Meal Plan Monday (Tuesday)

jlaOK

A day late because the kids had a snow day yesterday.....

What's everyone got planned this week.  Any new recipes to share?

jlaOK

Monday - chicken taquitos

Tuesday - turkey meatballs, bread, salad

Wednesday - tilapia burgers

Thursday - leftovers (DH has a dinner meeting)

Friday - sushi at MIL's

Saturday - dinner out

Sunday - Italian spaghetti salad (meal I planned and didn't make last week)

ccam

Monday - Sausage tortellini soup (I use this recipe and love it https://www.twopeasandtheirpod.com/italian-sausage-tortellini-soup/ )

Tuesday - Crockpot turkey chili

Wednesday - Chicken ceasar salads

Thursday - Leftover chili

Friday - Grilled cheese and leftover soup

Saturday - Out

Sunday - Dinner with ILs

emberlee3

Meals are very basic this week because I am working some evening shifts:

Mon--leftover mac & cheese, broccoli, pinto beans
Tues--flatbread pizzas and salad
Weds--Moroccan chicken (slow cooker), couscous, some kind of veggie
Thurs--breakfast for dinner
Fri--fish tacos
Sat--dinner at my parent's house. 

dglvrk2

DH is out of town this week so DD#1 and I are going basic:
Monday and Tuesday- dd turkey quesadillas and raw vegis; me turkey taco salad (I got TDs recipe from this month's Women's Health magazine.)
Wednesday - chicken soup w extra chicken and vegis
Thursday - grilled cheese, salad and tomatoe soup
Friday - take out

WBMom

Not a ton of meals planned - for the days I don't have anything I am going to raid the freezer

Monday - Easy white chicken enchiladas

https://foodfamilyfinds.com/recipe-easy-and-creamy-white-chicken-enchiladas/

 

Tuesday - grilled cheese and soup

Wednesday - Homemade version of hamburger helper.  I love this site - I have made almost every one of the recipes multiple times

  https://chickensintheroad.com/cooking/homemade-hamburger-helper/

Thursday - grilled chicken and jasmine rice

Friday - out to dinner for DD birthday

 

jc&cat

I have zero plan. I sort of had a mommy melt down on Sunday when my children approached the table yet again with "eww, i don't like that". I told them I was not cooking anymore and to figure it out themselves. Now, thats a tad of an overreaction I agree. DH and I both do cooking duties but I usually am the meal planner. I told him it's all up to him this week bc I am tired of getting the "eww" from the kids every night except pasta night. So, last night was trader joe's fish, veg and mac n cheese. Let's see what tonight will be....

Generally, do your kids protest meals or eat whatever is for dinner? I feel like I'm banging my head lately.

 

jlaOK

jc&cat said:

I have zero plan. I sort of had a mommy melt down on Sunday when my children approached the table yet again with "eww, i don't like that". I told them I was not cooking anymore and to figure it out themselves. Now, thats a tad of an overreaction I agree. DH and I both do cooking duties but I usually am the meal planner. I told him it's all up to him this week bc I am tired of getting the "eww" from the kids every night except pasta night. So, last night was trader joe's fish, veg and mac n cheese. Let's see what tonight will be....

Generally, do your kids protest meals or eat whatever is for dinner? I feel like I'm banging my head lately.

 

My DS is 3.5 and after I tell him what we are having for dinner his usual response is "I don't like that."  That being said, he does usually eat what I fix.  I tend to meal plan towards meals that I know he will eat.  For example, he doesn't eat casseroles with vegetables mixed in so I don't cook those.  He is good about eating meat, so I do a lot of chicken and meatballs.

WBMom

jc&cat said:

Generally, do your kids protest meals or eat whatever is for dinner? I feel like I'm banging my head lately.

 

It depends on the day and kid.    My philosophy is "this is what is for dinner" - they have to try everything on the plate and then can fill up on the items that they are interested in that are for dinner.  Now I don't go out of my way to cook odd things I know they will dislike so our dinners are pretty reasonable.   They have learned to expand their palates. 

emberlee3

jc&cat said:

Generally, do your kids protest meals or eat whatever is for dinner? I feel like I'm banging my head lately.

 

I have a very selective eater (DS) and a generally enthusiastic eater (DD).  Dinner can be tough, but it helps that I plan a month at a time.  It doesn't take much longer than planning a week, and then I don't have to worry about deciding what's for dinner for a whole month. 

dashofreality

My meal plan is on my blog - https://www.dashofreality.com/meal-plan-week-3/ I will second the selective (nice choice over picky) eater and enthusiastic eater. DD seems to be getting worse lately, but I put something on her plate that I know she will eat and then she gets what we are eating. Most of the time she doesn't eat it. If she tries a bite of everything she can have peanut butter (rarely happens), otherwise she can have an apple or a banana after dinner that is it. It sucks.

rodiesmum

Monday -- crunchy pork belly with peanut sauce served over jasmine rice
Tuesday -- Grilled Fish stuffed with tomatoes
Wednesday -- Tofu and Mushroom sautee over ricep
Thursday -- Bockwurst with stewed tomatoes and buttered rice  i know -- hefty carbs)
Friday -- Mung Bean Soup, fish fille (breaded)

As for reactions of DD -- well she does say when she doesnt like it but i really encourage her to give it a try
 

jf198400

jc&cat said:

I have zero plan. I sort of had a mommy melt down on Sunday when my children approached the table yet again with "eww, i don't like that". I told them I was not cooking anymore and to figure it out themselves. Now, thats a tad of an overreaction I agree. DH and I both do cooking duties but I usually am the meal planner. I told him it's all up to him this week bc I am tired of getting the "eww" from the kids every night except pasta night. So, last night was trader joe's fish, veg and mac n cheese. Let's see what tonight will be....

Generally, do your kids protest meals or eat whatever is for dinner? I feel like I'm banging my head lately.

 

My kids vary, sometimes they will turn up their nose at something they previously loved. With 2 toddlers there's always something they don't like. I encourage them to at least try everything (doesn't always happen) and to eat as much of whatever they do want. I do not make them a separate meal if they don't eat it. We eat spaghetti and meatballs or ravioli way too often b/c those are their favorites. It also helps a ton if I have dinner ready to go as soon as we get home. If dinner isn't ready and they have to wait 20mins, they scream for a snack and then don't end up eating much dinner. It's really frustrating b/c we don't get home until 6pm and they are starving by then.

jlaOK

dashofreality said:

My meal plan is on my blog - https://www.dashofreality.com/meal-plan-week-3/ I will second the selective (nice choice over picky) eater and enthusiastic eater. DD seems to be getting worse lately, but I put something on her plate that I know she will eat and then she gets what we are eating. Most of the time she doesn't eat it. If she tries a bite of everything she can have peanut butter (rarely happens), otherwise she can have an apple or a banana after dinner that is it. It sucks.

Your crock pot chicken florentine looks delicious.  Both DH and DS hate cooked spinach (DS will eat spinach salad) but I might have to try it anyway.

dashofreality

jlaOK said:

dashofreality said:

My meal plan is on my blog - https://www.dashofreality.com/meal-plan-week-3/ I will second the selective (nice choice over picky) eater and enthusiastic eater. DD seems to be getting worse lately, but I put something on her plate that I know she will eat and then she gets what we are eating. Most of the time she doesn't eat it. If she tries a bite of everything she can have peanut butter (rarely happens), otherwise she can have an apple or a banana after dinner that is it. It sucks.

Your crock pot chicken florentine looks delicious.  Both DH and DS hate cooked spinach (DS will eat spinach salad) but I might have to try it anyway.

Thanks! My DS won't eat sauted spinach, but will eat the frozen cream spinach kind. I'm impressed with the spinach salad. DD likes to use the tongs to put salad on her plate, but that is about as far as we get. I make a simlar recipe that is spinach an artichokes. You could try subbing out the spinach for chopped artichoke hearts.