Menu Plan, May 24-29

Posted by Rachel on May 23rd, 2010 in Meal Plan | 4 comments

I’m trying to fix healthier meals by incorporating more vegetables into our diet! Last week we ate tons of salad and this week we’re continuing with the salads and I’m throwing in some more fruits and veggies!

My plan this week involves mainly foods that are cooked outside or on the stove top so we don’t have to turn the oven on! (It’s been hot in Tennessee the past few days!)

Here’s the plan:

Monday- Grilled Pork Chops with Salad and Potatoes with fresh Strawberries

Tuesday- Hot Wings & Pizza with the neighbors! (I might add salads too!)

Wednesday- Meatloaf with Broccoli and Bread

Thursday- Our Anniversary, we’ll be eating out!

Friday- BLT with Chips and Apple Slices

Saturday- Grilled Hot Dogs (it is the weekend) with Chips and Fruit

Meal Plan, May 17-23

Posted by Rachel on May 16th, 2010 in Meal Plan | 3 comments

Last week I finally admitted that I’ve done a horrible job with healthy sides and asked for suggestions! I was given many ideas that I’ll be using in my meal planning! I started incorporating some of the ideas into this weeks meal plan! I’m starting simple, mainly with salads because that’s so easy!

Monday- Grilled BBQ Chicken Legs with Baked Potatoes and Salad

Tuesday- BBQ Sandwiches with Baked Beans and Salad

Wednesday- Meatloaf with Sweet and Sour Sauce with Broccoli and Homemade Bread

Thursday-Grilled Pork Chops with Salad

Friday- Chicken Wings with Fries

Saturday-Chicken Stir Fry (with cabbage, carrots, onions, broccoli, peppers)

Sunday- BLT Sandwiches with Chips and Apple Slices

Meal Plan, May 10-16

Posted by Rachel on May 10th, 2010 in Meal Plan | 10 comments

3 weeks after having Paxton, I’m back to meal planning! The first two weeks our family was visiting and we had friends bringing us dinner. Last week we just kind of fixed whatever we could think of and now I’m happy to be back to meal planning!

The past two times we have been grocery shopping have been a bit chaotic since we didn’t have a plan, we would just walk down the isles and pick up things we thought we needed or that looked good…not the best way to stick to a grocery budget!

Here is this week’s plan:

Monday- Baked Chicken & Potato Wedges

Tuesday- County Style Ribs with Baked Potatoes

Wednesday- Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Apple Slices

Thursday- Spaghetti & Meatballs with Garlic Bread

Friday- Chicken Alfredo Pizza

Saturday- Grilled Pork Chops with Pinto Beans

Sunday- Roast with Carrots and Potatoes

I really struggle when it comes to healthy side dishes. What are some of your favorite healthy sides?

Meal Plan, Week of March 29

Posted by Rachel on Mar 29th, 2010 in Meal Plan | 1 comment

Wow! March is almost over and I will be full-term on Wednesday! Oh my! We’re so excited about meeting our son very soon!

Here’s the dinner plan for this week (breakfast will be fruit and cereal and lunches leftovers):

Monday-Potato Soup

Tuesday-Homemade Pizza with neighbors!

Wednesday-Pork Chops and Dill Sauce with Mashed Potatoes and Cheddar Biscuits

Thursday-BBQ Pork Chops with Broccoli and Cheese and Cheddar Biscuits

Friday&Saturday-In-laws in town, we’ll do pizza one night!

Since I am so close to having our baby, I’ve also complied a list of post-baby meals that is on our refrigerator (it also lists where the freezer meal is so our mom’s can have easy access if they want to fix a freezer meal while visiting!)

Here are our post-baby freezer meals:

BBQ Sandwiches x2 (using pulled pork & buns in freezer)
Sausage Pizza
Pizza Pockets x 3
Spaghetti & Meatballs x3 (using Italian Meatballs in freezer & canned spaghetti sauce)
Meatloaf x2
Lasagna x2

If I have the energy this week, I plan to cook up a few more meals to put in the freezer to make our transition to parenthood just a little bit easier!

Meal Plan, Week of March 15

Posted by Rachel on Mar 14th, 2010 in Meal Plan | 2 comments

Our meal plan is pretty simple this week! Thankfully I don’t have to go to the grocery store to purchase any ingredients for any of these meals! The only thing we will need is milk; going a week without major grocery shopping will help stretch our food budget!!

Here is the plan:

Breakfasts:

Muffins (frozen from February Freezer Cooking), Apples, Cereal, Cream of Wheat

Lunches:

Leftovers

Dinners:

Monday-Dinner with Kelly!

Tuesday-Chicken and Dumplins

Wednesday-Taco Soup

Thursday-Chicken Salad (We’re traveling but I plan to bring along Chicken Salad to save money!)

Friday-Out of Town

Saturday-Frozen Homemade Pizza (from February Freezer Cooking!)

Sunday-Chicken and Potato Bake