Happy Monday, everyone! Well, it’s time for another Meal Plan Monday! For us, this week is starting off to a cool overcast start here in Dixie. This past weekend was very easy and laid back. We finished our Spring Cleaning and worked on rearranging several rooms of furniture. Though I always look forward to tackling a new weekend warrior project each week, I also look forward to the pleasant certainty of a well planned, money-saving meal plan.
This week’s menu again reflects our need to eat down our food stockpile. As we are having to consume everything we have on-hand first, though we did purchase several items food and home consumables, each of which garnered us back online app rebates, which will give us groceries and products that can help us in the weeks to come for our family of three as part of a minimalist meal plan. Luckily, I estimate we only have five weeks worth of meals left to consume in our deep freeze. At that time we’ll switch gears and concentrate on eating down our pantry stockpile.
Also this past week I took the time to food journal for the first time in months. I went back over this past year’s journaling and will be using these pages to curate new menus in the months to come. This also included creating new go-to lunch options for this summer. Meals such as a bowl containing rice, half an avocado, a large piece of grilled salmon, a handful of almonds, and a massive spinach-carrot-cucumber-cherry tomato side salad with avocado oil, Greek seasoning, fresh mozzarella, and lemon juice. Options I can fix for myself and my family this coming Summer. That’s just the cat’s pajamas, in my opinion!
And last but not least, this past week I made sure to add proper supplements to my diet. This included: a multivitamin, vitamin B-complex, foliate (for my MTHFR gene mutation and PCOS), and an omega-3 fatty acids Creel supplement for heart health. Depending on your diet, these may not be necessary for everyone, but I noticed a considerable difference in my body after taking these supplements for just this past week.
So that’s my food, weight loss, and meal planning journey from this past week, and now this week’s meal plan!
Monday
Breakfast: Cereal with almond milk and bananas.
Lunch: Hummus, walnuts and carrot sticks with lemonade.
Snack: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Meatless Monday Vegan Black Bean Tacos, with steamed corn and lemonade.
Dessert: Frozen Greek yogurt, granola, and blueberries.
Tuesday
Breakfast: Cereal with almond milk and strawberries.
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sliders, with iced tea (with stevia)
Snack: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Taco Tuesday Slow Cooker Spicy Beef Flatbread Tacos with lemonade.
Dessert: Frozen Greek yogurt, granola, and blueberries.
Wednesday
Breakfast: Cereal with almond milk and Bananas.
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sliders, with iced tea (with stevia).
Snack: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Easy Paleo Chicken and Broccoli Stir Fry, with lemonade.
Dessert: Greek yogurt, granola, and blueberries.
Thursday
Breakfast: Cereal with almond milk and strawberries.
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sliders, with Crystal light lemonade.
Snack: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Bakes Zucchini, Greek yogurt, and quinoa gyros, with lemonade.
Dessert: Greek yogurt, granola, and blueberries.
Friday
Breakfast: Cereal with almond milk and strawberries.
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sliders, with Crystal light lemonade.
Snack: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Paleo Meatball Gyros with lettuce, peppers, carrots, Greek Yogurt dressing, and with iced tea (with stevia)
Dessert: Greek yogurt, granola, and blueberries.
Saturday
Breakfast: Cereal with almond milk and strawberries.
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sliders, with Crystal light lemonade.
Snacks: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Paleo Tacos served with corn and with iced tea (with stevia)
Dessert: Greek yogurt, granola, and blueberries.
Sunday
Breakfast: Cereal with almond milk and strawberries.
Lunch: Grilled cheese and granny smith apple sliders, with iced tea (with stevia).
Snack: Grapes and Fat-Free Feta Cheese.
Dinner: Crockpot Paleo Thai Green Curry and lemonade.
Dessert: Greek yogurt, granola, and blueberries.
This week’s meal plan cost: $31.45
So, that’s what we will be having this week. I’d love to hear what’s on your menu as well!
Here’s to Monday meal plans,
