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    Post your weekly menu

    Would anybody be interested in posting their meal plan on a weekly basis? I think it could be a good reference point for anybody looking for some new menu ideas!

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    Morning snack:
    toast with jam/ oatmeal/ graham crackers with cream cheese, grapes or berries or melon

    Lunch
    Monday: Grilled Cheese with apple slices and veggie sticks (carrots, celery, green pepper, cucmber) Yogurt for dessert

    Tues: Chicken salad sandwiches or Quasillillas with grapes & veggie sticks ,apple sauce for dessert

    Wed: Mac "n" Cheese with real cheadar and cream cheese served with steamed broccoli and apple slices/ yoghurt

    Thurs: Ham & cheese (grilled sandwich or homade lunchables) with melon and veggie sticks

    Friday: Frecnh toast or quiche with berries, pinapple, cucumber/ apple sauce

    Afternoon snack:
    crakers and cheese with grapes
    granola with berries and yoghurt
    maria biscuits with frozen yoghurt
    rice crispys with watermelon
    graham crackers with cream cheese and jam with pinapple
    Chocolate chip cookies on Fridays with Milk and fruit

    Am I the only brave one?

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    This is what I am planning for next week but of course things change.

    Monday
    Morning: Organic Yogurt, teddy grahams
    Lunch: chicken, rice and corn
    Afternoon: Apple slices and goldfish crackers

    Tuesday
    Morning: Organic Apple Sauce and honey graham square
    Lunch: Leftover Chicken, rice and corn
    Afternoon: Grapes quartered and animal crackers

    Wednesday
    Morning: Watermelon slices, Muffins
    Lunch: Spaghetti, beef and veggies in sauce and cucumber slices
    Afternoon: Banana slices and crackers with peanut butter

    Thursday
    Morning: organic yogurt and teddy grahams
    Lunch: Chicken Noodle soup, crackers possibly fruit
    Afternoon: Apple slices and crackers with cheese

    Friday
    Morning: Organic applesauce and Funshine crackers
    Lunch: Lasagna probably depending if I have time Thurs night to cook it
    afternoon: Cucumber slices with Oreo cookie

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    I dont have set days but my menu this week includes:

    Breakfast:
    Cereal, and banana, pancake and peaches, eggs, toast and watermelon, french toast and apple

    Lunch:
    Garlic sausage, perogies and peas
    Tuna salad sandwiches, celery and noodles
    Chicken nuggets, taters and corn
    Pasta with meat sauce, garlic bread and carrots
    Friday is the holiday so no fifth day planned

    Snacks will include:
    Yogurt, granola and strawberries, fish crackers and apple, cheesestring and apple, graham cracker, pb and banana, muffin and cantelope, animal crackers and orange, banana bread and peaches, pretzels and apple sauce,

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    Monday - tatertot & beef casserole
    Tuesday - lasagna rollups
    Wed - english muffin pizzas
    Thurs - tuna melts & veggies with dip
    Fri - Holiday (but usually mac&cheese, chef boyardee or sandwiches)

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    AM Snack: grapes, homemade baked good banana bread, oatmeal cookie, muffin or toast and jam, or dry cereal mix (cheerios, corn bran, life), milk - amount served varies by arrival time - ie how long since breakfast. Snack is served at 8:30.

    Lunch: served 11:30 milk to drink
    Mon: grilled cheese, deli meat, apple slices/strawberry sliced on top, cucumber
    Tues: fish sticks, sweet potatoe fries/ketchup for dipping, mixed veggies, apple slices/strawberry sliced on top
    Wed: hamburg, noodles, mixed veggies, cucumber, apple slices/strawberry sliced on top
    Thurs: chicken warmed with sweet and sour sauce, mac n cheese, peas and corn, apple slices/strawberries
    Fri would normally be pancakes, scrambled egg
    (IF you finish your plate of food and you are still hungry you have a choice of apple sauce or yogurt and a cookie - usually the strawberry newton kind)

    PM Snack: served 3:30 banana and cracker (graham cracker, arrowroot biscuit, digestive biscuit - they each have a choice), juice - as soon as nap is over and diapers changed we go to our outdoor picnic table and eat snack outside, when done they go to play.

    Note: I often used frozen mixed veggies with the idea then everyone gets to pick out the kinds of veggies they like and leave behind the ones they don't so I don't have to remember who likes what. They are also ideal finger foods for the toddlers.

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    This is awesome... giving me some ideas. My tired old brain is having serious issues coming up with good meal plans, crafts, etc. Maybe it's preggo brain, I don't know!!
    Next week:
    Mon- applesauce and milk (AM), mac'n'cheese with hot dogs, veggie tray (lunch), crackers, cheese and juice (PM)
    Tues- oranges and milk (AM), perogies, sausage (lunch), animal crackers, veggie tray and juice (PM)
    Wed- apples and milk (AM), chicken noodle soup, toast (lunch), pudding, pretzels and juice (PM)
    Thurs- peaches and milk (AM), pancakes, eggs (lunch), bagels with cream cheese and juice (PM)
    Fri- banana and milk (AM), pizza with meat and veggies (lunch), muffins, cheese and juice (PM)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spixie33 View Post
    This is what I am planning for next week but of course things change.

    Monday
    Morning: Organic Yogurt, teddy grahams
    Lunch: chicken, rice and corn
    Afternoon: Apple slices and goldfish crackers

    Tuesday
    Morning: Organic Apple Sauce and honey graham square
    Lunch: Leftover Chicken, rice and corn
    Afternoon: Grapes quartered and animal crackers

    Wednesday
    Morning: Watermelon slices, Muffins
    Lunch: Spaghetti, beef and veggies in sauce and cucumber slices
    Afternoon: Banana slices and crackers with peanut butter

    Thursday
    Morning: organic yogurt and teddy grahams
    Lunch: Chicken Noodle soup, crackers possibly fruit
    Afternoon: Apple slices and crackers with cheese

    Friday
    Morning: Organic applesauce and Funshine crackers
    Lunch: Lasagna probably depending if I have time Thurs night to cook it
    afternoon: Cucumber slices with Oreo cookie
    Sounds like a week in my house!!!

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    our week is a 2 week rotating menu.

    MWF cereal (non sugar kind) fresh fruit and milk
    T and Th WW toast, jam or cheese whiz, fresh fruit and milk

    the parents provide the lunch

    monday pm snack cheese crackers and pickles
    Tuesday Baked Potatoes sour cream and or salsa
    Wedensday Cream cheese pin wheels and water
    Thursday Hummus and pita bread
    friday fresh veggies crackers and dip

    monday fresh veggies crackers and dip
    tue rice and mixed veggies
    wed homemade soup veggies and buns or crackers
    thur apple sause and graham crackers
    friday cucumbers crackers and cheese whiz

    water is offered with all snacks

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    This is my old list cause I have since moved to a system where the kiddies help me choose the menu plan for the next week and I add a little Jolly Phonics twist that they have to help find foods that have our letter of the week in them which has opened up to trying some new foods... like this week were are trying some decaffeinated Oolong ice tea we are going to make for Letter O

    Am snacks = one item plus a serving fruit
    Cold cereal – rice crisp, shreddies, corn bran, alphabets, mini wheats
    Pancakes / Waffles / French toast
    Warm Oatmeal
    Toast/Bagels/English muffins with PB or Cream Cheese or Cinnamon
    Eggs … mini quiche, scrambled in mini pita pockets, hard boiled, Omelettes, A bird in the nest (toad in hole)
    Cereal Bars
    Yogurt / Cottage Cheese with fresh fruit
    Mini Muffins … Pineapple coconut, peanut butter banana, apple raisin, pumpkin raisin, carrot raisin, raisin bran, cranberry lemon etc.
    Cheese cubes and fruit

    Summer Lunch
    Macaroni & Cheese with All Beef Wieners Stewed Tomatoes & Apple
    Cold Chicken, Pita bread & Fruit Salad
    BBQ Hamburgers, Home fries, Grilled veggies & Orange slices
    Tuna Salad Wraps & Fruit kabobs
    Meat & Cheese Pizza’s, Raw Veggies & Dip & Applesauce
    Cold Turkey, Caesar Salad & Peaches
    Roast Beef Slices, Potato Salad & Red Applesauce
    Tuna Melts On English Muffin, Vegetable Salad & Pears
    Egg Salad Sandwiches, Cold Veggie Tray & Pineapple
    Greek Chicken Salad with Pita and Hummus, Mixed Fruit
    Taco Salad With nachos, ground beef and cheese & Mixed Fruit
    Chicken Breasts, Baby Spinach Salad, Pita Bread & Oranges
    Greek Pasta Salad, Feta, Tomato & Melon
    Roast Beef Wraps, Coleslaw, Carrots & Mixed Fruit
    Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Veggie Tray with Dip & Pears
    Ham Salad Wraps, Potato Salad, Carrot sticks & Oranges
    Kabasa & Cheese Kabobs, Crackers & Fresh Fruit tray
    Cold Tuna Noodle Salad, Sliced Tomatoes & Banana
    Chicken & Veggie Wraps, Carrot Raisin Salad & Strawberries
    Cold Roastbeef, Macaroni Salad, Sliced tomatoes & Banana
    Peanut Butter Banana Dogs, Apple / Carrot Salad & Melon slices
    Tuna Salad in a Pita, Cheese & Tomato, Sweet Pickles & Apple
    Chicken on a Bun, Cold Pea & Carrot Salad & Kiwi
    Ravioli with Meat Sauce, Tossed Salad & Peaches
    Turkey on a Bun, Pasta Salad & Mango
    Meat / Cheese Tray, Coleslaw, Rice Crackers & Mixed Fruit
    Pizza muffins with a side salad
    Chicken Sonoma Salad and Garlic sticks

    Winter Lunch Ideas
    Chicken Rice Casserole, Mixed Vegetables & Pineapple
    Sloppy Joes, Cheese & Tomato, French Fries & Orange
    Fish Sticks, Sweet Potatoes, Corn & Fruit
    Meat & Cheese Pizza’s, Raw Veggies & Dip & Applesauce
    Penne with Turkey Sausage, Caesar Salad & Peaches
    Chicken Nuggets, Mashed Potato, Corn & Red Applesauce
    Tuna Melts On English Muffin, Vegetable Soup & Pears
    Franks & Beans, Toast, Vegetables & Pineapple
    Turkey Stew, Peas / Carrots, Bread / Bun & Mixed Fruit
    Vegetarian Chili with Nacho Chips, Vegetable Sticks & Fruit Salad
    Homemade Soup, Ham Sandwiches & Apple
    Pork Chops, Rice, Vegetables & Pineapple
    Veggie Filled Lasagna, Garlic Bread & Oranges
    Beef Stew, Potatoes, Carrots & Fruit
    Grilled Cheese Sandwiches & Vegetable Soup & Pears
    Ham, Scalloped Potatoes with Onions & Oranges
    Swedish Meatballs with Rice, Broccoli & Pineapple
    Tuna, Noodle & Cheese Casserole, Stewed Tomatoes & Banana
    Shepherd’s Pie, Mixed Veggies, Bread & Butter & Apples
    Cheeseburger Macaroni casserole , Stewed Tomatoes & Banana
    Mexican Bean Pie, Rice, Salad & Pineapple
    Tuna Melts, Cheese & Tomato, Sweet Pickles & Apple
    Chicken on a Bun, French Fries, Corn & Kiwi
    Greek Pizza, Veggies & Tatzikki Dip & Applesauce
    Ravioli with Meat Sauce, Tossed Salad & Peaches
    Thai Turkey Stir-fry, Egg Noodles & Mango
    Tuna Rice Casserole, Peas / carrots & Pears
    Sausage, Pancakes, Broccoli & Red Applesauce
    Pork Chops, Peas / Carrots, Sweet Potatoes & Mixed Fruit
    Cabbage Roll Casserole, Garlic Bread, Grapes
    Chicken Carbanera with Caesar Salad and fruit

    PM snacks plus a serving of fruit
    Mexican Pinwheel Wraps
    Homemade Cookies …. Oatmeal raisin, PB, Ginger snap Cookies, Hermits, Macaroons,
    Cheese, Fish Crackers & Craisins
    Pita triangles & Pate & Grapes
    Crackers, Cheese and pears
    Fruit kabobs and yogurt dip
    Devilled Eggs and Apples
    Mini muffins … cranberry lemon, Zucchini carrot, Banana Chocolate chip, Cherry Oatmeal surprise
    Mini cheesecakes …. Graham wafer and flavoured cream cheese with raspberries stuck on top
    Rice Crisp Squares and fruit puree
    Mini Ice- cream Cones with banana sliced into cone
    Vanilla pudding and mandarin oranges
    Homemade Bits and Bites with Craisins
    P&B crackers and Apple slices
    Ants on a log
    Veggies and various Dip
    Pita and hummus
    Pretzels and spinach dip
    Peanut butter banana dogs
    Nachos with salsa
    Popcorn
    Ambrosia Salad - cottage cheese, yogurt, coconut, pineapple, mandarin oranges, cherries, marshmallows
    Monkey Bread - homemade bread dough cubed tossed with cinnamon, sugar, pecans and baked
    Pickle & Cheese trays
    Baked Fruit crisps with Whip Cream (Apple, Strawberry Rhubarb, Mango)
    Pumpkin Custard
    Chocolate Avocado pudding
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