Weekly Menu (March 17-23)

Hey there! I'm back with this week's menu. I have some new recipes on here that I am so excited about. One of them we had tonight (THE Taco Salad) and WOW is it amazing. The other is the Cracklin Chicken which can be found at Nom Nom Paleo. 

I decided not to do any grocery haul pix this week because is kind of gets repetitive. I have really been enjoying though being consistent with our weekly menu and weekly grocery shop. By the end of the week the fridge is pretty bare but I know we aren't having any food waste. Also, I love the thrill of filling it right back up again with beautiful greens, and reds, and yellows. It does take a bit of trial and error though to figure out just how much you need of everything. I think I have finally gotten our family's needs down to a science.

So without any more blah blah blah from me…here is this week's menu!

Keep in mind that I list each supper and then the breakfast, lunches, and snacks are what I have for suggestions. Those are things we have regularly. Sometimes we get off track but for the most part we keep to the menu. 

If you'd like to make the taco salad you can find the recipe at Cherished Bliss. Even the individual recipes for the avocado dressing and the bean and corn salsa can be used in other ways. I can see why my friend was so adamant about making this dish. If you like mexi then you'll LOVE this salad.

Here are the modifications I made:

I used a leafy green mix (red and green chard, spinach, spring mix) instead of romaine.
I used regular old cheddar instead of the colby jack.
I used green pepper and a smidge of cayenne in place of the jalapeño.
I cut the amount of cilantro in half (I'm not a cilantro fan but the amount I used was PERFECT!)

Did you meal plan this week? What is your grocery shop style? Share in the comments below and have a Rockin' Week!

Weekly Menu and Groceries (March 10th-16th)

Hey there! I have another weekly menu and grocery post for you. I also included a few pix of my fridge and what I have in my cupboards. 

As always it is my hope that showing what I buy and how I stretch it and what we do in general can help and inspire others to cook healthy in their kitchen too. 

For the most part all you see here, plus a few things already residing in my fridge and cupboards, will be able to breakdown into meals to feed our family of five ALL WEEK! And then some because of the bulk packages of meat. Not only do I love feeding my family healthy food, I love that it is economical as well.

This is really a general grocery haul and very typical for our family. Lots of veggies, lots of fruit, lots of meat (specifically chicken). A few things we are trying out this week that are new to us are a plantain and a spaghetti squash.

These are kind of the randoms. Some cream, milk, butter, yogurt, noodles (gasp), almond milk, diced tomatoes, and some mineral water (to mix with my happy planet juice). This really is the extent of our processed/packaged goods. I do have a few others in the cupboard but yeah, pretty minimal, just how I like it. 

Below is our family menu for the week. I have been really liking looking at it menu style as opposed to a spreadsheet, and then leaving our options for breakfast, lunch, and snacks more as guidelines as opposed to a strict plan. 

And now time for a a mini fridge and dry goods tour!!!! Please avert your eyes at the unhealthy selections you may see ;) 

The few things not shown here are my spices and my little bulk section where I have my chia seeds, hemp hearts, sliced almonds, alternative flours, and those kinds of things. That area was a disaster so no pix on that one.  Also my stash of tea and Shakeology aren't shown. Those almost deserve a post of their very own. 

Well, that about wraps it up. Hope you enjoyed this little peak into my fridge and little cupboards and are able maybe make some use of the weekly menu. I'll be getting tonight's supper on the roll shortly. Saucy Mozza chicken is going to ROCK (just not sure about the spaghetti squash).