Sunday, May 15, 2011

A Sample Weekly Menu Plan


We've chatted about introducing real food to your kitchen.  I shared my strategy on how I menu plan.  After several requests, I'm finally breaking down and sharing our weekly menu.  There will be more in-depth posts about why we choose what we eat and the rhythm of snack-making, etc.  It's hard not to talk this process through even more, but for now, this post is just the nitty-gritties what a typical weekly menu looks like 'round these parts:

Monday
To-do: Trader Joe's run, Make kefir-ranch dressing for tomorrow & thaw 1.5 qt. chicken stock
Breakfast: (A variation of) Soaked, Baked Oatmeal
Snack: kefir smoothies
Lunch: Peanut butter & berry wraps
Snack: Kids' choice (nuts, fruit, raw cheese)
Dinner: Turkey, rice noodle pesto (recipe coming soon)

Tuesday:
To-do: Soak quinoa
Breakfast: Grain-Free Peanut butter pancakes
Snack: kefir smoothies
Lunch: Cheesy melt wraps (recipe coming soon)
Snack: Kids' choice of fruit, nuts, raw cheese)
Dinner: Asparagus soup & salad with kefir ranch dressing

Wednesday:
To-do: Soak porridge, rice, & thaw 7-bone roast
Breakfast: Cinnamon Apple Bars
Snack: Kefir smoothies
Lunch: PB & H Popcorn, cheese, & fruit slices
Snack: kids' choice of fruit, nuts, raw cheese)
Dinner: (A variation of) Quinoa Casserole & leftover breakfast bars

Thursday:
To-do: Thaw 1.5 quarts beef stock
Breakfast: Porridge & eggs
Snack: Kefir smoothies
Lunch: Grazing trays (recipe coming soon)
Snack: Carrots & peanut butter
Dinner: Top Secret Recipe (coming soon)

Friday:
To-do: Soak porridge & make Sunday's snack
Breakfast: Raw Summer Berry Tart
Snack: Kefir Smoothies
Lunch: PB & H popcorn, cheese, & fruit
Snack: Free choice
Dinner: 7-bone roast (recipe coming soon) with cortido & creme fraicheThe Real Cheezecake

Saturday:
To-do: Farmer's Market (happy!)
Breakfast: Machaca
Lunch: beef & cheese quesadillas
Snack: kefir smoothies
Dinner: Sol Long Tang & raw, chocolate-dipped strawberries & bananas

Sunday:
To-do: Menu plan for next week (yippee!)
Breakfast: Kefir smoothies & eggs
Snack: grain-free garlic rosemary crackers
Lunch: Leftovers
Snack: Kids' choice: fruit, nuts, raw cheese
Dinner: Other leftovers

Yep.  Sunday is my day off. :)  Happy meal planning!


I'm sharing this at Menu Plan Monday & Monday Mania.

7 comments:

  1. Great post! Making it look easy ... that's what I like :) Thanks for sharing!

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  2. Inspiring me to try new things... thanks for sharing!

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  3. thanks for inpiration... will be good to try new recipes

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  4. Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

    I don't know that I can adequately express how helpful it is to have a guideline to model. :)

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  5. Katie thank you so much for sharing!!!! Now to maybe master a few of your meals..... You rock!

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  6. Could you provide the recipe for your cinnamon apple bars? Thank you!

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  7. Could you provide the recipe for your cinnamon apple bars? Thank you!

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