This is a pic of my birthday mint chocolate cheesecake I baked myself. Yum! I made another one for church, it was liked.
This menu plan is for a family of 5, two adults, two male children and a breastfeeding babe. Because I have growing boys the meals and snacks a quite abundant. I don't typically use all the recommended spices in a recipe so if it's in a recipe but not on the store list, that's why (my children and hubby like bland food). This menu follows the nourishing traditions diet but has vegetarian options for my husband where needed. Enjoy!
B = Breakfast
L = Lunch
D = Dinner
P = Prep work
Already made last week – 2 loaves Sourdough bread
Mon.
B- Oatmeal with shredded coconut, milk, raisins and honey
L- Last weeks left overs
D- Chicken salad with grated carrot and sliced jack cheese
P- Sprout lentils, make bread pudding using one sour dough loaf
Tue.
B- Toast and bacon
L- Omelet with jack cheese and sauteed asparagus
D- Lentil soup
P- Culture polenta*
*Cultured polenta made by placing 2 cups of polenta, 1 cup of water and one tablespoon of yogurt, mixed together, in a covered dish over night
Wed.
B- polenta with yogurt and honey
L- double this Potato salad adding bacon and using veganaise
D- Rice noodle spagetti and meat balls
P- Sprout quinoa and beans
Thur.
B- Scrambled eggs, toast and banana
L- Peanut butter and honey sandwich with a carrot, apple, raisin salad using veganaise
D- Steamed potato, asparagus, and carrot topped with sour cream
P- Culture Oats (the same way as polenta)
Fri.
B- Oatmeal with shredded coconut, milk, raisins, and honey
L- Quinoa with steamed veggie combo from the night before
D- Cheesy broccoli and potato soup*
P- Culture polenta, sprout rice
* melt 1/4 cup butter in a pan on medium. Add 2 tablespoons of flour, mix, add 3 cups milk and two cups water, mix, bring to a boil, simmer. Gradually add 1 cup shredded cheese, two cups shredded potato and one cup chopped broccoli. Simmer for 1/2 hour, salt and pepper to taste.
Sat.
B- Egg sandwich (toast, fried egg, cheese)
L- Polenta with beans, sauteed asparagus and pasta sause (remember to cook beans first)
D- Left Overs
P- Culture Malt O Meal, the same way as polenta
Sun.
B- Malt O Meal with frozen berries
L- Nachos with shredded cheese, beans and sliced tomatoes
D- Beans and rice with carrot, apple and raisin salad
Snacks: popcorn, yogurt with honey, fruit, hard boiled eggs, carrots, cheese sticks, apples
Deserts: Bread pudding, Honey sweetened hot chocolate (hot milk, coco powder and honey), frozen berries and whipped cream
Store List
Remember to buy local and organic when possible :)
Oatmeal 6 cups
Shredded coconut 3 cups
Milk 1 gallon
Honey 2 cups
Raisins 3 cups
Chicken 1/2 lb
Lettuce 1 head
Carrots 5 lbs
Jack cheese 2 lbs
Eggs 3 dozen
Asparagus 4 lbs
Butter 1 lb
Rice Noodles 1 pack
Pasta sauce 2-3 cups
Hamburger meat for meat balls 1/2 lb
Sage (spice for meatballs)
1/2 onion (to chop in meatballs)
Polenta 4 cups
yogurt
Bacon 1 lb
Potatoes 5 lbs
Lentils 1 lb
Nutritional yeast (for soup)
Tomato paste 1 can
soy sauce
Bananas 10 count
Peanut butter
Apples 8 count
Veganaise
Broccoli 2 lbs
Sour cream
Salt/ Pepper
Quinoa 1 cup
Malt O Meal 1 cup
Frozen berries 1 bag
Corn chips 1 bag
Beans 2 cups
Tomato 4 count
Popcorn
Coco
Heavy whipping cream
