Aaaand we're back to colder weather! I'm not complain. Soup for the win this week!
Sunday: andouille sausages wrapped in pastry, green salad
Monday: curried cauliflower soup with naan
Tuesday: black bean burrito bowls
Wednesday: chicken tortilla soup
Thursday: veal chop milanese, roasted potatoes and green beans, arugula salad with lemon dressing
Friday: leftovers
Saturday: at a school function
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Monday, January 16, 2017
Weekly Meal Planning Jan 15-21
Well, mother nature isn't really sure what to do with Georgia, it seems. We had ice last weekend, and were in flip flops this past weekend enjoying patio dining! I saw a meme that made me laugh.
Mother Nature: You can't have all four seasons in one week.
Georgia: hold my beer.
While I have not complained about the mild temperatures, it wouldn't be so bad to have some crisp, cool days! This week's menu will reflect the warmer temps as we are quickly in "spring" mode.
Sunday: went out for mexican food on a patio
Monday: leftover spaghetti squash and meatballs
Tuesday: burrito bowls with barbacoa beef, cilantro lime rice, black beans, corn and red pepper salsa, and avocado
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: tabouli, hummus, kubba, mana'eesh, garlic lemon chicken
Friday: cobb salad with grilled veggies
Saturday: out with friends
Mother Nature: You can't have all four seasons in one week.
Georgia: hold my beer.
While I have not complained about the mild temperatures, it wouldn't be so bad to have some crisp, cool days! This week's menu will reflect the warmer temps as we are quickly in "spring" mode.
Sunday: went out for mexican food on a patio
Monday: leftover spaghetti squash and meatballs
Tuesday: burrito bowls with barbacoa beef, cilantro lime rice, black beans, corn and red pepper salsa, and avocado
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: tabouli, hummus, kubba, mana'eesh, garlic lemon chicken
Friday: cobb salad with grilled veggies
Saturday: out with friends
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Weekly Meal Planning Jan 1-14
Happy New Year! This week started off with a bang at a traditional middle eastern New Year's Day dinner at a family friend's house...and then turned the wrong way with a stomach bug hitting our house a day later. But thank goodness for leftovers! We had enough food for dinner for two more nights (and lunches). Phew! So the meal plan started Wednesday. Kids started back to school Thursday, and they don't have any activities this week, so we can still take it easy and start back slowly. Oh and there is a forecast for S-N-O-W on Friday evening so I'm throwing chili on the menu. ;-)
While I'm here, and since it's already (past) midweek, I'm working on next week's plan too. I asked my kids for input and they gave me a slew of ideas. So I'm scattering them throughout the next couple of weeks.
Wednesday: veggie lasagna
Thursday: chicken with pineapple, broccoli, bell peppers, and carrots
Friday: steak chili
Saturday: 100 Days of Real Food's creamy mac and peas
Sunday: out for my birthday
Monday: broccoli cheese potato soup
Tuesday: greek tacos with tomato/cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
Wednesday: beef stroganoff
Thursday: mezzo dinner (haloumi, green salad, kefir spread, pitas)
Friday: salmon with red wine, baked potatoes, roasted brussels sprouts
Saturday: at FIL's house
While I'm here, and since it's already (past) midweek, I'm working on next week's plan too. I asked my kids for input and they gave me a slew of ideas. So I'm scattering them throughout the next couple of weeks.
Wednesday: veggie lasagna
Thursday: chicken with pineapple, broccoli, bell peppers, and carrots
Friday: steak chili
Saturday: 100 Days of Real Food's creamy mac and peas
Sunday: out for my birthday
Monday: broccoli cheese potato soup
Tuesday: greek tacos with tomato/cucumber salad, roasted potatoes
Wednesday: beef stroganoff
Thursday: mezzo dinner (haloumi, green salad, kefir spread, pitas)
Friday: salmon with red wine, baked potatoes, roasted brussels sprouts
Saturday: at FIL's house
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Resolutions and Baby Steps
Happy New Year! Here's to a fresh year, a fresh start, and making healthier decisions. Are you one of the many people who has resolved to eat better, work out more, lose weight, etc in 2017? While I don't make resolutions like that anymore, I do try to kickstart a healthier lifestyle especially after the gluttony that is December.
The key is baby steps, and small goals. Don't set a goal of hardcore exercising every single day. Overdoing it leads to burnout, which leads to quitting, which leads to frustration, and it can be a vicious cycle! Start small - knock out some killer workouts a few times a week or work in 10-20 minutes of activity per day. It can be anything - walking, stairs at your building at work, weight training, yoga...
We enjoyed some outdoor activities last week, especially since my oldest got a new bike and my youngest started riding a bike. But this week, with the dreary weather, I am being called by youtube exercise videos! Maybe once my kids are back in school and the weather is nicer, the pavement will be calling me to run again.
A constant struggle for me is increasing my water intake. I was so much better about drinking water when I had a desk job. It was just there all the time. Now, I will fill up a water bottle and take it to run an errand, then forget it in the car and the next thing I know, it's almost evening and I haven't even gotten halfway through it. As I type this, I have a glass of water on the kitchen counter, you know, on the other side of my house, because that's how it will be consumed. ;)
The achilles heel for many is food consumption. The type, the amount, and the timing. Again, don't set a ridiculously hard goal with this. While there are plenty of programs (like Whole30) that cut out major food groups and are designed to kick your body back into good health, you can take smaller steps and still see major improvements. (Sidenote: obviously, if you have medical issues that need to be addressed, or intolerances, cutting out food groups is a different story.) I toyed with doing another Whole30 to get me back on track, but I've decided to make smaller changes instead of major ones. Oh, and I was too lazy to plan for starting it January 1st.
You've heard me say it before. Planning is KEY. Prepwork is KEY. It is HARD to throw together healthy meals and snacks at the last minute. And keep the junk out of the house. It is so much easier to reach for something healthy when the unhealthy stuff isn't there to taunt you!
Having said all of that, give yourself a break. Take it step by step, and acknowledge that if you fall off the wagon, or off routine, it's ok, just pick yourself back up and start where you left off. It is your body, your health. Take care of it.
The key is baby steps, and small goals. Don't set a goal of hardcore exercising every single day. Overdoing it leads to burnout, which leads to quitting, which leads to frustration, and it can be a vicious cycle! Start small - knock out some killer workouts a few times a week or work in 10-20 minutes of activity per day. It can be anything - walking, stairs at your building at work, weight training, yoga...
We enjoyed some outdoor activities last week, especially since my oldest got a new bike and my youngest started riding a bike. But this week, with the dreary weather, I am being called by youtube exercise videos! Maybe once my kids are back in school and the weather is nicer, the pavement will be calling me to run again.
A constant struggle for me is increasing my water intake. I was so much better about drinking water when I had a desk job. It was just there all the time. Now, I will fill up a water bottle and take it to run an errand, then forget it in the car and the next thing I know, it's almost evening and I haven't even gotten halfway through it. As I type this, I have a glass of water on the kitchen counter, you know, on the other side of my house, because that's how it will be consumed. ;)
The achilles heel for many is food consumption. The type, the amount, and the timing. Again, don't set a ridiculously hard goal with this. While there are plenty of programs (like Whole30) that cut out major food groups and are designed to kick your body back into good health, you can take smaller steps and still see major improvements. (Sidenote: obviously, if you have medical issues that need to be addressed, or intolerances, cutting out food groups is a different story.) I toyed with doing another Whole30 to get me back on track, but I've decided to make smaller changes instead of major ones. Oh, and I was too lazy to plan for starting it January 1st.
You've heard me say it before. Planning is KEY. Prepwork is KEY. It is HARD to throw together healthy meals and snacks at the last minute. And keep the junk out of the house. It is so much easier to reach for something healthy when the unhealthy stuff isn't there to taunt you!
Having said all of that, give yourself a break. Take it step by step, and acknowledge that if you fall off the wagon, or off routine, it's ok, just pick yourself back up and start where you left off. It is your body, your health. Take care of it.
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