Konnie asked if we could do occasional posts talking about "What's for Dinner?" to give each other ideas for menu planning. I thought that was a great idea. Yesterday my sister asked me to do some menu planning for a week of family meals, so I came up with 7 breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. Right now, my family eats simpler than this, mostly focusing on one big meal a day with toast for breakfast and leftovers or sandwiches for lunch, but maybe this list will give you some ideas.
7 breakfasts (with fresh fruit, nuts for protein, and smoothies)
pumpkin cranberry scones
coconut mango muffins
peanut butter waffles
whole wheat toast with coconut oil and honey (or peanut butter for the sugar sensitive)
oatmeal
granola
biscuits and bean gravy
7 lunches (with sandwiches or bean (no queso) quesadillas)
jicama-watercress salad
broccoli carrot salad
garbanzo bean salad
potato-veggie salad
sweet potatoes and fresh fruit and vegetables
spinach-strawberry-mango-pecan salad
coleslaw
7 dinners (with more salads, legumes, fruit, and vegetables)
black bean soup with rice
thai peanut stir fry
pasta della california (from Veganomican, fettuccine with garlic-olive oil sauce with broccoli, avocado, and lime--very yummy)
Middle Eastern Lentils and Rice
Pineapple Quinoa Stirfry
Spaghetti with Marinara
Vegan chili
I can post any of these recipes if they sound good to you.
Thank you, Kim! This is a great start.
ReplyDeleteI wanted to let you know I stumbled across a fun little lunch-box recipe book at Kohls--published to support Kohls Cares. It's called The Top 100 Recipes for a Healthy Lunchbox by Nicola Graimes. It has lots of vegetarian recipes, along with a few gluten-free and vegan. All recipes look very healthy and yummy. The best feature, though, is the menu-plan section at the back. It lists 5-day lunch menus for wheat & gluten-free diets,vegetarian diets, vegan eaters, and nut-free eaters. Kind of nice1
What a great idea! I'll have to look that up.
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