Planning Ahead, Healthy Meals
I plan menu’s in two ways. First and easiest way, is sit down with my list of our favorite meals, and simply assign them a day. When I’m rushed, this is my preferred method. Second method is take out a cookbook, and randomly choose meals I want to try to make, or that sound good. If I stick to one cookbook per week, then I get less confused as to where I found a recipe.
But now I have a third way!! Instead of one cookbook for the week, I am using ONE WEBSITE!!! I chose to spend a lot of time browsing Meal Makeover Mom’s! These ladies are amazing! Not only do they put out great recipes that my kids will normally gobble up, they test the recipes before they are put out to the public. They are professional and smart, and I completely admire them!
So, every single recipe in this weeks menu is from Meal Makeover Mom’s! You must check them out if you haven’t already.
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Dinner |
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Thursday |
Turkey and cheese pretzel sticks (to assemble at school) |
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Friday |
Broccoli bean, and cheddar soup. Whole wheat rolls |
Don’t forget the BIG GIVEAWAY LATER THIS WEEK!
Posted: January 10th, 2010 under Meal Plan Posts.
Tags: Breakfast, Dinner, eating, food, healthy meals, ideas, kids, Lunch, menus, recipes, Snacks
Comments
Comment from Liz
Time January 10, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Thanks for the link to the website. I hadn’t seen that one before, but it is really awesome! Craig will be so happy to get some new dinners!
Comment from Heather
Time January 10, 2010 at 6:22 pm
I also LOVE the Meal Makeover Mom’s!
Their website and blog!!!
Comment from Damaris
Time January 11, 2010 at 12:27 pm
I plan meals too. I do it on a weekly basis. I don’t go as far as planning the snacks but I plan dinner meals and then use it as left over for the next day’s lunch.
Comment from Morgan
Time January 11, 2010 at 2:04 pm
I have made the chicken pot pie bundles from Meal Makeover Moms and they were delicious! I wish I had some right now…
Comment from Laura
Time January 11, 2010 at 6:36 pm
I love http://www.supercook.com. You plug in all the food you have on hand and it provides you with recipes for stuff you already have. No more going to the store for one thing you don’t have! I have really enjoyed it so far. Hope it’s helpful for you, too!
Comment from Vennesa
Time January 11, 2010 at 9:24 pm
You are a brave woman trying out all these new recipes in the same week! Good for you! Are you kids good about trying new things?
Comment from Amy
Time January 12, 2010 at 6:02 am
They used to not be. But since I started the blog, they have been trying a lot more things.
So, here is the thing about the menu’s. For me to make everything on the menu, I would be spending a good amount of time in the kitchen. Mostly I make the dinners, out of necessity… but the other meals are for the days when I can’t think of what to put on the table. So, sometimes I’ll be too busy, and we’ll eat cereal and sandwiches for lunch and breakfast. But having the plan, I go to it when I have time and want to be in the kitchen. Make sense?
Comment from Liz – Meal Makeover Moms
Time January 12, 2010 at 7:31 am
Amy, Janice and I over at Meal Makeover Moms’ Kitchen are so happy to see you’ll be making our recipes this week. Please let us know which recipe(s) the family likes best. And while you’re at it, if you’d like to take photos of your kids helping in the kitchen/enjoying a recipe, feel free to send those to us! We love sharing reader stories on our blog and Facebook fan page. Happy cooking this week!!
Comment from cathy
Time January 10, 2010 at 2:52 pm
You are my inspiration! I always plan out our dinners by the week, but I am never quite good enough to plan out breakfast, lunch, and snacks too. We fly by the seat of our pants (somewhat) for everything but dinner.