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In Which I Plan the Week's Menu

Here is our plan for the week of 2/20 - 2/26. 


Monday

  • Scrambled Eggs, Turkey Bacon, Fruit
  • Peanut Butter & Jelly Picnic, Finger Fruits and Veggies, Oatmeal Cookies
  • Chicken Stirfry
Tuesday
  • Toaster Strudel/Toast, Fruit
  • Sandwiches
  • Tacos
Wednesday
  • Cereal
  • Sandwiches
  • Penne Pasta Bake, salad
Thursday
  • Cereal
  • Lunch Out
  • Dinner Out -- OR Spaghetti with steamed veggies
Friday
  • Toaster Strudel/Toast
  • Leftovers
  • Personal Pizzas with steamed veggies
Saturday
  • Pancakes
  • Spinach Salad
  • Beans & Cornbread with steamed veggies
Sunday
  • Cereal
  • Lunch Out
  • Slow cooker chicken, new potatoes, steamed veggies/salad
I'm not sure which chicken I'll make in the slow cooker, so I may spend some time this week searching for something new for that. I may also scrap that whole idea and do something lite, depending on our community group plans for that day.

At some point this week I plan to try a new low GI Granola Bar recipe (the first was really good, but not as crunchy as I would like them to be, so we'll see how these work), and may make some more freezable baked oatmeal muffins since they are such a great, easy way for Grayson to have his cereal and fruit in the morning.   Brooklyn is going to buy her lunch all week, since she made such good choices when we tried it last week, and Grayson and I are going to work on giving up his mid-morning bottle (yikes!). 

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