Food haul for the week

cwolfman13 wrote: »

We go through our saved stuff on Pinterest every weekend and decide what we're making for dinner and do our shopping for items we need for those along with any staples we are low on and usually do our shopping on Sunday. Our haul is always different depending on what we're planning for the week. For this week:

Monday: Grilled beef tenderloin filet w/sauteed brussels sprouts and bacon
Tuesday: Oven baked teriyaki sockeye salmon w/roasted broccoli
Wednesday: Stuffed bell peppers (ground beef, wild rice, caramelized onion, spinach, mushroom)
Thursday: Buffalo style grilled boneless/skinless chicken thighs w/garden salad
Friday: Pizza and movie night
Saturday: Pan fried cod w/roasted asparagus
Sunday: Chicken and orzo lemon soup/stewp

Our fisherman friend from Alaska was just here over the weekend and we bought 25 Lbs of sockeye as we do every year, so we'll be having salmon probably once per week for awhile.

We are pretty similar in planning style... this is awesome!

cwolfman13 wrote: »

We go through our saved stuff on Pinterest every weekend and decide what we're making for dinner and do our shopping for items we need for those along with any staples we are low on and usually do our shopping on Sunday. Our haul is always different depending on what we're planning for the week. For this week:

Monday: Grilled beef tenderloin filet w/sauteed brussels sprouts and bacon
Tuesday: Oven baked teriyaki sockeye salmon w/roasted broccoli
Wednesday: Stuffed bell peppers (ground beef, wild rice, caramelized onion, spinach, mushroom)
Thursday: Buffalo style grilled boneless/skinless chicken thighs w/garden salad
Friday: Pizza and movie night
Saturday: Pan fried cod w/roasted asparagus
Sunday: Chicken and orzo lemon soup/stewp

Our fisherman friend from Alaska was just here over the weekend and we bought 25 Lbs of sockeye as we do every year, so we'll be having salmon probably once per week for awhile.

Lucky you having a fisherman buddy bringing you a salmon haul!!!

And why doesn't my pinterest menu look anything like yours? Mine would mostly revolve around peanut butter bars, donuts, *maybe* pizza, and cookies.

Every week looks about the same:

6-7 individual protein bars I'm interested in (when I've tried all I'm interested in, I'm going to order boxes of my favorites)
A bag of frozen chicken breasts/tilapia/what's on sale
a big clamshell of spring mix
7 apples or pears, whichever's cheaper
3-4 bananas
14 bags/boxes of microwavable vegetables
a loaf of 647 bread (40 calories a piece!)
a dozen eggs
vanilla soy milk

And then every so often:
a jar of chunky peanut butter (the kind with just salt added)
a jug of syntha-6 vanilla milkshake protein powder

And that's just for me. (I'm on a weird shift where I don't get to eat any meal with my family except on the weekends.

For the family each week:
A half gallon of milk
protein that's on sale (favorites: chicken thighs and ground turkey)
7 bags frozen vegetables (whatever's on sale)
potatoes/pasta/rice depending on how much of what we have in the pantry currently
bag o' grapes/apples/pears/bananas (if on sale)
tomatoes/avocados/cabbage/carrots (if on sale)
coffee
pistachios/cashews/peanuts (if they're on sale)
cheese of some kind
dr. zipp or dr. thunder or dr. whatever is generic dr. pepper
mango orange juice
a box of cereal
cheez its/applesauce/popcorn (kid's choice)
various sauces depending on the menu I have planned
box o' frozen breakfast sandwiches

And I keep a pretty well-stocked pantry, so usually that's good for minimal. I add on things that are on sale that I'll want later.


I cannot wait to get off this shift and start cooking and eating with them again. Cooking for myself and for them before I leave for work and stowing it in the fridge is for the birds. But it is great for diet compliance.

angelexperiment wrote: »

I’m playing around with the idea of making my Doritos salad with quest taco flavor chips or nacho, that’s a favorite meal of mine and I just learned about quest chips yet to try but think it would be perfect

The Loaded Taco ones are super tasty!

Chef_Barbell wrote: »

angelexperiment wrote: »

I’m playing around with the idea of making my Doritos salad with quest taco flavor chips or nacho, that’s a favorite meal of mine and I just learned about quest chips yet to try but think it would be perfect

The Loaded Taco ones are super tasty!

They are my favorites, but I think they'd get soggy super fast in a taco salad.