Happy Monday! Somehow another week has passed and I haven’t posted since last Tuesday…but I’m happy you’re still reading, commenting and enjoying Run With No Regrets!
As I’ve mentioned, I want to hold myself more accountable about what I’m eating by preparing weekly meal plans. Last week was my first go, and I have to say that it went pretty well! Planning dinners in advance really did take away the stress of our normal nights, and now I have the mindset that Tuesdays and Thursdays are always my responsibility for dinner. One night, Bret went to a Flyers game, which made me shift my meal to Wednesday instead of Thursday, and one of the days I didn’t even remember what I was supposed to make…so it was great to have it all written down so I wouldn’t have to worry about it!
Since this is going so well, I want to “make it official” by not only sharing on my blog, but participating in a weekly meal planning linkup with What’s For Dinner at jillconyers.com. I’m excited to see what everyone else is cooking and eating!
Dinners for the Week:
Monday 1/13: California Sushi Rolls from Trader Joe’s with salad and cottage cheese
Tuesday 1/14: Grilled Lemon-Mint Porkchops with brown rice and green beans
Wednesday 1/15: Catfish and spinach/lettuce salad with tomatoes and shredded cheese
Thursday 1/16: Turkey meatballs with spaghetti and spinach
Friday 1/17: Meatloaf, homemade mashed sweet potatoes, and Brussels sprouts
Saturday 1/18: Leftovers
Sunday 1/19: TBD…is it bad that I don’t know yet??
In my enthusiasm for all things food these days, I am getting really ambitious in the kitchen! My Tuesday and Thursday meals will be following recipes I found in Shape Magazine. I am also making Friday’s dinner, which is my favorite…meatloaf! Okay, maybe that’s not the healthiest…but it will be delicious! And as I wrote this post I became inspired and decided to make Brussels sprouts again, using the same recipe from Christmas dinner!
Grocery shopping at Reading Terminal MarketA big part of my inspiration was from grocery shopping this weekend. On Sunday we went to Trader Joe’s and the Reading Terminal Market. (There I go, practicing what I preach again!) Trader Joe’s is where we get all the staples. At the Terminal Market, we went to our favorite produce store and loaded up on blueberries, grape tomatoes, lettuce, spinach, bananas, a pineapple, Shiitake mushrooms and a little trail mix. Then for meat I picked up 2 lbs ground beef, 4 boneless porkchops, and 1 lb of ground turkey while Bret picked up some catfish. We’ve been spending too much going out to eat, so this should hold us over for quite some time!
Do you plan your meals for the week? How flexible/inflexible are you? I still feel guilty for leaving blanks! Leave a comment and share your meals!
I’m always flexible. 🙂 When I make a meal plan, sometimes what I plan just doesn’t sound good when the day comes. Or I run out of prep time. Gotta be flexible, or you’ll stop planning all together.
That’s true…I can get a little wound up if things don’t always go to plan. Maybe this will finally snap me out of it!
Maybe think of it more as a guideline than a hard and fast plan. 🙂
I find that when my man is out of town I get really lazy in the kitchen. Example tonight I made roasted sweet potatoes and broccoli and called it dinner. 🙂
Shoot, that sounds like a pretty good dinner to me…I’d probably just eat cereal!
Great menu! I’m an avid weekly menu planner. I’m as flexible as I need to be but I find that it’s not often necessary. Thanks for linking up!
Thanks Jill! I’m glad that I can participate!
Mmm, sushi… I need to add that back in again soon! I co-host the link up with Jill, so glad you joined us!
Thanks a lot Laura. I’m sorry I didn’t shout you out. I hope to be a regular linker! 🙂
Yum, your meals sound great! I don’t cook in our house (my husband does all the cooking) but I do plan out every meal with the exception of dinners (Hubs does that) during the week, since I prep all my food for the work week to take with me. Enjoy your meals!!
Meal planning works well for me too. Fail to plan, plan to fail is my motto 🙂
I never plan my meals and I really should but I have to be flexible and play it by ear because somedays I am not as hungry as others and my cravings change a lot. It’s a great idea though and your menu looks awesome.
Thanks! Just having a plan at least can give an outline for ideas of what to make on any day, depending on your schedule.
I plan my meals for the week and do a BIG batch of cooking every Sunday. It’s a pain, but I love the results! 🙂
That’s awesome! I haven’t graduated to making multiple meals at once yet!
I don’t plan my meals for the week, although I think I really should. I’m just too lazy!…Er, flexible…
Yum all your dinners sound great! You know I love meal prepping 🙂
Thanks Amanda…fingers crossed that they turn out well! I’ve never cooked ground turkey so I’m especially nervous about the meatballs!
I need to do more meal planning! It helps me save a lot of money by being more organized. Thanks for linking up with Hump Day Happenings!
I do meal plans every week, but I’m flexible. If a friend asks me out to eat or I don’t feel like cooking, I’ll switch things up.
Thanks for sharing on Hump Day Happenings!