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!

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

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

Weekly Menu

Well as you can tell I've skipped a week so we're back on this week. Hopefully I can try and stick with it again. It really does help me. Life kinda overwhelmed me lately...so maybe this week we'll stick with this menu. Plus I'm going to try and get ahead this week on meals so the (x2) that you see I'm going to make an extra batch and put them in the freezer....That's my plan anyways.

7 Breakfast
    * Pancake & Sausage Muffins, blueberries
    * Homemade Breakfast Burritos, Oranges
    * Frozen Fruit layered in Yogurt
    * Giant Breakfast Cookies (x2), Blueberry Goodness
    * Homemade Bagels (x2) w/Cream Cheese & Strawberries
    * Soaked Pancakes w/ Frozen Berry Mix (thawed)   
    * Applesauce Bread (x2)

7 Lunches
    * Black Bean & Cheese Burritos, Oranges x2
    * Cheeseburger Macaroni, Sweet Peas
    * Salmon Patties (x2), Squash & Zucchini, Asparagus
    * Sloppy Joes, Carrot Sticks, Mac-n-Cheese
    * Peanut Butter & Honey Sandwiches, Grapes
    * Chicken Noodle Soup w Tuna Sandwiches, Grapes
    * Black Bean Taco Salad

7 Suppers
    * Ranch Cheddar Deer Burgers, Asparagus,
    * Deer Roast, Carrots, Potatoes
    * Fajitas (from freezer) with fixin’s
    * Lasagna Casserole, Salad with Homemade Dressing, Garlic Bread
    * Cabbage Roll Casserole, Sweet Peas
    * Mexican Tortilla Pizza, Salad
    * Leftovers, Out, or Families’ House

Weekly Menus

3/27/2011 to 4/2/2011

7 Breakfast

Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal w/Milk

Whole Wheat Pancakes w/Strawberry-Banana Smoothie

Applesauce Bread, Blueberries w/Milk

Pancake & Sausage Muffins, Pears, w/Milk

Cinnamon Swirl Bread, Eggs, Blackberries w/Milk

Whole Wheat Waffles, Strawberries w/Milk

Oatmeal Muffins, Blackberries w/ Milk

7 Lunches

Popcorn Chicken, Sweet Peas, Carrots Sticks, w/Water

Bean Burritos, Carrot Sticks, w/Water

Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Tomatoes, Soup w/ Water

Tunafish Sandwiches, Fresh Broccoli w/Water

Peanut Butter & Honey Sandwiches, Fresh Carrots & Broccoli w/Water

Salmon & Asapargus Toss, Salad, w/Water

Goulash, Salad, w/Water

7 Suppers

Alphabet Soup, Cornbread Muffins, Salad, w/Water

Roast, Carrots, Potatoes, Salad, w/Water

Cabbage Roll Casserole, Salad, w/Water

Deer Enchilada Casserole, Salad, w/Water

Baked Salmon, Frozen Veggie, w/Water

Sausage & Black Olive Pizza, Salad, w/Water

Leftovers

Weekly Menu

I'm going to try and make myself post my weekly menus for you guys which in turn will help me stick to a menu and not go out so much. So we shall see.

This weeks menus (3/20/2011 - 3/26/2011):

7 Breakfast
Whole Wheat French Toast (Whole Wheat Bread Recipe), Bananas and Milk
Cinnamon Swirl Bread, Eggs, Blueberries, and Milk
Apple Pies, Pears, and Milk
Cereal and Milk
Oatmeal Muffins
Cereal and Milk
Eggs, Strawberries and Blueberries, and Milk

7 Lunches
Egg Salad Sandwiches, Carrot Sticks, and Water
Salmon Patties, Carrots Sticks, Sweet Peas, and Water
Bean Burritos, Carrots Sticks, Avacado Slices, and Water
Corn Dog Muffins, Carrot Sticks, and Blueberry Goodness
Peanut Butter and Honey Whole Wheat Sandwiches, Sliced Pears, and Water
Grilled Cheese Whole Wheat Sandwiches, Tomato Soup and Water
Lunch Out

7 Suppers
Almost Ravioli with Green Salad and Water
Deer Roast, Carrots, Potatoes, Sweet Peas, and Water
Chicken and Whole Wheat Buttermilk Biscuits, Salad and Water
Homemade Lasagna with Salad and Garlic Bread and Water
Tomato and Basil Soup with Cornbread Muffins and Water
Supper Out
Leftovers