Menu Planning #172

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Meal planning is essential to eating healthy, keeping the grocery bill down and maintaining your sanity throughout a work week.   In addition to meal planning, I try to meal prep as much as possible over the weekend.   This helps to lower my stress during the week.    However, if we have a particularly busy weekend, I try to plan simple or crockpot meals.   


Meal Prep Plan

Hard Boiled Eggs

Zucchini Chocolate Muffins

Cut Raw Vegetables

Vegetable Dip


NOTE- Although all prices were correct at the time of the blog posting, the current cost of preparation of these dishes may be higher due to inflation and/or location.     


Breakfast Options: 

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Yogurt

Cereal

Hard Boiled Eggs

Zucchini Chocolate Muffins


Weak June 15-20

Monday

 

Bratwurst

Salad

Vegetable w/ dips


Tuesday


Street Tacos

Salad

Chips w/ Salsa


Wednesday 

Sandwiches

Salad

Fruit 


Thursday 

Pasta

Salad

Bread


Friday

 

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Pizza 


Saturday


Chicken Stir Fry

Rice


Sunday

Grilled Steak


Monday/ Tuesday (6/21-6/22)

Steak Salad


Wednesday

Chicken Wings

Vegetable w/ Dip

Salad


Thursday 

Pasta

Salad

Garlic Bread 


Friday

Pizza

Mushrooms

Vegetable Sticks w/ dip 


Saturday

Hamburgers

French Fries

Coleslaw

Vegetable Sticks w/ dip 


Sunday

Cod

Rice

Broccoli

Salad


This week’s rough plan: 


M- Cheesesteaks

T-  Street Tacos

W- Shrimp Lemon Basil Pasta *

Th- Bratwurst

Fri- Pizza 

Sat- Chicken Vegetable Kabobs

Sun- 4th of July Party- Bring dessert 


* Indicate that the recipe is a new one for our family.    


What is your family having this week for dinner? 

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