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Family Menu Plan #MealPlanning

April 1, 2013 By Emily 17 Comments

Quite a bit has changed in our home since I last posted a weekly family menu plan.  I had been doing Weight Watchers and made sure most our dinners were focused with that in mind.  However, I have since stopped doing WW.  I loved this program last time I did it and lost over 20 lbs after my first baby with the program.  However, this time around I was not having the success I hoped for.  I had A TON of points due to breastfeeding, and I found myself never getting close to them, so when I had 15 pts left at the end of the night I would splurge or not eat them.  If I did make my points I always felt like I was over eating.

I sat down and started to think about my long term goals.  I have decided to give clean eating a shot.  Since I have been doing a lot of cooking, I have found myself doing this anyway.  Basically clean eating is foods that are natural, free of added sugars, hydrogenated fats, trans-fats, and basically anything un-natural or unnecessary.  I am having a hard time controlling my sugar cravings so I am seriously contemplating doing the Whole30.

For now – my recipes will be filled with lots of vegetables, fruits, and lean proteins.  I have to say it has been working too!  I’m down 7.2 lbs since March 10th and my milk supply seems to be even better than ever!

"Meal Planning" "Family Menu Plan" "Food"

Monday : California Turkey Burgers

Tuesday: Lemon Chicken Kabobs

Wednesday: Leftovers

Thursday: Smokey Pulled Pork

Friday: Our 5 Year Anniversary – Dinner out at our favorite Hibachi restaurant.

Saturday: Pork and Broccoli Frittata

Sunday: Leftovers

As far as lunches, snacks, and breakfast go, I have been prepping hard boiled eggs, and always have grilled or slow cooked chicken breasts on hand. I have been juicing or having a green smoothie every morning.  Snacks are veggies, homemade guacamole, or hummus.  Also baking a large batch of roasted veggies helps for sides and snacks!

I think a Sunday Prep is really going to help me stick to this – I am hoping I will be able to get a bit more organized so we can start doing that.

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Emily is a wife & mom living in Las Vegas. The owner and writer at Our Knight Life, Emily loves sharing her two adorable boys and journey through motherhood. Emily has run four half marathons to date and is always training for her next big race. She also enjoys creating healthy recipes for her family and sharing family friendly product reviews.

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Comments

  1. Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says

    April 1, 2013 at 10:03 am

    I am cheering you on! I applaud this kind of eating, but I know myself well enough that I wouldn’t even bother giving up processed foods. I can cut them back but not out.

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  2. Crystal @ Simply Being Mommy says

    April 1, 2013 at 11:36 am

    Good luck girl!

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  3. rachel @runningrachel says

    April 1, 2013 at 12:32 pm

    Good luck! You are off to a great start! 🙂

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  4. Melissa says

    April 1, 2013 at 5:07 pm

    I really love this idea! I have been doing the green smoothies for breakfast but I like the idea of making sure I have hard boiled eggs and chicken already prepped and ready in the fridge. It will make me more likely to go for it. Do you have a good guac recipe you can recommend?

    Reply
  5. Colleen says

    April 1, 2013 at 6:38 pm

    Yum Smokey pulled pork sounds great!

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  6. Meghan @JaMonkey says

    April 1, 2013 at 7:39 pm

    Oh I might try a few of these

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  7. Robin Gagnon {Mom Foodie} says

    April 1, 2013 at 8:37 pm

    Lots of veggies, with beans, nuts, lean meat and fully whole grains (like the entire grain simmered, rather than bread) have been the core of my diet the past few years… down a ton of weight & never felt better.

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  8. Lisa says

    April 1, 2013 at 8:41 pm

    Love your meal plan!

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  9. Elaina- A Time Out for Mommy says

    April 1, 2013 at 9:20 pm

    This is a great meal plan!

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  10. Adelina Priddis says

    April 1, 2013 at 10:05 pm

    I hope it works for you! I try to eat naturally but I just love handy foods. I’m not much for the prep work, lol.

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  11. Maryann says

    April 2, 2013 at 10:59 am

    lloks like a great week

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  12. Tammy says

    April 2, 2013 at 1:47 pm

    Woot – best of luck to you. I used Weight Watchers 11 years ago to lose 30 lbs, and it allowed me to learn to eat in such a way as maintain that loss. Since you didn’t have as much success this time around I hope that clean eating works out for you!

    I was sick over the last number of days so I didn’t menu plan so well this week – lots of ‘easy meals’ as I still feel under the weather. Mac & Cheese, Chicken Pot Pie, Potato Pancakes…that’s as far as I got!

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  13. Jenn says

    April 2, 2013 at 7:38 pm

    I hear ya on the sugar cravings!

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  14. Lolo says

    April 7, 2013 at 1:13 am

    The pulled pork sounds great!

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  15. HilLesha @To the Motherhood says

    April 7, 2013 at 2:28 pm

    Sounds like a great meal plan!

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  16. Sheri says

    April 7, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    Good for you! Your menu sounds delicious.

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  17. Rachel @ Following In My Shoes says

    April 7, 2013 at 6:36 pm

    I have a hard time with sugar cravings as well and have toyed with the Whole 30 but haven’t given it a go yet.

    Reply

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