Week One

It took almost two hours to plan 5 meals....

The plan was to buy a large portion of meat and use it for several meals.

• Breakfast - Applesauce Muffins
• These were in the weekly grocery ad and were pretty tasty but I made them too small so they didn't make it to the end of the week.
  
• Sunday - Homemade Chicken Soup
•  We've made this before. It was delicious and healthy, as always.
• Monday - BLTs
• We ended up eating leftover Chicken Soup instead.  I forgot my husband, Chris, doesn't like tomatoes, making the "T" a tough sell.  Besides we had enough soup for lunch and dinner.
• Tuesday - Meatloaf (beef/turkey blend) with Mashed Pot. and Veggies
• Day 3 and we already needed the ketchup...and not just because it goes well with meatloaf.  Not only was it a little dry, but I distinctly remembered a conversation between my husband and his brother about carrots in meatloaf.  Apparently it was anti-carrots but I remembered it as pro-carrots.  
• Wednesday - Tacos
• Chris ate it all up - and not just because it was doused in nacho cheese (Although this was his excuse to have a ton of it)
  
• Thursday - Ziti with meat sauce
• Turned into left over meat with rice....easier.
  
• Friday - eat out
• THANK GOODNESS
  

Lesson 1: Chris does not like tomatoes, so BLTs are not an option.
Lesson 2: Meatloaf - no carrots, less time in oven.
Lesson 3: Make sure Chris listens to the menu before heading to the store