Menu Plan Tuesday - Week of January 8, 2017

Cookies and milk for Santa as well as carrots and water for the reindeer.
Sorry this is a day late!  We had a super busy weekend and the weather here was first super cold and then yesterday my commute time took forever, so I ran out of time to get this up!  Thanks for your patience.

John and I did a shopping trip late in the day on Saturday and came home with the following:


We spent to $48 and change on 3 1/2 lbs of apples, a loaf of bread, bananas, two gallons of milk, laundry detergent, two bags of pretzels, a marked-down box of pasta, decaf coffee and filters, and two loops of sausage.  Yes, we bought a lot more "junk" than we usually do.  Either way, we have loads of good food in the pantry, fridge and freezer so we're fine.

We are also eating with extended family a couple of times this week, so we aren't going to need a ton of fresh veggies and fruit over what we already have.  We're pretty excited about spending some time with extended family since we don't do that often enough!

Here's what we're eating this week:

Sunday, January 8:
    Breakfast: Cereal and Milk
    Lunch: Egg Bake with Potatoes, Spinach, and Onions; Cinnamon Biscuit Twists; Sliced Apples
    Dinner: Leftovers

Monday, January 9:
    Breakfast: Roll with Eggs, Cheese and Sausage
    Lunch: Leftover Vegetable Barley Soup, Bread with Butter
    Snack: Apples
    Dinner: Kielbasa with Cabbage over Noodles, Banana-Apple-Blueberry Salad

Tuesday, January 10:
    Breakfast; Oatmeal with Walnuts and Dates
    Lunch: Leftover Cabbage with Meatballs from the Freezer
    Snack: Yogurt
    Dinner: Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Spinach Salad, Clementine's

Wednesday, January 11:
    Breakfast: Eggs and Toast
    Lunch: Leftover soup from the Freezer
    Snack: Cut Veggies
    Dinner: Turkey Soft-Shell Tacos, Clementine's

Thursday, January 12:
    Breakfast: Waffles from the Freezer with Jam
    Lunch: Leftover Tacos
    Snack: Yogurt
    Dinner: Hot Turkey Sandwiches, Sliced Apples

Friday, January 13:
    Breakfast: Banana-Blueberry Smoothies
    Lunch: Snack-y
    Snack: Popcorn
    Dinner:  Pizza with Extended Family

Saturday, January 14:
    Brunch:  Biscuits, Eggs, Sausage
    Snack: Pretzels and Dip
    Dinner: With Extended Family (my husband's brother is hosting)

What are you eating this week?

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