Weekly Menu (9/15/13-9/21/13)

This week in our Bountiful Basket we got:

• bananas
• green beans
• mushrooms
• celery
• pineapple
• honeydew
• tomatoes
• yellow squash
• green onions
• cauliflower
• cucumbers
• lettuce

We also got the Mexican add-on pack:

• green chilis
• jalapenos
• tomatillos
• cilantro
• limes
• onions
• garlic
• avocados

Our raspberries, kale, spinach, bell peppers, and eggplant are still going strong in the garden, so we'll be using those as well. I also picked up some apples for lunches.

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, sleeping in
• 2nd breakfast (7am):  turkey sandwich with tomato and avocado
• morning snack (9am): nothing
• lunch (11am-12pm): turkey sandwich with tomato and avocado
• afternoon snack (3pm): veggies and hummus
• dinner (5-6pm):
• Roasted Chicken with homemade gravy
• basmatic rice
• steamed green beans
• raspberries and honeydew

Monday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): peanut butter and celery
• 2nd breakfast (7am): baked oatmeal
• morning snack (9am): bell peppers and hummus
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): cashews and dried cranberries
• dinner (5-6pm): 
• fajitas (using leftover chicken and maybe some steak, too)
• homemade tortillas
• sauteed yellow squash
• green salad

Tuesday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): peanut butter and celery
• 2nd breakfast (7am): scrambled eggs with veggies
• morning snack (9am): veggies and hummus
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): spoonful of almond butter with a medjool date
• dinner (5-6pm): 
• cauliflower alfredo 
• grilled chicken
• GF pasta
• green salad
• steamed veggies

Wednesday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): avocado and toast
• 2nd breakfast (7am): baked oatmeal
• morning snack (9am): dried cranberries and cashews
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): bell peppers and hummus
• dinner:
• Navajo tacos
• Salsa Verde
• sliced pineapple

Thursday: 

• 1st breakfast (5am): sliced tomato and toast
• 2nd breakfast (7am): scrambled eggs and veggies
• morning snack (9am):  cashews and dried fruit
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): bell peppers and hummus
• dinner: 
• honey oat pancakes
• bacon
• hashbrowns
• pineapple

Friday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): peanut butter and celery
• 2nd breakfast (7am): baked oatmeal
• morning snack (9am): banana
• 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): veggies and hummus
• 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