Menu Plan Monday
July 14, 2008

I must make a confession --- my recipe choices for last week were, shall we say, less than stellar. The curried lentil soup was downright awful. (I still have a large portion mellowing to a fine vintage in my fridge.) So much for experimentation. Our kids did love the cheeseburger pasta, but personally I was turned off by the fact that the dish closely resembles a "helpful" meal-in-a-box.

Here is my proposed meal plan for the coming week:

Monday: No cooking (supper with my parents)
Tuesday: Shrimp marinara, whole wheat spaghetti, green salad
Wednesday: BBQ with friends (I will bring honey mustard potato salad)
Thursday: Tomato soup, grilled cheese sandwiches, melon cubes
Friday: BBQ beef burgers, pea 'n' peanut salad, frozen yogurt
Saturday: Leftovers
Sunday: Chicken caesar wraps, raw carrot sticks

This week I have also decided to try something new. I'm going to plan our afternoon snacks as well. By four o'clock most days my blood sugar plummets and I enter a nearly comatose state. I can barely muster the brain power to dig through the fridge and find a snack for the kids (and myself). Maybe it will help to have some options pre-planned.

Here is my proposed snack plan for the coming week:

Monday: Fruit bars
Tuesday: Graham crackers and sliced oranges
Wednesday: Nectarines
Thursday: Apple slices with peanut butter
Friday: Bananas and arrowroot biscuits
Saturday: Homemade yogurt pops
Sunday: Fruit salad

Hopefully, I will find time to bake these Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies as well!

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