Meal Plan Monday
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I don’t schedule breakfast; I just eat whatever sounds good that morning, typically a bowl of cereal (I have a strong preference for Honey-nut Cheerios) or loaded yogurt.
Saturday
Brunch: scrambled eggs, bacon and hash browns
Dinner: Chicken fajitas w/homemade guacamole, pico de gallo, and sweet corn cake (this is full fat, but I only eat 1/2 a serving). There will also be Spanish rice and refried beans for the family, but I skip them. I also skip the tortilla for my fajitas; I like them just as well without it.
Sunday
Brunch: scrambled eggs (made with one whole egg, one egg white, a little skim milk and a little shredded sharp cheddar cheese), bacon and hash browns. (No, not terribly low-fat, but it’s one or two days a week and I plan for it.)
Dinner: Homemade manicotti with salad and garlic bread. Yum!
Monday
Lunch: tuna-stuffed tomato w/fruit
Dinner: Grilled chicken w/fettuccine Alfredo, salad and garlic bread. (The fettuccine is this recipe made weight-loss-friendlier by using 1/3 less fat cream cheese, only about two tablespoons of butter and skim milk.)
Tuesday
Lunch: Pizza (only 2 slices) and salad
Dinner: Left-over manicotti for me; the family is having chili dogs and chips.
Wednesday
Lunch: Left-over chicken fajitas
Dinner: eat out
Thursday
Lunch: Broiled tilapia and salad
Dinner: Family dinner @ my sister’s house
Friday
Lunch: Burrito bowl (I skip the rice. Typically, I just use lettuce, the chicken, pico de gallo, and sour cream…and guacamole, if I have it. I love to make a big pot of the chicken on the weekend, though, and freeze it in single serving sizes for lunches during the week.)
Dinner: eat out (Yes, I know we do too much of this. Chick-fil-A salads are my friend.)
What’s on your menu this week?
Kris Bales is a newly-retired homeschool mom and the quirky, Christ-following, painfully honest founder (and former owner) of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers. She has a pretty serious addiction to sweet tea and Words with Friends. Kris and her husband of over 30 years are parents to three amazing homeschool grads. They share their home with three dogs, two cats, a ball python, a bearded dragon, and seven birds.
Do you snack between meals? How do you stave off hunger between breakfast, lunch, and dinner?
Thank you for sharing this as I always need ideas! Do you think you could share your weekly workouts and ask your blog readers to do the same? I'm needing some inspiration in that area. ;o)
@Jenny, I don't typically snack between meals. If I'm going to workout, I typically eat Luna Bar Mini. Otherwise, if I do snack, my favorites are: fruit, yogurt, string cheese or a boiled egg.
Susan,
Sure! I could probably stand some inspiration there myself.