This week’s real food meal plan and agenda focus on playing catch up and starting to pack the house!
Birthday season is officially over! We had a super fun party for my son yesterday with family. There was a crazy amount of baking, cleaning and overall preparation that went into it. I’m ready to have a little down time.
I told my son I was going to take today as my make-up Mother’s Day since last Sunday I was in the kitchen all day baking. He said I should take a nap at the same time as he does (and his little sister) and nap for the rest of the day. That sounds like an excellent plan.
We will see. I do have a deadline looming for a recipe that I have yet to start. At least today should be MUCH more relaxing than every day of last week.
Now that I’m done with baking mania and activities it’s time to start focusing on packing the house! It will be a while before we move, but we are starting to pack the non-essentials.
In the kitchen.
My kitchen projects this week are mostly just the day-to-day meal preparations. The list includes:
- strawberry lemonade (new recipe)
- muffins
- pumpkin yogurt
- bagels or bagels
Our rhubarb and asparagus are really growing! I should try to think up some ways to use the rhubarb this week. I have cherries on hand. Maybe I’ll whip up a batch of cherry rhubarb jello!
Most of the meals this week are pretty simple. I’m still enjoying lots of party leftovers tonight so I don’t have to do much cooking.
After a chaotic week I am ready to get us back fully on track with our rotation diet. We slacked a little with a busy week and a bare fridge. Tomorrow I’m sharing some tips on how to get your kids on board with a rotation diet. You don’t want to miss it!
Here is this week’s real food meal plan. What’s on your menu this week?
ROTATION: Each day starts with dinner and goes through lunch the next day.
Sunday 1
B – banana bread, fruit | misc. leftovers
L – crockpot pork ribs, carrots, mashed potatoes
D – party leftovers
prep: make strawberry lemonade, prep smoothies
notes:
Monday 2
B – cereal, fruit | squash cherry smoothies
D – taco bowls/taco salads, broccoli
prep: soak flour for muffins
notes:
Tuesday 3
B – banana bread, fruit | muffins, grapes
D – split pea soup, muffins
prep: bake muffins, prep smoothies
notes: ready any time
Wednesday 4
B – english muffin w/ sunbutter, fruit | blueberry spinach smoothies, muffins
D – spaghetti w/ meatballs, salad w/ cucumber
prep: make pumpkin yogurt
notes:
Thursday 1
B – yogurt, granola | pumpkin yogurt, fruit
D – crockpot roast chicken, squash, baked potato wedges
prep: soak flour, prep smoothies
notes: early dinner
Friday 2
B – cereal, fruit | squash cherry smoothies | leftovers
D – sausage, roasted cauliflower, bagels or bagels
prep: make bagels or bagels
notes: bring preschool snack
Saturday 3
B – leftovers
D – pan seared cod, roasted asparagus, french fries
prep:
notes: kids help prep dinner
Day 1: squash, cabbage, banana (strawberry, pineapple)
Day 1: squash, cabbage, carrot, tapioca, strawberry (cassava)
Day 2: corn, grapes, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, broccoli, avocado (amaranth, tomato, orange, watermelon, raspberry)
Day 2: grapes, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, broccoli, tomato, orange, amaranth, raspberry (avocado)
Day 3: teff, eggplant, zucchini, blueberries, asparagus, spinach, sunbutter (kiwi, quinoa)
Day 3: teff, eggplant, zucchini, blueberries, asparagus, spinach, sunbutter, sorghum, quinoa
Day 4: pumpkin, lettuce, cucumber, cherries, split peas, rice (millet, egg, dairy)
Day 4: pumpkin, lettuce, cucumber, cherries, olives, peppers, onion, coconut, millet (egg)