Menu Planning 101 (worth the effort!)

      So long story short (well I am no good at that!) Living in the City we are spending WAY too much on eating out, but we are just so busy!!! so I took the plunge and decided a menu plan it is! I wanted to try not to eat out for TWO WHOLE WEEKS!! So here are two weeks of menu plans that I made and a few recipes and my shopping list. Yes it did take me two hours at the grocery store and came to 180 dollars but that is TWO weeks of food for a family of 6 so that is actually pretty good considering that we spent over 400 dollars on eating out in just two weeks (hence the reason I am cooking at home)! I just print out my two menu plans, the recipes I need and a blank grocery list so that I can write down everything I need! I Believe in leftovers!!(Oh that reminds me I need to put in the roast before I leave today!) (love crockpot days!) (I also love putting everything in these handy little (ADHD) brackets) ("almost" as fun as quotes, {almost})! So here it is, hope it helps! Most of the Recipes I just got online on Allrecipes.com

	Week One Menu
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Breakfast	Muffin tin omlette (2) 1/2 cup homemade mango salsa Vitamins	1 cup cereal 1/2 cup milk 1/2 grapefriut	breakfast Smoothie	1 peice of toast w almond butter	Muffin	French Toast	Cereal
10 am Snack	1/2 cup blueberries 1/2 cup almonds	Carrot Sticks Sugar snap peas	popcorn	rice crackers	manderine oranges	granola and yogurt	string cheese
Lunch	Open face Turkey Sand with cucumber, cream cheese sprouts	Monte Cristo Sandwhich	Philly Cheese steak	Homemade Pizza	Sweedish Meetballs	Carrots, Crock pot roast, potatoes	BBQ
2 pm snack	1/2 cup granola cup low fat yogurt	Apples and peanut butter	oranges	carrot sticks and sugar snap peas	popcorn	rice crackers	celery with peanut butter and raisins
Dinner	Monte Cristo Sandwhich	Philly Cheese Steak	Homeade Pizza	Sweedish Meetballs	Carrots, Crock pot roast, potatoes	BBQ	Indian Tacos

 

	Week Two Menu
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Breakfast	Muffin tin omlette (2) 1/2 cup homemade mango salsa Vitamins	1 cup cereal 1/2 cup milk 1/2 grapefriut	breakfast Smoothie	1 peice of toast w almond butter	Muffin	Omlettes	Cereal
10 am Snack	1/2 cup blueberries 1/2 cup almonds	Carrot Sticks Sugar snap peas	popcorn	rice crackers	manderine oranges	granola and yogurt	string cheese
Lunch	Indian Tacos	Crusted Chicken Pasta	Corned Beef Pigs n a blanket	Lasagna	Steak and Potato	Zuppa	Flautas
2 pm snack	1/2 cup granola cup low fat yogurt	Apples and peanut butter	oranges	carrot sticks and sugar snap peas	popcorn	rice crackers	celery with peanut butter and raisins
Dinner	Crusted Chicken Pasta	Corned Beef Pigs n a blanket	Lasagna	Steak and Potato	Zuppa	Flautas	Nacho Salad

	Week Three Menu
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Breakfast	Muffins	1 cup cereal 1/2 cup milk 1/2 orange	breakfast Smoothie	1 peice of toast w almond butter	Muffin	pancakes	Cereal
10 am Snack	1/2 cup blueberries 1/2 cup almonds	fruit	popcorn	goldfish	manderine oranges	granola and yogurt	string cheese
Lunch	Nacho Salad	Chili Lime Soup	Hashbrown and Ham Cassarole	Enchiladas	Chicken Picatta	BLTS	Pad Thai
2 pm snack	1/2 cup granola cup low fat yogurt	Apples and peanut butter	oranges	carrot sticks and sugar snap peas	popcorn	fruit	celery with peanut butter and raisins
Dinner	Chili Lime Soup	Hashbrown and Ham Cassarole	Enchiladas	Chicken Picatta	BLTS	Pad Thai	Gumbo

 

	Week Four Menu
	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Breakfast	Muffins	1 cup cereal 1/2 cup milk 1/2 orange	breakfast Smoothie	1 peice of toast w almond butter	Muffin	eggs and bacon	Cereal
10 am Snack	1/2 cup blueberries 1/2 cup almonds	fruit	popcorn	goldfish	manderine oranges	granola and yogurt	string cheese
Lunch	Gumbo	7 up chicken	salmon and asparagus bagal sand	chili tortallini	golash	mannacoti	Runzas
2 pm snack	1/2 cup granola cup low fat yogurt	Apples and peanut butter	oranges	carrot sticks and sugar snap peas	popcorn	fruit	celery with peanut butter and raisins
Dinner	7 up chicken	salmon and asparagus	chili tortillini	golash	mannacotti	Runzas	Chili Rellanos