Meal Plan Part 1

Every two weeks, I sit down and make a list of 10-12 meals that I will prepare for the next 2 weeks.  I typically grocery shop and meal plan bi-weekly.  Recently, we have adopted the whole food, unprocessed food way of eating.  Basically, I try to make everything from scratch and I do not buy any frozen dinners or boxed meals.  I am not a nutritionist and I have not perfected this way of eating yet, but have been making improvements every day.  We have also eliminated fast food all together, unless something comes up where we are given no other option (ie: birthday parties, traveling etc.)  We understand the importance of staying flexible, but in our everyday lives, we are following these principles.

Some things to keep in mind:  

• My son has milk, egg and peanut allergies so some meals are free of these ingredients.  If the meal has these ingredients, I modify them and make a batch of whatever it is, just for him. 
• I buy as many of my groceries local and organic as possible. 
• I have basically taken our favorite classic meals and made them more nutritious.  We are still in a transitional period, so I feel it is important to keep it basic for the kids, so they don't turn their nose up to new ways. It's all in our approach ladies.
• I don't use many measurements. Just a pinch of this and dash of that!
• I use the word good a lot when naming ingredients. By good, I mean to buy the best you can.  Grass fed, organic, all natural, minimal ingredients BPA free canned stuff etc etc. Basically get the ingredients in their rawest form.

Here is my latest meal plan: (in no particular order)

1. Homemade Chicken Tenders with Homemade French Fries
2. Shepard's Pie
3. Spinach and Bean Enchiladas with brown Rice
4. Stroganoff with Homemade Mashed Potatoes
5. Pork Chop Casserole

(Find the recipes for these first 5 meals in blog post: Meal Plan Part 3)

1. Homemade Pizza with green salad
2. Chicken, Broccoli, Alfredo with garlic toast
3. Stuffed Peppers
4. Tacos
5. Chicken Pot Pie
6. Chili
7. Chimichangas with rice

Those are the meals I planned for the next couple weeks.  They are all homemade.  Look for blog post Meal Plan Part 2 for the complete grocery list for these meals.