Tag Archives: healthy meal planning

Weekly Meal Plan, January 30 through February 5, 2017

This week I did a lot of prep work – thank goodness – because it seems like every day, something happened making it difficult to eat healthfully! Breakfasts: I had my usuals.  Some days was eggs with veggies, some were … Continue reading

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Navy Bean Soup With Ham

This was my prep for lunches for the week, so I can’t tell you if it was kid friendly or not, but my husband did eat a bowl one day……you could leave out the ham and use vegetable broth for … Continue reading

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Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Chili

I came up with this recipe from the pantry, knowing I needed something that I could reheat easily for lunches all week.  It’s good alone, or over rice.  I like to add some diced avocado and fresh pico de gallo … Continue reading

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Weekly Meal Plan, January 16 through 22, 2017

Catching up!  Third meal plan post in a row – I hope these help you plan and prep in the upcoming weeks. Breakfasts: I did a mix of make ahead and cooking this week.  Some mornings I had eggs scrambled … Continue reading

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Meal Plan, January 1 through 8, 2017

Breakfasts: Nothing make ahead this week – just my standard scrambled eggs with veggies, sometimes with a piece of toast.  A couple times, when I had to grab hard boiled eggs and some cut up veggies on the run, I … Continue reading

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Potato and Cauliflower Soup

I am not going to lie or spread my delusions with you am going to be honest with you about this recipe.  It’s tasty.  Delicious even.  But I am not going to tell you you won’t miss the potatoes or that it … Continue reading

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Black Bean, White Bean and Beef Taco Chili

It’s a gloomy day in Phoenix – one of those days that feels a lot colder than the thermometer reads, and chili sounds like the ideal dinner.  I came up with this based largely on ingredients in my pantry and … Continue reading

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Soy Ginger Pork Roast (Crock Pot/Slow Cooker)

In my little family of 5, we all have opinions about food.  Who doesn’t?  My middle child, the younger boy, usually has the opinion that anything I make for dinner is disgusting and inedible most of my cooking sucks is not to … Continue reading

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Weekly Meal Plan for, well, um….

So sometimes, despite your best laid plans, and trying to wait on things (like not launching a blog until you are absolutely certain you’ll be able to keep up with it), stuff happens.  I have spent very little time in … Continue reading

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Lasagna Soup

All the delicious lasagna taste, without as much work.  And this is a short cut type recipe – as I used jarred sauce.  You could certainly use your own homemade as well, or the jarred of your choice. Ingredients: Soup: … Continue reading

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