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.
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Weekly Meal Planning Dec 25-31
Merry Christmas! Wishing you all a happy, healthy 2017 with peaceful mealtimes.
I never posted a meal plan last week which ended up being pretty apropos to the week we had! There were some last minute throw together meals (large snacks?) and one drive-through evening between activities and Christmas pageant practice. Somehow, the meal planning just got away from me.
This week, we are back on track. We had wonderful Christmas Eve and Day dinners at my mom's and FIL's respectively. And we're lucky to have been sent home with leftovers from both dinners. I also got the turkey carcass and broth has been made and is in jars awaiting the gumbo that will be made later this week!
Sunday: Christmas dinner
Monday: leftover turkey, rice, corn casserole, maple carrots, green salad
Tuesday: leftover turkey, rice, roasted lemon cauliflower, green salad
Wednesday: tomato soup, grilled cheese, leftover roasted cauliflower
Thursday: turkey gumbo
Friday: leftovers
Saturday: at a New Year's Eve party
Happy New Year!
I never posted a meal plan last week which ended up being pretty apropos to the week we had! There were some last minute throw together meals (large snacks?) and one drive-through evening between activities and Christmas pageant practice. Somehow, the meal planning just got away from me.
This week, we are back on track. We had wonderful Christmas Eve and Day dinners at my mom's and FIL's respectively. And we're lucky to have been sent home with leftovers from both dinners. I also got the turkey carcass and broth has been made and is in jars awaiting the gumbo that will be made later this week!
Sunday: Christmas dinner
Monday: leftover turkey, rice, corn casserole, maple carrots, green salad
Tuesday: leftover turkey, rice, roasted lemon cauliflower, green salad
Wednesday: tomato soup, grilled cheese, leftover roasted cauliflower
Thursday: turkey gumbo
Friday: leftovers
Saturday: at a New Year's Eve party
Happy New Year!
Monday, December 12, 2016
Weekly Meal Planning for Dec 11 - Dec 17
Tis the season for hectic holiday events and schedules! So far, we have had a very fun season. We are enjoying being together, celebrating the season with others, and continuing traditions like finding the "perfect" tree (despite not being 100% certain that this year's tree will remain upright for the next four weeks). This is where the slow cooker (or pressure cooker) comes in. I am thankful to have a gadget that can cook food for me while I'm enjoying life. I know it's important to have healthy meals but I try to find a balance between spending hours in the kitchen and being in the moment with my loved ones. It's not always easy! This week, the slow cooker will be on overdrive. :)
Sunday: leftover beef bourguignon
Monday: minestrone soup
Tuesday: beef tacos
Wednesday: chicken curry with coconut milk, rice and peas
Thursday: leftover soup and grilled cheese
Friday: leftover curry
Saturday: at a Christmas party
Sunday: leftover beef bourguignon
Monday: minestrone soup
Tuesday: beef tacos
Wednesday: chicken curry with coconut milk, rice and peas
Thursday: leftover soup and grilled cheese
Friday: leftover curry
Saturday: at a Christmas party
Monday, December 5, 2016
Weekly Meal Planning for Dec 4 - Dec 10
Tis the week of trying new recipes! I had earmarked a few recipes from the new 100 Days of Real Food Fast and Fabulous Cookbook to try this week. First up is the salmon recipe. We had been good about having salmon regularly and especially on Mondays, but that has fallen by the wayside recently! So this week, I set out to find some wild caught coho at Whole Foods (because I was too late to add some to our Nature's Garden order). They had some that I quickly defrosted and seared. It was a hit! Next up is chicken chili, and then lastly, we will try a beef bourguignon.
Sunday: "clean out the freezer" meal
Monday: pan seared simple salmon with red wine, roasted baby sweet potatoes, cauliflower, and asparagus
Tuesday: white chicken chili
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: weeknight beef bourguignon, green salad
Friday: at a christmas party
Saturday: leftovers
What's on your menu this week?
Sunday: "clean out the freezer" meal
Monday: pan seared simple salmon with red wine, roasted baby sweet potatoes, cauliflower, and asparagus
Tuesday: white chicken chili
Wednesday: leftovers
Thursday: weeknight beef bourguignon, green salad
Friday: at a christmas party
Saturday: leftovers
What's on your menu this week?
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