Meal Plans for the New Year

Well, it is time to start the year off right. Last year I managed to keep the meal plans up until August. Here is hoping that I can keep it going for the entire year this time!



Many people I know have a hard time making meals plans and fall into a rut with just recycling the same weekly menu over and over again. One way I have found to combat this is to make a monthly plan. That may seem like a daunting task, but really it is very easy. Assign each weekday a protein or theme and then just come up with 4 recipes of that type. For my family we do the following pattern:

Monday - Chicken
Tuesday - Pork
Wednesday- Beef
Thursday - Seafood/ vegetarian or another light meat
Friday - Soup
Saturday - Kid fun and friendly
Sunday - Pizza or other fun meal



So this is my plan for the month. Many are recipes from other blogs that  have found from pinterest. I will link to the recipes when I can. Honestly, I am super excited to try out a lot of new healthy meals and hopefully they will help keep all the blood sugar problems under control. I will keep you posted. ;P

1 Sunday	black eye peas, bacon sprouts, noodles and ham
2 Monday	Hearty Chicken Stew with Butternut Squash & Quinoa
3 Tuesday	Pork tenderloin with sauteed vegetables
4 Wednesday	Beef and Pineapple kabobs over couscous
5 Thursday	Soba Noodles with Shrimp, Snow Peas, and Carrots
6 Friday	Sausages and Green lentils with tomato salsa
7 Saturday	Turkish meatballs with Cucumber Salad and Flatbreads
8 Sunday	Pizza
9 Monday	Chicken Rollatini with Spinach alla Parmigiana
10 Tuesday	Slow Cooker Mexican pork
11 Wednesday	beef and broccoli
12 Thursday	Feta Stuffed Turkey Meatloaf w/ Tzatziki Sauce
13 Friday	escarole and rice soup
14 Saturday	taco ring
15 Sunday	Fuddruckers
16 Monday	Chicken Bruschetta
17 Tuesday	garlic lime pork chops
18 Wednesday	Japanese style beef
19 Thursday	Raspberry chipotle glazed tilapia
20 Friday	curried vegetable stew
21 Saturday	Grilled balsamic and garlic flank steak with gorgonzola mushrooms and polenta
22 Sunday	Pizza
23 Monday	General Tsaos with brown rice and green beans
24 Tuesday	Pork tenderloins and herbs in a bread loaf
25 Wednesday	beef fajitas
26 Thursday	Zuchinni Parmesan
27 Friday	French onion soup
28 Saturday	Sauteed chicken with celery root puree and chestnuts
29 Sunday	Shrimp and grits
30 Monday	Healthy chicken taquitos
31 Tuesday	Spinach, Goat Cheese and Sun-dried Tomato Stuffed Pork Loin