In an effort to eat a more well-balanced diet, and to keep Ben from regularly eating ice cream for dinner, we are adopting a weekly menu-planning system.

We dug through magazines and cookbooks yesterday with the intent of introducing one new meal a week. We compromised, (no tomatoes, potatoes, ranch, sour cream, or broccoli) and discussed our options. Ideally, I would like to get away from convenience foods like “Burgers” and “Nuggets”. We’ll take it one week at a time and see what happens.

And now, I am proud to introduce, our first official menu plan!

Mon: Grape/Walnut Salad and Bread

Tues: Fried Egg Sandwiches and Strawberries

Wed: Pasta with Onions and Peppers

Thurs: “Chicken” Salad Sandwiches and Celery/Carrots

Fri: Leftovers (Ben has to do this himself!)

Sat: Salmon and Asparagus in parchment *new*

Sun: Veggie Burgers and Corn

Sounds yummy, doesn’t it?

If anybody has any ideas or suggestions, or might want to join us, leave us a comment. *wiggle*