365 Day Meal Plan: Week 3 Menu

January 23, 2012 By 12 Comments

It’s Monday again, time for another update on our 365 day meal plan and this week’s menu.

Last week was pretty successful despite the still nasty cold/congestion that is running through the house and a busy, busy week.


For my own record-keeping and to keep me honest ;) here’s last week’s menu and some commentary so I can share thoughts and updates to the menu. :)

Week Two Menu Recap

Monday: Key-West style baked grouper, Brown Rice, Salad, Fruit Salad

This was really divine. One of the kids ‘hates fish’ but still ate it due to our two bite rule. Another one was a convert after he coated his fish with so much ketchup I’m doubtful he tasted any of the grouper.

Tuesday: Burgers and hot dogs, salad, chips or homemade frugal fries, pickles

We switched this up because the store was out of hamburger meat and I wasn’t feeling well enough for a run to the grocery store. Instead we had the gluten-free pasta meal meant for Wednesday.

Wednesday: Gluten-free pasta, broccoli, garlic bread, cheese & sauce, salad

Wednesday night the hubby and I ended up going out to dinner to say goodbye to his co-worker that is leaving. The kids (and their sitter-hi Mom!) had takeout from Cosi to simplify things while we were out for the night.

Thursday: Cider glazed pork loin, gluten-free corn bread, salad, honey glazed carrots

Subbed in green beans instead. I actually made up a different recipe I’ll share shortly. ;)

Friday: Pizza night, garlic bread, salad

We actually (gasp!) ordered pizza from a local pizza shop since I didn’t have all the ingredients I needed for gluten-free pizza and I had no time to shop. Ironically the pizza shop messed up our order, so we ended up getting another order made at no cost and they refunded us for half our order. In the end it was cheaper than me trying to bake them at home.

Saturday: Clean out the fridge night

Always an odd and fun night with pairings like pizza and rice.

Sunday: Stir Fry night (shrimp, steak, veggies) with rice and salad

Since I’m clearly ‘schedule blind’ I forgot this was during a time two of the kiddos would be at a birthday party. Instead I marinated a roast, and hubby cooked it so by the time I got home dinner was ready. The birthday party kids opted out since they had pizza, and the recipe was only so-so, but it was nice to have dinner done relatively hassle-free.

Week Three Menu: Week of January 23

Now onto this week’s menu which has some slight adjustments due to finding sale prices at the grocery store, and a little juggling of schedules.

Monday: Stir Fry night with shrimp and veggies, rice on the side.

Tuesday: Bone-in chicken breasts, twice baked potatoes, salad with pears and cranberries.

Wednesday: “Mix Night” nacho chips, tacos, tortillas, taco beef, leftover chicken, and lots of sides

Thursday: Sausage, gluten-free pasta, salad, peppers and onions

Friday: Pizza night (this time homemade!)

Saturday: Clean out the Fridge Night

Sunday: Rack of lamb, spinach salad, roasted potatoes

What’s on your menu this week?

Kelly

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is the founder of The Centsible Life, a blog where motherhood and money meet. Her goal is to help readers live well on less. Kelly is a mom to 4, and loves that she can stay at home with her kids, and still pursue her passions for writing, personal finance, and social media. You can often find her on twitter and Facebook talking money and motherhood.

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    Wow, this is really very creative menu of the week. If we want to run this total month we can never think to change it. Thank for a creative post.

  • http://www.printrunner.com/sticker-printing.html Print Stickers

    Your weekly menu makes me hungry. I’m impressed with the plating of the meat on the last photo. One thing’s for sure, I’ll also make my Sat. night the clean out the fridge night.

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  • http://www.haemorrhoidenbehandeln.com/ Sebastian

    Makes me wanna live in your house. I love the snacks you have, potato chips, fries, and the salad. hmmm yummy!

  • http://www.iyampam.com/ Pammy Pam

    i love how you admit your mistakes.

    • http://www.thecentsiblelife.com/ Kelly Whalen

      I’m all about keeping it real! :)

  • http://www.printrunner.com/sticker-printing.aspx Stephie | Sticker Printing

    I am always having a hard time creating a meal plan for myself, sometimes I am too lazy to do one and sometimes I don’t have time. How I wish I could make one as organized as yours.

    • http://www.thecentsiblelife.com/ Kelly Whalen

      My template made it SO much easier. Weekly meal planning makes me want to poke my eyes out!

      • http://www.printrunner.com/sticker-printing.aspx Stephie | Sticker Printing

        I will definitely try it out :) Do you get everything you need for these meals before the week starts?

        • http://www.thecentsiblelife.com/ Kelly Whalen

          Yes, we go shopping on Sunday. It also gives me a chance to play around with the menu if say chicken is on sale this week. :)

  • http://youhavemorethanyouthink.org/ Shawanda

    Your post reminded me that I have the ingredients for a green bean casserole. It’s one of my faves and it’s super easy to make. For this week, I’m having fried catfish, white bean chicken chili, beef stew, baked swai, squash and zucchini, broccoli, and yellow rice. I’m glad I documented that. I might have to come back to your site to remember what I committed myself to cooking.

    • http://www.thecentsiblelife.com/ Kelly Whalen

      Sounds so yummy-all of it! I’ll be back again with more menus next week, would love to hear how your week goes. :)

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