Menu Plan Monday

Monday ~ Pork Chops with BBQ sauce, Baked Beans, Ranch Mashed Potatoes

Tuesday ~ Porcupine Meatballs, Fresh baked bread

Wednesday ~ Ravioli with Toasted Garlic Bread

Thursday ~ Buffalo Chicken Wraps

Friday ~ Pizza Night

Saturday ~ Easy Crustless Quiche, Salad

Sunday ~ Pork Burritos, Unfried Refried Beans, Mexican Rice

Menu Plan Monday

Monday ~ Spaghetti served with baby italian zucchini
Tuesday ~ Bratwurst with sauerkraut
Wednesday ~ Pork Chops with gravy, garlic mashed potatoes, corn on the cob
Thursday ~ Rice Meatballs made with ground turkey
Friday ~ Mexican Pork Burritos, non-fried refried beans, guacamole
Saturday ~ Mexican Rice made with leftover pork
Sunday ~ Buffalo Chicken Wraps

Menu Plan Monday

Menu Plan Monday ~
Monday~ Tilapia (tilapia made with half the recommended butter and double the tomatoes and basil), cous cous, tomatoes with dill

Tuesday~ Honey mustard chicken, baked potatoes, caesar salad

Wednesday~ Chicken and broccoli alfredo pasta I used this basic recipe but add broccoli for added veggies

Thursday~ Breakfast for dinner: Breakfast Burritos Note changes: I use 6 eggs, 8 egg whites, low fat cheese, and whole wheat wraps. Half will be frozen and ready for future easy breakfasts.

Friday~ Pizza Night

Saturday~ BBQ Night with baked beans and corn on the cob

Sunday~ Quiche (type undetermined at this time.... will see what we have in the house), salad

Menu Plan Monday

Here is my menu for this week.... on most nights I will be simply having the meat and veggies... sans sauces and starches. The rest of my skinny family will be eating these higher calorie meals with great gusto.


Monday ~ Easy Italian Chicken (super easy 2 ingredient recipe), couscous, steamed broccoli

Tuesday ~ Golden Pork Chops, mashed potatoes, raw veggies (sugar snaps and carrots)

Wednesday ~ Spaghetti, cheesy garlic bread using this bread, salad

Thursday ~ Easy Enchiladas, refried beans without the refry, corn

Friday ~ Angel Chicken Pasta, caesar salad

Saturday ~ Leftover Day

Sunday ~ Crockpot Roast, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Onion Strings, Salad

Menu Plan Monday

This week, I am buying very few groceries and working my way through some of my freezer stock. The menu reflects that. The only groceries I am buying is some fresh produce and a gallon of milk. (And a few sale items to keep my pantry stock increasing as is my desire but with loss leaders only.)

Monday
Breakfast Cereal with strawberries
Lunch Chicken tortilla wraps
Dinner Bangers and mash

Tuesday
Breakfast Apple muffins
Lunch Grilled Cheese and cantaloupe
Dinner Chicken enchiladas with mexican rice

Wednesday
Breakfast Whole Grain Waffles with fruit salad
Lunch Mac n Cheese
Dinner Pot Roast with mashed potatoes and steamed broccoli

Thursday
Breakfast Oatmeal
Lunch Hot dog casserole
Dinner Tilapia with dill sauce, baked potatoes, corn

Friday
Breakfast Cinnamon toast
Lunch Chicken nuggets
Dinner Hot Open face sandwiches with pot roast leftovers, salad

Saturday
Breakfast Super Easy Jelly Donuts
Lunch Broccoli Soup and fresh bread
Dinner Sweet and Sour chicken stir fry

Sunday
Breakfast Cinnamon Rolls
Lunch Tacos
Dinner Smothered Pork Chops with Mashed Potatoes and steamed mixed veggies

Menu Plan Monday

Monday - Spaghetti, salad, chocolate cake

Tuesday - Smothered Chicken (but made with turkey bacon and low fat cheese), Mashed Potatoes, Steamed broccoli

Wednesday - Crockpot Pork Roast Burritos, Tortilla Chips with salsa, sliced tomatoes

Thursday - Turkey Chili over Baked Potatoes

Friday - Mexican rice topped with leftover Pork Roast

Saturday - Leftover Night

Sunday - Barbeque Pork Chops, Country Fried Potatoes, Corn

Menu Plan Monday

Last week ended up quite mixed up... I am hoping this week goes more smoothly.

Monday- Chicken Cordon Bleu with buttered egg noodles and carrots

Tuesday- Chicken Burritos with mexican rice and corn

Wednesday- Grilled Tilapia with baked potatoes and steamed broccoli

Thursday- Chicken pasta, salad

Friday- Pizza night

Saturday-Chili served over baked potatoes

Sunday- Chicken parmigiana over noodles, salad

Menu Plan Monday

Monday
Breakfast: Oatmeal, cantaloupe
Lunch: Buffalo chicken wraps
Dinner: Ham, cheesy smashed potatoes, steamed veggies

Tuesday
Breakfast: Ham and cheese omelets, cantaloupe
Lunch: Mac n Cheese
Dinner: Chicken enchiladas(I use half the cheese, and use low fat options when possible and top the whole thing with red enchilada sauce), mexican rice with corn and black beans

Wednesday
Breakfast: cinnamon toast, apples
Lunch: Grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, carrots and dip
Dinner: Chicken Pasta with Garlic toast, and salad

Thursday
Breakfast: Flax pancakes, homemade applesauce
Lunch: bagel pizzas
Dinner: Ham and potato casserole, pea salad

Friday
Breakfast: Fend for yourself breakfast (cereal, bagels, toast, etc)
Lunch: Potato soup with ham added, fresh bread
Dinner: Pizza night

Saturday
Breakfast: Cinnamon Rolls
Lunch: Leftovers and fruit salad
Dinner: Pot Roast, mashed potatoes, gravy, steamed veggies

Sunday
Breakfast: Ham breakfast casserole
Lunch: Leftover potato soup with bread and salad
Dinner: Pot Roast Burritos, refried black beans (but with half the water, half the liquid smoke, plus cumin and cayenne pepper), corn

Menu Plan Monday

Monday- Steak Fajitas, spanish rice

Tuesday- Tilapia with dill sauce, parmesan zucchini

Wednesday- BBQ Porkchops with Onion, garlic mashed potatoes, corn

Thursday- Spaghetti and meatballs, breadsticks, salad

Friday- Pizza night

Saturday- Swiss Chicken Casserole, sliced tomatoes and dill

Sunday- Pot Roast, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli

Menu Plan Monday

This week I will continue posting what I plan to serve the family and where it is different in parenthesis what I will be eating. (I am dieting)

Monday
Breakfast: Oatmeal, bananas
Lunch: Out for lunch
Dinner: Turkey Tenderloin, zucchini baked with parmesan cheese, brown rice

Tuesday
Breakfast: banana pancakes
Lunch: Southwest Soup, Fresh bread, sliced tomatoes with chives
Dinner: Catalina Chicken, buttered egg noodles, steamed broccoli

Wednesday
Breakfast: Cheese Omelet (egg white omelet with mushrooms and low fat swiss)
Lunch: Quesadillas, corn, tomatoes (Lean cuisine)

Dinner: Jalepeno Crusted Tilapia, brown rice, salad

Thursday
Breakfast: Oatmeal with apples and cinnamon
Lunch: Leftovers, salad
Dinner: Steak fajitas, corn bread (fajita salad)

Friday
Breakfast: Easy donuts, bananas (oatmeal)
Lunch: Grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, veggies and dip
Dinner: Pizza Night (lean cuisine) Brownies

Saturday
Breakfast: Waffles topped with berries (low cal bread with cinnamon sugar topping with berries)
Lunch: Baked Potato Soup, rolls, salad
Dinner: Sausage and saurkraut, sliced tomatoes, brownie sundaes

Sunday
Breakfast: Cinnamon Rolls, clementines
Lunch: Leftovers
Dinner: Chicken and dumplings, salad

Menu Plan Monday

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I am trying to lose weight so where I am eating something different from family I will put that in (parenthesis). The first few days of the year I ate something different from my family for almost every meal, but I am planning better this week... I think. Sometimes I will make substitutions, other times leave off part of the meal for myself and fill up on veggies, but most meals I am eating the same meal as my family this week. I have decided this is the only way to sustain healthy habits. I track my calories and exercise at sparkpeople.com and have lost 5 pounds so far this year... mostly water of course as is normal at the beginning of any diet... but happy for me anyway. I know it works because 2 years ago before my pregnancy and miscarriage I lost 45 pounds on sparkpeople and I am ready to go back and do it again.

Anyway.. our weeks menu.

Monday
Breakfast: Cinnamon Rolls (Omelet with spinach, tomatoes, and mushrooms for me)
Lunch: Tortilla Rollups, Salad, goldfish crackers for kids
Dinner: Turkey tenderloin, parmesan egg noodles, steamed broccoli and cauliflower.

Tuesday
Breakfast: Oatmeal and bananas
Lunch: Grilled cheese sandwich and turkey vegetable soup made with leftover turkey
Dinner: Spaghetti and turkey meatballs, garlic bread, big mixed veggie salad

Wednesday
Breakfast: Cinnamon toast, berry smoothie (just the smoothie but with protein powder added to mine)
Lunch: Mac n cheese, veggies and dip (tuna stuffed tomato)
Dinner: BBQ Chicken with corn, baked beans, but with 1/2 cup brown sugar and half the chili sauce, and spinach salad

Thursday
Breakfast: Cereal, oranges and strawberries
Lunch: Meatball subs (with leftover turkey meatballs), goldfish crackers, veggies and dip, apple (leftovers)
Dinner: Pork tenderloin, sauerkraut, pea salad

Friday
Breakfast: Oatmeal, berries
Lunch: Chicken tenders, corn, sliced tomatoes with dill (grilled chicken)
Dinner: Pizza night (lean cuisine pizza for me), salad

Saturday
Breakfast: Whole Wheat Blueberry Pancakes
Lunch: Turkey Chili and home made bread
Dinner: Porcupine balls, corn, fresh bread

Sunday
Breakfast: ham and cheese omelets, oranges (low fat cheese for me, and mushrooms)
Lunch: Chili topped baked potatoes
Dinner: Pork chops with mushroom risotto and applesauce

Menu Planning Monday ~ A New Menu for a New Year

New Years is coming... and that means New Years resolutions... for me one of them has to do with eating more fruits, veggies, and whole grains so starting Jan. 1, my menus will include more planned healthy items.

Monday - None planned... we will be visiting with friends out of town.

Tuesday - Angel Food Chicken Nuggets, corn, salad, potato rolls

Wednesday - New Year's Eve - Baked "fried" chicken, potato salad, lots of finger foods (see below), chocolate fondue

Thursday - Grilled whole wheat sandwiches with leftover appetizers from previous night, fruit salad for dessert

Friday - tilapia with mushroom risotto, steamed broccoli, spinach salad

Saturday - Chicken marsala with portobellos, served with whole wheat angel hair pasta, large italian salad

Sunday - Ribeyes (from angel food), twice baked potatoes, cajun seasoned steamed veggie mix, sliced tomatoes with dill

Fun appetizers for New Years
~bruschetta
~hot wings
~hot crab dip and tortilla chips
~toasted ravioli
~fruit and veggie trays

Menu Plan Monday~ Christmas Week

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Monday, Dec. 22, ~ Chili and cornbread (Chili and soups will be most lunches this busy week.)

Tuesday, Dec. 23 ~ Chicken pasta, steamed broccoli

Wednesday, Dec. 24 ~ Pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon, pirags, (a Latvian bacon and onion filled pastry; this pirag recipe is as close to my family's that I could find online), sauteed Bavarian sauerkraut with caraway seeds, potato salad, deviled eggs, and apple pie (adapted traditional Latvian Christmas Eve meal)

Thursday, Dec 25 ~ Cinnamon rolls for breakfast; Fried chicken with leftovers pirags, potato salad, and deviled eggs from last night. (Christmas is relaxed because Christmas Eve is the main feast.)

Friday, Dec 26 ~ Pot Roast, garlic mashed potatoes, gravy, salad

Saturday, Dec. 27 ~ Left over pot roast made into enchiladas, tortilla soup

Sunday, Dec. 28 ~ Smothered pork chops, mashed potatoes, pea and bacon salad.

Menu Plan Monday

Well, this is the first week I am participating in Menu Plan Monday. I hope it will help me keep on track and the busy holiday season is a great time to start!

Nothing this week is that unique, no new recipes. It includes some family favorites. I try to bake bread every week, and the Amish bread is a recipe my family eats as quick as can be. I am trying to use many of the last of the Angel food items. The low cost food really helps stretch my food budget, but sometimes a few items seem to want to stay in the freezer, and it is time to plan to use them before the freezer space is needed.



Monday- Mexican chicken and rice (made with leftover chicken burrito meat and the mexican rice recipe from hillbillyhousewife but made with salsa instead of tomato paste.)

Tuesday- Ziti bake made with angel food's sausage from this month and the last of the mozzarella. Salad.

Wednesday- bacon cheeseburgers and baked french fries

Thursday- Christmas work party

Friday- BBQ Chicken (angel food chicken breasts) and steamed broccoli, homemade potato rolls

Saturday - Breakfast for dinner ~ pancakes and bacon, fruit salad

Sunday - Lasagna (Pioneer woman's recipe), amish white bread (from allrecipes.com, a family favorite, but I use half whole wheat flour), salad