Welcome to my weekly meal plan! Every week I try to put together a meal plan with some new recipes, some easy recipes, and a yummy mix of food. In the last part of my pregnancy and until recently postpartum, we relied heavily on convenience foods but that was starting to make me feel a little icky and bored.
I also want my daughter to see us eating a lot of different foods, be exposed to cooking, and eventually hopefully eat a variety of foods herself. She is approaching 4 months old so I’m scheming about introducing solids to her in the next few months.
This week is a bit more involved but our weekly produce box has a bigger variety this week. It is also my first week back working full time so I tried to choose meals that have shorter prep times to keep things easy.
This week’s box includes:
- Baby bok choy
- Cilantro
- Gala apples
- Green lettuce
- Oranges
- White turnips
- Rainbow chard
- Red beets
- Red radishes
- Yellow potatoes
- Yellow onions
It’s also worth noting that I am vegetarian and my husband doesn’t eat much meat.
Breakfast:
- An assortment of oatmeal, toast, smoothies, cheese, and fruit. On the weekends one or both of us will do eggs and potatoes.
Lunches:
- Yellow tofu curry over rice (all week to keep it simple)
Dinners:
- Potato Tacos
- Tacos filled with beans, cheese, and potatoes coated in oil and taco seasoning and roasted
- Topped with cilantro and radishes
- Boxed mac and cheese with apple salad (lettuce, jack cheese, vinaigrette, and chopped apples)
- Polenta with jack cheese, veggie hot dogs, and sauteed rainbow chard
- Perogis with veggie hot dogs and roasted cabbage
- Pasta and red sauce with roasted turnip, brussel sprouts, and beets
Misc Meals:
- Grilled cheese with canned tomato soup
- Ramen with tofu and bok choy
- Pasta with broccoli
- An assortment of mediocre frozen meals
I haven’t eaten most of these meals in a long time and I’m happy to eat them! I should note that cooking lunch for the week will probably take about an hour and then each dinner varies between 30-90 minutes but some of that is cooking time where I can be with my family. For example, we’re eating a lot of roasted veggies this week and those have longer oven times. I won’t be actively cooking for 90 minutes.
Looking forward to these meals! Yum!
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