sunday:
dinner:
grill and chill, explained in this ig post about our latest dinner themes
bbq chicken sliders
hawaiian rolls, coleslaw, good pickles, red onions
frozen tater tots or ip mac and cheese
big bowl of fruit
meal prep:
unload groceries for the week
prep any fruit for easy snacking + easy dinner sides
assemble our veggie box
meal prep some sort of chicken salad, like this panera-y one
monday:
dinner:
friend dinner, explained in this ig post about our latest dinner themes
if it falls through for whatever reason, we’ll do:
Frito pie with chili from the freezer + big bowl of fruit
Chili, fritos, thick shredded cheese
favorite cornbread, if time/energy
meal prep:
make a big batch of our favorite ip oatmeal for the week
here’s why this serves us well all week long
make some sort of egg thing for the week
like these egg muffins
make a few yogurt parfaits
tuesday:
dinner:
something with beans
Tuesdays are my day I meal prep all this. so Tuesday Dinner is something with all that, and something with beans.
big bowl of fruit + big bowl of mashed avo
meal prep:
here’s everything else I meal prep on Tuesdays and why - Tuesday is a very, very important cooking day and it takes care of us the entire rest of the week
let’s make “refried” black beans, mexican rice, creamy jalapeno, and queso (looooosely based on this bean recipe, this rice recipe, this creamy jalapeno recipe, and this queso recipe - I promise I’ll write out my recipes soon!)
wednesday:
those frozen hot honey meatballs I have in my freezer from Costco
rice + big bowl of fruit
leftover cornbread, or buttered rosemary rolls or leftover english muffin bread
meal prep:
make some sort of muffins - let’s do our favorite yogurt muffins
thursday:
dinner:
teriyaki salmon with sriracha mayo with that salmon in our freezer
frozen rolls or buttered rosemary rolls or leftover english muffin bread
big bowl of fruit
friday:
or Sloppy Joes from the freezer + leftover ip mac and cheese
saturday:
dinner:
snack dinner saturday, explained in this ig post about our latest dinner themes - lately we love some sort of cheese, cracker, and smoothie combo
usually a toddler-friendly movie is involved, too
meal prep:
clean out the fridge
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