sunday:

dinner with my family
- back-up plan: leftovers

monday:

dinner at the splash pad with friends
- pack a huge $10 snack box with sandwiches, fruit, cheese, leftovers, snacks, anything!

tuesday:

fish sticks + fruit

wednesday:

bake frozen lasagna
bake frozen pizza
thaw chicken breast + salmon in freezer
prep salad stuff

thursday:

dinner:
- make a double batch of instant pot rice so we have leftovers
  - I take leftover grilled protein and toss it in this sauce or this sauce (we keep these on hand for easy meals!), then we eat over rice with some sort of Costco frozen veggie. THE BEST.

friday:

dinner:
- build your own sandwich with jimmy john’s bread
- or build your own grilled chicken sandwich//wrap
  - roast bacon
    - I cut bacon in half, I lay on this oven rack, and I place the oven rack on a foil-lined baking sheet, roasting at 400 for 25-30 minutes
  - caramelize onions
also prep fruit for the week
- cut pineapple with the tool that cuts pineapple in 2 seconds
- make smoothie cups with leftover bananas and these deli containers
- i rinse + destem grapes for the week
  - these are my favorite produce containers bc of how they stack
- and, in the summer, I cut up any melon
  - and GOSH I love these big $12 food containers from Target - perfect for melon!

saturday:

movie night + snack dinner saturday
- movie night must-haves - a play tent and a big ol crash pad
- why we have a dvd player and some special kid dvds
- snack dinner, with the kids’ snack dinner in muffin pans
  - why a weekly snack dinner is crucial for me to rest as a mom
  - our popcorn favorites + our smoothie favorites

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