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Menu Planning #173

 

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

Yogurt

Energy Balls

Hummus


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: 

https://sweetlifeonabudget.blogspot.com/2018/11/making-yogurt-101.html


Yogurt

Cereal

Hard Boiled Eggs

Bagels


Weak July 26- August 1

Monday

 

Jambalaya 

Green Beans  


Tuesday

Burgers

French Fries

LO Vegetables 


Wednesday 

Slow Cooker Chicken Parmesan 

Pasta

Salad

Bread 


Thursday 

Out to Eat 


Friday

 

Buffalo Chicken Pizza *

Salad

Appetizers   


Saturday


Date Night


Sunday

Kielbasa 

Rice

Broccoli 

This week’s rough plan: 


M- Crock Pot Jambalaya *

T-  Burrito Bowl

W- Pasta

Th- Bratwurst 

Fri- Calzone

Sat- Picnic w/ Inna

Sun- Cajun Shrimp Pasta


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


What is your family having this week for dinner?


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