Meal Plan 10/22/12-10/29/12

Yes, I know, it's been awhile since I've done a meal plan on here. What can I say...things have been crazy! Plus I never really  know what I'll be hungry for now that I'm pregnant. I can start making something, and by the time I'm finished, I have absolutely no desire to eat it, smell it, or watch Scott eat it! Anyways, I have been writing them out in my little meal planning notebook and try to buy the groceries according to my plan.

Here's the next week:

Breakfasts:
cereal
bagels
yogurt
oatmeal
fruit

Snacks:
V8
Almonds/walnuts/peanuts
Fruit
Pretzels w/ peanut butter

Lunches/Dinners:
Rice and beans with veggies
Chili & cornbread (this will make tons of leftovers)
Grilled Cheese and tomato soup (my all-time favorite soup!)
Sloppy Joes, veggie, chips
Baked Chicken, Mashed potatoes w/ gravy, veggie
left overs
left overs

Meal Plan 8/25/12-8/31/12

I pulled two meals from last week into this week because we simply had so many leftovers that we didn't want to make more food. (I'm funny about leftovers, once it hits day 3, I'm done.) So here's this week's meal plan:

Meals:

Scrambled Eggs
Turkey Sausage Links
Hangover Potatoes
OJ

Baked Chicken & Spinach Flautas
Spanish Rice
Sour cream, salsa, beans

Crock pot BBQ Pulled Pork
Buns
Mashed Potatoes
Corn

Turkey and Veggie Wraps
Hummus & Crackers

French Bread Pizza (Gluten Free crust for me)
Sauce
Cheese
Pepperoni
Side Salad

Leftover Mac & Cheese


Shopping List:
Orange Juice (I dont know why i'm totally addicted to oj right now!)
Sour Cream
Salsa
Pork Chops
Gluten Free Wraps
French Bread

meal plan for 8/18-8/24

I'm planning ahead this week since I'm trying to hit all the sales at the grocery store. Here's next week's meal plan. I'm super stoked to try many new things!

Sloppy Joes (ground turkey), chips, raw veggies and hummus Made these with mashed potatoes instead of my GF bread, Delicious!!!

Baked Chicken & Spinach Flautas and Spanish Rice Added these to the next week's meal plan

http://healthy-delicious.com/2012/03/baked-chicken-and-spinach-flautas/
omg, these look so freakin good!!
also salsa, sour cream, and beans.

Scrambled Eggs, Turkey Sausage, and "Hangover" Potatoes & OJ Added these to next week's meal plan
(the hangover potatoes are my specialty, definitely not healthy, but delicious...and great for hangovers)

Homemade Mac & Cheese, Broccoli, and Chicken The chicken was awesome! Marinated for two days in the fridge, in some herb and garlic marinade mix! YUM! the mac and cheese was decent considering i didnt use a recipe.

Tuna salad Sandwiches, Hummus & Veggies Made these into wraps instead. Delicious!!

Crockpot Ranch Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes and Corn AMAZING!!! Soooo easy and delicious!!!
http://www.livinglaughingandloving.com/2012/01/crockpot-ranch-pork-chops-finger-licking-good.html

Only 3 Ingredients for the chops!


Here's my shopping list for this week:

ground turkey
baby carrots
buns for scott
chicken breast x2
spinach
corn tortillas
melting cheese
salsa
gluten free noodles
sharp cheddar cheese
eggs
turkey sausage
red potatoes
orange juice
thin cut pork chops
hidden valley ranch season mix
cream of chicken soup
tuna
mayo
celery
bread

I also need to get many other items for Scott's lunches and snacks as well as my lunches for work.
That's it for now!

accomplishments

Today was pretty successful! I woke up pretty early and ran to Walmart to get the last few things I needed to can pickles. Also a few things we needed for this weeks meal plan. I love that i am meal planning, Everything flows, and I really enjoy having something ready. Usually I figure I could cook something, but never really feel like it, and I usually end up making something weird. But now that I'm planning 6 out of 7 dinners for the week, I feel super accomplished and feel that I have provided for my husband. My "wifely duties" I suppose (not that he thinks that, I just enjoy doing these things). 

Anyways, so after Walmart I did the dishes, and got the water boiling in my canner. I sterilized my jars and lids. Scott and I went out to the garden to pick cucumbers. (Garden photos coming, I swear.) We picked two gallon buckets full, and I got to work cleaning and cutting them. We ended up with 5 quart jars of dill pickles! Wahoo!!! Scott also picked some beans and carrots that we cleaned and cut and got in the freezer for future meals. After I got everything cleaned up, I decided to make chicken caesar salad (hold the croutons). So I grilled up come chicken breast, and got a gigantic salad going. Delicious! (I also had enough left for two huge salads for work this week.) Once I finally sat down I realized it was only 12:30! Dang! I got so much done! 

Cycle Day 4. I actually haven't temped the last two days. Mostly out of sleeping in and having to pee so bad that I didn't have time to temp when I finally did wake up. Back to it tomorrow though.

So as far as the fitness goes. My phone is a POS. The new app I downloaded for my fitness/diet was taking up too much space and my phone freaked out. So I had to delete it. So I will need a new way to stay accountable. Yesterday was a street fair we have every year in our town. Scott and I walked it twice and then back home. So I will use that as my workout. 

I think I will post my menu plan for the week in the next post. :) 

Take care everyone!

Nikky