Menu Plan Monday - Week of October 17


Another week come and gone.  Where does that time go?  It seems like things are just speeding up around here.  Anyway, we're back and we do need to eat! 

After several weeks of stocking the pantry - spending roughly $60/week - we have stuffed shelves and a freezer that can't fit anything more!  The kids and John had to eat a half-empty box of ice cream Saturday when I got home with groceries to fit something in. They didn't even complain about it! :)

My goal over the next few weeks is to eat some of this out - and certainly no more freezer cooking for a while!  We have plenty in there!

The kids are at their baby sitter's on Thursday and Friday, since it is MEA weekend here in Minnesota and they don't have school. So, they don't get a sack lunch on those days.  Also, they have pizza for hot lunch on Wednesday (remember those days?), so no lunch then either!

Here's what we're eating this week:

Sunday, October 17:
Breakfast: Cold Cereal
Lunch: Waffles with Strawberries and Almonds
Dinner: Chicken Flavored Rice, Broccoli and Cauliflower, Apple-Strawberry-Grape Salad

Monday, October 18:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with Strawberries
Bag Lunch: Crackers and Cheese, Apples and Peanut Butter, Tomatoes or Carrots, Cookie, Juice Box
Snack for Mom: Yogurt with Granola
Dinner: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Salad, Apple-Strawberry-Melon Salad

Tuesday, October 19:
Breakfast: Oatmeal Muffins with Bananas
Dinner: Salmon, Roasted Butternut Squash and Potatoes, Melon-Grape-Pear Salad

Wednesday, October 20:
Breakfast: Oatmeal with Bananas and Pecans
Lunch: Hot lunch for kids, work lunches for Mom and Dad
Snack for Mom: String Cheese, Peanut Butter Crackers
Dinner: Easy Black Bean Soup, Baking Powder Biscuits, Sliced Apples

Thursday, October 21:
Breakfast: Peanut Butter Pancakes with Strawberry Jam
Dinner: Baked Chicken, Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans, Pineapple-Melon-Pear Salad

Friday, October 22:
Breakfast: Chai Spiced Oatmeal
Lunch for Mom: Leftovers, Yogurt, Cookie, Hot Tea
Snack for Mom: Yogurt with Granola
Dinner: Stir Fry, Rice, Pineapple

Saturday, October 23:
Breakfast: Cinnamon Coffee Cake, Applesauce
Lunch: Vegetable Beef Soup, Homemade Bread, Apple Slices
Dinner: Out for Mom and Dad, At a Friend's house for the Kids

What are you eating this week? Check out I'm an Organizing Junkie! to share! 


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