Have you ever noticed whenever you visit Costco.. that even though you've purchased 24 granola bars, they are still gone in the same time your 6 pack is? What's wrong with this picture? I need to hoard my goods apparently!
Another thing I'm contemplating this week is our routine - some things are really becoming habits like picking out the clothes at night & daily after school chores... others like packing lunches at night are starting to wane a bit, as well as mutiny is setting in for hot lunch.
This weekend's prep is going to include some extra lunch items. There are some great pins on making all school lunches the weekend before, so I'm going to check those out along with the 'we don't like sandwiches' pins to come up with some creative lunches ... heavy sigh - whatever happened to my PB&J child, she was so easy to please last year! Here are some ideas that the girls are down with for the week:
- Strawberries
- Chex Mix (finding something like this at Trader Joe's)
- PBJ Tortilla Roll ups
- Turkey Cheddar kabobs
- Veggie Salad rolls
- Fruit/Nut trail mix
Veggie Upgrade this week - Vegetables in sauces.... Going to marry my love of avocados and pasta with the creamy avocado pasta recipe this week! Not a lot of time to prep today, so keeping it simple, and heading to TJ's to help augment some healthy 'convenient' food.
As I head to the grocery store, the girls are paying me back some energy this week with some house chores - ala my most recent book favorite (albeit a cheesy title, and we don't have any bad grade issues at this point... but has great tips about working hard/determination/character! that have made a positive impact in our house: From Bad Grades to a Great Life
Cheers to a peaceful week everyone :)
xoxo,
Meg
(If you see a link, click for the recipe... if not, scroll down for mine):
- Sunday Soup Night - Moved to Friday night - looks like it's a potluck... will be scrambing at the store as to what to bring!
- Monday - Creamy Avocado Pasta with sautéed shrimp
- Tuesday - Israeli Couscous salad with grilled chicken
- Make it over the Hump Wednesday - Panini Night!
- Thursday - Kid's Choice and Cooking Night! Mac-N-Cheese, couscous & cooked broccoli
- Friday - Creamy Mushroom soup, garden salad, crusty bread
- Jar Salad - *Really Hoping Trader Joe's has something here to fill in :)
- Favorite Treat - Banana Milk... Real Oatmeal... we've been skimming by in the mornings with some instant - and it just does not look appetizing... Kudos to the girls for slurping it down, but going old-skool this week with oats that we can stir in nuts and fruit. Kind of like the oatmeal buffet pin I've noticed popping up lately.
- Clean & Chop weekly veggie picks - Carrots, broccoli, bell peppers, Mushrooms - Chop for snacks and the no-whining before dinner bowl, as well as any other veggies needed for the week. (Except onions... only chop your onions before making a meal)
- Grill Chicken (Olive Oil, sea salt, bbq until lovely) - Chop after cooled - Using for dinners during the week.
- Quinoa - Cook 2 cups of quinoa (bulk @ Winco) in chicken or veggie broth. - Use it in jar salads, heat up for breakfast.. .eat with salsa & fried or hardboiled egg / or chop up an avocado with fried egg & quinoa...
- Jar Salad- Not this week
- Other -
- banana milk - 1 banana, 1 cup milk, 1 tbsp. sugar, 1tsp vanilla & cinnamon - blend
RECIPES/NOTES:
Sautéed shrimp - I have a bag of shrimp from Costco already cooked... but I will be heating up a sauté pan, adding some of my new Mediterranean oil blend from Costco (olive, grapeseed & canola blend)... along with garlic - Adding shrimp and heating through for a quick, simple protein packed alternative to the exorbitant amount of chicken that we seem to consume.
GROCERY LIST (Including most everything needed for recipes, just cross out the staples you already have... I won't always include some things - like spices etc.. that are always on hand. To be on the safe side, check the recipe over to be sure you have everything!)
Panini Night - My most favorite item to eat since operation more veggies - A veggie Panini.
Here's what goes into it:
Hummus (instead of cheese)
Every vegetable you can find.. My favorite combo is: red onion, avocado, tomato, shredded carrots, mushrooms, kale.
Kids Panini - Tuna melt with shredded carrots and hummus... Av loves the avocado added... Usually we do cheese for the girls, but they have become super-fans of hummus (Score 1 for Mom!), so am going to upgrade them this week!
Break out your George Foreman if you don't have a Panini press, and throw the sandwiches in until toasted and ready. Please note that you really don't need a butter on the outside of the bread - they still toast up to perfection, and the hummus is warm and melted - Yum, drool worthy - Yum.
Produce -
- Bag of avocados (4 or 5)
- Bag of carrots - 2lb bag
- Bag of onions (dn)
- Mixed Greens
- Spinach/Kale
- Bananas
- Tomatoes
- Apples
- 2 limes
- 2 lemons
- cilantro
- Scallions
- Sprouts
- 4 bunches of kale
- 8oz of mushrooms
- 3 bell peppers (Love our bells)
- Mint
- Garlic
- Mushrooms
- Pico De Gallo
- Green beans
- Mango (oatmeal buffet)
- Celery
- Strawberries
- Shredded Carrots
- walnuts
- cashews
- Oats
- 2 loaves Dave's (dn)
- SinDawg
- Corn Tortillas
- Crusty Loaf of bread
- Flour Tortillas
Protein -
- Chicken Tenders
- EGGS
- Shrimp (dn)
- Turkey Lunchmeat
Freezer -
- 1 -1 pound bag frozen corn kernels
- Frozen Peas
Dried Goods -
- CousCous
- Almond Milk
- Orange Juice
- Vegetable broth (dn)
- Chicken broth (dn)
- Chocolate chips (oatmeal buffet)
- Craisins (why do I keep skipping these while shopping?!)
- Healthy snacks @ Trader Joe's for lunches
- Crackers
- Annie's or Trader joe's mac n cheese - missing food dye and other junk
Dairy -
- Small carton milk
- Coconut cream (Trader Joes' - can't wait to try this out!)
- eggs (dn)
(dn - don't need, but want to store on list for using this menu later!)
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