Menu Plan Monday
I am only posting dinners this week. My quest, to healthify our eating habits, continues! And having a menu plan keeps me accountable 
Here is what we are eating this week!
Monday: Dinner at my parents
Tuesday: Taco night (I am trying a new recipe instead of buying the taco mix), low fat cheese, low fat sour cream, whole wheat tortillas, steamed corn
Wednesday: Dinner at my in-laws
Thursday: White Chili with Ground Turkey
Friday: Pizza night – homemade whole wheat pizza (with low fat cheese) – all Trader Joe’s ingredients. My boys LOVE this pizza!!
Saturday: Crock pot Herb Pork Roast (this recipe makes for a great bbque pork sandwich), salad
Sunday: Left overs!
Menu Plan Monday – January 11
Okay, we have one of those weeks that really I shouldn’t even bother posting my menu plan, but I am going to anyway, just so that I know what the plan is and it helps with accountability purposes too !
Breakfast options:
- If you have checked out any of my previous menu plans you probably know what I will be putting for breakfast…
- Fruit Smoothies
- Let me tell you a little secret…I hate eating breakfast! Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE breakfast foods, but just not first thing in the morning. Especially lately, I haven’t wanted anything to eat until 11, then I tend to get too hungry. So these smoothies are perfect for my appetite.
Lunch choices:
- I admit it!! This week I am being lazy with my time! Instead of making lunches, I am opting out and bought Canned Soups and Frozen lunches ! Simple beat out saving a little extra money this week!
Dinners:
- Monday : Dinner at my moms
- Tuesday: Grilled Tilapia (Yes, I had this on last week’s plan and didn’t get to make it last week. So since I have all the ingredients, I will be making this week)
- Wednesday: Dinner at the in-laws. I have my cake decorating class!
- Thursday: Spaghetti with whole wheat pasta and reduced fat sausage.
- Friday: Pot Roast
- Saturday: Celebrating my FIL’s birthday.
- Sunday: Pot Roast leftovers (thinking bbque sandwiches) and veggies
I am expecting a crazy and busy week ahead!
Previous Menu Plans click HERE
Menu Plan Monday (Boot Camp: 1/4)
Okay, so back on the Boot Camp band wagon. Now that Jeremy is back to work and I am back on some what of a schedule, I expect to work off those pounds that I gained back during Christmas Break with Jeremy! It was fun, but we ate out waaaay to much and enjoyed way to many nice fattening foods. And I didn’t stick with last weeks’ menu plan. SOOOO here we go:
Breakfasts Choices:
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Fruit Smoothies – yep as I have said many times, I don’t really get sick of these.
- 4 oz. frozen blueberries
- 4 oz. frozen strawberries
- 4 oz. frozen peaches
- a carton of Activia Light Vanilla
- 1 cup of OJ.
- I take 2 Flax Seed supplements with it instead of adding flax seeds, along with my vitamins
- 267 calories
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Oatmeal
- Quaker Oats Weight Control Brown Sugar
- 2 oz of wild blueberries
- 1/8 c. slivered almonds
- 277 calories
Lunch Choices:
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“Healthified” Chicken Quesadillas (280 calories), apple, 8 oz. milk
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Various Frozen Healthy Meals, apple, 8 oz. milk
Dinner Plans:
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Monday: Dinner at my parents
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Tuesday: Beef Enchilada Pie (This was Jeremy’s favorite so far in the Healthified Meals!)
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Wednesday: Dinner at my In-Laws
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Thursday: Grilled Tilapia (found it on Frugal Femina’s Menu Plan Last Week)
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Friday: Homemade Pizza (Movie Night
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Saturday: Chicken Tortilla Soup: Lazy woman’s version (My Mother-In-Law’s Recipe, not that I am calling her lazy
, that what she calls the recipe) (printable)- 4 chicken breasts, cooked, deboned, & shredded
- 1 garlic clove, minced (or garlic powder)
- 2 T. margarine
- 1 quart chicken broth (I use Trader Joe brand)*
- 1 quart Tomato-Red Pepper Soup (also Trader Joe brand)*
- 1 cup salsa (any kind)
- ½ cup chopped cilantro
- 1 T. or more (I use 1-2 T.) ground cumin
- Optional Toppers: 8oz shredded cheese, sour cream, tortilla chips
- Combine all ingredients (except the last three) in a crock pot. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours
Menu Plan Monday (Boot Camp Week 3)
Awww…I love holiday weeks because it means I don’t have to cook as much. Yes, I am spoiled living near both sets of parents (mine and Jeremy’s)! But at least I thought to volunteer to help with dinner this time. I have a bad habit of “forgetting” to ask if I can do anything and just show up to eat! I still kinda have an excuse, having 2 small kids in the house, I think both moms don’t want to “burden” me and I let them !
But anyway, I am still working on losing weight, this is boot camp week #3!
Breakfast Options:
- Fruit Smoothies (blueberry, strawberry and peach) with Activia (yes I am going to try out the 14 day challenge because my gut is in serious need of a make over), orange juice and flax seed.
- Oatmeal with blueberries, flax seed and sliced almonds
Lunch Options:
- “Healthified” Chicken Quesadillas. These were on last week’s menu. I loved them soooo much I am making them again this week!
- I also bought a few frozen meals that I know I’ll use up, just in case.
Dinners:
- Monday – dinner at my parents
- Tuesday – Chicken Pot Pie (yes, it was on last week’s menu, but I didn’t make it since we had soooo many leftovers and since I already have all the ingredients…)
- Wednesday – Chili (I use this recipe, but this week I will be trying it with Turkey sausage and low sodium diced tomatoes)
- Thursday – Christmas with my in-laws.
- Friday – Merry Christmas!! (at my parents) I will be making a Birthday Cake for Jesus!! Will post pics!
- Saturday – Crock pot Chicken and Rice
Menu Plan Monday -Boot Camp Week 2 (12/14)
Having a week of Boot Camp under my belt, I can’t wait to try some new recipes out and hopefully lose a few more pounds (already lost 2.7)!! I was lucky last week, I was 5 for 5 on popularity from the peanut gallery on the new recipes I tried. So this week I am hoping for the same result, so here is my game plan:
Breakfasts:
- Nothing changing here. I personally like smoothies in the morning and it’s easy to plan .
- Fruit Smoothies (blueberry, strawberry and peach) with Activia (yes I am going to try out the 14 day challenge because my gut is in serious need of a make over), orange juice and flax seed.
- Oatmeal with blueberries, flax seed and sliced almonds
- Whole Wheat Zucchini Muffins (I also made a Carrot batch) for the boys and a possible snack item for me.
Lunches:
- Although I loved last week’s new recipe, I am trying a new one out! I will be making “Healthified” Chicken Quesadillas.
- I also bought a few frozen meals that I know I’ll use up, just in case.
Dinners:
- Monday – Dinner at my parents
- Tuesday – Dinner at my in-laws
- Wednesday – Cheesy Pizza Pasta
- Thursday – Chicken Tortilla Casserole
- Friday- Crock Pot Pot Roast
- Saturday – Chicken Pot Pie
- Sunday – Left overs
Menu Plan Monday – Boot Camp Week 1 (12/7)
So as I stated in my Boot Camp Post, I am trying out a new menu plan this week. I have several great menu items that have been “healthfied” but also hoping to keep the other troops in the household happy!! I am keeping my fingers crossed that these recipes will turn out easy and delicious and that I can keep them in the rotation of my new healthy lifestyle! If they are keepers, I will definitely let you know later on this week.
So here is my menu plan this week:
Breakfast options:
- Fruit Smoothies (blueberry, strawberry and peach) with Activia (yes I am going to try out the 14 day challenge because my gut is in serious need of a make over), orange juice and flax seed.
- Oatmeal with blueberries, flax seed and sliced almonds
- I am going to try these Whole Wheat Zucchini Muffins for the boys and a possible snack item for me.
Lunch options:
- Healthified Chicken Ceasar Pitas – I found several yummy-looking recipes but am only going to try one this week. I am super picky, so I will try a new one each week until I find a few easy to make lunches that I enjoy. I will try this and if I like this one, I will use up the ingredients for a few more lunches during the week.
- I also bought a few frozen meals that I know I’ll use up, just in case.
Dinners
- Monday – Healthified Beef Enchilada Pie, salad
- Tuesday – Forge Christmas Party
- Wednesday - Skillet Lasagna, salad
- Thursday – Dinner at my mom’s – woot!
- Friday – Pork Loin, steamed veggies, brown rice (best pork loin recipe I have ever eaten! Every one who tries it asks for the recipe!)
- Saturday – Potato soup, grilled cheese (for the boys)
- Sunday – BBQ Pork sandwiches and soup (Leftovers from Friday and Saturday)
Menu Plan Monday – November 16
I have slacked on Menu Planning with my family and haven’t actually done it for many, many months. During my pregnancies, I was religious on planning healthy meals for my family. As part of my quest to be more organized and a better homemaker, I have pledged to plan my meals again each week. So this is what we are eating this week!
Monday – Dinner at my parents
Tuesday – Dinner at my in-laws
Wednesday – Crock Pot – Pot Roast, Salad
Thursday – BBque Roast Beef Sandwiches (using left overs from Wednesday), steamed veggies
Friday – Crock Pot Chicken and Rice, Salad, Steamed veggies
Saturday – Baked Potato Soup, grilled cheese
Sunday – Leftovers
For more great Menu Planning ideas head over to Organized Junkie!
