Typical Ramblings, Atypical Nonsense: Menu Plan Monday - May 3

I can't believe it is May already! April sure seemed to fly by. Only 2 more months until summer vacation. :)
So a few new things with the menu - I'm now eating a full vegetarian diet. The raw vegan eating really works best for my body but the expense financially is huge. Maybe if my garden grows I can go back to raw vegan for the summer but for now I'm happy eating vegetarian. Also I have started (this week) making all 3 kids the same lunches in bento box style. I'm thinking end of the week or weekend doing a post with pictures and what's in each box to help others that need lunch ideas for their kids.

So that's all my goings on. Here's this week's menu:

*Please note - I use organic, local ingredients when possible (including meat & eggs). Also the recipes usually call for all- purpose flour. I usually use a mix of 1/2 whole wheat & 1/2 white or just all whole wheat. Remember a recipe is just something to go by, feel free to change them up for health/your family's tastes.*

Healthy Eating Menu for Mommy{Sunday - Saturday}

Breakfast:

Small ww bagel drizzled with local honey & 1/2 cup organic yogurt or Instant Dream Waker Oatmeal

Lunch:

Raw Salad (containing some legumes or lean protein if I desire) and/or Soup of the Week : Lentil Veggie Soup

Snacks:

Morning - Fresh Fruit
Afternoon - Green Smoothie

Toddler Snacks {Monday - Friday}:

Monkey Platter
Clementine & Almond milk
Yogurt and Graham crackers
Homemade fruit bread and Almond Milk
Bread sticks & Avocado Dip

Regular Cooked Menu {Monday - Friday}

Breakfast:

Monday - Oatmeal, juice or milk
Tuesday - French Toast, juice or milk
Wednesday - Homemade fruit bread, yogurt, juice or milk
Thursday - Oatmeal, juice or milk
Friday - Scrambled egg sandwich, juice or milk

Lunch {All kids will have the same lunches in Bento boxes}:

Monday - Pizza Roll up, veggies & dip, Clementine, homemade sugar cookies, juice & water
Tuesday - Boiled egg, mini pancakes, cucumber slices, cheese stick & fresh fruit salad, juice & water
Wednesday - Ham Sandwich, carrot flowers, banana, cheese crackers,potato salad, bunny apples, juice & water
Thursday - Homemade Chicken nuggets, Smiles potato patties, mango & strawberries, carrots & dip, juice & water
Friday - Mini babybel cheese, crackers, cheese & spinach quesadilla, cucumber & tomato salad, mixed fresh fruit, juice & water

Supper:

Sunday - Grilled sausages & Spinach, mushroom & feta stuffed baked potatoes (Vegetarian: Just the baked potatoe)
Monday - Meatless Monday - Pancake supper (make extra mini pancakes for lunch tomorrow)
Tuesday - Meat Pie, Potato Salad, & Steamed broccoli (Vegetarian: salad or soup)
Wednesday - Carnitas & Mexican Rice. (Vegetarian: Warm Tomato, Spinach and Kidney Bean Wrap & Mexican Rice)
Thursday - Taquitos (made from leftovers) & leftover rice (Vegetarian: leftovers from Wednesday)
Friday - Grilled Pizza or Pepperoni Bread (depends on the weather) and salad

Need more menu planning ideas? Then head over to Laura's @ I'm an Organizing Junkie. Also if your interested in more vegetarian, flexitarian or whole foods menus please check out Jenna's Mindful Menus.