As you may have noticed, this was the week of crock pot meals in our house. I was perfectly happy with this, but on Thursday night when Rob came home to another meal in the crock pot he asked me if this was the last night of it. I took that to mean he wasn’t loving the meals and was perhaps getting bored with them. I guess from now on I won’t do 4 nights of crock pot meals in one week! I also pointed out that whenever he wants to take on the meal planning and prep duties, he is more than welcome:)
Meal Planning Week Of 10/26-11/1:
Sunday: Pulled pork, broccoli, sweet potato fries
Monday: Salmon, asparagus, baked potato
Tuesday: Beef stew (I added potatoes)
Wednesday: Paleo turkey chili
Thursday: Rosemary Chicken With Zucchini (I ended up making this in the crock pot too)
Friday: Turkey meatballs, salad, pasta for Rob/baked potato for me
Saturday: Out
Breakfast: Italian style omelette muffins, smoothies
Lunches: Salads with pulled pork or chicken, other leftover crock pot meals
Snacks: Vegan chocolate chip cookie dough (mine looked nothing like they were supposed to, but still tasted great!), paleo chocolate chunk cookies, fruit, dark chocolate
Meal Prep:
Basically the majority of my meal prep was getting the freezer meals ready.
Here’s what else I did:
-made egg frittatas
-cooked some chicken on the stove for salads
-baked cookies
-made cough dough balls
-rinsed and cut up fruit (not pictured)
I’ll also be linking up with Mommy Run Fast and Jill Conyers on Sunday for their meal planning link-up!
-Do you get bored of your meals when you make similar stuff throughout the week?
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It feels like the perfect weather to start making chili again! I was thinking of trying out a white chicken chili but haven’t ever done a paleo version. Hope your run is going/went well!
That sounds great- I hope you end up making a paleo chili!!
“I also pointed out that whenever he wants to take on the meal planning and prep duties, he is more than welcome:)”
Which is why all of our comments about food in our house are specific to the current meal 😉 I do the majority of cooking and shopping, but I also have the highest tolerance for having the same thing again and again. Not always the best combination! So when Lisa has extra time and cooks she always makes something special, which is a nice treat for all of us. I like when I can make cool stuff … but mostly it is getting healthy food in our bellies 😉
I think its all about managing priorities in the best way you can! We try to eat healthy and buy high quality foods but also want to keep a reasonable budget. So if we occasionally have to eat similar meals throughout the week (or “boring” meals), then it is what it is. I always tell Rob that I want honest feedback so that if I’m working hard to make a meal, I don’t waste my time if its something he really doesn’t like. He was honest about the crock pot stuff, but we will have to compromise on that one because once in a while I am gonna save myself the hassle of cooking dinner by using a crock pot. (Unless he wants to cook, of course:))
I made your Easy Turkey Meatballs yesterday and loved them. Adding them to the rotation. Thanks for all your tasty ideas. My goal is to have a fridge full of meals for the week like you do. Oh, and you are an inspiration to me for running. I am baby-stepping 5ks.
I’m so glad that you liked the meatballs! And way to go with your meal prep and running! Thanks for reading and for your nice comments:)
Hope you liked the chili! I just upgraded my crockpot so I have a feeling I’ll be burning my family out on it soon too 🙂 With the cooler weather it’s just so nice to come home to a house filled with yummy aromas and a hot cooked meal!
I loved the chili! I will definitely be making it again but I will just have to try to spread out my use of the crock pot a bit better next time:)