Tasty Tuesday - 3 More Menus

Another week and another set of menus.  Something about me having to keep my family nourished...apparently I'm the only one who lives off coffee up in here!

Oatmeal is such a great breakfast even if you are counting carbs.  Yes, it is high in carbohydrates but these are the ones that stick with you and actually help keep your blood sugar stable.  That counts as a pro for any age person.  

I don't like my oatmeal to be in the bowl alone.  I find it depressing.  So I make my oatmeal a party with diced apple, raisins, and some banana.  Other great additions are blueberries and blackberries!  A bit of 100% Maple Syrup never hurt a soul.

Another note about carbs...

I find I do best when I take in my carbs at breakfast.  As I mentioned a moment ago - good complex ones help stabilize blood sugar and in the morning you need it!  Go for your carb load now but try to keep it under thirty!

This week I'm going Bento with the lunchbox.  My daughter will really appreciate it.  My son is used to it so he won't notice!  I love the idea of Bento because it is like offering up a sampler platter to your child.  What kid doesn't like samples upon samples of food?  Plus, if you have a picky eater this can be the trick to having them actually eat their lunch!

I pack more than is listed but I wanted you to see the main fare for the week!

Is it weird to admit that cooking dinner is a major destressor for me?  It really is!  Lately, my four year old has been wanting to help prepare meals.  Even with that little monkey in the kitchen with me I'm still totally relaxed.  

I have four dinners listed because I'm only cooking for four nights.  I swear!  Right now it is looking like Friday will be our night out but it could easily be Tuesday since we have PTO.  

Taco Tuesday reigns supreme in our house and I'm very excited to make Emily's recipe.  I haven't linked to her because her blog may be currently down.  As soon as I get it I will share.

Speaking of sharing...

I post videos on the blog's Facebook page of one meal a week!  Did you know that?  I also randomly will post a Snap Chat of me putting together a recipe.  So if you see a meal on the blog and you would like to have the recipe - let me know ASAP!

Salmon Croquets can be found here

And that's Tasty Tuesday!

xoxox-

Amanda

Tasty Tuesday: 3 Menus!

I caught on to something last week.  A lot of you sweeties like it when I just post up my three menus for the week!  Thank you so much for your feedback and comments and sweet love.  I could seriously eat it up with a spoon - pun totally intended!

Here we are on week what?  Week two of September?  Already?!?!  At this rate we'll be posting holiday menus in a blink.

Just like last week I have three menus up for you starting with breakfast!

Before I get to the graphic let me ask if you saw my Instagram snap of the Jimmy Dean Pancakes and Sausage?  Oh my goodness!  I'm normally steering clear of premade breakfast anything but these guys are really good!  They are also lower carb and low sugar.  When I was perusing my local Sam's Club in August I found them and thought why not give them a try.  I'm so glad we did.  My daughter really likes them and all you do is wrap them in a paper towel, cook for about 55 seconds in the microwave and KABOOM you have breakfast!  On mornings I have work I also have a pack (they come individually wrapped in packs of two) and it keeps me going until about noon!  Try these.

Moving on....

Breakfast this week:

And can I just share with you my chicken are on strike for the third week?  I am so over those bitc-hens.  I feed them, I water them, I talk semi kindly to them and this is how they repay me?  Ugh, children and chickens so much a like!

Dinners this week are looking pretty darn yummy.  The weather decided to calm down and my thermostat isn't heading towards 90 this week.  I'm pulling in a few fall foods to enjoy with the kiddos in the evenings.

In the lunch box this week you will find the following morsels of goodness.  Note;  I post this last because when you see leftovers I want you to know what they could be!

Yes, my child goes to school five days a week but I do allow her to eat school pizza on Fridays because what is school without school pizza?

Over the weekend I started formulating my October menus.  Right now I'm only duplicating taco night!  Also, I'm adding in more soups because we are a soup loving family over here.  

Alrighty...get your cook on!  See ya tomorrow.

xo-

Amanda