Several people asked me about my April meal plan so here are the links. Please, please, please don't expect it to be gourmet or remotely fancy! If it gives you some motivation or ideas, great! This meal plan included Easter, so it’s a bit more than usual. These meals feed 5, including 2 teenage boys. If they have friends over for dinner, I usually double the recipes. My goals are to save as much money as possible on our food budget, while providing lots of fruits and vegetables. I do not eat gluten or dairy, so when the rest of the family has bread I avoid it. I use gluten free pasta and snacks when possible. We also have a very busy schedule in the evenings with dance, choir rehearsals, instrument lessons, Justin’s job, and tons of homework...so I need to do easy EASY meals!! I repeat, nothing fancy here! I do most of my shopping at Aldi at the beginning of the month, but of course must go back weekly for little things like milk, bread, and fresh fruit/veggies. I honestly don't have time to coupon, but I use the Target Cartwheel app and my Target Red Card when shopping there. We certainly aren't poor but we choose to spend our money on music lessons and dance during this season, and having teens is just expensive anyway! We also choose to be consistent in giving to our church, our Compassion kids, and various community opportunities. Planning ahead just helps us afford what's important to us.
Breakfasts are usually overnight steel cut oatmeal with blueberries or frozen pancakes/waffles. AND COFFEE!!!
We all pack our own lunches. Justin takes turkey sandwiches on hawaiian bread with chips, fruit, carrots, and a granola bar. Caleb takes almonds, blackberries, hummus, carrots, and celery. Sarah takes PBJ, yogurt, fruit, and carrots. Blake and I take leftovers. We all use our water bottles.
shopping list = http://bit.ly/1J5NdkR
recipes = http://bit.ly/1IyvUYS
spread sheet of meals = http://bit.ly/1P8fM5j
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