4/6 menu plan

Monday: 

meal prep monday 

• homemade ham and cheese pockets (double, freeze) (use trader joe's pizza dough - the refrigerated one near all the prepped produce)
• roasted sweet potatoes 
• post on how I like my sweet potatoes here
• or roasted potatoes (explained in this post)
• sliced apples or oranges

• food prep:
• see my list of other things I plan to freeze for postpartum
• prep produce + dinner ingredients for week
• shop my favorite meal prep goodies here
• trying to post more photos of this on my Instagram feed and story highlights, if you need ideas

Tuesday: 

taco-ish tuesday

didn't feel well - changed menu plan to frozen chicken nuggets
moved other night's menus around (see below)

• food prep:
• assemble yogurt parfaits for the week, if needed
• (yogurt + hempseeds + chia seeds + fruit...then add granola just before eating)
• like this 
• see this post for a visual step by step
• shop my favorite mason jars + reusable lids here
• assemble snack boxes for the week (see my favorite containers here), if needed
• this week: tbd
• trying to prep 3-4 snack boxes ahead of time to keep in the fridge, as Pregnant Haley gets ravenously hungry these days with no warning whatsoever
• visit my Pinterest boards to see where I save all bistro box and yogurt parfait inspiration and ideas
• trying to post more of this on my Instagram feed + stories, if you need more ideas
• see my other routines here

Wednesday:

waffle wednesday

king ranch casserole (double, freeze) (originally tuesday's dinner)
(note: apparently I don't read directions bc I only put cheese on top as last step -- also I used up a bunch of frozen diced bell peppers in this recipe)
make a pan in this container, freeze the rest in these containers

• big bowl of mashed avocado (+ pepitas + cotija, if available)
• photo/post showing this combo here
• I use my favorite avocado tool when dealing with avocados

• food prep:
• try making a batch of oatmeal cookies and peanut butter cookies for now + to freeze for postpartum
• see my list of other things I plan to freeze for postpartum

Thursday:

whatever tf you want (leftover night)

• shop my favorite leftover containers here

pancakes or waffles (originally wednesday's dinner)

+ scrambled eggs? bacon? fruit? smoothies?

• see more about my smoothies here, here, and here
• freeze extra pancakes/waffles or make pancake muffins with any extra batter to freeze in this mini muffin pan
• I use an oatmeal pancake recipe - I use my mom's recipe so I don't link it, but there are tons if you do a quick google search
• see my list of other things I plan to freeze for postpartum
• shop my favorite cooking items

Friday:
snack dinner

• see my posts explaining about how we do snack dinner here and here
• I love Jen Hatmaker's Instagram post here about how she does it
• peek at my "snack dinner" pinterest board where I find inspiration
• aaaand this article in favor of snack dinner (+ ideas)

Saturday:

slow cooker or something quick

favorite risotto + roasted green beans (explained in this post)

• I omit the mushrooms and wine for personal preferences
• omit shallots because I can't find them right now
• will keep plain or will add in grilled chicken from freezer
• and with rosemary bread (double for freezer)
• (can leftovers be frozen in containers like this or this?)
• see my list of other things I plan to freeze for postpartum

Sunday:

brett grills chicken

slow cooker pinto beans and jalapeno sausage (omit sausage if not available)

• shown in this post here
• my favorite slow cooker
• usually I serve with mashed avo, thick shredded cheese, and fritos (like in this post)
• this time I'll serve it  brown rice (I love my rice cooker) and cornbread (I love to freeze cornbread muffins using this batter) since I know we have those in our pantry
• freeze leftovers in this or this container (or make a dump recipe - more details in recipe link)
• see everything I'm freezing for postpartum here
• shop my favorite leftover containers here

• food prep:
• prep produce for week
• make smoothie cups, if needed
• see more about my smoothies here, here, and here
• here's my favorite smoothie book
• shop my favorite smoothie cups, straws, and blender here
• follow weelicious - she's where I get all my smoothie combo ideas
• see my other routines here

my favorite posts/pages to help you:

• things to do at home, haley wynn style (aka my social distancing post)
• my pregnancy so far + how I'm prepping for baby (and a whole list of foods I plan to freeze!)
• meal planning 101
• my favorite things (kitchen, home, life, etc)
• how I create routines + my favorite tools (like google keep!)
• our routines (daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly)
• our annual traditions + two ways I use Google Keep
• our priorities  (what we prioritize in our home, schedule, and life)
• visit my amazon store for my favorite kitchen + home things
• see my instagram stories and pinterest boards for more ideas

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