Menu Planning #178

Meal planning is essential to eating healthy, keeping the grocery bill down, and maintaining your sanity throughout a workweek. 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 busy weekend, I try to plan simple or crockpot meals.

Meal Prep Plan

Egg McMuffins

Hummus

Banana Chip Muffins

NOTE-

1- Click on the picture and get a link to a post sharing the recipe.

2- 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:

Homemade Egg McMuffins

Cereal

Yogurt

Monday

Southwest Chicken Wraps

Roasted Potatoes

Vegetables w/ Dip

Tuesday

Pasta

Salad

Garlic Brean

Wednesday

Beef Stroganoff

Buttered Noodles

Green Beans

Thursday

Jambalya

Green Beans

Friday

Pizza

Salad

Saturday

Beef Stir Fry Noodles*

Wontons

Sunday

Blackened Salmon

Spinach

Rice

Salad

This week’s rough plan:

M- Pasta

T- BBQ Chicken Sandwiches

W- Potato Soup

Th- Ham and Cheese Sandwiches

Fri- Meatball Subs

Sat- Chili Lime Shrimp

Sun- Lasagna

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

What is your meal plan for this week?

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