Menu Planning

[frugalwanttobe]

I was wondering if anyone would be willing to share their menu plan for the month. I would love to find out how you do this and I would love to see a full month of planned meals. Do you do all of this on the computer?


Any help would be appreciated.

[Early Bird]

I generally make a weekly menu; as you see here, the closer-in dates are much more complete than further off.

Jun 19th - roast chicken, corn on cob, gazpacho, rolls
Jun 20th - eat out
21st - meatloaf, salad
22nd - quesidilas, watermelon
23rd - crockpot pork chops

Sun 24th - chili from freezer
25th - chick fried rice
26th -
27th -
28th - pasta, salad
29th -
30th -

Sun July 1
2 - grill burgers, chicken
3 -
4 -
5 - meatloaf, baked potatoes, salad
6 -
7 -

Sun July 8 -
9 -
10 -
11 -
12 - pasta, salad
13 -
14 -

Sun July 15 -
16 -
17 -
18 -
19 - pasta, salad

[Early Bird]

This might be easier. Here's a menu of what we actually had for dinner over a 30-day period:

13 - ravioli
14 - chick tacos
15 - sausage & peppers
16 - corned beef
17 - Alfredo pasta
18 - tacos
19 - chicken cordon blue

20 - chicken tenders
21 - roast chicken
22 - pork chops
23 - pork fried rice
24 - beef stew
25 - corned beef
26 - grilled burgers

27 - leftover grilled burgers
28 - pasta
29 - grilled chicken
30 - stir-fried chicken
31 - rice & chili beans
1 - go out
2 - tilapia

3 - frozen dinners
4 - grilled steaks, tabouli
5 - sandwiches, gazpacho
6 - pasta
7 - ham casserole
8 - quesidillas
9 - out to dinner

10 - chili, coleslaw
11 - taco soup
12 - leftovers
13 - burritos

I have noticed some patterns in our cooking/eating:

• When we're working on projects, we like to have something easy (crockpot) or freezer meals.
• When we have to go to town, we often eat out.
• Weekends are usually too busy for fun cooking. A lot of convenience foods in our diet then.
  
  
  

[acarpenter]

I just finished up mine for July.
For dinners
lasagna - tater tot casserole
turkey breast w/stuffing - bbq pork chops
meatloaf - shake n bake pork chops
spaghetti - stuffed shells
stuffed peppers- crock pot chicken tacos
sloppy jos - beef roast with pot and carrots
cheeseburgers - hamburger tacos
hot dogs - pulled pork sand
stir fry - bbq chicken
mashed pot w/hamburger gravy - italian chicken
steak and baked pot - cheesey chicken rice bake
shake n bake chicken - chicken fett alfredo
ham w/scalloped potatoes - pizzia
smoked sausage w/peppers - sour kraut with weiners
meatball subs-
cold sandwhich subs


side dishes i never know for certain what night I will make what
mac n cheese - potatoes {mashed,boiled,baked and fried )
shells n cheese - corn bread - egg noodles
rice - garlic bread - scalloped potatoes
pasta roni- stir fry veggies - mixed veggies - french fries
corn - peas - green beans -cream corn -corn on cob


special desserts for July.I usually do desserts twice a week
4th of july flag cake(My birthday is the 4th so this is my birthday cake)
smores pie - cup cakes
banana pudding - fruity jello
baked apples - brownies
purple cows - frozen red white and blue yogurt pops


on sundays i make up a couple of these items for lunches thru out the week
dh will take these for lunch also to work

Chicken salad - deviled eggs
egg salad - green salad w/chicken strips,egg and chesse cubes
potatoe salad
tuna salad
pasta salad

I also boil 2 dozen eggs a week to keep in fridge for kids snacks
other lunches for July i will get a bag of chicken nuggets -a bag of fish sticks and a box of corn dogs - peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches
pigs n a blankets

breakfasts I only plan 15 because
every other day is cold cereal
pancakes - breakfast tater tot casserole
breakfast tacos - sausage biscuits
blts - bacon eggs toast
sausage eggs toast - biscuits and sausage gravy
oatmeal with toast(we usually have this twice in a month to use up the container of oats) - cheese toast
eggos - eggs n toast
french toast-
pancakes n sausage on a stick(when i buy these my kids will have them twice in a month this is there favorite breakfast}

bed time snack choices for July
I make up a fruit salad once a week
cheese sticks
grahm crackers
boiled eggs
cherry tomatoes
baby carrots
apples with peanut butter
yogurt
teddy grahms
golfish crackers

[Dancing Lotus]

I use to make menues and post them on the fridge. I want to do it again but I dont have the crativity I use to. Im in a cooking slump.

[AmyMCGS]

I participate in a weekly meme on my cooking blog where everyone posts their family menus for the week. It's great to go read other menus and get ideas that way.

You can see my last several weeks' worth of menus on my cooking blog-- link in my signature.

[MarshHen]

I plan my menus according to our piggly Wiggly sale paper that comes in the mail each Monday. Most times they have great buy one get one free prices on their meats. I use my Greenbax points for free eggs, milk and sugar. This past week they had family packs of pork loin chops, hamburger, cubed pork steaks and chuck roasts buy one get one free, so I stocked the freezer. Next week (I've been told, LOL, I have connections) that they will have family packs of boneless, skinless chicken breasts, leg quarters, thighs and legs buy one get one free, so I will be there for those as well.