Meal Plan Monday! w/o 12/7

ec1212

Alrighty, we made it to another week! How are you nourishing yourself and baby this week? Any cravings?

ec1212

I’m finally back in the kitchen and so happy the food aversions / exhaustion of 1st tri are behind me. Here’s the full plan...this is going back to how we used to eat before pregnancy. I like to do a big prep session on Sundays, so all the veggies/dressing/marinades/grains that could be prepped ahead are all done.

Dinners

1) Avocado Kale ceaser with sheet pan broiled Salmon:
Salad: https://whatsgabycooking.com/avocado-kale-caesar/
Salmon: https://whatsgabycooking.com/sheet-pan-broiled-salmon/ 

2) Loaded sweet potatoes w/white beans instead of the black ones called for because farts: https://whatsgabycooking.com/healthy-loaded-sweetpotatoes/

3) smashed avocado fish tacos: https://whatsgabycooking.com/smashed-avocado-fish-tacos/

4) roasted veggie / grain bowls (squash, brussels, carrots, cauli) over rice w/tahini, lemon juice, maple, and olive oil for drizzling. Optional sub falafel for rice: https://pinchofyum.com/the-ultimate-winter-bliss-bowls

Lunches

1) Baked sweet potato w maple tahini https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/sweet-potatoes-with-maple-tahin

2) Shredded Brussels salad w/pomegranate seeds: https://whatsgabycooking.com/shredded-brussels-sprouts-salad/

3) quiche w jack cheese, mushrooms, spinach - no recipe, used a pre-made pie crust leftover from thanksgiving 

Brekkies

1) savory oatmeal w/ scallion w/egg. Mix in bone broth / collagen. 

2) oatmeal w berries and nuts

yellingbanana

I admit, I ordered from my friend’s catering and meal delivery this week. And I have leftovers from the weekend, so it’s simple heating and serving this week! 

Monday- Dim sum leftovers 
Tuesday- beef stroganoff and broccoli 
Wednesday- chicken pot pie
Thursday- Zips toscano and biscuits 
Friday- salmon and stir fry veg

Liz101015

This week we bulk made baked ziti and spicy chicken with cilantro rice. 

ec1212

@yellingbanana this is a judgement-free thread!  I’m already looking at other delivery services to prep for 3rd tri when I start getting tired again. I really want to figure out no/less-cooking ways to eat well so that we keep that up after baby gets here. We’ll need all the nutrients and energy we can get then. 

On that note, has anyone tried CookUnity or is that more of a local NY/NJ one? Meals look really good and they have great veg and meat options so me & hubby can eat different things when we want.

mrosek91

DH is making a chicken stir-fry tonight. That's as far as I've gotten.
We have the ingredients for a dairy-free lasagna, so if either of us can find the energy that should make the menu one night this week.
I really need to be better about meal planning...

mimser

Tonight is Sicilian sausage with spinach, beets and caramelized apples
Tomorrow will be duck burgers with salad and sweet potato fries
Wednesday - salmon with steak spices and maple syrup, with rice and brocoli 
Thursday - I have a frozen meal of ravioli and beef cubes, I think we'll have that 
Friday - steaks with mashed potato and a vegetable, maybe more brocoli 

mkc3888

We cooked a gumbo yesterday, that's about as far as I am in meal planning.  That will take care of dinner for a few days.  However we talked about going back Hello fresh.  It's easy and not too expensive for us.  When I got on their site to check it out, they are doing a special for healthcare workers.  First box 50% off and 15% all others for a year, excluding anything not in the regular box. So we will likely do that next week