Menu Monday May 4 (and it's actually MONDAY!)

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snack
Monday	Cereal with berries	Noodles with butter and parmesan cheese, broccoli	Whole chicken in the slow cooker, roasted vegetables (sweet potatoes, cipollini onions)	Watermelon, trail mix
Tuesday	Yogurt with berries	Broccoli, cheddar, bacon frittata *I add a little lemon zest, too	Tacos (with leftover chicken)	Popcorn, celery with cream cheese *I pop the popcorn in the microwave in a brown lunch bag
Wednesday	Eggs and bacon	Peanut butter and jelly/cream cheese sandwiches	Pasta primavera, rolls, salad *I use Rhodes frozen dinner rolls (not super healthy, but SO yummy)	Banana smoothie, trail mix *Smoothie=blend 1 frozen banana, splash of whole milk, drop of vanilla, a couple berries if I have them
Thursday	Cereal with bananas	Peanut butter and banana on crackers	Veggie jambalaya	Celery with cream cheese, popcorn
Friday	Yogurt with strawberries	Grilled cheese with bacon and tomato	Homemade pizza, salad	Watermelon, cucumbers
Saturday	Pancakes	Birthday party	Spicy Thai Curry Noodle Soup	Banana smoothie, cheese and crackers
Sunday	Omelets (to use up leftover veggies)	Family meal	Leftovers	Whatever is left!

 

I am on a grocery budget kick again J Sometimes I swing way over to the side of letting health and trends dictate my menu, while other times it is pretty strictly money that has me planning one thing over another. This week it’s money. I’m using the app Favado to compare prices for different stores in my area and I am really liking it! It also lets you know if there is a coupon available for an item and links to the coupon if it is printable.

The trail mix is just a reusable baggie filled with whole grain cereal, whatever nut I happen to have around (this week it is almonds), and some organic chocolate chunks from Trader Joe’s. Alice likes to eat the almonds with the chocolate chunks and Ethan likes the cereal. I eat whatever they don’t finish. Come to think of it, at least 60% of what I eat during the day is leftovers from the kids….hmmmmm.

I can’t wait to try the Spicy Thai Curry Noodle soup. I found the link on this blog and when she said it was so spicy it brought tears to her eyes, I knew Sergio and I had to try it. I’m going to make some without all the spice for the kids.

Happy menu Monday! How do you stay on budget with your groceries while making sure that your family has healthy food? I am forever looking for tips J