I’m not a weekend poster usually, but I’ve been opting to share my weekly meal plans lately, so I’m just popping in for a quick rundown of this week’s menu.
Saturday I picked up a bag of fresh kale and 3 lettuce plants on a whim at the Davidson Farmers Market. After that impulse buy, I stopped myself since I hadn’t planned the week’s menu yet and the last thing I needed was to end up with a bunch of odds and ends without a way to bring it all together.
Today I got around to planning this week and here is what I came up with-
Sunday– Steak, Asparagus and Sweet Potato Rounds
Monday– Grilled Summer Corn Salad & BBQ Shrimp
Tuesday– Fish Tacos with Avocado Salsa
Wednesday– Vegetarian Mexican Tostados
Thursday– Baked Chicken, Green Beans & Quinoa
Friday– Out or Pizza (like always)
Clearly I’m feeling springy! I hit up The Meat Center, Josh’s Farmers Market and Harris Teeter. Have I mentioned how excited I get when the farmers market opens back up? Produce is so much cheaper there than at Harris Teeter!
Total Weekly Bill – $93
(not including the lettuce plants at $3 a pop)
Back home I started prep and made a complete disaster in the kitchen.
I wasn’t prepping anything elaborate, but since I overcooked my dried beans, I had to improvise and make a ton of white bean so they wouldn’t go to waste. I spent a solid 1.5 hours working on prep for the week and cleaning up.
Frozen Greek Yogurt Drops, Quinoa, White Bean Dip (for lunches) and Make Ahead Breakfast Burritos.
I was tired by dinner time, but luckily David manned the grill.
Now that this week’s menu is lined up and ready to go, I’m relaxed and ready to start the week. See ya tomorrow 
Maria says
Thank you for sharing! I’ve started to meal plan (I think I may have mentioned this to you already, but I’m just excited about it!) and am always looking for good ideas/recipes. So far, I haven’t had too much success in the recipes that I’ve used (it could totally be me – not the recipes), but I’m still optimistic and lucky that I have a husband who isn’t picky 🙂
Lindsay @ The Lean Green Bean says
send me that pic so i can feature you, lady!! yay for sunday food prep!
Gcroft says
Thanks for sharing, your menu looks great. I’m in a meal-plan rut and need to find more inspiring recipes but also quick to prepare. Have a good week.
blackhuff says
Like your menu for this upcoming week. I think I should also post my menu’s for the upcoming week. I have started to implement some of Jamie Eason’s snack recipes from this week in me & hubby’s menu. Have increased me and hubby’s snacks to 3 a day where we had only 2 snacks per day. Very different from this week onwards.
Liz @ iheartvegetables says
Meal prep is such a good idea! I really need to do more of that!
Sarah says
I’ve really got to start doing meal prep the way you do! I know it would save a ton of time during the week. Thanks for sharing your menu! I am always on the lookout for good new recipes.
Heather @ Fit Mama Real Food says
Doesn’t it feel so good to get some prepping in?! Nice work girl! Your menu sounds delish 🙂
Kerry says
I have to try that bean dip! Looks yummy!
What do you and David do for lunches? I really want to pack hubby-friendly healthy lunches but I’m stuck. Thanks!
Michelle says
Thanks for sharing your meal plans! It’s inspiring and helpful to see what fellow home cooking healthy eaters are up to 😉
Neil Butterfield says
This looks like an interesting weekly menu.