Here is what I came up with~ (For those who want to avoid soy products or include meat in their meals substitute it anywhere you see "tofu" or "tempeh". I would suggest going to a farmer's market and buying an organic whole chicken, roasting it and then using it throughout the week in the recipes below and a pound of lean grass fed beef.)
Breakfast:
Homemade Cereal w/ almond milk
Homemade Oatmeal w/ berries
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
Homemade Cinnamon Rolls
Muffins
Lunches:
Froze Meals (5)~ Charles
Asian (noodle dish, salad)~Saturday
Salads (3) ~Christen
Soup (2)~ Christen
Salads (3) ~Christen
Soup (2)~ Christen
Leftovers~Sunday
Dinners:
Chili with Fresh Bread
Soup/Grilled "Cheese" (use a non-dairy cheese, or hummus) Sandwhiches
Homemade Pizza
Burrito bowls (lettuce, tempeh, black
beans, lime rice, chips, salsa)
Homemade Black Bean Burgers with
Homemade Baked Fries and Homemade Buns
Italian with Salad and fresh bread
(noodles, sauce, tempeh)
Leftovers
Snacks:
Muffins
Pumpkin Bars
Homemade Granola w/ soy (or coconut milk) yogurt
While Charles is all on-board with the health benefits of a plant-based diet he still wants to be able to eat junk food sometimes, but we also don't want to bring any food into the house that we wouldn't allow Isabelle to eat, so he brings his chex mix, oreos and frozen Healthy Choice meals and keeps them at work and has them for lunches when he feels like it. It works out really well for us and is a great compromise that keeps us both happy. My next goal though is to start making homemade frozen single serve entrees that Charles can bring with to work and throw in the microwave, like he does with his Healthy Choice meals, but I have a feeling that is going to take a lot of research and taste testing to get to that point...so for now I'll focus on all the food eaten at home being the best it can be. =)
Another way we are saving money is by having Charles go grocery shopping on his way home from work, which saves me an extra trip, plus his work is only 15 minutes from the Whole Foods, and it takes me an hour to get there from our house. I've been using the "Our Groceries" app on my iPad to create the lists and then I can send the list right to his iPhone when he gets to the store. I'm loving the new arrangement!
I would like to know if anyone has ever made frozen homemade pizzas. I would love to make some of those and keep them in the freezer! Healthy plant based ones are like $10 at Whole Foods! I do like "Amy's Kitchen frozen vegan meals, they seem to be pretty healthy, and are tasty but are pricey.
Another way we are saving money is by having Charles go grocery shopping on his way home from work, which saves me an extra trip, plus his work is only 15 minutes from the Whole Foods, and it takes me an hour to get there from our house. I've been using the "Our Groceries" app on my iPad to create the lists and then I can send the list right to his iPhone when he gets to the store. I'm loving the new arrangement!
I would like to know if anyone has ever made frozen homemade pizzas. I would love to make some of those and keep them in the freezer! Healthy plant based ones are like $10 at Whole Foods! I do like "Amy's Kitchen frozen vegan meals, they seem to be pretty healthy, and are tasty but are pricey.
