Real Food Day 4: Menu Plan for Week of 12/4

I've always wanted to post menu plans on my blog, but I've never had the guts to do it.  I don't know why, but it's scary and intidmidating.  I usually try to do a rough menu plan each week for our dinners (although I've been a terrible slacker in this area lately).  But, I've never ever planned out breakfasts and lunches. I love reading other people's menu plans for the week with all their meals and wonder what life would be like if I lived like this. Maybe we'd be healthier and waste less? Or maybe I'd be stressed out with a confined menu every day?  Well, I guess I will find out! That's what these challenges are all about...trying things I've always wanted to try.


I've tried to come up with healthy, easy meals that follow the Real Food rules.  Since I don't have a huge grocery budget, I will have to make things myself because the organic, all natural versions are so expensive.  I plan to make homemade bread, yogurt, tortillas, hummus and a few other things this week.  My hope is to do it all in one afternoon and be done! We'll see how it goes.


Here is the plan (it may change!)

Menu Plan for Week of 12/4

Monday:

Breakfast: oatmeal & fruit

Lunch: (packed lunch for work day) apples & peanut butter, hard boiled egg, cheese crackers

Dinner: (we are hosting a community dinner) Baked potato bar, homemade whole wheat bread, salad with homemade dressing, apple crisp with homemade whipped cream

Tuesday:

Breakfast: whole wheat cottage cheese pancakes (recipe coming!) & maple syrup

Lunch: Leftover loaded baked potatoes

Dinner: Homemade chicken noodle soup, whole wheat bread, salad

Wednesday:

Breakfast: oatmeal & fruit

Lunch: hard boiled eggs, fruit, yogurt

Dinner: Leftover soup

Thursday:
Breakfast: Homemade poptarts & fruit

Lunch: homemade hummus and veggies, fruit, cheese

Dinner: Sloppy joes w/homemade whole wheat buns (recipes coming!), sweet potato fries, whole wheat brownies (recipe coming!)

Friday:
Breakfast: oatmeal & fruit
Lunch: pb & j on whole wheat bread, fruit, raw veggies

Dinner:  Beef Stew, homemade bread

Saturday

Breakfast: Whole wheat waffles & maple syrup

Lunch: Leftovers

Dinner: Pork chops, wild rice & steamed veggies

Sunday:
Breakfast:  Omlettes & whole wheat toast

Lunch: hummus & veggies, cheese & fruit

Dinner:  Chicken Enchiladas (with homemade whole wheat tortillas!) & homemade chips and salsa, raw veggies