Weekly Menu (9/8/13-9/14/13)

This week in our Bountiful Basket we got:

• bananas
• pears
• mango
• plums
• honeydew
• tomatoes
• yellow squash
• broccoli
• cauliflower
• cucumbers
• lettuce

Our raspberries, kale, spinach, bell peppers, and eggplant are going strong in the garden, so we'll be using those as well. I also have red potatoes and a lot of local peaches. :)

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):  smoothie
• morning snack (9am): nothing
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): veggies and hummus
• dinner (5-6pm):
• Meatloaf
• mashed potatoes
• steamed broccoli
• Green salad
• peach crisp (raspberry peach crisp if my raspberries are ripe enough)

Monday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): pear
• 2nd breakfast (7am): baked oatmeal
• morning snack (9am): cucumber and hummus
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): veggies, crackers (my family's new favorite cracker is this one), and hummus
• dinner (5-6pm): 
• spaghetti
• sauteed yellow squash
• green salad

Tuesday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): pear
• 2nd breakfast (7am): smoothie
• morning snack (9am): banana
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): bell peppers and hummus
• dinner (5-6pm): 
• tacos with homemade tortillas
• honeydew
• green salad

Wednesday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): pear
• 2nd breakfast (7am): baked oatmeal
• morning snack (9am): dried cranberries and cashews
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): bell peppers and hummus
• dinner:
• tamales
• rice and beens
• green salad

Thursday: 

• 1st breakfast (5am): pear
• 2nd breakfast (7am): smoothie
• morning snack (9am):  cashews and dried fruit
• lunch (11am-12pm): leftovers
• afternoon snack (3pm): bell peppers and hummus
• dinner: 
• crepes topped with:
• eggs and ham
• peanut butter and jelly
• bananas and raspberries

Friday:

• 1st breakfast (5am): plum
• 2nd breakfast (7am): baked oatmeal
• morning snack (9am): plum
• 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): plum
• 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: 
• chicken nuggets
• oven fries
• green salad