Our Menu for the Week, Including Recipes and Grocery List!

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Happy (Almost) Valentine's Day! I had to make a meal plan for the week because I will be so busy with my best friend's wedding (a real wedding, not the movie!), and rehearsal dinner, and then Vegas for the weekend! Fun times! But with a babysitter from Friday through Monday I needed to make sure we had enough food, meals, and healthy snacks on hand for everyone. I decided to post my meal plan and grocery list just in case anyone needed some inspiration.

At Sprouts market today I had to ask a stockboy to get more organic kale. He brought it out and mentioned wanting to try it. I told him to make kale chips! He was very excited to try them. I was so excited, I then told a woman buying kale about them as well after she asked me, "Is this kale?" Spread the kale love!

Meal Plan

Monday: "Beef" Stroganoff on Whole Wheat Linguini; Coconut, chickpea and kale soup; salad

Tuesday: Sweet Potato Pancakes, Hawaiian Fried Rice with Avocado Eggrolls a la Cheesecake Factory, garlic sauteed kale.

Wednesday: Enchiladas, salad. Coconut, chickpea and kale soup

Thursday: Bean and Rice Burritos, salad.

Friday: Stuffed Shells, salad.

Saturday: Quinoa with Mushrooms, Kale and Sweet Potatoes

Sunday: Leftovers!

Snacks:
Whole wheat crackers with peanut butter

raisins

fruit, nuts

homemade trail mix

kale chips

Breakfasts:

Valentine's Day Sweet Potato Pancakes with Blueberry Syrup

Oatmeal

Waffles

** I sub non-vegan ingredients on recipes. For example, I use Ener-G egg replacer instead of eggs.

Grocery List:

Veg/Fruit:

onions (6-7)

garlic, 1 bulb

Ginger Root

Spinach

mushrooms (5 10 oz. containers, sliced)

kale (3-4 bunches)

yams/sweet potatoes (6 large)

green peppers (4)

celery, 1 bunch

apples (10ish)

oranges (10ish)

pears (6)

bananas (1-2 bunches)

avocados (5)

spring onions

red onion, 1

cilantro 1 bunch

sprouts, broccoli

lettuce (anything but iceberg)

broccoli (2 large heads)

broccoli slaw for egg rolls

Frozen:

spinach

blueberries/raspberries (for oatmeal or waffles)

Boca Burgers, vegan

whole wheat waffles

Bulk/Dried:

oatmeal (LARGE BAG of whole oats or steel cut.)

yellow split peas (3-4 cups)

dates, chopped

whole wheat spaghetti, linguini, and shells

Canned/Jarred/Boxed:

garbanzo beans/chickpeas (3)

black (2)

light coconut milk

sun dried tomatoes

vegan french onion soup or mushroom soup

granola bars (whole wheat, organic)

Bread:

whole wheat bread

whole wheat tortillas

whole wheat bagels

"Dairy":

almond milk (for oatmeal, cereal, and drinking) (2-3)

toffuti (For bagels and cream cheese)

Vegan shred cheese, 1 cheddar and 1 mozzerella (for vegan quesadillas and burritos, enchiladas and flatbread topping. I like Daiya)

Extra Firm Tofu, 1

Total Cost: around $165

Feeds (Very generously): Me, Chris, Brandon (10), Kendall (2 1/2), and Kaylee (15 months) for 1 week