Posted by Jessica | Posted in Domestic Logestics, The Home Front | Posted on 08-12-2009
Tags: breakfast, kid friendly meals, lunch, menu plan
Breakfast and Lunch
I am tired. Did I mention I have two newborn baby girls? Of course, I did.
This means I am too tired to think about meals for more than two seconds…especially when Ryan asks repetitively, “What are we going to eat?”
So, I really needed to make things simple around the kitchen. Think once. Prepare food as follows…
Breakfast
M: English Muffins, Sausage and Jam
T: Toast and Eggs with a side of fruit
W: Oatmeal, Raisins and honey or jam
Th: Yogurt and Granola
F: Pancakes and Syrup
Sat: Muffins and/or Smoothies
Sun: Cold Cereal and Bananas
Lunch
M: Soup, Crackers and Jell-O
T: Pasta and grapes
W: Chicken Nuggets with Veggies and Dip
Th: Sun-nut butter and Jelly Sandwiches and String Cheese
F: Bagel Pizzas and Salad
Sat: Free Choice
Sun: Family Meal (at Grandma’s, a restaurant or the crock-pot)
Do It Yourself
Grab some markers and colored pencils or snag some colorful clip art and create your own menu plan chart! It’s free and might help take some stress out of your meal prep. Some folks will say a fixed meal plan is to predictable or boring. I say so is cold cereal everyday.
My picture menu plan is posted on the refrigerator to help Ryan learn the days of the week and give him peace of mind that, indeed, their will be food (even when I’m tired).
Love,
Jess
This post is linked up with Kimba’s DIY Day
LOVE getting the kiddos involved with meals! Planning and even cooking – it can really do wonders to have them involved and begining to understand how all this stuff works!
On Saturday we let our oldest “make breakfast” for the littler ones and he was so proud! He did it all by himself. (well mom and dad were in the next room and listening carefully ….)
we used Batter Blaster so all he had to do was spray it on the griddle but still. He felt great, and the pancakes tasted great too!
Loads o fun. And hey his parents could get used to this
I’m impressed with your menu…I’d probably be resorting to cereal for every meal if I were in your shoes!
My kids would love a big-kid version of this. My 12 yr old still asks all the time “what’s for dinner”, and it bugs me because I’m not organized enough to know what’s for dinner until nearly dinner time. Maybe something like this would help us both!
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