This last month we’ve really gone off the meal plan bandwagon. What with Kris’ surgery, lots of travel, Meredith teething, and just general laziness lack of motivation, it hasn’t been happening. But, I feel like we haven’t been offereing Meredith enough variety and she’s getting to that age where access to a variety of foods is going to be really important. She still doesn’t eat much, but she’s growing and healthy and happy so I’m not too worried about it. And while sometimes it feels like she doesn’t eat very healthy, other days it is driven home that I’m incorrect thinking that. Over the weekend we went to two parties. At the first there was chocolate torte and cupcakes. I got a big dish of the torte and two spoons and offered to share it with her, and she took one bite then got up and went to get herself some strawberries. When it was time for cupcakes, she picked one out, then handed it to me without even a bite and went and got grapes and rice crackers instead. I should have got a picture; almost every other person there was chowing down on cupcakes and she had a plate of fruit and crackers. She also ate some cheese and meats. At the second party she ate a little bit of hot dog and some chips and a cherry tomato. Again, no interest in the cake that was there.
I spent this morning going through our cupboards and the flyer for the grocery store and have put together a meal plan for the next week and a half or so. I kept it mostly really simple, so it would be easy to start up again. I have a few recipes for next time that I want to try, but this time I just stuck with things I know we all like and that are simple to make. I haven’t included the veggie with a lot of these recipes, because that will depend on what’s looking good at the store.
Here’s the list, in no particular order:
- BBQ steak with bbq baked potato and mushrooms
- Shepherd’s pie
- Sticky chicken
- BBQ salmon
- Tilapia with homemade fries (sweet potato and regular)
- Pasta with mushrooms and capers in balsamic reduction
- Ham and butternut squash with apples and maple syrup
- Spaghetti with homemade red sauce
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