Friday, April 01, 2016

Our Menu Week

Okay so I haven't been faithfully blogging about our meal plan like I hoped to, but I have been planning meals with Trim Healthy Mama's Membership (Meal Planning).  What do I think of it?


Likes


Well I like that a LOT of THM recipes are already included in their search engine, even the ones from their new cookbook. I like that you can put your own recipes into your own library of THM recipes so that you can have those items on your shopping list. Oh yes! A shopping list is automatically generated for you! Whoop! Whoop!


Dislikes


There are some things that I don't like about it. For instance, I can't print my own recipes out or of course any recipe. Why? Because you're suppose to have the books. :) Which I understand but, my kids do a lot of cooking to help out. And mostly because they enjoy cooking too. So it would be nice to be able to have the recipes printed out.


My Solution


So I'm slowly (when time is tame around here lol) will be typing up 5x7 cards of the recipes. I'd like to be able to have a color/image code on the right hand corner so that I (and my kids) might be able to see what the recipe calls for, ie. slow cooker, skillet, freezer meal, etc.


Our Menu


I usually lay out our menu as 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 snacks, and 7 suppers. But since we have plans that might effect our meal plan I've planned specific days. Also I'm putting this out there today so that you could use it for next week. I'll try to get a shopping list together for you guys too. Just depends on ...my whole world...  :)


Sunday


Breakfast
Gluten-Free Blueberry Muffins with Almond Flour (E)
     Making mine with Oat flour instead of sorghum
Almond Milk for Mom
Milk for family (I've haven't quite convinced them yet) :)


Lunch
FP-Style Sandwich for Mom (Tuna, 2 Light Rye Wasa Crackers, 2 wedges Light Laughing Cow, lettuce)
     Family will eat Whole Wheat sandwich bread
Green Smoothie


Supper
2x Rotisserie Chicken in a Slow Cooker (S)
     Two because will be used later this week
Buttered Vegetables (Broccoli, Sweet Pease, etc)


Monday


Breakfast
Basic Quiche (S)
     Eggs, Cheese, Spinach, Salt & Pepper
Almond Milk


Lunch
Cowboy Grub (E) p. 59* New Book
Green Smoothie


Supper
Mama's Simple Meatloaf (S)   (THM Membership Recipe)
     OR any meatloaf recipe that would go in an S category
Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes
Green Veggie


Tuesday


Breakfast
Quinoa Breakfast Porridge (E) p.227 THM book 1
Milk and/or coffee


Lunch
Black Bean Chicken Quesadilla (E) from The Coer's Family
     Using some of the chicken from Sunday
Mexican rice for the kids
Green Smoothie


Supper
Buttah Chicken (S) p. 49 New THM book
Going to look and see what (S) vegetables are on sale.


Wednesday


Breakfast
Old Fashioned Oatmeal or Steel Cut Oats (E) p. 228 THM book 1
Almond Milk and/or Coffee


Lunch
Baked Sweet Potato (E)
     OR instead of baked I might try this method of preparation.
Grilled or Baked Chicken Breasts (E)
Green Smoothie


Supper
Easy Slow Cooker Steak (S)
    ie. Deer Stew Meat (or Beef Stew Meat), Spaghetti Sauce, Seasonings
Served with buttered veggies (S); For the family serve with Brown Rice


Thursday


Breakfast
Baked Blueberry Oatmeal (E) from A Home With A Purpose!
Almond Milk and/or Coffee


Lunch
E-Style Salad in a Jar (E) p. 188 New THM book
Green Smoothie


Supper
Crockpot Mexican Beans (E)
     Family gets to eat it with Cornbread Muffins  --That makes me a little sad cause I love me some cornbread muffins. Need to find and E recipe. :)


Friday


Breakfast
Blueberry-Cinnamon Muffins (S)
Big Boy Smoothie (FP)


Lunch
Grilled Chicken Buckwheat Kale Salad (E)


Supper
Cheeseburger Cauliflower (E or S) from Healthy Low Carb Living
     E- Because I fix mine with lean ground deer meat.
     S- If you use ground beef. To make it less (S) you can cook the meat and then rinse it under water.


Saturday


Breakfast
Oat Flour Pancakes (E) adapted from Food Prepper


Lunch
Dirt E Rice (E) from The Coer's Family
Green Smoothie


Dinner
Slim Sloppy Joes (S) p. 63 New THM book
     Family will have theirs on Whole Wheat hamburger buns
Sweet Creamy Coleslaw (S) p. 230 New THM book




Hope ya'll have a good week. Here's to eating well!

Posted by at No comments:
Labels: ,

Friday, October 25, 2013

Printable Menu

Here is a printable Menu from what was posted yesterday so that if you are like me you don't want to have to always run to the computer to see what to fix.

Also we are going to try something new at our house. Since we homeschool  and run a home business it's pretty crazy around here for me to always fix EVERY meal ;) so we are going to assign lunch to one kid everyday.

Hope this is helpful you guys.

Printable Menu
Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Weekly Menu

I'm going to try and do these menus differently. As my kids get older I realize how important the menu really is. Did you know that kids of different ages require more calories than others? So according to Ellie Krieger from the Food Network, in her book Small Changes, Big Results. I'm going to stick with what she allots for each food group according to the amount of calories my kids and I need. So to the best of my ability and sanity I will try to keep this up. I will also try to keep the rainbow of colors in everyday.

 Day 1
Breakfast-
   1 Egg
   1 Whole Wheat Biscuit or Muffin
   1 Kale/Blueberry Smoothie

Lunch-
   Chicken Patty Sandwich (with tomato, lettuce, and pickle)
   Baby Carrots & Strawberries

Supper-
   Salmon Fillet (serving size= deck of playing cards)
   Green Beans & Beets

Snack-
   Banana Peanut Butter Yogurt Smoothie

 Day 2
Breakfast -
   Whole Wheat Waffles w/ Quick Homemade Strawberry Syrup
   Spinach Smoothie with Avocado & Apple

Lunch-
   Healthy Sloppy Joes with Sweet Potato Fries

Supper-
   Deer Burgers, Brussels Sprouts, and Cauliflower

Snack-
   Blueberry Goodness

 Day 3
Breakfast -
   Fruit and Yogurt Cups & Breakfast Quiche

Lunch-
   Baked Potato with Broccoli, Cheese, Chili with Kale Apple Smoothie

Supper-
   Homemade Stromboli (Ham and White Cheddar Cheese or Provolone)
   with Salad with Homemade Dressings

Snack-
   No Bake Energy Bites

Day 4
Breakfast-
   French Toast with Maple Syrup, Blueberries, & Milk

Lunch-
   Grilled Cheese Sandwiches & Tomato/Basil Soup

Supper-
   Salmon (cooked earlier this week) on top of salad greens and fixin's and Asian dressing

Snack(s)-
   Apple & Blackberries and/or Homemade Applesauce

Day 5

Breakfast-
   Baked Oatmeal Cups
   w/Orange Juice

Lunch-
   Pizza Salad w/ Cookie Dough Smoothie

Supper-
   Cheesy Deer & Rice w/ Salad & Homemade Dressing

Snack(s)-
   Apple & Blueberries and/or Green Peppers w/ Ranch

Day 6
Breakfast-
    Crockpot Oatmeal
    Creamy Orange Cooler

Lunch-
   Tunafish Sandwiches w/ Carrot Sticks

Supper-
   Crockpot Turkey Sausage & Red Bean Stew
   Cornbread Muffin
   Side Salad

Day 7
Breakfast-
   Egg & Biscuit Sandwich

Lunch-
   Out for Lunch

Supper-
   Frozen Pizza (Cause everybody needs a day off ;) )

Snack-
    Cinnamon Glazed Popcorn
Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Fruits and Vegetables In Season

I'm writing this post because I'm constantly asking myself, "What is in season this season?"
Posted by at No comments:
Fruits and Vegetables In Season

I'm writing this post because I'm constantly asking myself, "What is in season this season?"
According to this page these are as follows:
 
Fall
 
Posted by at No comments:
Fruits and Vegetables In Season

I'm writing this post because I'm constantly asking myself, "What is in season this season?"
According to this page these are as follows:
Summer
Posted by at No comments:
Fruits and Vegetables In Season

I'm writing this post because I'm constantly asking myself, "What is in season this season?"
According to this page these are as follows:

Spring
Apricots
Artichokes
Asparagus
Barbados Cherries
Belgian Endive
Bitter Melon
BroccoliButter LettuceCactus
Chayote Squash
Cherimoya
Chives
Collard Greens
Corn
Fava Beans
Fennel
Fiddlehead Ferns
Green Beans
Honeydew
JackfruitLimesLychee
Mango
Manoa Lettuce
Morel Mushrooms
Mustard Greens
Oranges
Pea Pods
Peas
Pineapple
Purple Asparagus
Radicchio
Ramps
Red Leaf Lettuce
Rhubarb
Snow Peas
Sorrel
Spinach
Spring Baby Lettuce
Strawberries
Swiss ChardVidalia Onions
Watercress
White Asparagus
Posted by at No comments:

Sunday, November 06, 2011

Okay guys. I know its been a while since I posted anything....but hey life happens right? Well it has definately been happening around here anyways.

Well let me just tell you about my food journey. Things got so hectic around here for Mama because she was trying to do so much and think so hard about the food and quality of food for my family. Now, don't get me wrong that is very important! But I had to stop and look at the situation. Were my kids seeing a happy Mama or a stressed Mama? Well you can guess right? Stressed. So I've decided to take a few steps back.

I still like to make my own bread. In fact I even now have a recipe for sourdough bread that my sister gave me. It is SO good! (I even have some sitting rising tonight as I type)  But even then I've come to realize...its okay if the bread doesn't get made this week and you buy a loaf from the store. When that happens, I usually look for Natures Own (I think that is the brandname) 100% Whole Wheat with no High Frutose Syrup. That's my comprimise on that.

I've also been wondering more about do I want to use raw milk or not. I have noticed a change in "hormone/emotions" in my girls and myself when I make sure to buy milk without hormones added. Then you've got the choice of raw milk or not. I've heard horror stories about how raw milk made people in my family sick when they were younger, back in the 50s, and what they all went through. I don't know wheather or not to put my family through that when I already have immune weakness in my family. So many thougths I just don't know what to do with them.

Also I've just recently found a website that is for local growers that offers organic produce too. So I'm doing my best to try and remember to purchase my produce at the first of the week and then go to pick it up on Friday. (Still trying to get in the groove of that one. To me its just so hard to think a whole week in advance! Ha Ha) Which I should probably be making my list of things to get and be placing that order now but instead I thought you guys deserved a reason for no posting. I still do most of my bulk ordering from Azure Standard too though. I absolutely LOVE them!

Now about homeschool....I've come to realize with my little ones growing older and nap time dwendling away that a new school schedule needs to be in place. So that has also been occupying my time.

And not only that schedule but also a schedule for chores. Can I hear an Amen! Just kidding. So I've been looking at Titus2.org on their way they do chores. Looks interesting. I'll try and post about that sometime, maybe.

Well anyways, there is what is happening with ...my whole world... What's been happening in yours? Any thoughts on mine? HA! God bless!


Posted by at No comments:

Wednesday, May 04, 2011

Azure Deals




Thanks to Laura from Heavenly Homemakers for making this list of specials.


No-Spray Navel Oranges  $6.25/10 pounds
$0.63/pound
Alvarado Sprouted Wheat Burger Buns  $2.35/package
Bionaturae Organic Whole Wheat Pasta  $2.50/16 ounces
Braggs Organic Apple Cider Vinegar  $3.90/32 ounces
Eden Food Organic Yellow Mustard  $2.00/9 ounces

To find out the rest of the deals visit Heavenly Homemakers page!

Posted by at No comments:
Labels:

Tuesday, May 03, 2011

Thankful

/





Like Laura from Heavenly Homemakers I too am thankful for yet another wonderful school year. My clan is finishing up this week for a nice well deserved summer. Although we're not quite finished with our science study we will be finishing that throughout the summer. Thanks okay though because my kids LOVE science!

Here is a link to some GREAT homeschool studies. We love using them!

So what are you thankful for today?
Posted by at No comments:
Labels: ,

Wild Turkey Stock

Well it's official. Spring is definitely here. Our household has been fortunate enough to be able to get Wild Turkey for dinner. YUMMY!

So once we had turkey breast for dinner and supper, I took the rib cage and the rest of the bones and made turkey broth.




What I've got in here is:
1 Turkey Rib Cage
1 Turkey Neck and other bones
3 Carrots
3 Celery Stalk
5 Small Whole Green Onions
1 Bunch Fresh Thyme
1 T. Dried Parsley (added near the end of cooking time)

Cook to a boil then lower to a simmer for 4 to 6 hours.

End Product to be Frozen:



Posted by at No comments:
Labels: ,
Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)