Weekly Menu (8/11/13-8/17/13)

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

• pineapple
• nectarines
• watermelon
• pears
• plums
• blueberries
• radishes
• butter lettuce
• tomatoes
• cucumber

We also got an Italian add on pack:

• herbs
• parsley
• zucchini
• yellow squash
• onions
• garlic
• mushrooms

And a juice pack add-on:

• carrots
• celery
• apples
• lemon
• lime
• ginger
• beet
• pineapple

Our kale, spinach, bell peppers, and eggplant are going strong in the garden, so we'll be using those as well. We have potatoes, hot peppers, a mango, and bananas.

The kids are now both at day care for breakfast and lunch.

Sunday: 

• 1st breakfast (5am): mango (sadly I'm working bright and early, so I can be home for church)
• 2nd breakfast (7am):  breakfast sandwich, using my teff biscuits
• morning snack (9am): carrots
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers or a ham sandwich with teff biscuits and lots of veggies
• afternoon snack (3pm): plum
• dinner (5-6pm):
• Chicken and Eggplant Unparmesan (we use dry GF breadcrumbs now instead of cornflake crumbs)
• GF pasta
• carrot and zucchini noodles (I just use my vegetable peeler to make the 'noodles' and steam it for a minute)
• green salad

Monday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): nectarine
• 2nd breakfast (7am): scrambled eggs with veggies
• morning snack (9am): celery and peanut butter
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): veggies, crackers (my family's new favorite cracker is this one), and hummus
• dinner (5-6pm): 
• brat burgers with Udi's buns
• oven fries
• watermelon

Tuesday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): plum
• 2nd breakfast (7am): green smoothie
• morning snack (9am): carrots and peanut butter
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): veggies and hummus
• dinner (5-6pm): 
• navajo tacos (fry bread topped with refried beans, ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, etc)\
• watermelon

Wednesday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): nectarine
• 2nd breakfast (7am): scrambled eggs with veggies
• morning snack (9am): celery sticks and peanut butter
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): cashews and dried cranberries
• dinner: 
• pigs in a blanket
• oven fries
• pineapple

Thursday: 

• 1st breakfast (5am): plum
• 2nd breakfast (7am): green smoothie
• morning snack (9am):  carrots
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): kale chips
• dinner: 
• crispy waffles
• bacon
• hashbrowns
• pineapple

Friday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): carrots
• 2nd breakfast (7am): scrambled eggs with veggies
• morning snack (9am): celery and peanut butter
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): kale chips
• dinner:
• Indian Spiced Chicken
• Saag Aloo
• Basmati Rice

Saturday: 

• 1st breakfast (5am): sleeping in :)
• 2nd breakfast (7am): green smoothie
• morning snack (9am): carrots
• lunch (11am-12pm): sandwich and veggies (I usually use my teff sandwich bread, teff biscuits, or flour tortillas as my bread)
• afternoon snack (3pm): whatever fruit I have
• dinner: 
• Calzones
• green salad