There are several reasons I plan my meals each week–it saves time, it saves money (less temptation to grab a pizza or run through the drive-thru on a busy night), and it saves my sanity when the “evil dinner hour” hits because I already know what I’m going to make.
But even with all the benefits to planning our weekly meals, I occasionally find myself dragging my feet. This week when I took my kids to the library, the cookbook section drew me in and I came home with a good-size stack of new cookbooks to browse! Finding new recipes to try was just the motivation I needed to get my meals planned for this week.
Did you know we have a recipe section here on Once a Month Mom? It’s chockfull of tried-and-true recipes we love that freeze well. If you find yourself loving the idea of planning a week or month’s worth of meals, but are stuck in a rut, I definitely suggest searching the archives and adding a few new recipes to your menu plan.
Menu Plan Monday
Here’s my freezer cooking plan for the week: (See how I typically freezer cook each week):
- Refried Beans
- Oatmeal Packets with freeze dried strawberries
- Coffee Cake Muffins
- Ranch Chicken (made into bite-size “nuggets”)
- Oven Potato Wedges
Here is my family’s meal plan for this week:
Monday –
- Breakfast – Homemade Oatmeal Packets, bananas or frozen blueberries
- Toddler Lunch – Cheese Quesadillas, Refried Beans, orange slices
- Dinner – Baked Potato Bar, green salad
Tuesday –
- Breakfast – Coffee Cake Muffins, orange slices
- Toddler Lunch – Ranch Chicken “nuggets,” oven potato wedges, applesauce
- Dinner – Taco Pasta, corn
Wednesday –
- Breakfast – Homemade Oatmeal Packets, bananas or frozen blueberries
- Toddler Lunch – Fish Sticks, bread and honey, apple slices
- Dinner – Leftovers
Thursday –
- Breakfast – Coffee Cake Muffins, orange slices
- Toddler Lunch – Pizza Spirals, baby carrots and ranch
- Dinner – Daddy Cooks
Friday –
- Breakfast – Homemade Oatmeal Packets, bananas or frozen blueberries
- Toddler Lunch – mac and cheese, frozen peas
- Dinner – Fish Tacos, cilantro-lime rice
Saturday –
- Breakfast – Whole Wheat Pancakes (freeze leftovers)
- Lunch – leftovers
- Dinner – Date Night
Sunday
- Breakfast – Breakfast Cookies, bananas
- Lunch – Potluck after church
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