Weekly Menu (9/1/13-9/7/13)

This week in our Bountiful Basket we got:

• zucchini
• romaine lettuce
• green bell peppers
• broccolette
• green chiles
• corn
• bananas
• cantaloupe
• peaches
• apple pears

Our kale, spinach, bell peppers, and eggplant are going strong in the garden, so we'll be using those as well. We also have carrots and celery.

The kids are in school now so breakfasts will consist of their choice of:

• cereal
• muffins (banana chocolate chip, blueberry, pumpkin chocolate chip, or double chocolate zucchini muffins)
• scrambled eggs and toast
• etc.

 lunches will consist of:

• Sandwiches (Peanut Butter and Jelly or Ham)
• or Pizza Flatbreads (Schar crispbread topped with cheese and pepperoni)
• or Crackers, veggies, and hummus
• chips or crackers
• fruit (usually applesauce, mandarin oranges, or bananas)
• milk

Sunday: 

• 1st breakfast (5am): nothing, I'm fasting as part of my religion
• 2nd breakfast (7am):  nothing
• morning snack (9am): nothing
• lunch (11am-12pm): nothing
• afternoon snack (3pm): nothing
• dinner (5-6pm):
• Grilled chicken
• roasted red potatoes
• corn on the cob (for the family)
• Green salad
• peach crisp (raspberry peach crisp if my raspberries are ripe enough)

Monday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): apple pear
• 2nd breakfast (7am): chile rellenos casserole (seriously, this has been my favorite breakfast lately)
• 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): 
• hamburgers and hot dogs
• sliced cantaloupe
• green salad

Tuesday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): apple pear
• 2nd breakfast (7am): chile rellenos casserole
• morning snack (9am): carrots and peanut butter
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): bell peppers and hummus
• dinner (5-6pm): 
• tacos with homemade tortillas
• cantaloupe
• green salad

Wednesday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): apple pear
• 2nd breakfast (7am): chile rellenos casserole
• morning snack (9am): celery sticks and peanut butter
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): bell peppers and hummus
• dinner:
• spaghetti
• sauteed zucchini
• green salad
• maybe breadsticks

Thursday: 

• 1st breakfast (5am): apple pear
• 2nd breakfast (7am): chile rellenos casserole
• morning snack (9am):  carrots and peanut butter
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): bell peppers and hummus
• dinner: 
• honey oat pancakes
• bacon
• peaches

Friday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): sleeping in!  I have the day off of work. :)
• 2nd breakfast (7am): chile rellenos casserole
• morning snack (9am): medjool dates
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): veggies and hummus
• dinner:
• calzones or pizza
• green salad

Saturday: 

• 1st breakfast (5am): sleeping in :)
• 2nd breakfast (7am): green smoothie
• morning snack (9am): carrots or maybe fresh raspberries if they are ripe from my garden
• 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: 
• potato chip chicken
• oven fries
• green salad