This Week's Menu

I haven't had much time to grocery shop or plan meals lately.  It's so easy to make bad food choices when I don't have fresh food at home.  I'm excited to have time to cook this weekend.  Here's what I have planned.

Chili - I'm going to make a big pot of crock pot chili.  At work this week there was a chili cook-off and I missed it because it was during my workout!!  The smells of chili in the office makes me crave chili.  The chili will be my lunch next week.  I plan to eat it with avocado, jalapenos and onions.  I'll probably take a break from chili one day and pick up a grilled chicken salad from a restaurant.   

I usually buy groceries on Friday so I'll start with Friday dinner.  I'm just outlining our dinners below.  We usually make enough for leftovers so we will eat those for lunch on the weekends.  As for lunch during the week Tyler & Olivia eat at school and Dad eats lunch out. 

Dinner:
Friday - Hamburgers.  Bunless for Olivia and me-Grilled patty served on lettuce, mushrooms, tomatoes & cheese.  Dad & Tyler will probably eat the bun. 

Saturday - Grilled Sirloin Steak & Squash pan fried in olive oil & Green Beans

Sunday - Grilled Fish & Broccoli (The kids and Dad will have oven baked fries too.)

Monday - Taco Salads

Tuesday - Chicken Fajita meat cooked in my NuWave Oven, Salad & another vegetable

Wednesday - Dinner at Grandparents

Thursday - Hot Dogs (Bunless for Olivia & me)


Breakfast: During the work week I cook scrambled eggs & breakfast sausage.  On weekends I will fry the eggs, make bacon and sometimes paleo pancakes.  This weekend I will make either a Paleo Breakfast Casserole or Mexican Omelet-both are new recipes I found online. 

Fruit - Each afternoon when I pick up the kids we have another 20 minute commute until we are home.  They are always hungry.  I have bought some little containers.  I will cut up fresh fruit for them to eat each day on the way home.  One day they'll have apples & grapes, then maybe a banana the next day and then finally strawberries.  Then we'll repeat.  I'm going to try to get Tyler involved in the process each night of preparing the fruit for the next day.  Wish me Luck!

I'm excited about this week's menu!!