What's cookin' this weekend? (meal planning)
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Sounds like you're finally feeling better!
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cnavarro002 wrote: »Sounds like you're finally feeling better!
Yes, I am. I was able to eat up all the food I bought the previous week with only a few minor discards for lack of freshness. I ran out of fresh vegetables by the Friday, but I used canned and frozen for my lunch and supper. So, I stayed on plan and came in under budget. Win-Win.1 -
What's Cookin' This Weekend?
From the freezer:- Italian meatballs (as needed)
- pail of vegetable soup (mid week)
- cooked chicken breasts (x2)
- shopping, no prepping
- Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Lentils
- Cook pasta
- Hard boil eggs
- Individually portion breakfasts, lunches, and snacks
Next week's Meal Plan (Base goal of 1,570 calories/day)
Breakfast of the week: 200 g plain yogurt, 1 T maple syrup, 30 g granola for crunch, 100 g fresh raspberries from my mom's garden
Lunch of the week: 1.5 - 2 cups of vegetable soup, 110 g cooked pasta noodles, 200 g Italian meatballs (turning my usual vegetable soup into Italian meatball soup for a slight change)
3 P.M. Snack: orange or apple
Suppers, Mon-Thurs: Jumbo Chef Salad week: a generous serving of freshly chopped vegetables topped with a selection from numerous choices at the ready: avocado, chicken breast, hard boiled egg, 2 kinds of hard cheese, dry curd cottage cheese, crispy overcooked bacon, salad topper (seeds, nuts, dried fruit), and a salad dressing of choice.
Evening Snack: Banana Smoothie and/or frozen desert (depending on calories burned at the gym) Halo Top has finally arrived in Canada, and I'm looking forward to seeing for myself if the enthusiasm is well deserved.
Friday: happy hour beverage and a supper with my mom.0 -
What's Cookin' This Weekend?
Weather is forecasted to be hot all week, so I'm sticking with a lot of cold meals and a chef's salad for supper all week.
From the Freezer:- Pea Soup
- Shopping, no prepping
- HB eggs
- portion out meals for 3 work days
Next week's Meal Plan (Base goal of 1,700 calories/day)
Breakfast of the week: 55 g Special K, 1 cup milk, 1 orange, 1 slice whole grain rye bread, 1 T peanut butter.
Lunch of the week: 1 cup pea soup, 1 HB egg, 1 apple (there's potato in my pea soup)
3 P.M. Snack: 185 g plain yogurt, 1 T maple syrup, 1 cup blueberries
Suppers, Mon-Thurs: Jumbo Chef Salad week: a generous serving of freshly chopped vegetables topped with a selection from choices of avocado, chicken breast, hard boiled egg, 2 kinds of hard cheese, dry curd cottage cheese, crispy overcooked bacon, salad topper (seeds, nuts, dried fruit), and dressed with a salad dressing of choice.
Evening Snack: Banana Smoothie and/or frozen desert (optional, depending on calories burned at the gym)
Friday: happy hour beverage and a supper with my mom.0 -
What's Cookin' This Weekend?
um.....nothing
I was house sitting all weekend, and it really threw a monkey wrench into my shopping/planning/prepping habits, but I only have two work days that need take-along meals, so I was able to scramble last night and get those ready for this morning.
I will be eating a significant amount of fresh fruit and raw vegetables. This past weekend was carb-heavy and I feel the need to really re-commit to my healthy eating plan.
Next week's Meal Plan (Base goal of 1,550 calories/day)
Breakfast of the week: yogurt, 1/2 T maple syrup, fresh fruit, 1 HB egg
Lunch of the week: 1 cup coconut curry lentils (previously made and frozen in single servings), 1/2 cup rice, 1 cup raw vegetables, 1 apple
Suppers, Mon-Thurs: anticipating very hot weather, I think I'll stick with salads and fresh fruit for supper. I can also change plans and make supper a stir fry at a moment's notice if the prospect of salad is suddenly unappetizing.
Evening Snack: Fruit Smoothie and/or frozen desert (optional, depending on calories burned at the gym)
Friday: happy hour beverage and a supper with my mom.0 -
What's Cookin' This Weekend?
Saturday:- grocery shopping
- a little advance vegetable prep
- defrost: 5-serving container of Hearty Hamburger Stew
- defrost: 5 chicken breasts
Sunday:- portion meals for the week
- Slow Cooker Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken (which I'm cooking under pressure using pot-in-pot method in my Instant Pot today)
Next week's Meal Plan (Base goal of 1,550 calories/day)
Breakfast of the week: 187 g dry curd cottage cheese, 2 T cream, 125 g fresh blueberries
Lunch of the week: 1 serving Hearty Hamburger Stew, 1 cup cole slaw, 1 orange
3 o'clock snack: 200 g plain yogurt, 1 T maple syrup, 1 apple, dash of cinnamon
Suppers, Mon-Fri: 1 serving Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken, 1/2 cup rice, garden salad w/ dressing
Desert or Evening Snack: Fruit Smoothie and/or frozen desert (dependant on calories burned at the gym)2 -
What's Cookin' This Weekend?
Saturday:- grocery shopping
- a little advance vegetable prep
- defrost: 4-serving container of Beef and Mushroom Stew
- defrost: 1.25 lbs of Italian sausage
- pre-measure and portion meals for the week
- Sausage and Kale Soup
- Sour Cherry Cornmeal Muffins
Next week's Meal Plan (Base goal of 1,550 calories/day)
Breakfast of the week: 150 g dry curd cottage cheese, 1.5 T cream, 85 g fresh blueberries
Lunch of the week: 1 serving Sausage and Kale Soup, 1 cornmeal muffin, 1 apple
3 o'clock snack: 185 g plain yogurt, 1/2 T maple syrup, 125 g fresh strawberries, 30 g granola topping
Suppers, Mon-Thurs: 1 serving Beef and Mushroom Stew, 1 potato, 1 cup of sautéed zucchini, onion, and mushroom with parmesan cheese, garden salad w/ dressing
Friday: ? my mom is out of town, so I don't know yet if I'm scrounging or going out
Desert or Evening Snack: Fruit Smoothie and/or frozen desert (dependant on calories burned at the gym)
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What was Cookin' on the Weekend?
Saturday:- grocery shopping
- a little advance vegetable prep
- defrost: pail of big batch vegetable soup
- defrost: one whole chicken
Sunday:- pre-measure and portion meals for the week
- pressure cook chicken in my Instant Pot
- remove meat for suppers. Return bones to IP along with vegetable scraps and scrapings to make broth (final broth strained and frozen)
- hard boil eggs
Next week's Meal Plan (Base goal of 1,750 calories/day)
Breakfast of the week: 150 g dry curd cottage cheese, 1.5 T cream, 60 g canned pineapple
Lunch of the week: 1 serving of vegetable soup, 90 g Italian meatballs, 175 g yogurt, 150 g strawberries, 1 T maple syrup, 30 g granola topping.
3 o'clock snack: 1 large apple
Suppers, Mon-Thurs: jumbo chef salad with 4 to 5 oz chicken meat, boiled egg, avocado, tomato, sunflower and pumpkin seed topping, salad dressing, and 1 T olive oil.
Friday: My mom is back from her trip, so it's back to Friday dinners at Mom's
Desert or Evening Snack: Fruit Smoothie and/or frozen desert (dependent on calories burned at the gym)
I was really struggling with motivation all weekend (since Thursday, actually), so I'm really pleased I was able to get my act together and get my meals prepped for this upcoming week.1 -
What's cookin' this long weekend?
Saturday:- grocery shopping
- Vegetable Prep
- Beef Pot Roast, potato, carrot, green beans (individually cooked)
- Banana-Coconut Baked Oatmeal
- Easy Orange Chicken
- Pot of Rice
- Individually portion meals for the week
- defrost frozen soup stock for soup-making Monday
- Big Batch Vegetable Soup (inspired by the recipe on this site - I like to add an entire can of tomato paste and generous servings of Italian seasoning to mine)
Next week's Meal Plan (Base goal of 1,750 calories/day)
Breakfast of the week: 1/6 of Banana-Coconut Baked Oatmeal, 1 cup 1% milk with a little added protein powder
Lunch of the week: 3 oz beef pot roast, 4 oz potato, 1/2 c carrot, 1/2 c green beans, 1 apple
3 o'clock snack: 175 g plain yogurt, 1/2 T maple syrup, 3/4 cup frozen blueberries
Suppers, Mon-Thurs: Orange chicken, stir-fry vegetables, rice
Friday: dinner out
Desert or Evening Snack: Fruit Smoothie and/or frozen desert (dependant on calories burned at the gym)0 -
well I made this Sunday and we finished it off today , made it in my smoker , 0 carbs in the rub , family got new potatoes and green beans and I got steamed cauliflower . It was so good .2 -
I have been craving fajitas, so tonight I made shrimp fajitas. I shocked myself when I after everything was ready, I didn't even feel like having tortillas. I put everything on a bed of lettuce instead and was completely satisfied. 😁2
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I made a gigantic cauldron full of vegetable soup this morning. By the time I was done chopping and adding ingredients, it was 4 gallons. I had a mad fit of giggles at the immensity of it. I hadn't intended to make quite so much. I scooped it into 4 different pails, each one holding a week's worth of lunches. They're cooling on the balcony right now, and I'll put them in the freezer before going to bed.2
