The second part of planning is figuring out what to cook and then shop for at the store. This goes back to the first section, Food Planning 101. Mainly think what you like and how long you have to make it. This should take only 15-25 minutes but can go much longer if you browse. Add up the planning from 101 - you have now taken a total of 30-35 minutes to plan for a week's worth of food. Saves money and thinking time!
Start with the big meals first because you may be able to implement leftovers into other meals. Some great resources for recipes are online! That's where I get some of my ideas! You can google "Chicken recipes" and a whole list of recipe sites will come up. My go to is the Food Network site. I like to check out my favorite chefs (Alton, Mario, & Giada) and you can sort if by difficulty (ie time). I also tear out recipes from magazines and put it a while for the next week or so.
Dinner: I am a fowl gal -- no, not foul, fowl! I heart chicken and turkey. According to Food Planning 101, I will have 2 nights that I can make dinner and the other probably a frozen meal. Hatch chili's are in season!
Chicken & Hatch Chili Stacked Enchiladas
Mini Turkey Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce
Lunch: Making lunch for 2 of the days and frozen meals for the other 2. Thinking how can I use some of the ingredients from the dinners for lunch...
Tex-Mex Turkey Chapulas
Chicken Salad
Snacks: Apples, grape salad, and pita chips with tzatziki sauce, tortilla chips with hatch chili salsa
Breakfast: I want something fast, easy and healthy. A good friend of mine, Rhain, personal trainer, nutritionist, and owner of Invidia Health & Fitness, suggests to start the morning with some fat and protein. This will help wake up your system and kick off the day with a little bit of energy.
Hard-boiled egg & string cheese during the week & weekends egg white breakfast taco
Next up: Conquering the Grocery Store
Start with the big meals first because you may be able to implement leftovers into other meals. Some great resources for recipes are online! That's where I get some of my ideas! You can google "Chicken recipes" and a whole list of recipe sites will come up. My go to is the Food Network site. I like to check out my favorite chefs (Alton, Mario, & Giada) and you can sort if by difficulty (ie time). I also tear out recipes from magazines and put it a while for the next week or so.
Dinner: I am a fowl gal -- no, not foul, fowl! I heart chicken and turkey. According to Food Planning 101, I will have 2 nights that I can make dinner and the other probably a frozen meal. Hatch chili's are in season!
Chicken & Hatch Chili Stacked Enchiladas
Mini Turkey Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce
Lunch: Making lunch for 2 of the days and frozen meals for the other 2. Thinking how can I use some of the ingredients from the dinners for lunch...
Tex-Mex Turkey Chapulas
Chicken Salad
Snacks: Apples, grape salad, and pita chips with tzatziki sauce, tortilla chips with hatch chili salsa
Breakfast: I want something fast, easy and healthy. A good friend of mine, Rhain, personal trainer, nutritionist, and owner of Invidia Health & Fitness, suggests to start the morning with some fat and protein. This will help wake up your system and kick off the day with a little bit of energy.
Hard-boiled egg & string cheese during the week & weekends egg white breakfast taco
Next up: Conquering the Grocery Store
myrecipes.com is another great site!
ReplyDeleteIt collects all the recipes from Cooking Light, Sunset, Southern Living, Real Simple, and a few other magazines.