What we ate last week

Last week was the first week in a while that we made a meal plan for the week and got all of our shopping done in one day.  We are really going to make a good effort to stick to doing this each weekend as it relieves so much stress during the week to already have everything planned out.  I actually look forward to our shopping day. We go to the farmers' market which I'm really getting excited about because I find our kids get more interested in different things.  The first time my daughter every tried grapes was when a lady at the farmers' market gave her a bunch to try.



We did really well last week sticking to our plan.  The kids did ask for some snacks in the late afternoon on some days.  This was usually crackers, hummus, or fruit.  It was expected since we are adjusting to a new schedule with my husband working.  We have really found that eating healthy, real food fills us up though.

	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Breakfast	Eggs, Bacon, Potatoes, Toast (GF English Muffin for me)	GF Pancakes with Maple Syrup	Homemade Granola and Puffed Brown Rice, Almond Milk and Strawberries or Bananas	Oatmeal with Honey, Vanilla, Cinnamon and Raisins	Homemade Granola and Puffed Brown Rice, Almond Milk and Strawberries or Bananas	Oatmeal with Honey, Vanilla, Cinnamon and Raisins	Greek or Coconut Milk Yogurt with Homemade Berry Sauce and Homemade Granola
Lunch		Whole Wheat or GF Tortilla with Peanut Butter and All Fruit Spread	Hummus with Triscuits or GF Crackers, Grapes	Zucchini Bread w/ Smoothie	Tortilla with cream cheese, cinnamon, raisins, and apple fries	Scrambled Eggs with toast or tortilla and Fruit	Zucchini Bread with fruit or smoothie
Dinner	Whole Chicken, Brussels Sprouts, Cornbread	Spaghetti, Meatballs, Roasted Broccoli	Chicken Enchiladas	Red Beans and Rice	Baked Chicken Fries, Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Roasted Asparagus	Homemade Whole Wheat Pizza, GF Pizza	Birthday Party Menu

On Saturday we had my little girl's 4th birthday party.  In the past we always done things like burgers and hot dogs, but this year I was determined that I could still please a crowd (including little kids) with some healthier options.  My daughter is a huge fan of tacos, especially with black beans so that is where I got my inspiration.  We had:

Baked Black Bean Taquitos with Guacamole and Salsa
Tortilla Soup (no meat)
Lime Cilantro Quinoa Salad
Watermelon Berry Lemonade

I think it really went well.  Everyone loved the food and the kids were really pleased with the punch I made using these delicious strawberries we got at the farmers' market.  It felt really good to know I fed everyone a healthy meal but they were still satisfied.  The best part was that we had leftover soup to freeze for some lunches. It was a good week.