Meal Plan Monday

Introducing, Our New Plan!

Menu Plan Monday

yum! Vanilla bean in the sugar jar.

We are implementing a new method that is based on four lists.

 Not limited to, but a every day thing. Many other foods as well.

Every day we will eat

Carrots (raw baby carrots are very sweet the kids love them.)

green leafy vegetable (this week Kale fine chop in the rice, savoy .)

whole grain (bread, cookies,waffles we do not really like store bought cereals)

fruit (soft fruits eat them first oranges toward weeks end)

nuts

Green tea (we will work on getting one we like)

Three times a week we will eat

oily fish (this week salmon, sword fish and some shrimp. I also eat tuna and sardines)

Sweet potato (we love them, we also have three types of winter squash)

avocado ($$)

yogurt  ( I'll start making my own again)

broccoli (raw of course :)

only 1 time per week

red meat (other days chicken, beans,fish)

pasta (Steve hates pasta, kids love it)

desert (fruits are a wonderful center here, also healthy ones the kids do not need to know)

(alcohol) we don't drink so not an issue for us

zero times per week

fast food

soda (exception Club Soda)

diet anything

canned soups

Eating breakfast EVERY DAY!

To accomplish the goal when shopping the one time a day foods were considered. 4 (four of us) x7 portions of fruits were sure to be available. Like wise and so on I shopped. When returning home the menu was set by what might expire first. Each every day item set on board, then the three times a week and so on. So far it is a far better method. We also have reduced our meat to a 1/4 pound portion per person. We are filling up on the veggies, nuts and fruits. The meat is like an accent to the meal rather than the center of it. Now the other ingredients fill in. My rice and such. It is working wonderfully!

The produce was tended as per good habits for keeping things fresh.

The kids are not fussing so much either for the veggies are mostly served in a raw or lightly cooked way as normal. Just more of them. Nuts are added. Walnuts, almonds, sesame seeds, pecans, peanuts YUM! These are all in a container available at a moments notice in the refrigerator.