What We Eat

I know, I know. I have been horrible at keeping up with this blog. The kids are getting bigger. Ben loves preschool and is an awesome reader and generally a big helper!
Caleb is still my sweet, mischievous, big-personality 3-yr old. He is pretty well potty-trained now (Hooray! Hooray!).

Miss Abigail is up and walking and is starting to show off her personality. She always needs to know what's going on and where everyone is. She loves to pull things off shelves and out of cupboards so it's been pretty busy around here.


This morning I was planning out our weekly grocery shopping trip and meals for the week and thought I'd share what a somewhat typical week of food looks like at our house. Breakfast is almost always cold cereal, instant oatmeal, or toast and fruit. Lunch is almost always sandwiches or leftovers. So that just leaves dinner. So here's what we're having this week:
Friday: Mom and Ben have a date so Dad, Caleb and Abby are going to have Mac & Cheese
Saturday: We're spending time with family and will probably eat with them
Sunday: Hamburgers and the rest of the bag of frozen sweet potato fries from the freezer and a fruit salad
Monday: Chicken Vindaloo and Rice and some steamed cauliflower and broccoli (and if I get ambitious, some naan bread)
Tuesday: Thai Fish and Veggies, supper easy and only takes a few minutes because you just steam the fish on top of the veggies and mix up a quick sauce
Wednesday: Cafe Rio style Sweet Pork Burritos - I made a bunch of the pork a while ago and so I have some in the freezer that I just need to thaw out and throw together
Thursday: Homemade pizza and fruit and veggies

Since most of these are using extra stuff I already bought for past meals and just froze the extra, the only things I need to buy are some fruit, bread, milk, and coconut milk. I've found taking kids with me to the grocery store is actually best for my budget because I want to get in and out as quickly as possible so there is no extra browsing - just grab what we need and get out!

If you have any meals you or your family love, let me know. I'm always looking for new meal ideas.