Here are a few things I consider when planning my weekly menu.
- What needs to be used up in the fridge? For example, I have a bunch of cabbage left over from last week's borscht. So, I pick a meal this week (cabbage buns) to help use up the cabbage from last week.
- What's on sale this week at the grocery store? This doesn't play too much into my plan as we order all our beef from my husband's Mom and Dad. I do use it to help decide on vegetables and fruits to add to the plan.
- What kind of week will we be having? Is it a busy week with lots of running around? What is my hubby's work schedule like? If the week looks like it's going to be crazy, I plan as simple and quick meals as possible. If I don't have too many projects on the go, I have more freedom to try a more complex dish.
- Aim for well-balanced healthy meals and variety. Menu planning helps hugely in this area and helps prevent meal ruts and boredom as planning ahead encourages me to try new recipes. We eat mostly beef (because we have a lot of it on hand), but I try to plan one chicken dish a week and often we have one no-meat meal such as a meatless pasta dish.
- And of course...
- WHAT AM I CRAVING?? No explanation required. :-)
Here's what we plan on eating this week:
Sunday
Leftover pizza and Italian bread
*Make cabbage buns (new)* -didn't happen on Sunday...will try for later in the week
Monday
Grilled Cheese, Homemade Tomato Soup
Tuesday
Sausage & Perogies with Cream Gravy, Cooked Mixed Veggies
Wednesday
Chicken Fingers (didn't happen last week), Baked Fries, Carrots & Dip
Thursday
Cheesearoni Beef Casserole, Tossed Salad
Friday
Leftovers
Saturday
Sausage Potato Soup (using leftover sausage), Savoury Flax & Carrot Biscuits
*For more great meal ideas, visit Menu Plan Monday hosted by orgjunkie.com*
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