Menu Monday

I have discovered a way to help me "do" breakfast! I am baking muffins the night before--right after supper I get them going & they are done before the kids are in bed. Sitting here smelling the blueberry ones I just pulled out of the oven. Side benefit is that Steve gets to have some too--I don't get up to do his b'fast as he leaves by 7 & I am not at my best then(HA!)

This weeks lineup

Monday

Pancakes & Eggs, Chimichangas, BBQ Chicken

Tuesday

Muffins & Bacon, Farmer's Casserole, Meatloaf

Wednesday

Yogurt & Fruit, Brown Beans & Cornbread, Confetti Fish

Thursday

Oatmeal, Sweet & Sour Meatballs, ?(gotta find a recipe here)

Friday

Eggs & Muffins, Mexican Bean Salad, Cheesy Broccoli Rice Soup

Saturday

Oatmeal, Sack Lunch, Out to eat in KC

Sunday

Oatmeal, Carry in Dinner @ church(gotta figure this out too), Cheese & Crackers

Just what I needed today

Thanks to Yarns of the Heart for posting this--It reminds me of my life and lots of friends who are doing the "mom" thing in their own way & style.

Menu Monday

This is a crazy week for us. We are headed to Iowa for a Bible Quizzing Regional Tournament so things are a bit off for us. But the menu plan is in place so we will survive & have plenty to eat. I find it is one less bit of chaos if I have things laid out ahead of time. It helps me to know what needs to be picked up on Tuesdays when I am in town for errands.

Breakfasts

Oatmeal, Muffins & Eggs, Yogurt, Cereal

Lunches

Mexicali Casserole, Broccoli Soup, Frittata, Sweet & Sour Meatballs

Supper

Parmesan Chicken, Beef Tostadas, Rosemary Pork Tenderloin, Tilapia Vera Cruz

Funny Faces

I can't help it--I love these faces. Bribery material!


Cookie
Boy

Bubble Socrates

And these aren't bad either!


Pouty hat girl

However I think Joshua

is the man

with the

most expressive faces!

Healthy foods

It seems like I have been on a serious healthy food kick since the first of the year. Probably has something to do with the fact that I would like to loose 5-10 lbs. The scale is inching down with regular workouts & watching my intake(sigh).

Two healthy things we do consistently.

1. Bake things from scratch. Bread(honey wheat), hamburger buns, biscuits, pie crusts & yes cookies. I feel so much better about what we put in our mouths when I know how it has been made.

2. Eat greens. We have a salad most evenings & some lunches. Ours are made with a combo of green leaf, romaine & spinach. Everyone gets a helping--no ifs ands or buts. We also usually have at least one if not more fresh vegies on the table. Carrots, peppers, cauliflower, cucumbers, etc.


I know there are a lot of other things we could be doing but these work for us. I'd like to see us eating more unprocessed foods and less processed. One habit at a time. We do make most of our meals from scratch but some days for the sake of convenience we use a mix or something not homemade.

Somethings I buy that are processed & I am not willing to make.

Animal cookies, yogurt, chips, cottage cheese & cereal. None of these things are reasonable for us to undertake making at home. I think the biggest area I use store bought food is in snacks. We eat a lot of fruit but also lots of vanilla wafers, rice cakes, & crackers. Maybe finding time to bake more & use that as our snacks will be our next habit to work on in the area of healthy foods.