Menu Plan #1

Menu Plan #1

My plan for this week focuses on easy, especially for breakfasts. I am really nervous about being able to get myself and Quinten ready for the day all before 7 am. I hate, hate, HATE planning meals but cooking for seven makes you quickly realize the benefit of having a real plan every week. The weeks I’m too lazy to work up a real plan has us scavenging the pantry for something to eat.

Okay….I had a nice little table for my menu plan but I can’t figure out how to get it to post in its entirety….and it’s pissing me off. Here it is broken up and nowhere near as nice. Of course, as I’ve made changes, I’ve lost the links to the meals. I will come back and replace them soon.

	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
Breakfast	Eggs and ham	Eggs and ham	Eggs and Ham	Green Chile Egg Cups
Snack	None	None	None	Roasted almonds
Lunch	Salad and ham	Salad and ham	Salad and ham	Roasted veggies, grilled chicken, dressing, apple slices
Snack	Nuts/Q fudge	Nuts/Q fudge	Nuts/Q fudge	Nuts/Q fudge
Dinner	Curried meatballs, cucumber slices, cooked carrots	Grilled hamburger, no potato salad	Grilled chicken, warm spinach and sweet potato salad	Steak stir-fry, quinoa

	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Breakfast	Green Chile Egg Cups	Green Chile Egg Cups	Greek Yogurt, nuts, and blueberries	Greek yogurt, nuts, and blueberries
Snack	Roasted almonds	Roasted almonds	Roasted almonds	Roasted almonds
Lunch	Roasted veggies, grilled chicken, dressing, apple slices	Roasted veggies, cheeseburger sliders	Mango chicken salad	Grilled steak and salad
Snack	Nuts/Q fudge	Nuts/Q fudge	Nuts/Q fudge	Nuts/Q fudge
Dinner	Bacon cheeseburger sliders, roasted veggies (planned leftovers)	Mango chicken salad (planned leftovers), grilled bananas	Grilled steak (planned leftovers), baked potatoes, salad	Chicken Caesar salad, vanilla cupcakes

I think I’ve listed everything that is included in the recipes. The amounts should feed 6 adults for 8 days. I’ve estimated that it would be $2.54 per person per meal or $7.63 per person per day. I panic over the cost some days until I break it down like this.

8 dozen eggs	2 half hams	Seasoning salt	4 small cans green chiles	1 lb cheddar	12 servings Greek yogurt
Macadamia nuts	1 pkg frozen blueberries (Sams)	1 pkg roasted almonds (Sams)	8 large romaine	2 pkg carrots	10 baby zucchini
1 bag potatoes	6 red peppers	4 pkg chicken breast	14 apples	10 lemons	2 bottles EVOO
2 pkg radish	1 box baby spinach (Sams)	2 bunches green onions	1 pkg pecans	8 pounds ground beef	5 onions
Curry powder	Salt	Black pepper	Coconut oil	Garlic	Honey
1 small can tomato paste	Chicken broth	2 cucumbers	2 heads cauliflower	1 dozen pasteurized eggs	Apple cider vinegar
1 jar dill pickles	1 bottle yellow mustard	1 bottle spicy brown mustard	4 sweet potatoes	3 pkg bacon	Basil (dry)
Cayenne	5 lb steak	2 lb broccoli	1 pkg baby portabellas	Coconut aminos	1 pkg quinoa
6 bananas	6 mangos	1 jalapeno	6 cups cooked chicken	Anchovies	Parmesan
Coconut flour (1/2 cup)	1 lb butter	vanilla