~ Let's MEAL PLAN ~ Share yours! 5/10/04
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~ Let's MEAL PLAN ~ Share yours! 5/10/04
| Mon, 05-10-2004 - 8:23am |
It's easier to make healthy meal choices when you have all of the ingredients ready to go & recipes ideas listed & quick to choose from.
There's no rules for how to meal plan.
You can plan certain meals for specific days,
or simply list the week's "choices."
It's ok if you don't end up following your plan; life happens.
Other bonuses include:
A less stressful early evening (you KNOW what you're going to make).
Money savings (less eating out).
Fewer trips to the food store.
Won't you give it a whirl?
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Here's another thing I do....
SAVE my meal plans from the past (I email them to myself & put into a separate "meal plans" folder). Later on you can refer back to them for effortless future meal plans!

Start weight: 188/Current weight: 135.5/Goal weight: 130

Monday - Curried Shrimp, crisp cauliflower, cinnamon brown basmati rice
Tuesday - Spring Chicken Ragout, artichokes
Wednesday - Crockpot Mexican chicken, chopped tomato salad
Thursday - Barbecued boneless pork chops, home-made coleslaw, beans
Friday - Grilled Turkey burgers, ceasar salad
Sunday ~ Chicken Caccitore over pasta for the boys, I had it over butternut squash, fresh green beans and the boys had garlic bread
Monday ~ Country Fried Steak and gravy,
DH & I plan a dinner menu for the week the Friday before. Makes grocery shopping a breeze! I don't plan breakfast, lunch, or snacks - I go by my mood, so I keep a variety on hand. Lots of salad, lunch meat, FF cheese, celery, hummus, string cheese, dressing, cilantro mayo, alouette light, eggs, turkey bacon, etc etc.
This week's dinners:
Sunday - Tuna with Garlicky Green Sauce (under Recipes), roasted asparagus
Monday - SBD Grilled fish with Rosemary, steamed artichokes w/light mayo
Tuesday - Pork with Mustard Sauce, roasted asparagus
Wednesday - Chicken Breast with Feta, salad
Thursday - Braised Chicken with Mushrooms, roasted zucchini & onions
Friday - Cookout - I think I may just have a burger with
Monday- Big Easy Shrimp, brown rice, salad (SBD Cookbook)
Tues - Chicken w/ Pecan Cream & mushrooms (something I'm trying that someone here posted), veges
Wed - Chicken,Raspberry, & Almond salad (Cookbook) & bean soup
Thurs - grilled turkey burgers with mushrooms & veges
Fri - hopefully out to dinner or leftovers, If not, salmon & veges
Sat - grilled steak of some sort - can think too far ahead!
I'm trying to plan around what's in the freezer so I can clean it out before vacation next month! theresa
Monday - chicken parmesan & spaghetti squash
Tuesday - shrimp with sauteed spinach and pine nuts
Wednesday - grilled chicken over cesaer salad
Thursday - grilled sirloin burgers with lf cheddar and mushrooms
Friday - mom's birthday - menu TBD
Saturday - Viva Las Vegas!
Karen :)