Weekly Menu (9/30/12-10/6/12) and Circle of Mom's Top 25 Food Allergy Moms Contest

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This week in our half of the Bountiful Basket (I share with my brother) we got:

• honeydew
• pears
• apples
• bananas
• avocado
• spinach
• carrots
• collard greens
• tomatoes
• green leafy lettuce
• strawberries

We also got the Mexican add-on pack which had:

• Avocados
• Limes
• Tomatillos
• Jalapenos
• Cilantro
• Onions
• Garlic
• Grey Squash

I also have lemons, zucchini, beets, potatoes, celery, and raspberries (from our bushes) to supplement the basket.


This week for breakfast:
For the Kids:

• Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
• Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
• scrambled eggs
• fresh fruit
• cereal for the kids

For me:

• homemade yogurt
• smoothies (the strawberries, raspberries, spinach, avocados, bananas, beets, and maybe more will be used)
• water kefir with fruit puree
• hardboiled eggs
• fresh fruit
• baked oatmeal
• granola

This week for school lunches:

• PB&J on Udi's bread, ham sandwiches, beef jerky, or Schar crispbread with pepperoni and cheese
• fresh fruit or applesauce
• chips or crackers
• milk

This week for dinner:

Sunday:

• Spaghetti
• Green Salad
• Breadsticks
• Sauteed zucchini/grey squash 

Monday:

• Chicken Noodle Soup
• Schar Table Crackers and Blue Diamond Nut Thins (Smokehouse for the dairy-free ones and Pepper Jack flavor for the dairy-eaters)
• Strawberries and Raspberries

Tuesday:

• Tamales for the corn eaters and leftovers for me
• Salsa Verde
• green salad topped with avocados and tomatoes
• honeydew

Wednesday:

• Pulled Chicken Sandwiches on Udi's Buns or Lettuce Wraps
• Carrot and celery sticks
• Green Salad
• Honeydew and sliced pears

Thursday:

• honey oat pancakes (I promise I'll get the recipe up...it's fantastic)
• bacon
• sliced bananas and raspberries to top the pancakes

Friday:

• Corn Dogs (leftovers for me)
• Baked Potatoes
• Carrot sticks and apple slices 

Saturday: My hubby will be out of town...and I lack motivation to cook when he's gone...so, we'll be going to Pizza Pie Cafe, Juniper Takeout or Chick-fil-a.