Weekly Menus

[Cat Herder]

Sounds wonderful!!!

Thanks!!

[SilverSabre25]

S: tea biscuits, "jam" (mashed berries with honey), milk
L: chicken parm, garlic bread, broccoli, milk
S: animal crackers, watermelon ******, juice

so what naughty thing are you doing with that watermelon that it bleeped it out?!

[Meyou]

I didn't know s-p-e-a-r-s were so naughty!! No more sword fighting at snacktime I guess! ::

[BusyBee]

Wow, thanks!!

[sharlan]

Can I come to your house to eat?

[Cat Herder]

B: Cinnamon Toast, Diced Pears, Milk
S: Mixed Berry Bars (white cake mix w/Fresh strawberries, Blue berries, Blackberries, be sure to double eggs when adding fruit to a cake mix), Juice
L: Cold Cut Subs, Tomato Soup, Orange Sections, Milk
S: Chicken Biscuit* Crackers, Apple Slices, Juice

B: Croissants, Honey, Mandarin Oranges, Milk
S: Crackling Oat Bran*, Sliced Strawberries, Juice
L: Grilled Chicken Kebabs (w/ Pineapple), Brussels sprouts, Cooked Carrots, Milk
S: Warm Pound Cake, ½ Bananas, Juice

B: Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Toast, Jam, Milk
S: Cashews, Raisin, Juice
L: Spinach & Cheese Calzone, Steamed Broccoli florets, Fruit ****tail, Milk
S: Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Banana Chips, Juice (Church Night)

B: Buttered English Muffins, Cantaloupe, Milk
S: Home Fries, Ketchup, Juice
L: Vegetable Beef Stew (dry 15- bean mix, corn, celery, carrot, potato), Cornbread, Applesauce, Milk
S: Warm Brownies, Roasted Black Walnuts, Juice

B: Hash browns, Sausage Links, Diced Apple, Milk
S: Graham Crackers, ½ Bananas, Juice
L: HM Veggie Pizza (cheese), Tossed Salad, Fruit Salad, Milk
S: Pretzels, Craisins*, Juice

[Cat Herder]

B: Blueberry Muffins, ½ Bananas, Milk
S: Chex Mix, Baby Carrots, Juice
L: Chili Mac (Beef, Kidney & Black Bean), Corn on the Cob, Diced Peaches, Milk
S: Warm Chocolate Chip Cookies, Pineapple, Juice

B: French toast, Country Ham, Diced Pears, Milk
S: Ritz & Peanut Butter, Juice
L: Chicken Parmesan, Garlic Bread, Green Beans, Applesauce, Milk
S: Shortbread Cookies, Muscadine’s, Juice

B: Fig Bars (yellow cake mix with fig added, be sure to double egg when adding fruit to cake mix), Milk
S: Teddy Grahams, ½ Bananas, Juice
L: Grilled Salmon, Saffron Rice, Zucchini, Honey Dew, Milk
S: Corndog, Tater Tots, Ketchup, Juice (Church Night.)

B: Cinnamon Oatmeal, Raisins, Milk
S: Apple Wedges w/ Caramel Dipping Sauce, Cheese Cubes, Juice
L: HM Chicken & Rice Soup (w/celery, onion), Hot Ham & Cheese Sandwich, Creamed Corn, Pineapple, Milk
S: Raw Broccoli, Cauliflower, Carrots & Ranch Dip, Oyster Crackers, Juice

B: Sliced Boiled Egg, Cottage Cheese, Peaches, Milk
S: Cheese-It’s*, Orange Sections, Juice
L: HM Sausage Pizza, Tossed Salad, Pears, Milk
S: Trail Mix, Sliced Grapes, Juice

[meganlavonnesmommy]

Thank you so much for sharing!

[Sprouts]

S: yogurt, pears, juice
L: quinoa greek salad, orange slices, milk
S: cheese, ww crackers, bananas, juice

S: tea biscuits, "jam" (mashed berries with honey), milk
L: chicken parm, garlic bread, broccoli, milk
S: animal crackers, watermelon ******, juice

S: oatmeal, milk, mixed berries, juice
L: ham and cheese sandwiches, tomato, apple slices, milk
S: granola squares, strawberries, milk

S: blueberry muffins, bananas, juice
L: veggie spaghetti, ww pasta, grapes, milk
S: multigrain cheerios, raspberries, milk

S: cheese toast, melon cubes, juice
L: minestrone, ww crackers, apple sauce, milk
S: cinnamon buns, frozen apple sauce pops, milk

Hi, do you buy the muffins or make from scratch????

[MarinaVanessa]

I never got a chance to thank you for sharing your meal rotations. It has made my life sooo much easier. I literally copied and pasted your meal plans and Meyou's too and then just made little changes to it here and there to fit our needs (for example I don't serve juice so I replaced it with a fruit or veggie).

It saves me sooo much planning and shopping time it's not even funny. I use minute menu to add the pre-planned meals into it so it's easier and quicker to claim my meals too. Once I've added my meals into MM I print it out and post the week's menu plan. I also attach copies to my newsletter. The parents love being able to what they are eating, a few even looked at the week's menu and brought us fruit and muffins because she knew we were eating them . So thanks again, I really appreciate it!

[Cat Herder]

I am so glad you like them. I will keep adding from time to time.

I don't like serving so much juice, I am still required to. I am not supposed to cut it with water, but I do and just give them more access to their cups during the day.

It isn't about being "cheap"...it causes acidic diaper rash in littles with very little nutritional benefit...

Most of the time they choose their ice water cups (they use them as maracas, too) over the juice ones... I just have to "offer" them.

I make my muffins myself with fresh produce.. Just double the egg when adding fruit to any bread product recipe (grandma's advice). I add applesauce to my cinnamon rolls to sweeten instead of frosting.

[Meyou]

Hi, do you buy the muffins or make from scratch????

I make them from scratch. I use a basic recipe and just throw in the flavor of the day.


2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup apple sauce
1 egg

You can add any fruit pretty much. I flour the fruit if it's frozen.

Bake for 20 min @ 400.

[dEHmom]

wow you ladies are amazing!

My daily menu changes with whatever I can afford, have on hand, or whatever last nights dinner was (i know most of you can't do that, but I can )

I keep track of what I serve in excel for breakfast, snack, lunch, snack and supper if I have supper timers.

you ladies might like this, and it's super easy to make.... I make it in huge batches and freeze in single serving and family sized portions.

fry up bacon pieces w/ onion (cut into bite sized pieces)
add to cooked rice
dill, salt and pepper

I add a little scoop of butter because I LOVE BUTTER

mix all together and you've got bacon dill rice (basically the inside of a cabbage roll)

of course you can add anything else you like, like sausage, veggies etc, but I just like it bacon dill rice

[Meyou]

Granola Squares (bars)

4 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup ww flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup honey
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups raisins

You can omit the raisins and add crasins, choc chips, sunflower seeds or any other dried fried or nut.

Press into 9x13 pan. Bake at 325 for 18 to 22 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes then cut into bars. Let the bars cool all the way then remove them from the pan. They are still yummy if you take them out warm but they fall apart.

[squareone]

Wow, thanks a lot for this ladies. This will help me tremendously with new menu planning ideas because we have definitely been in a food rut.