Fall Meal Planning

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Meal Planning. O what fun it is! We are headed to the coast in 9 days, so my meal planning for this week was actually for a week and a half. Hoping we can actually make it 9 days without another grocery run.

We try and stick to a $100/ week grocery bill. This trip, I spent $213, for two weeks... and that included a couple outfits for Mr. Ford too.

For grocery planning purposes, we usually both eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at home and pack Annalee's lunches and snacks every day too. Occasionally we will order a pizza or eat out for lunch - so I plan for one lunch and one dinner out every week.

Also, we still have a local catering delivering a meal to us once a week as a gift from my Board of Directors from when Ford was born. Best gift ever - delicious, healthy meals delivered to my door step for 12 weeks. Amazing!

We are by no means on a diet or anything like a 'Whole 30' kick, but some of the recipes below are actually whole 30 and most are pretty healthy too!

So what are we eating this week and next??

  Monday - Pork Tenderloin with roasted red potatoes, onions and baby carrots {whole 30)

  Tuesday - Lemon Garlic Shrimp Pasta w. salad and garlic bread

  Wednesday - Chicken Soup from Jenny, the Caterer, w. biscuits

  Thursday - Pizza and salad. {I keep a frozen one on hand, in case we don't have time for delivery}

  Friday - Brats w. a corn, black bean and avocado salad {whole 30}

   Saturday - DATE NIGHT IN - Steaks on the grill w. loaded baked potatoes and spinach salad

   Sunday - Acorn Stuffed Squash {whole 30}

   Monday - Turkey Taco Sweet Potatoes {whole 30} 

   Tuesday - Delivery from Jenny!

   Wednesday - Shrimp Fried Quinoa {whole 30} w. Eggrolls

   Thursday - Off to P'cola we go!!

For lunch I keep deli meat and rolls/bread handy, bagged salad w. chicken or shrimp, or leftovers.

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And for those of you that are curious about our snacks and toddler selections, keep reading...

Annalee staples - applesauce (pouches too), whole milk, yogurt, frozen veggies, chicken, cucumbers, peppers, cheese, raisons, fruit and avocados.

Snacks for us - whole gain nabs, apples, yogurt, Cliff Bars, nuts, veggies and dip.

Happy meal planning my friends... it's a constant circle for us. Trying to find new dishes to try. I'm open to all your suggestions for healthy and easy weeknight meals. Do share!