2 days until my due date! We are so excited to meet Emma Kathryn, but trying to be patient and let her come on her own. I am going to have a natural, unmedicated birth, so we are really praying that I don't have to be induced. Although it's possible to have a natural birth with an induction, I've heard it makes it much more difficult.
So, with all this waiting around I have been doing a lot of cooking - trying to stock up the freezer before she gets here. After finding that making a meal plan for the whole month was a great idea, it was a little too ambitious for my first go around. So, I've decided to make a 2 week meal plan instead. We actually started the last week of September and today is Thursday of Week 2. I have filled in the things that we actually ate and hope it can provide a more reasonable start to my quest to save money, eat primal/paleo, and become more organized.
Prep:
Cooked a whole chicken and shred it up for the week. Made Chicken salad out of it: http://wellnessmama.com/1738/homemade-tuna-and-apple-salad-with-walnuts/ (I changed the recipe a little, or, a lot - used chicken, plain greek yogurt instead of mayo, didn’t put honey or dill weed).
Week 1
Monday
Lunch - Leftovers from weekend (mix of stuff)
Dinner - Bourbon Marinated Salmon (fresh from Publix) & Quinoa with veggies
Tuesday
Lunch - Quinoa with veggies and shredded chicken
Dinner - Beef Stew, salad http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/old-time-beef-stew-recipe/index.html
Wednesday
Lunch - leftover Beef Stew, salad
Dinner - Italian sausage meatballs with fresh herbs (primal cookbook), roasted squash, salad
Thursday
Lunch - Italian sausage meatballs, salad
Dinner - Leftover Lentil Soup from freezer
Friday
Lunch - Chicken salad over spinach
Dinner - Marinated Wild Salmon http://allrecipes.com/recipe/marinated-wild-salmon/detail.aspx?src=3797_23
Saturday
Lunch - Leftover chicken salad on spinach
Dinner - We went out to eat - Verde Taqueria (a little cheat meal)
Sunday
Lunch - Leftover Salmon & Salad - Hannah, baby shower
Dinner - Burgers with cheese (minus the bun) & salad
Week 2
Monday
Lunch - Leftover Burgers & salad
Dinner - Vietnam Stir Fry (Ground Turkey) http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2008/02/monthly-menu-recipes-week-1.html
Tuesday
Lunch - Leftover Vietnam Stir Fry
Dinner - Paleo Parmesan Chicken w/ spaghetti squash
http://wellnessmama.com/3131/chicken-parmesan-low-carb-grain-free/
Wednesday
Lunch - Leftover Parmesan chicken w/ spaghetti squash
Dinner - Sausage meatballs with roasted veggies (whatever is in our CSA)
Thursday
Lunch - Leftover sausage meatballs and veg
Dinner - Chili/soup http://paleomama.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/my-infamous-paleo-chili/
Friday
Lunch - Craig’s office Cook-out (bring on the Shane’s barbeque chicken!)
Dinner - May still be full from Lunch!
Saturday - Due Date!!
Lunch - Leftovers
Dinner - Going to a Fall Festival so probably getting something “primal” there
Sunday
Lunch - Leftovers
Dinner - Taco salad at our church community group
Cooked a whole chicken and shred it up for the week. Made Chicken salad out of it: http://wellnessmama.com/1738/homemade-tuna-and-apple-salad-with-walnuts/ (I changed the recipe a little, or, a lot - used chicken, plain greek yogurt instead of mayo, didn’t put honey or dill weed).
Week 1
Monday
Lunch - Leftovers from weekend (mix of stuff)
Dinner - Bourbon Marinated Salmon (fresh from Publix) & Quinoa with veggies
Tuesday
Lunch - Quinoa with veggies and shredded chicken
Dinner - Beef Stew, salad http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/old-time-beef-stew-recipe/index.html
Wednesday
Lunch - leftover Beef Stew, salad
Dinner - Italian sausage meatballs with fresh herbs (primal cookbook), roasted squash, salad
Thursday
Lunch - Italian sausage meatballs, salad
Dinner - Leftover Lentil Soup from freezer
Friday
Lunch - Chicken salad over spinach
Dinner - Marinated Wild Salmon http://allrecipes.com/recipe/marinated-wild-salmon/detail.aspx?src=3797_23
Saturday
Lunch - Leftover chicken salad on spinach
Dinner - We went out to eat - Verde Taqueria (a little cheat meal)
Sunday
Lunch - Leftover Salmon & Salad - Hannah, baby shower
Dinner - Burgers with cheese (minus the bun) & salad
Week 2
Monday
Lunch - Leftover Burgers & salad
Dinner - Vietnam Stir Fry (Ground Turkey) http://www.passionatehomemaking.com/2008/02/monthly-menu-recipes-week-1.html
Tuesday
Lunch - Leftover Vietnam Stir Fry
Dinner - Paleo Parmesan Chicken w/ spaghetti squash
http://wellnessmama.com/3131/chicken-parmesan-low-carb-grain-free/
Wednesday
Lunch - Leftover Parmesan chicken w/ spaghetti squash
Dinner - Sausage meatballs with roasted veggies (whatever is in our CSA)
Thursday
Lunch - Leftover sausage meatballs and veg
Dinner - Chili/soup http://paleomama.wordpress.com/2009/10/07/my-infamous-paleo-chili/
Friday
Lunch - Craig’s office Cook-out (bring on the Shane’s barbeque chicken!)
Dinner - May still be full from Lunch!
Saturday - Due Date!!
Lunch - Leftovers
Dinner - Going to a Fall Festival so probably getting something “primal” there
Sunday
Lunch - Leftovers
Dinner - Taco salad at our church community group
Hope this helps anyone who is interested!
