One idea for menu planning is to have theme days. Here are some ideas that we used one summer not long ago. Please remember to add fresh vegetables and some fermented items for intestinal health.
Sunday Lunches
- crock pot lasagna
- biscuits and gravy, eggs
- beans and weiners
- gazpacho and small sandwiches
Starchy Sunday Suppers (on-your-own-snack meals)
- Ramen noodles (or Trim Healthy Mama noodles) with cheese
- popcorn
- bagels and cream cheese
- cereal and milk
Meaty Monday
- salmon patties, Tartar Sauce
- pot roast
- pork loin
- broiled salmon
- meatloaf
- oven fried chicken
Taco Tuesday
- soft tacos
- burritos (beef or bean)
- Mexican Dinner
- Chi Chi’s Casserole
- Easy Taco Casserole
- taco salad
- chips, salsa, beans, rice
- bean and chicken enchiladas
- cheese enchiladas, rice
- taco soup
Huevos Wednesday
- egg sandwiches
- breakfast casserole
- Ham and Cheese Pie
- quiches
- creamed eggs on toast
Italian Thursday
- zucchini lasagna
- baked ziti
- pasta and pesto with chicken
- chicken and rice casserole
- chicken spaghetti
Fun Friday
- pizza with homemade crust
- order out pizza
- build-your-own with small grocery store crusts and toppings
- French bread pizza
- add-to-it pizza with thin crust frozen pizza, adding toppings and extra cheese before baking
- {favorite toppings: olives, banana peppers, roasted or sautéed bell peppers, pepperoni, salami, grass-fed meat, uncured bacon, Italian herbs, red pepper flakes}
Salad or Sandwich Saturday
- Pizza Hoagies
- Reubens
- Broccoli Salad
- salmon sandwiches
- meatloaf sandwiches
- Momwiches
- Tropical Chicken Salad
- Hot Ham and Cheese Sandwiches
- Tuna Burgers
- BLT
- chicken club
- tuna melts
- Big Sandwich
- Chicken Salad (How to make Chicken Salad)
What do you think?