Menu Plan Monday-Beans and Rice

We are trying to cut back our grocery budget just a little more so that we are able to pay off our student loans just that much faster. Sometimes it is a challenge to live different then the rest of our friends, but we know that if we live differently now we will be able to live differently then everyone else in the future and for the rest of our lives. What does just a couple of years matter in the large scheme of things.

Since I was able to stock up on so much last week I will hopefully not need to buy much more then the basics this week. We have been trying to have a beans and rice week 1-2 times a month. We have found that we actually don't get as sick of beans as we thought we would and we stay full longer. Since we are full we don't snack as much and we save money in more ways then one.

Monday

Breakfast-Pumpkin flax seed smoothies and fruit

Lunch-Homemade chicken nuggets, peas and fruit

Dinner-3 bean chili (with 1 lb beef to last one week) over rice, carrots, and cornbread

Tuesday

Breakfast-Crock pot oatmeal with bananas and peaches

Lunch-baked potatoes and chili, celery and carrots

Dinner-bean and cheese quesadillas, corn and fruit

Wednesday

Breakfast-Eggs and toast with pear butter

Lunch-Homemade fish sticks, green beans

Dinner-Lentil soup, homemade bread and mixed veggies

Thursday

Breakfast-Pumpkin flax seed pancakes and fruit

Lunch-Grilled cheese with snuck in sweet potato, tomato soup, carrots

Dinner-Bean and pasta salad with finger veggies and dip

Friday

Breakfast-Breakfast burritos and fruit

Lunch-Chicken nuggets, broccoli

Dinner-Taco salad with leftover chili and fruit

Saturday

Breakfast-"Chocolate" toast (this is what Madison calls cinnamon toast) and yogurt

Lunch-Leftovers

Dinner-Bean and chicken burritos with grilled zucchini

Sunday

Breakfast-Fritata with spinach and veggies

Lunch-Family dinner

Dinner-Beans and rice leftovers, mixed steamed California veggies

Snacks

Whole wheat, applesauce, flax seed, squash, and chocolate chip cookies. These are one of my strange concoctions that actually turned out not half bad. My daughter will eat anything in cookie form. These are also egg free.

Homemade salsa with lots of pureed veggies and chips

Grapes

Carrots

popcorn