Meal Plan Subscription

Most weeks I do have somewhat of a Menu Plan put together. I try not to eat out more than once a week, but even that seems expensive, especially if I have a few trips to the vending machine during the week too. I have been thinking more about subscribing to a Menu Plan so I can have it already put together and just go shopping. I can't cook ahead more than a meal or two because our freezer is packed 95% of the time.

Here are the Menu Plan subscriptions I am thinking about:

Bikini Body Mommy
-4 12 Week Plans, one for each season, each $29.99 then $9.99/ month after getting the Monthly Subscription
- healthy meals (gluten-free, grain-free, refined sugar-free),  based on two people eating, but easy to increase for more people, nutrition information

eMeals
- 12 months $58; 6 months $48; 3 months $30 for dinners
- also can add breakfast, lunch and dessert plans for additional amounts
- 16 different meal plans to choose from

Plan to Eat
-$4.95/month or $39/year
-compiles recipes from web, others who use Plan to Eat or your own
-make a grocery list that you can see on your phone and puts recipes in to a calendar

100 Days of Real Food
- 5 7 day plans, free to sign up
- healthy real food at a low cost for a family of four

Saving Dinner.com
- Basic service $15/ 3 months or $47/year to get a pdf of recipes each week of 4 meal plans: Classic, Paleo, Low Carb, and Daytime
- Premium service is a application online and on your phone for $12/month or $120/year that has new menu plans each week plus you can look back on past menus and add to calendar and create a shopping list.

These all seem like they would be useful, but I don't know if want to spend money every month. I did sign up for the 100 Days of Real Food. I would like to do the Bikini Body Mommy because I am having success following her Challenge. I don't think eMeals will work since I have a feeling most of the menu would be something we wouldn't eat. Plan to Eat and Saving Dinner are similar, but I like that Plan to Eat has a mobile site for my phone so I can see/check off my shopping list. From the video it sounded like Saving Dinner has an app in the works. I know my weight loss can be accelerated if I just stick to a more healthy eating plan so I'm looking for something to help me stick to it.

Menu Plan Monday

mexican pork bowls
cheesy chicken and rice
pizza
crock pot mac and cheese
turkey meatballs
chicken salad
pork chops rice and beans
steak tacos and cauliflower
tuna patties and veggie medley
jerk chicken

Menu Plan

Not the healthiest, but I need a plan:

Pork chops and rice
steak tacos with tortilla chips
turkey burgers and sweet potatoes
chicken salad
sticky chicken to make quesadilla
spaghetti
pulled pork sandwich, pickles, and chips and dip

Menu Plan

etsy shop sign

7 meals to eat this week, in no particular order:

loaded nachos
turkey burger and fries
glazed pork chops and applesauce
steak tacos with avocados
lasagna (from a box :0)
crock pot tater tot casserole (ran out of ground beef to make it the other week)
chicken salad

Menu Plan

Saturday - lunch hot dogs and chips; dinner chicken salad
Sunday - lunch turkey burgers and carrots; dinner red beans and rice
Monday - pork chops and sliced apples
Tuesday - pulled pork and coleslaw
Wednesday - steak tacos with PR rice
Thursday - pizza grilled cheese
Friday - fish and chips
Saturday - lunch mac and cheese; dinner PR stew
Sunday - lunch nuggets and tots; dinner pork and rice bowls (using leftovers from Tues)

Menu Plan

The other day was another snow storm, so I picked up my kids from their early out and made homemade hot cocoa. It was so much better than a packet. My daughter even said the other day it really helped her practice her violin. Here are a few easy recipes:
Hershey's Hot Cocoa for One
Nestle Toll House Hot Cocoa (Serves 4)

Now that I have a second job, I have not had a day off for weeks. I really didn't expect a part time job to schedule me every day I am available, but they are and I'm earning money. It isn't too bad, I just need to be more organized and it does make me tired. I want to shop for two weeks at a time so two Saturdays a month I don't have to go grocery shopping.

14 meals:
1. chicken leg quarters with mashed potatoes
2. spaghetti
3. pork chops with corn and carrots
4. steak tacos
5. chicken salad
6. turkey burgers with baked potatoes
7. mac and cheese
8. taco ring
9. tuna patties with grapes
10. chicken fried rice
11.baked sweet and sour chicken and rice
12. mexican pork bowl and rice
13. BBQ pork sandwich with apples
14.  beef and broccoli and rice

More Menu Plans are posted on I'm an Organized Junkie every Monday for a giant link up.

Menu Plan Monday

1. Broccoli Cheese Soup
2. BBQ Quesadillas (recipe uses turkey, I will use chicken)
3. Crispy Chicken Tortilla Rollups & Spicy Avocado Crema
4. crescent tacos
5. French's Sweet and sour pork chops baked potatoes
6.  loaded baked chicken and potato casserole
7. apple juice pork chops with corn and rolls


See more meals at OrgJunkie.com

Menu Plan

I decided I needed to make a post of meals because the reason I started this blog was so I can look online at the recipes for the week, and to share with who ever wants to see that.

Wednesday - from freezer the second batch of Creamy Chicken Casserole
(not the kids favorite but my husband and I did like it plus it was cheap, somewhat easy and make a lot of food)
Thursday - Spaghetti
Friday - beef and bean chili
Saturday - Lunch - frozen pizza, Dinner - pork roast with potatoes and carrots
Sunday - Lunch - mac and cheese, Dinner - Chicken and rice

Sunday we had left over beef sandwiches and fast food for lunch.
Monday - canned soup
Tuesday - Breakfast for dinner: eggs, diced potatoes and bacon

See more plans at Orgjunkie.com

Menu Plan Jan 19-25

K.I.S.S. Menu Plan this week:

Monday - out to eat with a Groupon about to expire
Tues-Thursday:
Puerto Rican Stew
Pork steaks and broccoli
tuna patties with potato chips and baby carrots
Friday and Saturday - Out of town

Menu Plan - 12 Dinner Ideas

In December I found Dave Ramsey has his own radio show on iHeart Radio. I like to listen at work to talk radio and this is right up my alley, being noisy in other peoples problems. It also is helpful place for inspiration. I did sit down with my husband with the budget, and I even plan on getting a second job to pay down our debt. We aren't completely following the Ramsey plan, but if you listen long enough to The Dave Ramsey Show, you find that no two situations or alike and you need to do what works for your family, as long as your not getting into more debt that is.

Last week I did do a menu plan, I just didn't put it up so here is what we ate:
Sunday - soup
Monday - steak tacos, and rice
Tuesday - chicken, rice and corn
Wednesday - breakfast for dinner: eggs, toast and sausage
Thursday -frozen salmon with lemon pepper seasoning, broccoli, and mac & cheese
Friday - pizza made with frozen bread, can sause and pizza cheese
Saturday - Beef Roast with green bean casserole

For this week, 7 days, 7 meals:

Creamy Chicken Casserole
Pizza
Creamy Ramon with Bacon
Turkey Spaghetti
Baked Salmon with dijon broccoli
Pork Chops, corn and mashed potatoes
Classed Chopped Salad with bread

Every week on Monday OrgJunkie.com has a Menu Plan link up.

Menu Plan

Here is my plan for the week:

Monday - Tuna Patties with grilled zucchini
Tuesday - Chicken Avocado salad
Wednesday - loaded creamy no pasta salad
Thursday - shredded pork tacos
Friday - leftovers
Saturday - turkey meatballs with broccoli carrot mash
Sunday -ham and sweet potatoes

Menu Plan

Here is my list of food I want to eat next week. I'm going to try to prep as much as I can on Sunday.


Monday- Pepper Poppers
Tuesday- Grilled cheese and tomato soup
Wednesday- sweet potato soup
Thursday- Goulash
Friday- butternut squawesomeness
Saturday- paleo pizza
Sunday- Pastelon (if I can find some decent plantains) or this recipe

More  Menu Plans each Monday at Orgjunkie.org.

Menu Plan

It has been a long time since I have posted a meal plan. We have been eating a lot of the same things around here and I think we are all sick of it. My husband likes to only shop at Walmart, which is understandable since he works long hours. I would like to take back the task of menu planning and shopping to help save some money for the holidays.


Monday - Puerto Rican Stew
Tuesday - Butternut Squash Soup with croissants
Wednesday - Spicy Glazed Pork Steaks with grilled zucchini and squash
Thursday - leftovers since this is Beggars night.
Friday - Slashed Chicken Quarters with salad
Saturday - Slow Cooker Parmesan Honey Pork Roast, with carrots and potatoes
Sunday - Healthy Crockpot Chili

Menu Plan Monday

Monday- spaghetti
Tuesday- caramelized pork loin and twice baked sweet potatoes
Wednesday- chicken spicy Hawaiian burgers with corn
Thursday- potluck pepperoni bread and broccoli
Friday- homemade pizza
Saturday:
Breakfast- Sausage and Egg Breakfast Balls
Lunch- grilled cheese
Dinner- baked popcorn chicken and grilled zucchini and squash
Sunday:
Breakfast- breakfast bake
Lunch- leftovers
Dinner- walking tacos

See more Menu's at OrgJunke.

Menu Plan Monday

Found on Pinterest

Happy Mother's Day to all: those who are moms, were moms, want to be moms, and all women in between. Teachers get a week, January is National Mentoring Month, but Mothers only have this day. I hope yours was enjoyable.


Sunday- MOTHER'S DAY
Breakfast- toast, eggs, and bacon made by my daughter and husband
Lunch- my husband bought Subway for all
Dinner-leftovers: spaghetti, and  chicken tacos
Monday- salad with lots of veggies, with bacon
Tuesday- cheesy beef and broccoli
Wednesday- (baseball practice) hotdogs and fries with baked beans
Thursday- pork chops grilled, with sweet potatoes and corn
Friday- (Field Day) baked fried chicken, biscuits, and coleslaw
Saturday:
Breakfast- french toast
Lunch- mac and cheese
Dinner- margarita chicken, guacamole, with chips and salsa
Sunday:

Breakfast- muffins
Lunch- ranch style barbecue bacon burgers, stawberries, and broccoli salad
Dinner- (baseball game) leftovers

See more Menu's at OrgJunke.

Menu Plan Monday

My favorite lunch is a Jimmy Johns unwich.

Here is what we are eating this week:

Sunday- Cinco de Mayo
Breakfast: chorizo with eggs burritos
Lunch: ultimate nachos
Dinner: Puerto Rican stew
Monday- baked spaghetti
Tuesday- taco salad
Wednesday- pork chops with broccoli in garlic sauce
Thursday- chicken salad
Friday- Chipotle grilled chicken grilled veggies
Saturday-
Breakfast: Peanut butter banana pancakes with salted chocolate caramel syrup
Lunch: The Masochist Grilled Cheese and tomato soup
Dinner: light potato salad and hamburgers 

See more menu plans at Org Junkie every Monday for the Menu Plan Monday link up.

Menu Plan Monday

I need to eat more veggies! I think I might need a hand tattoo to remind me that I only think I want candy and a giant burger. Maybe something on the outside of my thumb that says: "think about it" or "A moment on your lips, forever on your hips."

broccoli with sausage

Monday- homemade spaghetti sauce with ground beef and whole wheat noodles; (I'm going to make spaghetti squash noodles to have with the sauce)

Tuesday- steak tacos, and I will have a steak salad, add tomatoes, and peppers

Wednesday- broccoli with Italian sausage

Thursday- chicken salad

Friday- hamburger on lettuce and green beans with banana bread

Saturday-

Breakfast: German pancakes

Lunch: roast chicken with Brussels sprouts

Dinner: caramel apple pork chops

Sunday-

Breakfast:  Scrambled eggs, hash browns, and bacon

Lunch: pizza 

Dinner: tilapia (see Tuesday for how to cook) with grilled zucchini and yellow squash

See more Menu plans at OrgJunkie.com

Menu Plan Monday

This week we will be having:

Monday- homemade spaghetti sauce with ground beef and whole wheat noodles; (I'm going to make spaghetti squash noodles to have with the sauce)

Tuesday- steak tacos, and I will have a steak salad

Wednesday- broccoli with italian sausage

Thursday- chicken salad

Friday- Roast chicken leg quarters and cucumbers

Saturday-

Breakfast: eggs and bacon

Lunch: roast chicken with brussel sprouts

Dinner: pork loin (pork rinds crushed to sub for bread crumbs) and cauliflower mash

Sunday-

Breakfast:  Scrambled eggs, turkey sausage, and broccoli

Lunch: spinach pizza with pineaplle and ham

Dinner: oven baked ribs with twice baked cali totes

See more menu plans at OrgJunkie.com 

Menu Plan Monday

After last week I didn't do too bad with resisting bread. I have cut down a lot on my dairy and trying to resist sweets. I really didn't work out too much this week. I had a power yoga class on Monday which was really tough but it was canceled on Wednesday since we had a lot of snow. I did end up losing some weight and I am finally in the 120's. If I can lose 10-15 more pounds I will be ecstatic (I'm barely 5' so I don't think this is irrational).

This week we will be having:

Monday- homemade spaghetti sauce with ground beef and whole wheat noodles; (I'm going to make spaghetti squash noodles to have with the sauce)

Tuesday- steak tacos, and I will have a steak salad

Wednesday- broccoli with italian sausage

Thursday- chicken salad

Friday- baked mac and cheese, while I have cauliflower mac and cheese

Saturday-

Breakfast: eggs and bacon

Lunch: leftovers

Dinner: wild rice with crispy chicken

Sunday-

Breakfast: berry crumble from Primal Blueprint Quick and Easy Meals by Mark Sisson and Jennifer Meier

Lunch: tex mex carnitas served with lettuce and flax tortillas

Dinner: chicken with gravy and sweet potato gratin

I'm not sure if out meat will be organic this week, but I'm going to see how it goes.

See more menu plans at OrgJunkie.com

Menu Plan Monday

It is January 27, 2013 and I have finally packed up all the Christmas decorations. I had the two cardboard boxes filled with some supplies but I filled one will things to get rid of and the other one I was able to just empty into my other containers. My next step will be getting them into the basement. I did keep my lights even though I had a lot of burned out lights in 3 stands. My husband didn't think it would be a good idea to throw out expensive lights without trying to fix them. We will see what will happen next year.

Starting today is a 10 week healthy challenge at work. I am on a team and we have competitions to see who can lose the most weight and who is the most active. I would like to start everyday with 30-60 minutes of walking on a treadmill. This week I have power yoga schedules on Monday and Wednesday night. I would really like to get back in my running routine but I'm not sure yet. I just read The Primal Blueprint: Updated and Expanded (Paperback Edition) so now I have new thoughts on what I should be eating and how I should exercise. In his book he suggest eating no grains, more meat and vegetable, and exercise less. Right now I am stuck at 132 lbs. I tried doing Crossfit but I burned out quick. It is too intense of a workout to do everyday. I couldn't find any advise on beginning Crossfit besides doing less but I have a tendency to push myself and then get down when I can't do the workout and quit.  I am still having heart burn issues. I am trying to figure out what is causing all my heartburn. I'm under a lot of stress keeping up with 40 hours a week, two kids and my husband who works long hours, but I would like to think the cause is my diet. The hard part of starting the Primal Diet is the cost. I have found some helpful websites:

Mark's Daily Apple author of The Primal Blueprint

Primal Difference

NomNomPaleo

Whole9 30 Days to Change Your life

There are a lot more out there but these are just some I came across on Saturday. I searched for Primal on Pinterest and was able to come up with the some blogs with recipes who listed their favorite websites. I had no idea this other world existed.

But for this week we will be having:

Monday- homemade spaghetti sauce with ground turkey and whole wheat noodles; (I'm going to make spaghetti squash noodles to have with the sauce)

Tuesday- steak tacos, and I will have a steak salad

Wednesday- pizza; I'm going to have pizza frittata

Thursday- chicken salad

Friday- baked mac and cheese

Saturday-

Breakfast: primal banana cream cookies

Lunch: leftovers

Dinner: wild rice with crispy chicken

Sunday-

Breakfast: banana crepes

Lunch: brussel sprouts with bacon, 

Dinner: meatloaf and mashed potatoes

I'm not sure if out meat will be organic this week, but I'm going to see how it goes.

See more menu plans at OrgJunkie.com