Weekly Menu (9/29/13-10/5/13)

This week in our Bountiful Basket we got:

• bananas
• strawberries
• cantaloupe
• pomegranates
• oranges
• tomatoes
• both romaine and butter lettuce
• green cauliflower
• carrots
• onion
• sweet potato

We also got the Italiann add-on pack:

• eggplant
• zucchini
• yellow squash
• mushrooms
• red and yellow onions
• parsley
• basil, rosemary, and oregano
• garlic

Our garden is winding down, but we still have raspberries, kale, spinach, bell peppers, and eggplant to use up.

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):  scrambled eggs with veggies (kale, tomato, mushrooms, peppers, etc)
• morning snack (9am): nothing
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): veggies and hummus
• dinner (5-6pm):
• Chicken and Eggplant Unparmesan
• GF pasta
• Sweet potato noodles (I just got a spiralizer!)
• strawberries

Monday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): peanut butter and carrots
• 2nd breakfast (7am): green smoothie (with dairy-free yogurt, if I get it made today)
• morning snack (9am): veggies and hummus
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): coconut date roll
• dinner (5-6pm): 
• chili
• baked potatoes
• corn-free cornbread
• green salad

Tuesday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): peanut butter and carrots
• 2nd breakfast (7am): scrambled eggs with veggies
• morning snack (9am): veggies and hummus
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): pomegranate
• dinner (5-6pm): 
• tamales
• nachos
• leftovers for me
• green salad
• sliced cantaloupe

Wednesday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): orange
• 2nd breakfast (7am): green smoothie
• morning snack (9am): dried cranberries and cashews
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): coconut date roll
• dinner:
• Grilled pastrami sandwiches
• tomato soup
• green salad

Thursday: 

• 1st breakfast (5am): carrots and peanut butter
• 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: 
• crispy waffles
• bacon
• hashbrowns
• fruit salad

Friday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): peanut butter and carrots
• 2nd breakfast (7am): green smoothie
• morning snack (9am): banana
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): veggies and hummus
• dinner:
• pizza or calzones
• green salad

Saturday: 

• 1st breakfast (5am): sleeping in :)
• 2nd breakfast (7am): scrambled eggs with veggies
• 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: 
• hamburgers
• oven fries
• green salad