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here is our meal rotation for all our breakfasts, snacks, lunches, and dinners:
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sunday:
dinner: grill and chill
brett grills a bunch of chicken wings (plus plenty of extras for his lunch this week)
frozen french fries
the myriad of carrots, celery, cucumbers, and peppers hanging out in our fridge
a vat of ranch dressing
(maybe that frozen garlic bread lurking in our freezer, too?)
bigggg bowl of fruit
monday: sandwich night (+ soup/salad, if we're feeling it)
why we love a weekly sandwich night
frozen sweet potato fries fries (or roasted sweet potato)
big bowl of fruit
tuesday: taco-ish tuesday
slow cooker refried beans for build your own bean and cheese tostadas
or bean and cheese tacos. or bean and cheese quesadillas. or bean and cheese nachos. or or or.
big bowl of mashed avocado + chips
big bowl of fruit
wednesday: pizza, pasta, or rice
chicken spaghetti - use the rotisserie chicken in the freezer*
one of our favorites!!
freeze half, like I talk about in this blogpost
*the first thing I do in my menu planning process is I check to see what we already have in our pantry/fridge/freezer. it’s the best starting point for me!
bagged salad or any leftover veggies from Sunday with ranch
big bowl of fruit
thursday: fish or some sort of meat
carryout (or take and bake) pepperoni pizza of some sort
use the ham in the freezer
*the first thing I do in my menu planning process is I check to see what we already have in our pantry/fridge/freezer. it’s the best starting point for me!
+ whatever produce is hanging around at this point in the week
Unintentionally I follow this meal formula every dang Thursday.
friday: takeout or leftovers
saturday: snack dinner saturday or dinner with loved ones
spending the day with brett’s family, so we’ll probably drive-thru somewhere on our drive home
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currently meal prepping
i usually do a little meal prep on Sundays as a part of our Grill and Chill, but I may instead do a bit here and there throughout the week. (you’ll notice I allow space in my daily rhythm for potential meal prep.)
below is the list of what I hope to meal prep this week - it may not all happen, and that's okay! even 5 minutes of prep is super beneficial.
prep some dinner components:
prep produce
prep some sort of dessert for the week:
see here why this is our new favorite thing for our marriage.
make a double batch of my FIL’s favorite cookies for his birthday:
oatmeal raisin cookies (make one batch with walnuts, one batch without)
and make a double batch of my favorite oatmeal cookies for the raisin haters like myself
freeze half the cookies - like this!
prep some things to make breakfasts/snacks/lunches smoother:
move some frozen mango/pineapple/cherries to mason jars in the fridge for KK like this
slice lemons for hot lemon water
make my absolute favorite blueberry muffins and/or my favorite egg muffins (I omit the bacon out of personal preference for the yummiest cheesy egg bites)
freeze leftover muffins - see my list of favorite things to freeze here
prep a few snack boxes for me: produce + muffins OR produce + turkey pinwheels + honey mustard to dip pinwheels OR produce + peanut butter pretzel energy bites OR produce + cheese/crackers
make a few mason jar salads (post coming soon on this) of my favorite salad when I was a teacher: strawberry, quinoa, and chopped spinach salad
I usually add some grilled chicken too
make a big batch of carrot orange juice, if time/energy
read more about my juicing routine here
Need more ideas for make-ahead breakfasts and lunches to meal prep? Here’s my list of favorites!
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listening to i must betray you - i love love love this author’s books and this one has me so captivated!
curious how I read so often? read that answer - and other FAQs - here!
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my birthday traditions for me :)
march’s subscribe and save order
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my audible membership + my library card + my libby app
started listening to books while driving + while doing any mundane task and WOW WOW WOW it’s squeezing so much joy into my day
my monthly routines aka how I remember anything
my freezer favorites - aka why I love freezing food and how I do it
my favorite shorts of all time - I have four pairs and basically I wear them 99% of the time march thru october
see my other summer and pool favorites here!
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menu planning with what we already have on hand in the pantry/freezer/fridge to help cut costs on our groceries
squeezing some outdoor play into our day when KK gets up from her nap - it’s been the loveliest tweak to our daily rhythm and it’s had me in the best mood. routines and rhythms are meant to change as your needs change - if something is no longer working, it’s totally okay to reassess and/or let it go!
dinners have also been on the easier side while we navigate this new change to our routine and I really appreciate that grace I’ve given myself.
the finishing touches to Our Easter Baskets: 2022 Edition!
the big list of things, systems, and routines that help me feel my best - I’m always updating this post and it’s the best place to start to get a lot of FAQs answered!
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