Meal Plan - Week of 07/28/13-08/03/13

Good Morning all -

Here's this week's meal plan! Notice we have Friday night as "Kid's Choice". We have personally struggled with trying to get our 5 year old son to eat dinner (happily) with us. Granted, it is partially my fault. Poor kiddo started eating before our diets were forced to change. Some of his first foods included McDonald's happy meals, hot dogs, chips, etc. I get a lot of kickback from other parents (and my own) about not letting him eat these things anymore. Instead of chips, he gets asparagus. Instead of regular ice cream, he gets homemade almond milk ice cream or frozen yogurt, cookies made with applesauce, etc. I now pay attention to what goes on his plate and in his body and I simply cannot allow him to eat some things anymore. Anyway - he gets one night (sometimes more) where he gets to pick exactly what he wants and I will recreate a "healthy" version. Typically it is "breakfast that looks like dinner", which is basically just breakfast for dinner - and let's face it, who doesn't love that? Let your kids help with the planning - they will love it and hopefully have more incentive to eat better at meal time!  Have a lovely weekend!

 

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SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast	Breakfast
muffin	PB & banana	scrambled egg	fruit	egg	waffles	bagel
egg	toast	toast	granola	toast	w/ PB	w/ cheese
fruit	fruit	fruit	w/milk	fruit	fruit	fruit
tea	tea	tea	tea	tea	tea	tea
Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
veggie	"chips" &	lettuce wrap	chicken	salad	turkey	baked
pizza	salsa	w/rice	w/ veggies	fruit/vegs	sandwich	potato
salad	fruit	crackers	crackers	crackers	veggies	veggies
water	water	water	water	water	water	water
Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner	Dinner
roasted chicken	black rice	cauliflower	chicken	grilled shrimp	KIDS	swai (fish)
baked potatoes	sweet potatos	pizzas	quesdillas	asparagus	CHOICE	quinoa
veggies	squash	salad	rice	bread	NIGHT	squash
water	water	water	water	water	(burgers)	water
Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack	Snack
yogurt	granola bar	trailmix	fruit	yogurt	trailmix	yogurt
fruit	veggies	cheese/veg	veggies	crackers	fruit	veggies
cookies	ice cream	fruit pizza	chia pudding	cookies	popsicles	smores