Yes, I know...it's been ages since I have blogged. I really want to be a blogger, but life seems to get in the way. Maybe rather than make all of these new promises, I realized I should try writing about things I do regularly. I was thinking about this very thing today while I was doing my meal planning and decided that it would be a great thing to start blogging about so here I am!
As a busy mom, the ship runs more smoothly if I do menu planning for my family each and every week. My husband is very into dinner...and he has requirements for dinner. The plus side of him being this way puts the responsibility on me to plan meals that are well balanced (ie: he requires "square meals" - a meat, carb and vegetable). The down side of it is that he doesn't do things easier things like breakfast for dinner - which is one of my favorites. I find that we often eat the same things and it gets old sometimes. Luckily, Pinterest is a great source of menu inspiration. I am a notorious pinner and I don't always try many of the recipes. Blogging my menu plans may hold me more accountable AND help me diversify what we eat. I plan to start by blogging meals we are having throughout the week, however, if I happen to have readers and they would rather me provide the entire menu plan once a week, I can do that too!
Before I begin, there are a few general things you may want to know about how my family works and my philosophy about feeding my family of four.
- What's for dinner is ALL we are serving - kids don't get special meals in this house! I try to make things that Vaughn (5) and Beau (2) will enjoy but that does not always happen. Sometimes they take their "no thank you bite" and that's it.
- I'm all about healthy choices - but this does not mean that I am 100% organic and don't allow any indulgences. We do eat a lot of organic food (mostly meat, produce and dairy), whole or multi-grain at the very least and tons of fresh fruits and veggies. I keep processed food to a minimum and primarily shop the outside of the supermarket. I feel that one of our responsibilities as parents is to teach our children to make healthy food choices.
- My husband is the primary chef in our house. I can cook, pretty well I've been told, but Rich is home before I am most days. As a working mom, it is so nice to have a husband that is willing to take on the task of about 75% of the cooking. However, menu planning is my responsibility because I need to make sure that what we are eating works with whatever calorie plan I am on and fits the needs of our family. Rich is a great cook but I also need to be sure that the recipes I select are pretty easy to follow or he gets really frustrated and calls me with tons of questions.
- I love food!!! Unfortunately, I am a Southern girl and I love Southern food - food in general for that matter. I may or may not have been known to say that gravy should be it's own food group. However, I know this greasy, rich and delicious food isn't always the best for you. Occasionally, I bust out the iron skillet and go to town but not very often.
- I usually stay very on track with my workouts and eating plan Sunday - Thursday but allow myself to indulge here and there on the weekends.
Always down for some recipe swaps! Walker had smoked a turkey and froze the chopped meat. Tonight we made smoked turkey and green chili enchiladas. They were wayyy delicious and super easy. Being a new Mom I can definitely understand how hard it would be to keep up with a blog so good for you - among everything else you keep up with. Great work Doll :)
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