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Menu Plan May 30-June 5th

May 29, 2010

We’ll be at the lake this week which means grillin and relaxin every night! And of course…we’ll be ending the nights with a roasted marshmellow…or four! Breakfast-the resort we stay at offers free breakfast so we’ll do that most of the mornings, but I’m also bringing some eggs, yogurt, cereal for the mornings we sleep in! Lunch-We’ll [...]

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Menu Plan May 9th-May 15th

May 8, 2010

Menu planning saves my family so much time and money each month! I don’t know what I would do most nights if I didn’t have a plan! Breakfasts-Sausage & Egg Casserole, Homemade Cinnamon rolls, Cereal, toast Lunch-Tuna Melts, Sandwiches, fresh veggies & fruit, chips, leftovers Sunday-Grilled Chicken Breasts, Rice, Veggies Monday- Grilled Cheese & Tomato [...]

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Menu Plan April 18th-24th

April 17, 2010

Here’s the tenative meal plan for the week! Breakfast- cereal, bagels, pancakes, fruit Lunch- PB&J, leftovers, yogurt, smoothies, carrot sticks with ranch Sunday- Steak Kabobs, steamed asparagus, grilled potatoes Monday- Hamburgers, spring pasta salad Tuesday-Shredded Beef Burritos(rice inside) Now if only I could find or make tortillas as thin as Qdoba! Wednesday-Paninis, side salad, chips [...]

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Menu Plan April 4th-April 10th

April 3, 2010

Dinners should be fairly easy to get on the table this week! I love being able to grill and have little to no dishes to clean up! Breakfasts- Homemade Cinnamon Rolls, Cereal, Toast, yogurt Lunches-Tuna Melts, PB&J, carrots, yogurt, smoothies, leftovers Sunday- Happy Easter! We’ll be joining some friends for dinner. I’m in charge of [...]

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Menu Plan March 28th-April 3rd

March 27, 2010

Did I really just type April 3rd?! Whew! That means SUMMER’S ALMOST HERE! I love being outside-especially if a body of water is nearby! For now, I’m going to enjoy Spring and get my garden started soon! Breakfasts- Sausage & Egg Bake, Toast, Cereal Lunches- Leftovers, PB&J, yogurt, carrots, cucumber & tomato salad Sunday- Mozzarella [...]

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Tips For Successful Menu Planning

March 22, 2010

After I posted the Menu Plan for the week, I had a reader ask if I had any tips. I can’t stress enough how much this has saved my sanity, time, and money. Honestly, I dreaded deciding what to make for dinner each night. My husband can be picky so I never knew what to make. [...]

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Menu Plan March 21st-27th

March 20, 2010

I’m having a lot of cravings lately! So thankful for a new week, low produce prices, and some yummy food on the menu! Breakfast-Eggs & toast, pancakes, cold cereal, fruit Lunch-Pancakes, leftovers, PB&J, Grilled cheese, carrot sticks & ranch, fruit & yogurt Sunday-Lemon Pepper Chicken, rice, mixed veggies Monday-Chicken Enchiladas(one of my cravings!)-these fill me [...]

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Menu Plan March 14th-20th

March 13, 2010

The time changes tomorrow! I’m definately not excited about losing an hour of sleep, but I’m way excited about more sunshine and spring!! Here’s your reminder set your clocks back!FORWARD! (oh wow, am I really losing it?! -Thanks Robin!) Breakfasts-Cold cereal, Oatmeal, eggs & toast Lunches-Tuna Salad Sandwiches, leftovers, pb&j sandwiches, yogurt, smoothies, pretzels, salads Sunday-Steak, [...]

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Menu Plan March 7-13th

March 6, 2010

We managed to stay on track for the most part this past week. We didn’t end up eating steaks Friday night. I haven’t had much of an appetite so I had a smoothie and some toast. My husband hasn’t been eating a ton-he’s eating several small meals throughout the day which makes it kind of [...]

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Menu Plan February 28-March 6

February 27, 2010

Well, I didn’t get any recipes posted for healthy snacks. We ended up making a lot of smoothies and snacked on zucchini bread last week. I couldn’t find a zucchini bread recipe(mainly because I didn’t have a lot of time) so I just used my favorite banana bread recipe then sprinkled a cinnamon/sugar mix on [...]

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