A few days before I read Erica's post at Confessions of a Homeschooler, I had the same thought! With school starting and so many other things to keep organized, I could not possibly think of adding another paperwork item to my list of to-do's. So, I decided to make a monthly menu and just repeat it. It already allows a few "new recipe" slots in there for variety. So, I hope it won't feel like we are having many repeats in a month. I try to make healthy , homemade meals. I also try to accommodate what my family likes and will eat. Some are healthier than others, I do concede. I am planning to create 4 shopping lists, one for each week of the month, and that way my master shopping list is done for me each week. That would feel great, no??
A few really quick notes: my husband works Tues-Sat so, our weekend is Sun/Mon. He loves to grill out on those days and he loves a burger! J Also, veggies vary, depending on season/availability but are served at nearly every meal. Breakfast and lunch are planned so that my children can either prepare themselves or with little supervision. Breakfasts don't really need a plan… and lunch sometimes revolves around leftovers, soup/sandwiches or other fairly light fare. Snacks are at around 3:30 and are something like cheese sticks, yogurt or peanut butter crackers. And I do very little on Sundays . SO, this is just my dinner menu.
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
Soup/sand- wiches | Burgers on the grill | Spaghetti Salad Breaksticks | Breakfast night (varies) | Tuna Casserole Veggies | New Recipe | Chicken tetrazinni |
| Shake 'n' bake chicken Mac'n'chz | Hot dogs on the grill | Enchiladas and Mexican sides | Beef tips in gravy/rice Salad | Chicken pot pie | Chili Cornbread | Beans n rice with cheese J |
| Sloppy joes | Burgers on the grill | New recipe | Stroganoff Salad | Deli sandwiches or hot sub | Corn dogs and tater tots (family request) | Taco nite |
| Grilled cheese tomato soup | Chicken kabobs over rice | Chili dogs sweet potato fries | Pork chops (method varies) Veggies, Homemade bread | Whole roast chicken Veggies Baked potatoes | Pepperoni rolls Salad | Cubed steak w/ gravy Veggies (family Request) |
Chinese (frozen) | Salmon cakes Salad or veggies Pasta salad | New recipe |
