Are you a mom who stinks at meal planning? I know I am. In my quest to becoming a better homemaker and better steward of our money I knew I had to get it together. So, I am going to share with you my weekly meal plans, weekly, Ha.
A little while ago I shared my first meal plan for this series, today I’m sharing both weeks 2 and 3 in one post, because I’m still getting my life together, ha.
nothing out of the ordinary happened in this 2nd week of meal planning, everything went smoothly for the most part. We did get to eat out at Bufflo Wild Wings, I love lemon pepper wings.
So here is the 2nd weeks menu, because I need accountability to continue on this straight and narrow path. What about you?
WEEK 2 MENU:
Monday: Enchiladas and homemade guacamole
Tuesday: Organic tomato soup/ Asiago grilled cheese sandwich
Wednesday: Homemade pizza with veggie soup.
Thursday: Turkey chilli and italian rolls
Friday: Shrimo/chicken/spinanch alfredo pasta w/ side salad.
Saturday: Island salad: 2 cups 50/50 mixed salad greens, tostones (fried green plantains), roasted chili chickpeas (garbanzo beans), cilantro, crumbled asiago cheese, lemon/lime olive oil dressing, and a smoothie.
Sunday: Eat out.
LUNCH OPTIONS:
Soup.
Salad.
Sandwich.
Panini.
Wrap.
Protein loaded smoothie.
OR leftovers.
BREAKFAST OPTIONS:
*Oatmeal with fruits and seeds.
*Breakfast egg sandwich on an english muffin.
*Cold cereal.
*Boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, or sunny side up with a side of toast.
*Fruit smoothie.
*Yogurt parfait.
*Gluten free waffles.
*Meal plan April 10th- 16th*
Week 3
So, here we are again, one of my least favorite things to do, meal planning. I typically do my grocery shopping on Sundays because I get to leave my daughter at home and I feel like its the least crowded day of the week to go….Anyways, I had my list, got all the items I needed. Patting myself on the back for keeping up with meal planning this long.
Grocery blunder:
Well, on Monday I had planned to make salmon, mashed potatoes and roasted asparagus, so I began to look for the salmon so I could start marinating it. I looked everywhere for it, in the freezer, in the fridge, in the pantry, in Laura’s playhouse. Y’all I was desperate. I thought maybe when I had unpacked the groceries laura stealthily grabbed the bag and hid it in her playroom.
Nope.
And the dreaded thought that I had possibly left it in the car crossed my mind….no, I never leave groceries in the car.
But, I this week I left Laura’s stroller in the car so maybe the grocery bag was hidden next to the stroller.
I headed to the back of the trunk, and it was worse than I thought.
Not only did I find the salmon in the bag, but I also found a pound of ground beef and a pound of shrimp….ughhhh. there goes 3 meals down the drain and a very expensive mistake! Because of this I had to change my meal plans around. I must have face palmed myself a million times at this point.
WEEK 3 MENU:
Monday: *Salmon Chicken thighs, mashed potatoes, roasted asparagus.
Tuesday: *Minestrone soup, salad, and bread rolls.
Wednesday: *Shrimp Grilled breast chicken and spinach alfredo.
Thursday: *Island salad:
Friday: *Homemade thin crust pizza
Saturday: Spahgetti *Homemade chicken pot pie
Sunday: Homemade broccoli cheddar soup with rolls.
LUNCH OPTIONS:
Soup.
Salad.
Sandwich.
Panini.
Wrap.
Protein loaded smoothie.
OR leftovers.
BREAKFAST OPTIONS:
*Oatmeal with fruits and seeds.
*Breakfast egg sandwich on an english muffin.
*Cold cereal.
*Boiled eggs, scrambled eggs, or sunny side up with a side of toast.
*Fruit smoothie.
*Yogurt parfait.
*Gluten free waffles.
Dessert:
3 Ingredient oatmeal cookies.
Dark chocolate covered almonds
Chocolate avocado pudding
