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Menu Plan Your Butt Off {March 18}

[ 3 ] March 18, 2012 |

 Happy Sunday everyone! Are you gearing up for a weekly grocery trip? I definitely am. We have house guests this week and menu planning is vital for my sanity.

I’ve tried to create a menu this week that utilizes a lot of the same ingredients in different recipes. This saves money and space in your pantry!

But, before I get to this week’s menu plan, I’m sure a lot of you are swinging by to find out who won last week’s Pin It To Win It giveaway.  So, without further ado, the winner is…

Danielle Hull!

Congratulations, you are the proud owner of a new, shiny, red slow cooker!! Please contact us at kitchen@shrinkingjeans.net with your snail mail info.

And to the rest of you, enjoy the menu plan and grocery list – and have a fabulous week!

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Monday:  Hearty Vegetable Soup served with hearty bread.

Tuesday: Salad Bar! Chopped rotisserie chicken, hard boiled eggs, rinsed garbanzo beans, shredded low fat cheese, loads of chopped carrots, cucumbers and bell pepper, a few different low fat dressings and mixed greens. Everyone assembles their own.

Wednesday: Slow Cooker Orange Beef with brown rice.

Thursday: Mom’s Turkey Meatloaf with baked potatoes and steamed broccoli.

Friday:  Takeout or leftovers. You deserve a break after all this cooking!

Saturday: Southwest Turkey Burgers on whole wheat buns topped with tomato and avocado, served with sweet potato fries.

Sunday: Enchilada Casserole in a Hurry.

Snacks & Desserts:

Double Chocolate Chunk Muffins

DIY Mircowave Popcorn

For your grocery shopping pleasure, your handy dandy grocery list!

Protein

rotisserie chicken from the deli
1 1/2 pounds beef round steak, sliced or beef stir fry strips
1 dozen eggs
3 lbs ground turkey breast
1 pound ground sirloin

Produce
3 red bell pepper
2 green bell pepper
6 green onions
mixed greens of your choice (head of romaine, arugula, green leaf lettuce)
1 small head bok choy
6 carrots
1 English cucumber
3 celery stalks
5 cloves of garlic
4 medium onions
1 tablespoon fresh thyme
4 russet potatoes
1 broccoli crown
1 lime
1 tomato
1 avocado
Refrigerated/Frozen

orange juice
frozen peas
1 block lowfat cheddar
plain lowfat Greek yogurt
sweet potato fries
skim milk
butter
low fat Monterey jack cheese

Pantry

low sodium soy sauce
ground ginger (I’m using fresh gingerroot)
honey
olive oil
1 can diced tomatoes no salt added, with liquid (14 ounces)
28 ounce can of tomato sauce, no salt added
2 cups vegetable or chicken broth, low-sodium
1 cup lower sodium beef broth
whole wheat elbow macaroni
brown rice
dry basil
bay leaf
1 can garbanzo beans
oats
unsweetened cocoa
unsweetened applesauce
vanilla extract
cream of tartar (or 2 tsp. vinegar)
baking powder
baking soda
sugar substitute (like Splenda granular) OR stevia
semi-sweet chocolate chips
Worcestershire sauce
ketchup
2 8-ounce can tomato sauce
panko bread crumbs
cumin
garlic powder
chipotle chili powder
whole wheat buns (pack of 6 or 8)
flour
whole wheat flour tortillas
loaf of hearty whole grain bread
lower sodium taco seasoning
bag of yellow popcorn kernels
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About heather: Thirty-three year old wife, mother, runner and wannabe renaissance woman striving to look and feel even BETTER than she did before babies. View author profile.

  • newbiehousewife

    what is the yogurt for?

    • http://christy.shrinkingjeans.net Christy_TheSistherhood

      It’s for the Double Chocolate Chunk Muffins!!

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    Please subscribe me the button wouldn’t work. hcgordon89@gmail.com. Thanks