This week mostly went according to the plan. I planned very simple things so that’s probably why. We ate dinner out Friday, Saturday and Sunday with Sunday being homemade food at my mom’s house. I feel lucky that I didn’t have to wash as much dishes.
I ordered groceries from InstaCart on Friday. I didn’t order any fresh meat this time for a few reasons. Last week I accidentally let some ground beef go bad because I didn’t get to cooking it in time. I didn’t want that to happen again.
I had a lot of meals in the freezer that I want to use, both homemade and store bought. Actually, there’s still a lot. I also tried to make a conscious effort to incorporate more vegetables and not have everything so meat focused because we ate a lot of meat last week.
Meal plan as written on Monday morning:
Monday: Boxed macaroni and cranberry pecan spinach salad
Tuesday: Falafel sandwiches
Wednesday: Chicken enchiladas from the freezer
Thursday: Spaghetti and chicken meatballs
Friday: Cheese board dinner
Saturday: Out for dinner
Sunday: Pancakes and eggs
What we actually ate:
Monday: Boxed macaroni and chicken Ceasar salad
Tuesday: Falafel sandwiches
Wednesday: Chicken enchiladas from the freezer
Thursday: Cranberry pecan spinach salad
Friday: Out for dinner, including Maggie. We had pizza at Blaze.
Saturday: Out for dinner, but Maggie stayed home with Paul’s mom. We had tacos.
Sunday: Dinner at my mom’s house. We’re having Italian meatballs, spaghetti and French bread.
This is week 4 of the series meal plan vs. reality. See the rest here.
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I like this series! It’s fun to see how other people do with their meal planning because I definitely start off with a great plan and sometimes it just goes to hell… Since I work outside of the house, commute an hour each way, and have a lot of obligations in the evenings, I end up only cooking a few times a week, but make enough to have lunches or dinners for a couple days.
I’m glad you like it! I try to make enough for leftover lunches or dinners too. We usually have leftovers for dinner just one night a week, but have leftover for a few also from that meal and another.
I meant a few lunches also.