I'm getting to my menu a day late here~ Yesterday the cubbies went back to school!!! Woohoo!!! with a little boohoo~ I miss them, but it was getting to be a little boring for them. Each year, I like Year Round Schooling more and more. Students grades seem to be higher, and since they have more frequent breaks, the likelyhood of burn-out is far less.
So moving onto my menu. Since I have Mykiah here for the summer (she starts kindergarten the end of August in Texas) and Martie home, I still need to plan lunches.
You will find the meals look a wee bit different, since we are now living a vegetarian lifestyle. We aren't vegan (yet) so you will see cheeses, eggs, and other dairy, but mostly soy milk and soy cheese, or the like.
So here we go!
Monday:
Breakfast-Scrambled eggs, and smoothies
Lunch-Peanut butter crackers and pretzels
Dinner-Homemade baked potato soup (Mykiah had 'chicken' nuggets-since she's allergic to dairy)
Tuesday:
Breakfast-Maple & Brown Sugar Oatmeal -Kiah had Grits (I added ground flaxseed and wheat germ, to boost nutrition).
Lunch-I'm not sure about this one. LOL possibly eggs and potatoes.
Dinner-Homemade lentil soup and baked squash
Wednesday:
Breakfast-Steel Cut Oatmeal with flax seed, wheat germ, and pure maple syrup
Lunch-Baked Potatoes and left over soup
Dinner-Breakfast for dinner waffles/pancakes and homemade hashbrowns
Thursday:
Breakfast-Cereal with soy milk and fruit
Lunch-"chicken" nuggets, green beans or salad
Dinner-Fried eggs, asparagus, on top of fritatta
Friday:
Breakfast-Pancakes, fruit, syrup
Lunch-Peanut butter toast with grapes
Dinner-Black Bean Quesadilla,fresh salsa and salad
Saturday:
Breakfast-Egg Muffin Sandwiches without meat and orange juice
Lunch-Baked Latkes sour cream and applesauce (homemade)
Dinner-Pasta salad with grilled summer veggies and fresh mozerella crockpot peach cobbler
Sunday:
Breakfast-Fruit Smoothies with flax seed, soymilk, protein powder
Lunch-Egg Salad Sandwiches, pretzels and veggie sticks and dip
Dinner-Rustic Pizza green salad fruit dessert
95% of my recipes will be dairy and nut free. We just found out that Madaline is allergic to nuts (all kinds) and Mykiah is allergic to dairy products. This is all very new, and we are still learning how to cook meals that avoid those items.
A book that we find very helpful when cooking for kids with food allergies is called Kid Friendly Food Allergy Cookbook
Be sure to check out Meals for 4 under $15~ from Whole Foods. You don't necessarily have to shop their to use the recipes. You should be able to find all the ingredients in your grocery store or farmers market.
Don't forget to share your meal plans...share how planning your meals each week is saving you money and time.
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1 comment:
I never budget out my meal plans. We do make a list and stick to it, but I have never given thought to how much each meal costs because I know what we can afford to spend on groceries a week and it's by pure luck ended up staying within budget every time. We spend about 140 a week on groceries/household items. That's for a family of four. About 120 is groceries. The other 20 is usually cleaners, soaps, paper towels, toilet paper, health and beauty...that kinda stuff. I have no idea if that's even a good amount budgeted or if I'm completely over spending...what do you think???
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