Welcome back to another meal plan for the final week of August! I’m so ready for our fall routine to begin, although I will miss our leisurely mornings at home! Focus on meal planning tends to increase when a routine changes. It may be back to school season, the birth of a baby, or a return to work. If you are in any of these camps, now is a great time to carve out additional time to create a plan. Stay tuned for a meal planning challenge to help you make creating a menu plan an easy part of your weekly to-do list!
As you write out your grocery list for the upcoming week check out these healthy family friendly recipes from this weeks menu plan. Each featured recipe includes a link to the complete recipe source.
Dinner {GF= Gluten Free, P=Paleo, DF=Dairy Free, NF= Nut Free}
Monday: Ginger Honey Cashew Chicken and Green Beans (one pot meal!) from Robyn at Real Food Whole Life. (and she has a great new healthy Quick Start guide that just came out for her newsletter subscribers. There’s some very easy to manage steps she suggests for enjoying a healthier life. You can find the details on her site here along with the recipe.)
Tuesday: Apricot Dijon Glazed Salmon, Roasted Broccoli and Quinoa. (GF)
Wednesday: Honey-Orange Chicken Drumsticks in the crock-pot (GF), with Creamy Yogurt Cucumber Salad.
Thursday: Spicy Shrimp with Yogurt, favorite recipe from the Dinner a Love Story cookbook. Make a lot of the spice rub and save it for those nights when you need to make dinner fast! Grab the recipe here. Since dinner is quick, I have a little extra time to prep a zucchini and fresh corn salad. This is a great time to buy extra corn at the market and freeze the extra!
Friday: Pizza night or dinner out.
Weekend: Labor Day BBQ.
Lunch
Testing out some new school lunches ideas we found here.
Breakfast
Snacks
For more inspiration, see years of past dinner plans here, my Pinterest collection here, or OrgJunkie for a link-up of weekly meal plans.
