Weekly Menu

One of the best ways to keep myself on track is to make a weekly menu.  Do you make a weekly menu?  I have found by doing a weekly menu we eat out less.  I can take out the meat that I need first thing in the morning so it thaws and if for some reason I need to pick up something from the store I have all day to do it.  It saves you from buying unnecessary groceries as well.  Be sure to post your weekly menu where you will see it.  I have already gone through some recipes, now I just need to make a grocery list based on it and we're off and running!  My weekly menu will be:

Big Mac Casserole
Mexican Turkey Casserole
Chicken Corn Chowder
Chicken Pot Pie
Cheesy Chicken & Rice Casserole
Slow Cooker Sloppy Joes
Kielbasa with Potatoes and Peppers

I will post some of the recipes with pics as the week progresses.  Not all will be shared because I am working on a Cookbook.  These recipes have all been tested and kid approved! :)

Here are some links to different weekly menus that you can print out.  :)

Printable Menu 1
Printable Menu 2
Printable Menu 3

You can always do a Google search for them if you don't like the ones I have listed. :)

As I think about the changes I am going to be making to my diet one of the things I find that I don't want to give up is my coffee creamer.  Now don't get me wrong I can drink coffee black, but I enjoy the creamy goodness of the cream.  I don't normally add sugar to my coffee when I am at home.  I have found that if I spend a little bit of money and buy the coffee I really want for my Keurig and use the coffee creamer then I am less likely to go to a coffee stand and buy coffee.  Doesn't mean that I won't stop and buy coffee once and a while, but it won't be an every day occurrence.  I think that's the trick to changing your diet, finding what works for you and what doesn't work for you.  Every person is different so don't expect to lose like your friend does or that because they can cut coffee completely out of their diet that it will work for you too.  When I say making changes to my diet it doesn't mean that I consider this a diet, it's a change that I intend to be permanent, not temporary.


Happy Planning!
~K