Keeping Up With...Food (Meal Plan for Oct 30 - Nov 5)

Last week we were a little thrown off our plans by a power outage at the kids' school (and our house) one day and a sick kid for a few days.  We also changed a lot of our plans for the weekend.  And Adrian and I decided we need to get our butts in gear and start eating better so we are doing that starting this Wednesday after Halloween.  So I switched a few things around to eat the less healthy food over the weekend and leave the healthy stuff for next week.  We normally have pizza on Halloween but we decided to have it last Saturday instead so we could also enjoy the leftovers.  The goal is to save enough for the kids to eat it as leftovers on Tuesday night before heading out for candy.

We actually have a fairly light week this week as far as commitments and hardly anything on the calendar this weekend (by choice).  We need a weekend to catch our breath and catch up on a bunch of stuff around the house that we haven't done for the past almost two months.  It has been a crazy fall around here and with the holidays and our Disney trip coming up in the next two months, we are taking this whole week to catch up, refocus and do some planning for the upcoming busy season.  I will also take advantage of the downtime to do some stock up shopping and some cooking so we have lots of leftovers and maybe some freezer meals set up too.

You'll notice a few leftovers from last week since I made pasta one night that I didn't feel like cooking, ordered pizza one night and made this crockpot ravioli which everyone loved.  The ravioli was such a hit with the boys that Adrian and I didn't even eat enough for dinner because the boys all wanted seconds so we gave them some of ours.  And of course there were no leftovers.  You will also notice the shift from not super healthy food at the start of the week to pretty healthy food at the end of the week.  And finally you will notice over the next few weeks lots of recipes using hummus, eggs and spaghetti squash.  My mother in law brought us a bunch of both things from the food bank so I need too use them up.  She also brought a huge box of oranges so I'll be using those in my water.

Here's what we're eating this week:
Monday - Spinach Tomato Tortellini
Tuesday - Sheet Pan Chicken and Brussels Sprouts
Wednesday - Loaded Bell Pepper Nachos
Thursday - Creamy Tomato Hummus Soup with Breakfast BLT sandwiches
Friday - Shrimp Fried Rice and Egg Drop Soup
Saturday - Pesto Chicken Spaghetti Squash Bake
Sunday - Cheeseburger Meatballs and Parmesan Roasted Carrots

Water Flavor - Orange

Overnight Oats - Banana Chocolate Chip and Pumpkin Pie