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Menu Plan AKA Menu Routine

Breakfast Menu Plan
Lunch - leftovers or whatever for me (kids eat school lunch and they typically provide lunch for my husband at work)

Dinners (we eat a primalish /paleoish diet  - limited grains/sugar).

I wrote more about this step over at my blog WeeklyGroceryShopping.Com...here it is in action:

1. Outside Activities
What will conflict with supper preparations this week?

• 3 basketball games

2. Pantry

What's in my cupboards, fridge and freezer?

• Leftover Mexican chicken and chicken broth = Mexican Chicken Soup
• 1 ham bone from Christmas and cooked pinto beans from last week = Ham and Bean Soup
• Hamburger = Tacos
• Stew Meat
• Roasts
• Frozen veggies and fruit

3. Ideas for Dinner

• What can I make that my son loves?
• What can I make that my daughter loves?
• What can I make that my husband loves?
• What can I make that I love?
• What recipes have I found online that I want to try?

4. Make a Plan

1. KISS night (keep it simple silly - same thing every week).  Chef salads: spinach, romaine, chicken, bacon, thawed peas, cheese, green olives and hard boiled eggs . 
2. Tacos in rice wrappers and sweet potato fries
3. Bball game 1 - put in crockpot: Mexican Chicken Soup
4. Josie's Shepherd Pie serve with salad and  roasted veggies
5. Bball game 2 - eating it at the game...lunch meat slices in romaine lettuce wrappers and hard boiled eggs.
6. Bball game 3 - Popper Potatoes, with burgers or Asian Beef or Comfort Roast and  Horseradish Sauce {make earlier in the day}
7. Hubby cooks - I always try to have meat on hand and he's great at whipping stuff up. Last week he made salads with a bunch of leftovers.

Other recipes I want to try:
Qdoba's steak - SimplyRecipes , Cheesy Chowder,Italian Cream Cheese Chicken, Whiskey BBQ Sliders

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