Showing posts with label Weekly Menu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weekly Menu. Show all posts

Friday, May 30, 2014

Weekly Menu # 7 More Good Grilling!

I hope y'all have had a great week. I'm thankful to see this week coming to an end.  Very, very busy!  That's why I love Summer Time Grilling. 
It is so much faster and less involved than when we cook in the kitchen. 
So it's time to sit down and look over this weeks menu and start making our grocery lists!

Bon App'etit Y'all !!! 

Friday, May 23, 2014

Weekly Menu # 6 Summer Time!!!!

Okay! Like the old song says...."It's Summer Time, Summer time, Sum..Sum...Summer Time"!!!!
So having said that....I've been trying to come up with some recipes that just do not require too much prep time or cook time.  In my books that calls for sittin' in the shade with a big glass of sweet Ice Tea and Lemon, along side a grill  going.
I sure hope y'all enjoy them as much as we do around here.
 
   



Jerk Chicken

 1.      Jerk Chicken*    
          Grilled Corn
          Tossed Salad w/ your choice of dressing 
          Iced Tea

   


Friday, May 9, 2014

Friday's Weekly Menu #5

Good Morning Friends!
Sorry this is later than I had expected.....been having some weird computer issues.
But anyway, I've been thinking about this weeks menu and how to work it out!  This is what I've decided to start doing.  A weekly menu for just Evening Meals instead of the whole day.
It was starting to look a little redundant to me.  So, if you need some ideas for Breakfast or Lunch they are just a click away!
I will also be adding some new recipes to those links in the near future.
So be sure and check back frequently! 
Let me know what you think of this change.

Dinners:

Monday

Tuesday
    • Grilled Pork Chop (fat cut off before cooking)
    • Small Sweet Potato baked
    • 1 T "butter"
    • Large Green Tossed Salad
    • 2 T. Non-Fat Catalina Dressing
    • Iced Tea (sugar free)

Wednesday

Thursday
    • Breakfast for Dinner
    • Scrambled Eggs  
    • 2 strips Turkey Bacon
    • 1 Pillsbury Grands Buttermilk Biscuit with Simply Fruit of Your choice
    • Coffee/Tea
Friday
    • Grilled Top Sirloin
    • Baked Potato
    • 1 T. Non-Fat Sour Cream
    • 1 T. Smart Balance "Butter"
    • 1 T. Shredded Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese
    • Steamed Broccoli
    • Iced Tea (sugar free)
Saturday
    • Flat Bread Pizza*
    • Medium Green Tossed Salad.
    • 2 oz. Ranch Cilantro Salad Dressing*
    • Diet Coke
Sunday
I hope you enjoy this weeks menu! Please leave me a comment below and let me know what you think!

Food for the Soul!
"He will be a sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the LORD is the key to this treasure."   Isaiah 33:6

Friday, May 2, 2014

Friday's Weekly Menu #4

Good Friday Morning!!!
I hope you  have had a wonderful week.
It's time now to gather up those grocery adds so you can mark your Price Matching Items, grab your paper and pencil to start making that awesome Grocery List.


Breakfasts:

Sunday

Monday
    • 2 Eggo Waffles & Sugar-Free Syrup (my favorite is IHOP)
    • Great Value Frozen Turkey Breakfast Sausage
    • 1/4 c. Non-Fat Light Greek Vanilla Yogurt & 1/4 c. Strawberries
    • Juice of Choice
    • Coffee/Tea
Tuesday
    • Scrambled Eggs (Whole Egg + Egg Substitute)
    • 1 Great Value Frozen Turkey Sausage Patty
    • Buttermilk Biscuit w/Smart Balance Butter Spread & Simply Fruit (flavor of your choice
    • Juice of Choice
    • Coffee/Tea
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday

Lunches

Sunday
Monday
    • Chicken Salad*
    • 16 Wheat Thin Crackers
    • 5 Cherub Tomatoes, 6 Cucumber Slices, 8 Celery Strips
    • 2 T. Ranch Dressing
    • 15 Red Grapes
    • Water
Tuesday
    • Turkey & Ham w/ Cheese Sandwich
    • 5 Baby Carrots, 6 Celery Strips, 5 Cucumber Slices
    • 1 Reduced Sodium Vlasic Pickle Spear
    • 2 oz. Jalapeno Cilantro Ranch Dressing*
    • 1 small Apple
    • Water
Wednesday
Thursday

    • Ham & Cheese Wrap*
    • 10 Cucumber slices, 5 Baby Carrots, 8 Celery sticks
    • 2 T. Reduced Fat Ranch Dressing
    • 1 small Banana
    • Water
Friday

Saturday



Dinner:

Sunday



Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Have a wonderful week of eating!!

Food for the Soul:
So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.  You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.  Hebrews 10:35&36

Blessings ❤
Betsy

Friday, April 25, 2014

Weekly Menu # 3

Good Morning!
Here is next weeks "Weekly Menu" just as promised.
I thought this would give you the weekend to get your shopping list made and your game plan in place as to who has what in the Grocery Sale Adds for this week.
Don't forget to mark* each item you find at a lower price from another store on you list so when you get ready to play the "Price Matching Game" at the "Big W" (Wal Mart)
half your work is cut out for you.

Have a wonderful weekend and I will be planning what to eat for next weeks "Weekly Menu" !!


Breakfasts:

1.

    • Apple Pancakes*
    • Turkey Bacon (2 slices)
    • 1/4 c. Non-Fat Light Greek Vanilla Yogurt & 1/4 c. Strawberries
    • Juice of Choice
    • Coffee/Tea
2.
3.
    • 2 Eggo Whole Wheat Waffles
    • Great Value Frozen Turkey Breakfast Sausage
    •  1/4 c. Non-Fat Light Greek Vanilla Yogurt & 1/4 c. Strawberries & Blueberries
    • Juice of Choice
    • Coffee/Tea
4.
5.
6.

7.
    • 2 Eggo Whole Wheat Waffles w/ Smart Balance & Sugar-Free Syrup
    • 1 Great Value (frozen) Turkey Sausage Patty
    • 1/4 c. Non-Fat Light Greek Vanilla Yogurt & 1/4 c.  Berries of choice
    • Juice of choice
    • Coffee/Tea
Lunches:

1.
    • Sandwich: 2 oz. Market Pantry Healthy Turkey & Ham w/ Sargento Ultra Thin Sliced Cheese
    • Baby Carrots, 6 Celery Strips, 5 Cucumber Slices
    • Bottled Light Ranch Dressing (2 T.)
    • 1 small Apple
    • Water
2.
3.
4.
    • 2 oz. Boar's Head Low Sodium Roast Beef Sand w/ 1 slice Sargento Ultra Thin Cheese
    • 1 Reduced Sodium Vlasic Pickle Spear
    • 8 Celery Strips, Baby Carrots
    • 2 T. Bottled Light Ranch Dressing
    • 15 Red Grapes
    • Water
5.
6.
7.

Dinners:

1:
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

Food for the Soul!
Come near to God and He will come near to you .....James 4:8


Blessings ❤
Betsy

Monday, April 21, 2014

Monday's Weekly Menu # 2

Monday's Weekly Menu #2

Well it's that time of the week again.
When we get to sit down, make out that menu, grab the grocery adds for this week,
 make our list and Go Shop!!!!
Oh what fun!!!!!
Last week I told you how to do the "Price Matching Game".  
This week I want to tell you how I make my grocery list.
I take my sheet of paper fold it down the center long ways and then fold it again from the
top to bottom in half. In other words I fold it into fourths, so when I unfold my
paper it has 4 smaller rectangles.
Then I give each rectangle a label.....Produce....Meat.....Dairy.....Staples.  Then I go through my menu meal by meal and write down all the things I'm going to need to purchase that week along with the adds and mark with a star all the Price Matching items and their prices that I'm needing as well.
Okay so here is Week # 2 Menu: 


Breakfasts:
1.
2.
    • Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes* & Sugar-Free Syrup (my fav is IHOP)
    • Turkey Bacon (2 slices)
    • 1/4 c. Non-Fat Light Greek Vanilla Yogurt & 1/4 c.  Berries of choice
    • Juice of choice
    • Coffee/Tea
3.
    • Scrambled Eggs
    • 1 Great Value (frozen) Turkey Sausage Patty
    • Buttermilk Biscuit w/ Smart Balance Buttery Spread & Simply Fruit
    • 1/4 c. Non-Fat Light Greek Vanilla Yogurt & 1/4 c.  Berries of choice
    • Juice of choice
    • Coffee/Tea
4.
    • 2 Breakfast Mini Quiche*
    • 1/4 c. Non-Fat Light Greek Vanilla Yogurt & 1/4 c.  Berries of choice
    • Juice of choice
    • Coffee/Tea
5.
    • 2 Eggo Whole Wheat Waffles w/ Smart Balance & Sugar-Free Syrup
    • 1 Great Value (frozen) Turkey Sausage Patty
    • 1/4 c. Non-Fat Light Greek Vanilla Yogurt & 1/4 c.  Berries of choice
    • Juice of choice
    • Coffee/Tea

6.
7.
    • French Toast* w/ Smart Balance Buttery Spread & Sugar-Free Syrup
    • 2 slices Turkey Bacon
    • 1/4 c. Non-Fat Light Greek Vanilla Yogurt w/fresh Strawberries
    • Juice of choice

Lunches:

1.
    • Sandwich: 2 oz. Market Pantry Healthy Turkey & Ham w/ Sargento Ultra Thin Sliced Cheese
    • Baby Carrots, 6 Celery Strips, 5 Cucumber Slices
    • Bottled Light Ranch Dressing (2 T.)
    • 1 small Apple
    • Water
2.
3. 
    • Turkey or Ham Roll-ups*
    • 10 Multi-Grain Crackers
    • 4 Baby Carrots, 8 Celery Strips, 5 Cherub Tomatoes
    • 2 T.Bottled Light Ranch Dressing
    • 1 small Apple
    • Water
4.
    • 2 oz. Boar's Head Low Sodium Roast Beef Sand w/ 1 slice Sargento Ultra Thin Cheese
    • 1 Reduced Sodium Vlasic Pickle Spear
    • 8 Celery Strips, Baby Carrots
    • 2 T. Bottled Light Ranch Dressing
    • 15 Red Grapes
    • Water
5.
    • Turkey & Ham Wrap*
    • Wise No-Salt Added Potato Chips (Family Dollar Stores Carry These)
    • Reduced Sodium Vlasic Pickle Spear
    • 1/2 c. No-Sugar Added Peach Slices
    • Water
6. 
7.

Suppers:

1.
2.
3.
    • Meat Loaf*
    • 1/2 c. Mashed Potatoes
    • 1/2 c. Green Beans
    • Small Green Tossed Salad
    • Iced Tea (sugar free)
4. 
    • Kansas City Chicken*
    • Small Baked Potato  
    • 1 T. Smart Balance Buttery Spread 
    • 1 T. Non-Fat Sour Cream
    • Medium Green Tossed Salad
    • Iced Tea (sugar free)
5. 
    • Pork Chop (fat cut off before cooking)
    • Small Sweet Potato baked
    • 1 T "butter"
    • Large Green Tossed Salad
    • Iced Tea (sugar free)
6. 
7.
    • Roast Beef Sandwiches (use leftover roast from lunch)
    • Unsalted Potato Chips
    • Diet Soda

Food For The Soul!
Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; He rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. BLESSED are all who wait for HIM. Isaiah 30:18


I'm going to switch Weekly Menu to Friday's. I came to realize that it makes more sense to make a menu and shopping list before Monday.  That a way if you wanted or needed to you could so your shopping over the weekend and be ready for the week ahead. So from now on be looking for this post on Friday's!!

Blessings ♥
Betsy




Monday, April 14, 2014

Monday's Weekly Menu #1

Now, just to let you know I usually do all my grocery shopping at the "Big W" (Walmart).  
It isn't because I LOVE to shop there; it's because I LOVE to save my family money.  I also LOVE to see them have to give me money.  
You see I do the ad shopping Price Matching Game.  It works and it is SO EASY!  
1. You just look at your menu and go through the ads to see who has the best prices on the items you have on your list.  
2. Put a * beside an item that has the best price. 
3. Then I write beside the item who has the best price and for how much.
This way when you get to the check out you don't have to remember who and where and how much it was. 
4. Oh another thing I do is put all the price match stuff together in my basket and also I put it last on to the conveyor belt.
Have your ads in hand as you tell them the prices that you have written down on your list. They have NEVER asked to see it in the ad but you want to have them just to back yourself up!
Oh and I also put a big RED circle around the item in the ads so it's easy to find just in case!

Now I'm going to do a full menu because to me when I'm looking for a menu it's for all 3 meals not just dinner. So here we go!

Menu Plan # 1

Breakfasts:

    Juice of choice
    Yogurt drink (Dan Active)
    Coffee/Tea

2.  2 Eggo Whole Wheat FrozenWaffles w/ Sugar-Free Syrup
      Sausage
      1/4 c. Non-Fat Light Greek Vanilla Yogurt w/3-4 fresh Strawberries
      Juice of choice
      Coffee/Tea

3.  Scrambled Eggs
     Turkey Bacon (2 slices)
     1 slice of toast
     1 T Simply Fruit
     Juice of choice
     Yogurt drink (Dan Active)
     Coffee/Tea

{Diabetic Living}

4.  *Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes (2) & Sugar-Free Syrup
     Turkey Bacon (2 slices)
     1/4 c. Non-Fat Light Greek Vanilla Yogurt w/3-4 fresh Strawberries
     Juice of choice
     Coffee/Tea
     Juice of choice
     Yogurt drink (Dan Active)
     Coffee/Tea

6.  Scrambled Eggs
     Turkey Bacon (2 slices)
     Buttermilk Biscuit w/ Simply Fruit
     1/4 c. Non-Fat Light Greek Vanilla Yogurt w/fresh Strawberries
     Juice of choice
{Diabetic Living}

7.  Leftover *Blueberry Buckwheat Pancakes (2) & Sugar-Free Syrup
     Turkey Bacon (2 slices)
     1/4 c. Non-Fat Light Greek Vanilla Yogurt w/fresh Strawberries
     Juice of choice
     Coffee/Tea

Lunches:

1:  2 oz. Turkey & 1 slice Sargento Ultra Thin Sliced Cheese Sandwich
     5 Cucumber Slices, 6 Celery Strips, 1 Radish cut into slices
     1 small Apple
     Water

     16 Wheat Thins
     5 Cucumber Slices, 6 Celery Strips, 4 Baby Carrots
     2 oz. *Jalapeno Cilantro Ranch 
     15 Red Grapes
     Water

3.   2 oz. Ham & 1 slice  Sargento Ultra Thin Sliced Cheese Sandwich
      1 Low Sodium Pickle Spear (Vlasic)
      6 Celery Strips , 5 Cherry Tomatoes
      2 oz. *Jalapeno Cilantro Ranch
      1 small Banana
      Water

     10 Crackers
      5 Cucumber Slices, 6 Celery Strips, 4 Baby Carrots
      2 oz. *Jalapeno Cilantro Ranch
      1 small Apple
      Water

5.  2 oz. Low Sodium Roast Beef Sandwich Meat (Boar's Head brand is great) &  Swiss Cheese Sandwich
     1 Low Sodium Pickle Spear (Vlasic)
     8 Celery Strips, 1 Radish cut into slices
     15 Red Grapes
     Water

     16 Wheat Thin Crackers
     8 Celery Strips, 5 Baby Carrots, 4 Cucumber Slices
     2 oz. *Jalapeno Cilantro Ranch
     15 Red Grapes
     Water
{Skinny MS}

      Ice Tea

Suppers:

     Salad w/ Non-Fat Italian Dressing
     1 small Whole Wheat Roll
     Ice Tea

     1 c Pinto Beans  (dry not canned)
     1/2 c. *Guacamole
     3 T Salsa
     Ice Tea

3.  Morningstar Farms Meatless Burgers (in the freezer section at the grocery store)
     Diet Coke

       1 c Leftover Pinto Beans
       *Guacamole
       3 T. Salsa
       Ice Tea






5.  *Pasta e Fagioli Soup
     2 small Whole Wheat Rolls
     Ice Tea



6.  *Flat Bread Pizza
     Tossed Green Salad
     Ice Tea

7.  Leftover *Slow Cooker Chicken Sandwiches
     *Oven Fried Potatoes
     Diet Coke

All the menu items with a * beside them have recipes. So click on name and go to the recipe.

Please bare with me as I am working on getting a Recipe Index so it will so much easier to locate the recipe you are looking for. But for now it will just be a simple page with Recipes. 

Food for the Soul: Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17

Blessings  ♥
Betsy
     
     

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Easy Marinaded Grilled Chicken

Ingredients:

  • 4 boneless skinless Chicken Breasts
  • 1 small bottle of Wishbone Italian Salad Dressing
  • 3 gloves of Garlic minced (I used jarred minced garlic)
Directions:
  • Place rinsed and dried Chicken Breasts into a large plastic zip bag
  • Pour small bottle of Wishbone Italian Salad Dressing and minced Garlic into the plastic zip bag
  • Seal tightly pushing the air out as you seal the zip bag
  • "Mix"bagged chicken between hands until evenly coated
  • Place in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes (turn over bag after 15 mins. to be sure all chicken is marinated)
  • Heat grill while Chicken is marinating in refrigerator. 
  • Cook Chicken on Medium heat for 30 minutes, turning over after 15 minutes. Be sure to cook until Chicken reaches an internal temp of 160  ยบ and juices run clear
  • Take Chicken off of grill and cover with foil and let rest for 10 mins. before serving 

Blessings ♥
Betsy