Our First Weekly Plan!

Thanks to Lisa for sending this one in!!!


I make my grocery list for each week by writing out every ingredient for the meal. I cross off what I already have and buy the rest. That way I don't forget anything nor do I buy stuff I already have. It's the way cookbook author Sandi Richards (Cookingfortherushed.com) does it. And I don't write out every ingredient every week...I put the meal for the day into iCal and write the ingredients in the notes section. When planning meals for the next week, I just drag and drop the meals to the next week and the ingredients list follows.

These are some of my I-have-no-time-to-cook-this-week meals!

Sunday
Homemade Pizza
2 pizza shells (or wraps or pita)
pizza sauce
pepperoni
green pepper
onion
mushroom
olives
mozzarella cheese

Monday
Lean burgers in whole wheat pita with fries and gravy and carrot sticks
Lean burgers (I buy the box of 8 but of course you could just make some!)
whole wheat pita
sliced cheese
burger toppings
frozen low fat fries
canned gravy
carrot sticks

Tuesday
Roast chicken with mashed potatoes/corn
Already roasted chicken from deli
potatoes, butter, milk
frozen corn (or on the cob when in season)

Wednesday
Split pea soup with egg salad sandwiches
chicken broth
ham steak
onion/celery/carrot
dried peas
dried lentils
soup seasonings
whole wheat bread
eggs
mayo

Thursday
Scrambled eggs, Canadian bacon and pancakes
eggs
Canadian bacon
pancake mix
butter, syrup
fruit cocktail (canned)

I try to have some kind of dessert in there too. Rice Krispie treats, pudding, popsicles, applesauce, etc.

Hope this it what you're looking for!