Comments on: Menu Plan: August 3 – August 9 http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/02/menu-plan-august-3-%e2%80%93-august-9/?&owa_medium=feed&owa_sid= Save Money @ BeingFrugal.Net Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:52:59 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Little Dough Girl http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/02/menu-plan-august-3-%e2%80%93-august-9/#comment-17932 The Little Dough Girl Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:58:23 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2277#comment-17932 Great job! Thanks for the recipes. They seem easy enough, which is good since I don't have that much time. I have started using the coupons I have and the weekly mailers to plan my meals and my shopping for the week. This week, my grocery bill was only $44. I saved $51 and have plenty to eat! Great job! Thanks for the recipes. They seem easy enough, which is good since I don’t have that much time. I have started using the coupons I have and the weekly mailers to plan my meals and my shopping for the week. This week, my grocery bill was only $44. I saved $51 and have plenty to eat!

]]> By: Money Funk http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/02/menu-plan-august-3-%e2%80%93-august-9/#comment-17910 Money Funk Mon, 03 Aug 2009 21:07:26 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2277#comment-17910 I am always looking for new recipes and ideas for <a href="http://www.moneyfunk.net/daily-grind/menu-plan-monday-2/" rel="nofollow">dinner</a>. Your meal plan looks yummy! And I found myself a great recipe for some granola I want to definitely try! ;) Thanks! I am always looking for new recipes and ideas for dinner. Your meal plan looks yummy!

And I found myself a great recipe for some granola I want to definitely try! ;) Thanks!

]]> By: Diana http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/02/menu-plan-august-3-%e2%80%93-august-9/#comment-17909 Diana Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:56:04 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2277#comment-17909 The menu plan looks great and well thought out. Have you considered ensuring there is an element of protein in every breakfast? On the days schedule for waffles, pancakes, or cereal, there are easy ways to add protein. Some examples include: a little peanut butter, one serving of yogurt, or a serving of cottage cheese. Cottage cheese is really the best; it gives you the most amount of protein at low fat plus as much calcium as yogurt. Protein in the morning can make a huge difference. If your husband is still running, it would be good for him to have a little protein after a morning run (muscle repair). One wedge of Laughing Cow low-fat cheese is also a great minor source of calcium and protein. (In Europe, this is a common part of breakfast, and of course, "French women don't get fat.) :0) Notes on Peanut Butter: The absolute healthiest PB is where you go to the health-food store (or the nutrition center of a supermarket like Freddies) and grind your own. There's no added sugar, and evertyhing is purely natural. It is a little more expensive though. I learned a few months ago that the low-fat PB versions (won't name brands here) are actually the worst. Although the fat is reduced, the sugar is hiked up and you don't save any calories. Plus, depending on brand, the fat in regular PB is a healthy fat. Forced to be frugal (lost job four months ago - readers please pray), I've also found (maybe too inflexible for families) being extremely specific can help. For example, my Tuesday menu is: Breakfast (post-run): 1 cup oatmeal; 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese Lunch: Romaine lettuce topped with one cut-up grilled chicken breast, sliced tomato, and red vinegar. One container Yoplait non-fat, sugar-free yogurt, 1/2 grapefruit Dinner: Diana's delight (steamed mix: 1 cup brocolli flowers, 1 sliced zucchini, 1 sliced yellow squash) - I top that with tabasco - yes I'm weird; 4 oz. grilled salmon; 1 piece whole-wheat bread. (On the steamed delight, I normally would add 1 chopped bell pepper, but they're too expensive for me right now.) Night-time snack: One container Yoplait non-fat sugar-free yogurt. The menu plan looks great and well thought out. Have you considered ensuring there is an element of protein in every breakfast? On the days schedule for waffles, pancakes, or cereal, there are easy ways to add protein. Some examples include: a little peanut butter, one serving of yogurt, or a serving of cottage cheese. Cottage cheese is really the best; it gives you the most amount of protein at low fat plus as much calcium as yogurt. Protein in the morning can make a huge difference. If your husband is still running, it would be good for him to have a little protein after a morning run (muscle repair). One wedge of Laughing Cow low-fat cheese is also a great minor source of calcium and protein. (In Europe, this is a common part of breakfast, and of course, “French women don’t get fat.) :0)

Notes on Peanut Butter: The absolute healthiest PB is where you go to the health-food store (or the nutrition center of a supermarket like Freddies) and grind your own. There’s no added sugar, and evertyhing is purely natural. It is a little more expensive though. I learned a few months ago that the low-fat PB versions (won’t name brands here) are actually the worst. Although the fat is reduced, the sugar is hiked up and you don’t save any calories. Plus, depending on brand, the fat in regular PB is a healthy fat.

Forced to be frugal (lost job four months ago – readers please pray), I’ve also found (maybe too inflexible for families) being extremely specific can help. For example, my Tuesday menu is:

Breakfast (post-run): 1 cup oatmeal; 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese

Lunch: Romaine lettuce topped with one cut-up grilled chicken breast, sliced tomato, and red vinegar. One container Yoplait non-fat, sugar-free yogurt, 1/2 grapefruit

Dinner: Diana’s delight (steamed mix: 1 cup brocolli flowers, 1 sliced zucchini, 1 sliced yellow squash) – I top that with tabasco – yes I’m weird; 4 oz. grilled salmon; 1 piece whole-wheat bread. (On the steamed delight, I normally would add 1 chopped bell pepper, but they’re too expensive for me right now.)

Night-time snack: One container Yoplait non-fat sugar-free yogurt.

]]> By: Rebecca in Michigan http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/02/menu-plan-august-3-%e2%80%93-august-9/#comment-17905 Rebecca in Michigan Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:03:16 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2277#comment-17905 I have to giggle for I have on our menu for tonight crockpot chicken, mashed potatoes, and yellow beans. Once you start planning you will be able to handle this like a pro. My next step is to plan for two weeks and then a month. Have fun! I have to giggle for I have on our menu for tonight crockpot chicken, mashed potatoes, and yellow beans.
Once you start planning you will be able to handle this like a pro. My next step is to plan for two weeks and then a month. Have fun!

]]> By: Angelsong http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/02/menu-plan-august-3-%e2%80%93-august-9/#comment-17901 Angelsong Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:47:02 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2277#comment-17901 Good for you, Lynnae. I know how you struggle with this, and I hope it will become routine for you to plan your menus. Maybe you can even incorporate menu planning into a lesson or two for your children, or even let them plan one or two menus! Good for you, Lynnae. I know how you struggle with this, and I hope it will become routine for you to plan your menus. Maybe you can even incorporate menu planning into a lesson or two for your children, or even let them plan one or two menus!

]]> By: Sarah http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/02/menu-plan-august-3-%e2%80%93-august-9/#comment-17900 Sarah Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:12:43 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2277#comment-17900 Great idea! The hardest part of meal planning for me is making meals that we like with produce that is in season! I'll get better at it someday! Great idea! The hardest part of meal planning for me is making meals that we like with produce that is in season! I’ll get better at it someday!

]]> By: Nicki at Domestic Cents http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/02/menu-plan-august-3-%e2%80%93-august-9/#comment-17899 Nicki at Domestic Cents Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:05:45 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2277#comment-17899 That great Lynnae! It makes me feel so much more relaxed about meal times when I already know what's ahead. I hope it does for you too! That great Lynnae! It makes me feel so much more relaxed about meal times when I already know what’s ahead. I hope it does for you too!

]]> By: DDFD at DaddyCooksQuick.com http://beingfrugal.net/2009/08/02/menu-plan-august-3-%e2%80%93-august-9/#comment-17894 DDFD at DaddyCooksQuick.com Mon, 03 Aug 2009 05:47:03 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/?p=2277#comment-17894 Nice menu and good recipes! We usually formally plan weekend menus, but allow flexibility on weekdays. Nice menu and good recipes!

We usually formally plan weekend menus, but allow flexibility on weekdays.

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