sunday: grill and chill
- read all the ways our weekly ritual of grill and chill helps us here
- brett grills sausage and pepper skewers with potato bundles
- salad with houston's buttermilk garlic ranch dressing
- copycat red lobster cheddar biscuits
- brett loves his grill, his smoker, and his prep table (see other grill and chill favorites here)
- see our other weekly routines here and our yearly traditions here
weekly meal prep:
- here and here's how I meal prep
- shop my favorite meal prep goodies here
- I love this article for inspiration
cut or supreme citrus
make food for me (and KK)
- *I adapt all these things for KK if need be if it's something we will share
- see more about feeding KK here
- make a batch of this oatmeal for the week, if needed
- or make a batch of baked oatmeal for the week - like this! (I learned I love to eat it warm with milk or greek yogurt YUM)
- or make fruity baked oatmeal cups for KK - I'll sometimes change out the fruit, double the recipe, and freeze leftovers. you're welcome, future haley!
- make a batch of beans and/or rice/grains, if needed
- KK and I LOVE rice and beans for breakfast/lunch!
- make a batch of waffles, pancakes, or muffins, if needed
- (or make a batch of sheet pan pancakes, like these or these)
- freeze leftovers, or double the batch and freeze half
- make eggs for the week, if needed
- like my trashy tater tot baked omelette
- or make these egg cups
- or make sheet pan omelette for us + KK for the week
- or make hardboiled eggs using this method for KK + Brett this week
- make smoothie cups and/or yogurt parfaits, if needed
- see my "smoothies" highlight on my instagram
- see more about my yogurt parfaits here
- make snack boxes in divided glass containers like this, if needed:
- see my "snack box" highlight on my instagram for this better explained + past boxes
- see my Pinterest boards to see where I save all food inspiration for snack boxes/adult lunchables/bistro boxes/whatever you call them
monday: sandwich night
build your own sandwich bar with jimmy john's bread (shown here)
tuesday:
- I usually make a double/triple batch of this recipe and freeze the leftovers, as these freeze SO WELL and i love having frozen taco meat in my freezer for a quick dinner
- see my favorite freezer containers here, but I love to freeze my taco meat in these containers
- use ground beef and/or ground turkey
- I give the onion a few minutes head start before adding in meat, and I add in riced cauliflower when sauteeing onion
- and/or sometimes I blend spinach into the tomato sauce (I don't measure how much spinach or cauliflower, sorry!) by literally throwing the tomato sauce and some spinach into a blender
- crunchy tacos + mashed avocado + pico + diced tomatoes + diced red onions + TJ's jalapeno sauce + shredded lettuce + quesadilla cheese + crema
- see instagram post here for a visual of the toppings
- ALSO psa i love my avocado tool
wednesday:
thursday:
leftover salad with chicken spaghetti
(chicken spaghetti from freezer, frozen in these containers)
friday: fajita friday or leftovers or something from the freezer
- shop my favorite leftover containers here
- also, on fridays I menu plan + order groceries
- here's my big Meal Planning 101 post - one of my post popular posts!
saturday: snack dinner saturday
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