Meal Plan for the week of August 28 - September 3

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - Eggs / toast / bacon
Lunch - Quesadillas / fruit
Dinner - grilled burgers / fruit salad / chips

SUNDAY:
Breakfast -Cereal
Lunch - eating out
Dinner - Spaghetti / garlic toast / salad / cake for dessert

MONDAY:

Breakfast -  Cereal
Lunch - Pizza rolls / carrot sticks / graham crackers / apple slices
Dinner - Cabbage rolls / cottage cheese / green beans

TUESDAY:

Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Parmesan noodles / cucumber slices / fruit roll-up / apple slices
Dinner - Pancakes / bacon / eggs

WEDNESDAY:

Breakfast - Pancakes
Lunch -BLT wrap sandwich / chips / orange / cookie
Dinner - Au gratin sausage skillet

THURSDAY:

Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Spaghetti / carrot sticks / fruit / graham crackers
Dinner - Goulash / corn / bread

FRIDAY:

Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Turkey sandwich / fruit / chips / cookie
Dinner - Eating out

Meal Plan for August 21 - 27

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - Overnight Bubble Bread / Smoky bacon wraps / fruit / eggs
Lunch - Chili dogs / fruit
Dinner - Crock pot black bean salsa chicken / rice

SUNDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Beenie Weenies / Fruit salad
Dinner - French Dip/ corn / applesauce

MONDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Orzo salad
Dinner - Cabbage Buns / green beans / cottage cheese

TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Turkey Pita sandwiches / chips / fruit
Dinner - Grilled chicken / steamed veggies / twice baked potatoes

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Left overs
Dinner - Spaghetti / salad / garlic toast

THURSDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Grilled cheese / chips / fruit
Dinner - Waffles / Bacon / Eggs / Fruit

FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Spaghetti / cucumber slices / fruit
Dinner - F.F.Y. - Fend For Yourself (This is where momma cleans out the fridge! No more left overs! Which means we may all end up with a different looking plate to empty out those left over containers!)

Meal Plan for August 14 - 20

I know I haven't posted a meal plan in ages, but with summer we ate out a bunch or we were eating light or eating in shifts and so it just got so hard to even plan my weekly menus that I knew there was no way I could post anything!

But now that summer is winding down and things are settling down in the house too I think I can post our weekly menu again, at least for the time being! I love summer and all the activities it brings but I also enjoy when we slow down again. School will be starting up for us in about a week - the 23rd the boys start and Lady Bug starts on the 25th!

So, here we go with this weeks menu plan - the first of many more to come!

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - Eggs Italiano / fresh fruit / blueberry bundt cake
Lunch - Gazpacho / crusty bread / strawberry pie
Dinner - Grilled Chicken breasts / au gratin potatoes / bacon wrapped asparagus

SUNDAY:

Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Left overs
Dinner - Grilled shrimp pesto salad / crusty rolls

MONDAY:

Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Gazpacho
Dinner - Mac n cheese / peas

TUESDAY:

Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Sandwich wraps/ fruit
Dinner - Pasta bake / garlic bread / salad

WEDNESDAY:

Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Chili dogs / fruit
Dinner -  Sausage, potato and bell pepper medley / fruit salad

THURSDAY:

Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Left overs
Dinner - Grilled salmon / steamed veggies / rice

FRIDAY:

Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Sandwich wraps / fruit salad
Dinner - Spicy mango chicken with sweet potatoes (new recipe)

Lunch Box Ideas

This August Lady Bug will start kindergarten. She will go all day (8:45 am until 3:15 pm) and will be eating lunch at the school. So as the first day of school gets closer and closer, I decided now would be a good time to put together this little lunch box idea list!

The boys often help me decide what goes in their lunches each day and some days they even pack their own. They sit down with me when I am doing the meal plan to help me decide what will be in their lunch boxes each day. I created a little check off list that has a columns for the main dish, side items, fruits and veggies for them to check off what they want for lunches each day. They don't particularly like school lunches so we only do school lunch in a pinch.

Here are some ideas we use often in our house. Our basic lunch box has one main meal or sandwich, one fruit, two additional side items (one of which is considered "dessert" but may be just a graham cracker or a cookie) and one veggie.

MAIN DISH:
*Bean & Cheese Burrito - Warm up tortilla just a little so that it doesn't split when you roll it. Add warm beans and sprinkle with some cheese. Roll up. Wrap tightly in foil. Place foil wrapped burrito in a 300 degree oven for about 15 minutes or so to make sure it is thoroughly warmed. I then wrap this in a paper towel and place it in the kids insulated lunch box.

*Pizza Rolls - Using store bought Pizza Rolls, I warm up 4-5 per roll (per kid) on a plate in the microwave. Wrap these tightly in foil and place in lunch box.


*Pizza Bagel Bites - Bake according to directions. Wrap tightly in foil and place in lunch box.

*Meat Roll-ups - Take a slice of deli meat and place a thin slice of cheese on top and then roll up. Place in the reusable sandwich keeper. I make 2-3 roll up per child. {I like to take a slice of turkey, then a slice of ham, then a slice of large pepperoni or salami and then the cheese}


*Spaghetti - I use a thermos and left over spaghetti noodles for this meal. I bring water to a boil (either on the stove or in a bowl in the microwave) then add the noodles for a few minutes to warm them up (since they are already cooked). You can either stir in sauce at this point OR my kids also like just butter and freshly grated parmesan cheese sometimes too. Place some in the thermos (remember to let some warm water sit inside the thermos while you are making the noodles, this will help keep the noodles warm until lunch time) and be sure to pack a fork too or your child might be a buttery mess later!

*Almost any left over will work if you use a thermos to keep it hot/cold. Remember to let some warm water sit inside the thermos while you are making the food, dump out the water just before adding in the warm food, this will help keep the food warm until lunch time.

*Soup - In the colder months we eat a lot of homemade soups and I send the left overs in a thermos for the kids. Remember to let some warm water sit inside the thermos while you are warming up the soup, this will help keep the soup warm until lunch time.

*Taco Salad - for a quick dinner I often make this simple taco salad. It packs up well for the kids to take left overs for lunch. I pack the chips in a baggie and they can crush them at school and add the toppings at school. I pack the lettuce and tomato in a separate container as well. But the limited amount of assembly works well for school. Warm up the beans/meat mixture and store in a thermos. {One mom told me she does a similar thing but sends a small individual sized bag of Nacho Doritos and the kids add in the other ingredients right into the bag to eat. I have not tried this yet, but sounds pretty good!}

SANDWICHES:
Lefty has told me he prefers a sandwich without the bread because the bread gets too soggy, so I have tried a couple tricks over time that seem to help this matter (he will now eat a sandwich with bread, but still prefers it without bread). Trick #1 - I put the "soggy" stuff on the inside. For instance, put a little peanut butter on each side of the bread then put jelly on, this way the jelly never touches the bread, or with deli meat sandwich, put the meat up against the bread the condiments on the meat so that the condiments never touch the bread. Trick #2 - Whole grain breads tend to stay sturdy longer. Trick #3 - Wrap the sandwich in wax paper instead of a sandwich baggie, I read this somewhere before and I have no idea why it works, but it does.

*Peanut Butter and Jelly

*Deli meat and cheese

*Bagel sandwiches - use a bagel and top with your child's favorite sandwich toppings

Wrap sandwiches: - use a tortilla (for these sandwiches my favorites are wheat tortillas or spinach tortillas). Be sure to warm up the tortilla just a bit so it doesn't split when you roll it up. There are plenty of ways to make these, but here are a couple ways I make them. **Note: I stay away from too many tomatoes or cucumbers in a wrap sandwich, only because they tend to make the wrap the mushy sometimes.

1. Meat Wrap with Avocado - Take an avocado and mash it. Spread this on the tortilla. Top with some lettuce leaves (I prefer Romaine, but any kind would work), sliced deli meat, cucumber slices and colby jack cheese sprinkled on top. Roll up. Cut in half (my kids only eat a half at a time because the tortillas are so large)

2. Meat Wrap with Dressing - Spread a small amount of ranch or italian dressing on the tortilla. Top with some lettuce leaves (I prefer Romaine, but any kind would work), sliced deli meat, cucumber slices and colby jack cheese sprinkled on top. Roll up. Cut in half (my kids only eat a half at a time because the tortillas are so large)

3. Turkey and Bacon Wrap - Cook 4 slices of bacon and drain off grease. Lay sliced turkey and a slice of your favorite cheese (I use colby jack or pepperjack) on a tortilla. Place bacon strips on top. Roll up tortilla and fold up bottom to secure. Heat up a tsp of olive oil in a pan. When oil is hot, lay turkey wrap, seam side down in the skillet. Cook 1-2 minutes or until golden brown. Flip and cook another 1-3 minutes until the cheese is melted and the tortilla is browned. Wrap tightly in foil and place in insulated lunch box.

4. BLT Wrap - Mix together a little cream cheese and mayonnaise (about 1-2 oz of cream cheese and about 1 Tbls mayo). Spread this mixture on the tortilla. In another bowl, stir together 1-2 tomatoes (that have been seeded and chopped), 1 avocado, chopped (optional), lettuce, chopped (sometimes I use left over salad greens), 5-6 slices of cooked and crumbled bacon, and a little bit of ranch dressing. Mix this together well and place on the center of the tortilla. Roll up, cut in half and wrap tightly (for this I use plastic wrap) and place in the insulated lunch box.

5. Quick Veggie Wrap - Take a bag of mixed salad greens and mix together with your favorite dressing (my kids like ranch) place in the center of the tortilla. Roll up, cut in half and wrap tightly.

6. Cheesy Veggie Wrap - Another thing I like to do is spread a thin layer of Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese on a wrap tortilla or a wheat tortilla and then put some deli meat and cheese and even some sprouts and lettuce, then roll up, cut in half and wrap tightly.

7. Peanut Butter & Jelly Wrap - Take your tortilla and spread creamy peanut butter on it, then a layer of jelly. Roll up. You can serve it just like this or you can cut it into bite-sized pieces if desired.


Pita Bread Sandwiches: - you can use pita pocket bread for any type of sandwich. My favorite pita is wheat. Use your favorite sandwich toppings, or some listed above or some of these listed below:

1. Tuna Salad Pita - I make mine using canned (and drained of course) tuna, stir in a little bit of mayonnaise and some pickle relish. Quick, easy and not fancy at all.

2. Chicken Salad Pita - I use shredded left over chicken breast or rotisserie chicken. Mix together with some mayonnaise, a tsp or so of lemon juice, dash of pepper, handful of slivered almonds, 1 celery stalked diced. Place a little bit of lettuce inside pita pocket and sliced tomatoes if desired. Add in chicken salad. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap.

3. Taco Pitas - Using left over taco meat this is a great sandwich! I spread some sour cream (and sometimes a little guacamole too) on the inside of the pita. Fill with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, then the warmed taco meat. Sprinkle with cheese. Wrap tightly in foil.

4. Turkey and Hummus Pita - Spread hummus (we like the spicy red pepper hummus on this sandwich) on the inside of the pita pocket. Add in some cucumber, peeled and sliced, a tomato or two peeled and sliced, some deli sliced turkey and a little shredded lettuce. Top off with shredded colby jack or cheddar cheese (you can use swiss slices instead if you want).

SIDE ITEMS:

*Fruit - I always include a piece of fruit. Apples, orange, grapes, kiwi slices (be sure to place these in a small reusable container to keep them from becoming too mushy), banana. Bananas can get mushed up inside a lunch box sometimes so I don't do these very often. If you have some small reusable containers you can make a small fruit salad to put in the lunch box. Since my kids lunch time is only about 15-20 minutes of eating time I like to peel and/or cut the fruits to save them the time and hassle at lunch.

*Chips, crackers or pretzels - when serving a sandwich I always include a small bag of chips. I don't like to use the pre-packaged bags because they are always too many chips for my kids. I prefer to buy a large bag and divide up into our own small bags. My kids like animal crackers, graham crackers, pretzels, chips, goldfish crackers, ritz crackers (I serve these especially with meat roll ups), wheat thins... the list goes on.

*Granola bars - homemade or store bought are great in lunches.

*Fruit snacks - I have these on hand and throw them in for a little treat now and again.

*Trail mix (also known as Gorp) - homemade or store bought, this is a great perk-me-up item to put in lunches.

A favorite of ours is 1 cup of each of the following: Rice Chex, Corn Chex, mini pretzels, oyster crackers, cheese puff balls, M&M's. Mix all together and put into little baggies.

Since my kids love popcorn too, I will make some airpopped popcorn, add to it a little cinnamon/sugar, a few thin pretzel sticks, some M&M's and some Teddy Grahams. Mix it all together and put into little baggies.

This is another good recipe for Gorp with Cheerios, raisins, and a little chocolate in there too!

*Cookie or other dessert - I will throw in one cookie or one small dessert item in the kids lunches almost every day. A dessert item might be a cookie or it might be a graham cracker or it might be a piece of small candy. I want them to have a mostly healthy lunch, but don't mind throwing in the special item too. I am fortunate enough to have good eaters so it doesn't bother me to give a small treat.

*Dried fruit pieces

*Homemade fruit cups

* Popcorn

* Cheese Stick

* Make your own jello and pudding cups. They are sometimes hard to find these days, but if you can find the yogurt cups with replaceable lids, wash them out (after eating the yogurt of course!) and make jello or pudding to fill them. I only fill them about half way or so because my kids won't eat more than that. Replace the lid and set in the fridge until ready to serve. If you can't find the yogurt cups with lids, you can purchase the Glad containers with lids in the small size for this, they work just as well.

DRINK:
I usually pack a water bottle or a juice box. I know there are complaints about some of the juice boxes being too full of sugar and I am careful of which ones I buy, but I am so lucky that my kids love milk and water that I don't worry too much about a sugary drink here and there. We are also lucky in that the school has a rack of free milk. These milk cartons are from kids who bought hot lunch but didn't open their milk, instead of throwing the milk away they are encouraged to put it on this rack and then other kids can drink it so my kids will often come home with an unopened drink because they chose milk instead.

If you freeze the juice boxes or water bottles slightly they will act as an "ice pack" in the lunch box and be thawed out perfectly in time for lunch OR try these, I haven't made any but they look easy and cheap enough to make several to have on hand.

I am linking up to Works For Me Wednesday - click here for lots of tips and ideas!

Meal Plan for June 5 - 11

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - Biscuits / sausage / fruit
Lunch - Homemade pizza
Dinner - Red beans & Rice / cajun pork chops / corn

SUNDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Tuna Noodle Casserole / peas
Dinner - Lasagna Roll ups

MONDAY:
Breakfast - Cinnamon toast
Lunch - Turkey wrap / chips/ fruit / homemade granola bar
Dinner - Pancakes / Bacon / Fruit

TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Burritos / fruit / carrot sticks
Dinner - Spaghetti / salad / rolls

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Pita pocket sandwich / chips / fruit / jello cup
Dinner - Tator Tot Casserole with green beans / applesauce

THURSDAY:
Breakfast - Raisin bread french toast /bacon
Lunch - Parmesan noodles / carrot stick s/ fruit / cookie
Dinner - Burritos / Rice

FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Pizza rolls / fruit / pudding cup / cucumber slices
Dinner - Mac-n-cheese / peas

Meal Plan for May 29 - June 4

I love long weekends! I love to BBQ/grill and have people over! Since this is one of those weekends I had a blast putting together my meal plan for this week! YUM!

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Grilled steak / bacon wrapped asparagus
Dinner - DINNER OUT

SUNDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal / Toast
Lunch - Mediterranean Beef Salad / Fruit
Dinner - Lasagna / Salad / Rolls

MONDAY:
Breakfast - French toast / eggs / sausage
Lunch - Quesadillas / chips / homemade salsa
Dinner - Ribs / tortellini salad / watermelon / corn / baked beans / triple berry pie

TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Turkey wrap / chips / fruit cup / cookie
Dinner - Sausage, potato medley

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Turkey bacon wrap / chips / fruit
Dinner - Springy Shells / crusty rolls

THURSDAY:
Breakfast - Cinnamon Toast
Lunch - Burrito / tortilla chips / fruit / granola bar
Dinner - Taco Salad

FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Meat roll ups / cheese stick / crackers / fruit
Dinner - Cheesy potato topped meatloaf / fruit salad

Meal Plan for May 15 - 21

This is our meal plan for this week.

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - eggs/ bacon / toast
Lunch - Beenie Weenie
Dinner - Dinner out with family

SUNDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Eating out with family
Dinner - Grilled burgers / salad / fruit / chips

MONDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Bean & Cheese Burrito / apple / cookie
Dinner - Pancakes / bacon / hashbrowns

TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Breakfast Piggies
Lunch - Homemade Lunchables (sliced deli turkey, cheese stick, Ritz crackers, cookie)
Dinner - Hawaiian Meatballs / steamed rice

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Pizza Bites / carrot sticks/ cookie / apple
Dinner - Spaghetti / salad

THURSDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Bean & Cheese Burrito / apple / cookie / peanut butter crackers
Dinner - Grilled Chicken breasts / corn / fruit salad

FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - PB&J / chips / cookie / fruit snacks
Dinner - Homemade Pizzas

Meal Plan for May 8 - 14

Here we go with this week's meal plan. As I have been doing for many weeks now, I am trying a recipe or two each week from my "recipes to try" file (these are denoted here by an "*"). My goal this year was to clean out the hundreds of recipes I have in a folder to try before I can add any new ones to that folder. I am slowly plugging away at it! If I like the recipe, I will post it on my blog. If I don't like it, well you'll never hear about it!

Mr. Man has to work all weekend (including Sunday... Mother's Day) which bums me out, but the kids have informed me they are making me breakfast and Lady Bug insists she be in charge of making my coffee (yes, I am a little nervous!)

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Eating out
Dinner - Pork Chop Casserole / steamed broccoli

SUNDAY:
Breakfast - KIDS ARE IN CHARGE, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT I GET
Lunch - Left overs
Dinner - Asian Chicken with rice* / egg rolls

MONDAY:
Breakfast - Pancakes / sausage
Lunch - PB&J / chips / cookie / fruit
Dinner - Tacos / Beans / Spanish rice

TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Pizza rolls / carrot sticks / cookie / fruit
Dinner - Spaghetti / spring greens salad with beets and feta cheese / garlic toast

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Eggs / toast / fruit
Lunch - Spaghetti / cucumber slices / fruit / jello
Dinner - Beenie - weenies / fruit / corn

THURSDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Burrito / jello cups / fruit / cookie
Dinner - Creamy pasta primavera with grilled chicken breasts* / crusty rolls

FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Pizza rolls / carrot sticks / fruit / pudding cup
Dinner - Sloppy joes / french fries / fruit

Meal Plan May 1 - 7

This is this week's meal plan. I am still, s-l-o-w-l-y, going through my "recipes to try" file. If I try something and I like it I will post the recipe here at some point, if I don't like it I never mention it again!

Sometimes when planning my menu for the week, if there is something from last week that we didn't eat I add to this week.

SATURDAY:

Breakfast - Huevos Rancheros

Lunch - Beenie -Weenies / fruit

Dinner - Ham and Beans / cornbread

SUNDAY:

Breakfast - Cereal

Lunch - Quesadillas

Dinner - Sliced ham / mac - n - cheese / asparagus

MONDAY:

Breakfast - Cereal

Lunch - Burrito / carrot sticks / fruit / granola bar

Dinner - Spaghetti / garlic bread / salad

TUESDAY:

Breakfast - Waffles

Lunch - Spaghetti / cucumber slices / fruit / brownie

Dinner - Baked chicken / salad / rolls

WEDNESDAY:

Breakfast - Cereal

Lunch - Pizza rolls / Carrot sticks / fruit / cookie

Dinner - Hawaiian meatballs / rice

THURSDAY:

Breakfast - Cereal

Lunch - Mac - n -cheese / cucumber slices / fruit / cookie

Dinner - Beef Stroganoff / rice / steamed broccoli

FRIDAY:

Breakfast - Cereal

Lunch - Ham sandwich / chips / fruit / cookie

Dinner - Ham and scalloped potatoes

Meal Plan April 24 - 30

Here is this week's meal plan.

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Quesadillas / Fruit
Dinner - Bacon & tomato chicken / roasted potatoes / steamed broccoli


SUNDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Left overs
Dinner - Waikiki Meatballs / steamed rice / corn


MONDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Pizza bites / Fruit / Cookie
Dinner - Ham and bean soup / cornbread


TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Breakfast Piggys
Lunch - Meat roll ups / crackers / fruit / cookie
Dinner - Spaghetti / garlic toast / salad


WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Spaghetti / carrot sticks / fruit / cookie
Dinner - Beef stroganoff / rice / asparagus


THURSDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Pizza rolls / fruit / cookie / carrot sticks
Dinner - Honey Baked chicken / salad / bread


FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Burritos / fruit / cucumber slices
Dinner - Cheddar baked chicken breasts / green beans / mashed potatoes

Meal Plan - April 17 - 23

Mr. Man and I get a little date-night tonight! woot woot. The kids will spend the night with a family friend and come home Sunday. I am so looking forward to an evening alone! I think we will go to dinner (or eat at home, not sure yet) and a movie. I can't wait!

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal / toast
Lunch - Chicken nuggets / mac-n-cheese / peas
Dinner - Baked Ziti / rolls / salad

SUNDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Burritos
Dinner - Beef Stroganoff / steamed rice / artichokes

MONDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Bagel Pizzas / Fruit / Carrot Sticks
Dinner - Pancakes / Bacon / Eggs

TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Homemade Lunchables (cheese, crackers, deli meat slices, fruit and a cookie)
Dinner - Spaghetti / Salad

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Spaghetti / fruit / carrot sticks
Dinner - Tacos

THURSDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Bagel Pizzas / Fruit / Cookie
Dinner - Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup

FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Homemade Lunchables
Dinner - F.F.Y. (Fend For Yourself - this is when we use up left overs and most times everyone is eating something different!)

Meal Plan for April 10 - April 16

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - Donuts! and milk
Lunch - Left overs
Dinner - Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches / corn / applesauce

SUNDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal / Toast / juice
Lunch - Ham / Twice Baked potatoes / Green beans
Dinner - Left overs

MONDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Pizza bites / fruit
Dinner - Pork tenderloin / cottage cheese

TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - pasta with butter and parmesan cheese / fruit cup / rice krispie treat
Dinner - Ham and scalloped potatoes

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Sandwich / chips/ cookie / fruit
Dinner - Homemade chicken noodle soup

THURSDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Pizza bites / fruit cup / rice krispie treat
Dinner - Mac - n - cheese / peas

FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Chicken noodle soup / fruit / cookie
Dinner - Baked Ziti / Garlic bread / salad

Meal Plan Mar 20 - 26

I am trying some more new recipes this week (denoted by an asterisk) -- remember I have a goal to clean out the "recipes to try" file!

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - Apple french toast casserole*
Lunch - Quesadillas
Dinner - Honey baked chicken* / crusty rolls / asphalt pie*

SUNDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Mac-n-cheese / peas
Dinner - Chicken with bacon-sage brown rice*

MONDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Sandwich wrap / chips / fruit
Dinner - Spaghetti / salad / apple crisp

TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Spaghetti / carrot sticks w/ ranch dressing / cookie
Dinner - Breakfast For Dinner

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Pancakes / bacon
Lunch - PB&J / chips / fruit
Dinner - Burritos / fruit salad

THURSDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Burrito / fruit / cookie
Dinner - Tuna noodle casserole / peas

FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - meat roll ups / fruit / veggie sticks
Dinner - Lasagna Roll ups / salad

Meal Plan Mar 13 - 19

This week I am trying a couple new recipes (which are indicated by an asterisk) and will let you all know how they turn out!

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - Breakfast burritos
Lunch - Chicken nuggets / homemade mac-n-cheese / peas
Dinner - Lasagna Roll-ups* / salad / garlic toast

SUNDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal & toast
Lunch - Left overs
Dinner - Cabbage buns / green beans / cottage cheese

MONDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Bagel Pizza bites / Carrot sticks
Dinner - Taco Ring

TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Cabbage buns / fruit
Dinner - Chicken Casserole* / applesauce

WEDNESDAY (St. Patrick's Day):
Breakfast - Lucky Charms cereal / green juice
Lunch - Green apples / green grapes / sliced cucumber / green fruit roll-up /shamrock shaped sandwich
Dinner - Corned Beef (I used her recipe last year and it was a HUGE hit!) / Cabbage / red potatoes / bacon wrapped asparagus / rainbow cupcakes*

THURSDAY:
Breakfast - German Pancake / fruit
Lunch - Meat roll-ups / chips / fruit / cookie
Dinner - F.F.Y. (Fend For Yourself -- this is when we clean out the fridge and eat up left overs. Sometimes this means we all end up eating something different!)

FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - PB&J / chips / fruit
Dinner - Homemade personal pizzas using bread machine pizza dough

Meal Plan for March 6 - 12

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Chicken nuggets / fries / fruit
Dinner - Ribs / crash hot potatoes / spaghetti squash / applesauce

SUNDAY:
Breakfast - Breakfast Sausage Balls
Lunch - Left overs
Dinner - Mozzarella chicken / garlic pasta / crusty Italian bread / salad

MONDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Wrap sandwich / Apple slices / pretzels
Dinner - Burritos / Fruit salad

TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Burrito / fruit / chips / cookie
Dinner - Ranch broiled chicken / Mediterranean salad (new recipe)

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Meat roll-ups / fruit / pretzels / jello cup
Dinner - Baked Ziti / Garlic bread / Salad

THURSDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - PB&J / chips / fruit
Dinner - Nacho Casserole / corn

FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Wrap sandwich / fruit / chips
Dinner - Chili / crackers / cheese

Meal Plan for Feb 20 - 26

We ended up with several unexpected invitations to dinner last week so there are 3 meals on this week that are carried over from last week. I already bought the stuff to make these dishes so I just added them to this week's meal plan.

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - cereal
Lunch - tuna noodle casserole / peas
Dinner - Baked Ziti / salad / garlic rolls

SUNDAY:
Breakfast - cinnamon toast
Lunch - Left overs
Dinner - Ribs / crash hot potatoes / corn / bread

MONDAY:
Breakfast - cereal
Lunch - Meat roll ups / crackers / fruit / jello
Dinner - Beef Stroganoff / Rice / Salad

TUESDAY:
Breakfast - cereal
Lunch - Spaghetti O's / Fruit / Cheese stick
Dinner - B.F.D. (Breakfast For Dinner) - Eggs / bacon / hashbrowns / toast

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - cereal
Lunch - Burrito / Fruit / Carrot sticks / Cookie
Dinner - Mexican Chicken with rice

THURSDAY:
Breakfast - cereal
Lunch - Meat roll ups / Crackers / cheese stick / fruit
Dinner - Chicken / Cheesy broccoli / applesauce

FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Toast / eggs / applesauce
Lunch - Pizza / Salad / Fruit
Dinner - Mozzerella chicken / Garlic pasta / Crusty bread / salad

Meal Plan for Feb 13 - 19

Our meal plan for this week looks like this:

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - cereal
Lunch - Burritos / fruit
Dinner - Ribs / cheddar biscuits/ garlic fries / baked beans

SUNDAY:
Breakfast - heart shaped pancakes / bacon
Lunch - Left overs
Dinner - Chicken / Applesauce / crash hot potatoes / broccoli & cauliflower

MONDAY:
Breakfast - cereal
Lunch - PB&J / chips / fruit
Dinner - Creamy Chicken Pasta / rolls

TUESDAY:
Breakfast - cereal
Lunch - left overs
Dinner - Hawaiian meatballs / steamed rice

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - cereal
Lunch - ham sandwiches / chips / fruit
Dinner - Mexican pizzas

THURSDAY:
Breakfast - cereal
Lunch - ham sandwiches / chips / fruit
Dinner - Spaghetti / corn / garlic toast

FRIDAY:
Breakfast - pancakes / sausage links
Lunch - left overs
Dinner - oven fried chicken / salad / rolls

Meal Plan for Feb 6 - 12

Tomorrow Lady Bug turns 5. FIVE!! Yikes. Scary. This fall she will be starting kindergarten...doesn't seem possible that my baby is growing up! Some of the menu selections this week are Lady Bug's requests.

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - French Toast / bacon
Lunch - Mac-n-cheese / peas
Dinner - Zesty Crock Pot Chicken / Corn / Applesauce

SUNDAY:
Breakfast - Pink pancakes / fruit
Lunch - Eat out for Lady Bug's birthday
Dinner - Spaghetti with homemade sauce / Salad / Garlic bread

MONDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal / toast / juice
Lunch - meat roll ups /crackers / fruit
Dinner - Hawaiian meatballs with steamed rice

TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal / toast / juice
Lunch - Left overs
Dinner - Mexican Pizzas

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal / toast / juice
Lunch - meat roll ups / fruit / chips
Dinner - Breakfast For Dinner (pancakes, bacon, eggs)

THURSDAY:
Breakfast - Cinnamon toast
Lunch - Ham sandwiches / chips / fruit
Dinner - Beef Stroganoff with rice / candied carrots

FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal / toast / juice
Lunch - meat roll ups / cheese sticks / fruit
Dinner - FFY (fend for yourself and get those left overs cleaned up!)

Meal Plan for Jan 30 - Feb 5

I am posting this meal plan, but just like last week's meal plan this one is a little wonky because Mr. Man and I are still in the mountains and the kids are with a friend of ours.

SATURDAY (not sure what the kids are eating but Mr. Man and I are having the below meals:
Breakfast - Biscuits & Gravy / juice
Lunch - Veggie Pizza
Dinner - Out

SUNDAY:
Breakfast - Mr. Man and I are stopping at a Ma & Pop place on the way out of town
Lunch - Pick up kids and eat out
Dinner - Burritos

MONDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - PB&J / chips / apple slices / cookie
Dinner - Au gratin sausage skillet / bread or rolls

TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Burrito / orange / cookie
Dinner - Cheesy Potato Topped Meatloaf / bread / applesauce

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - PB&J / cheese stick / apple slices / chips
Dinner - Beef & Broccoli / steamed rice

THURSDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Meat roll ups / cheese stick / orange / crackers / cookie
Dinner - Oven Fried Chicken / rolls / corn / applesauce

FRIDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Meat roll ups / cheese stick / apple slices / chips / cookie
Dinner - Creamy Chicken Pasta / applesauce

Meal Plan for Jan 23 - 29

This week's plan is kinda wonky because Mr. Man and I will be heading to the mountains at the end of the week to celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary and the kids will be staying with a friend of ours so this is how our meal plan looks this week:

SATURDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal / toast / juice
Lunch - Quesadillas
Dinner - Mexican Pizzas / spanish rice

SUNDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Left overs
Dinner - Spaghetti / salad / garlic toast

MONDAY:
Breakfast - Pancakes / milk
Lunch - Meat roll ups / cheese stick / crackers / apple slices
Dinner - Chicken and broccoli stir fry / steamed rice

TUESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Left over spaghetti / orange
Dinner - Ham and bean soup / cornbread / applesauce

WEDNESDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal
Lunch - Meat roll ups / cheese stick / crackers / orange
Dinner - Left overs (in my house we like to say FFY - Fend For Yourself - because on days like this everyone might be eating something different to use up left overs)

THURSDAY:
Breakfast - Cereal / juice
Lunch - PB&J / chips / cheese stick / cookie / apple slices
Dinner - OUT

FRIDAY:
The kids will be with a friend of ours and Mr. Man and I will be in the mountains!