Hello again, In my quest of preparation for the new school year I have discovered the ancient art of meal planning! OK maybe I'm being just a tad dramatic...Well it seemed like something Our grandma's would have done way back when. I never gave it a try because it looked like it would take so much time and I wouldn't follow it anyways because I'd get lazy at the end of a long day of work and just want to pick something up.
Well I don't have that excuse anymore, and my hubby totally call me out on it too!!! (OH NO HE DIDN'T!) I'll admit, He had a point... It was a good thing, If you know me the only thing that motivates more than anything is a good old fashion challenge. And even though He didn't triple dog dare me, That's how I took it!
I just love Erica over at Confessions of a homeschooler , She is the Martha of Homeschooling in my book. And though I'm not as type A as she is, I totally appreciate all the amazingness she post on Her blog. It's really helped me a lot! She post monthly Meal plans that you can follow or edit your self, The first time I saw this I passed right by. Then I remembered the unspoken triple dog dare... Maybe this would work for our family, maybe this would save money, maybe I would buy vegetable and actually use them before they grew fur in my fridge, maybe this could keep me accountable to cook every meal and not be a lazy butt...The possibility were endless!
So I downloaded and started planning a months worth of breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner. I know it seems boring & tedious, but it was actually fun!
There were a bunch of ideas for new meal option already provided and whatever I didn't like i changed. The hard work of making a spreadsheet was done for me (thanks Erica) When I was done I sat back in utter shock. A whole month planned! Every meal! I never I had to wonder or hear " Whats for dinner!?!" My shopping list was done and It would totally keep me to my budget! I know this may not be a new concept to some of you uber organized people, But please let me have my moment of joy...
So today was the first day of our July meal plan,
as followed:
Breakfast: Morning Muffins, organic milk, fruit
Lunch: Turkey corndogs, veggie chips,organic broccoli and dip
Snack:Organic apples, cheese sticks and crackers
Dinner: Tortilla Casserole, Brown rice and Beans
I wanted to share our Morning muffin recipe with you. I found it on Pinterest, and you'll find it at Weelicious .
Apple, Carrot, Coconut Muffins. My plan is to find some healthy, yummy muffin recipes and rotate them through out the month. Anyhoo the Kiddo's Loved them!!! They are made with 1/2 cup of honey (No refined sugar!) and you could add applesauce instead of oil.
So if you are meal planning challenged like me, check out these links and get to planning Girl!
Sarah
There were a bunch of ideas for new meal option already provided and whatever I didn't like i changed. The hard work of making a spreadsheet was done for me (thanks Erica) When I was done I sat back in utter shock. A whole month planned! Every meal! I never I had to wonder or hear " Whats for dinner!?!" My shopping list was done and It would totally keep me to my budget! I know this may not be a new concept to some of you uber organized people, But please let me have my moment of joy...
So today was the first day of our July meal plan,
as followed:
Breakfast: Morning Muffins, organic milk, fruit
Lunch: Turkey corndogs, veggie chips,organic broccoli and dip
Snack:Organic apples, cheese sticks and crackers
Dinner: Tortilla Casserole, Brown rice and Beans
I wanted to share our Morning muffin recipe with you. I found it on Pinterest, and you'll find it at Weelicious .
Apple, Carrot, Coconut Muffins. My plan is to find some healthy, yummy muffin recipes and rotate them through out the month. Anyhoo the Kiddo's Loved them!!! They are made with 1/2 cup of honey (No refined sugar!) and you could add applesauce instead of oil.
So if you are meal planning challenged like me, check out these links and get to planning Girl!
Sarah
No comments:
Post a Comment