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Menu Plan: Using the Same Ingredients

by Toni Herrbach

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Remember the Amazon tuna fish deal from a few weeks ago? The tuna finally arrived and my kids are in fish heaven. They love tuna fish and I have few kids that will eat it straight from the can! While I don’t want to use up my entire stockpile, tuna will definitely be on the menu this week.

I will be gone for a few day this week, so I’ll do some meal prep this weekend. If you notice many of the dishes have the same ingredients, ground beef, potatoes, dough. I can make these all in big batches and quickly put some meals together for my family to eat while I’m gone.

Breakfasts

Whole Wheat Banana Millet Muffins

served with smoothies


Homemade English Muffins

served with eggs and bacon


No Mess Potato Pancakes

served with fruit



French Toast

made with Maple Oat Swirl Bread

Cereal, Oatmeal, Breakfast leftovers

The Lunch List

  • Sandwiches
  • Quesadillas
  • Grilled cheese
  • Leftovers
  • Macaroni and cheese
  • Smoothies
  • Cheese and crackers
  • Yogurt
  • Fruit and veggies
  • Baked Potato
  • Sweet Potato
  • Tuna Salad

Dinner



Vegetable Meatloaf

served with salad, potatoes, French bread rolls


Tuna Noodle Casserole

served with seasonal fruit


Baked Ziti

served with salad


Bee Rocks

served with fresh vegetables

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Whole Wheat Pizza

served with salad, carrot sticks

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  1. Christina says

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    I need help with my lunch menu it is just me and the 2 yr old most days for lunch and he can not have any dairy!

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  2. Food on the Table says

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    These are foolproof family favorites! Speaking of French toast…http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/baked-french-toast-casserole-with-maple-syrup-recipe2/index.html.

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  3. Annika says

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    Thanks for the recipes! I’ve been wanting to make English Muffins!! You’ve made them look easy 🙂 I am also going to make your WW banana muffins for my kids. We eat a ton of ww pumpkin, however, banana would be a nice change. And the Bee Rocks, caught my eye due to their name. It made me chuckle! I am sure my children will get a kick out of it too 🙂 Have a great week!

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  4. Laura @ no more spending says

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    I love the idea of tuna noodle casserole thank you; my daughter would love that!

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  5. Sherry says

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    Great looking meal plan! I love your English muffins! 🙂 I need to make more, but I’m going to wait until we move.

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