Menu Plan: Week of October 25th

Not menu planning leads to a frantic dinner of scrambled eggs and a Kashi toaster waffle. I know this from recent experience... This week and every week through the holidays, I will have some sort of battle plan! I love this printable menu from Clever Parents which I use along with my trust grocery list.

I had a chicken delivery from Webster Ranch and am picking up a Lean & Mean package from Vogel Farms this week. The freezer will be stocked up until Spring!

Breakfasts:

• Scrambled eggs/egg whites with veggies & grated parmesan
  
• Old fashioned oats
• Pumpkin & strained yogurt mixed with protein powder, topped with yummies
• Cranberry pumpkin shake
  

Lunches:

• Egg salad with mixed greens
  
• Asian egg salad with edamame & kimchi style pickled veggies (I like it spicy, baby!)
  
• Mashed tofu salad with tahini dressing with steamed or sauteed broccoli
  
• Chopped salad with chicken & cranberries
• Smoothie Girl's Pad Thai Shake (sriracha in a shake? Really?)

Dinners:
All dinners subject to change in case my husband surprises me with dinner reservations! (Magic 8 Ball says: Unlikely...)

• Sunday - Beef (lean, local and grass-fed) stroganoff  over spaghetti squash (fresh potatoes for the non low-carbers) with Cooking Light's Cream of Mushroom Soup with Sherry (probably swapping out the milk for homemade cashew milk) and spinach salad
  
• Meatless Monday - Southwestern veggie/egg/egg white frittata topped with a smoky chipotle lite mayo
• Tuesday - Crockpot BBQ Chicken with roasted Brussels Sprouts and hazelnuts and salad
  
• Wednesday - Tempeh coconut milk curry or Moosewood tempeh marsala
• Thursday - Chicken with ginger broccoli, salad and crudite with miso dip
• Friday - Crockpot cabbage rolls with dilled carrots
• Sunday - Vietnamese Chicken Pho with shirataki noodles

Sweets & Treats (if needed - oh who am I kidding? OF COURSE they'll be needed!)

• Sugar free pavlova with pumpkin yogurt filling
• Maybe a vegan pumpkin parfait reprise  
• Chunks of dark chocolate - oh wait - AM OUT OF LINDT 85% SPECIAL DARK! STATE OF EMERGENCY!
• Avocado/dark chocolate pudding
  
• Another attempt at a healthified apple/walnut cookie...

Still need to figure out what to do with:

• A few leftover peppers
• Boatload of organic apples from Costco
  
• Lots of carrots
• Smoked chicken breast

What are YOU making this week?


Here's the last Menu Plan.