add a veggie - many roasted veggies can be done on Sunday and are good later. Green beans are good steamed/tossed in vinegar and oil and eaten a day later. Steaming veggies only takes about 15 minutes can be done on weekend and microwaved. Raw veggies like carrot sticks, celery, squash, peppers, etc (with Ranch) kids like.

You need 5 reciepes per food.

Meat: pasta and meat sauce, beef stew, chili, steak, flank - thinly sliced
Lean meat: Chicken Breast, Pork chop, chicken caccatori (sp?), pork tenderloin, turkey burgers
Fish: tilapia, salmon, shrimp, shrimp, shrimp (I like shrimp - can you tell)

I also cook 1 soup on the weekend: minestrone, potoato leek, butternut squash, chicken noodle - all very easy if you google a recipe and all very healthy. Good when the little one is starving and dinner is in 30 minutes.

Also, My H and have 1 night a week we have a drink while the kids eat and then have a civilized dinner once they are in bed or off playing/watching tv. I like foods kids maybe should not have at an early age like sushimi. Then they get a food I shouldn't eat like nuggets or a burger.

Please ignore all the misspellings, etc.[/quote]

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