Menu Plan Monday-Be Flexible

One simple tip for menu planning. Be flexible! Always do your menu plans in PENCIL! Life happens, and even the best laid plans can go astray. Be willing to change things around. Maybe you swap the meal from one day with today's. Or if you find a really good deal on a specific type of meat unexpectedly, you can replace some of your meals in order to use that up. Sometimes it is just one of those days, and you end up having sandwiches for dinner. It's okay. Don't expect your meal plans to be set in stone. Go with the flow and allow yourself changes when you need them. And really, this is saving you time in the long run, because whatever meals you don't end up using can be rolled-over into a future menu. (If you pass close attention to my menu plans you will see that this happens quite often for me!)

Here is my flexible menu for this week:

Monday:
breakfast~scones
lunch~chicken avocado soup
dinner~spaghetti

Tuesday:
breakfast~cream of wheat
lunch~leftovers
dinner~macaroni and cheese

Wednesday:
breakfast~yogurt
lunch~picnic of sandwiches, crackers, oranges
dinner~meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn, and biscuits

Thursday:
breakfast~bagels
lunch~ranch bacon chicken pasta salad
dinner~chicken teriyaki

Friday:
breakfast~eggs and toast
lunch~quesadillas
dinner~pizza

Saturday:
breakfast~French toast
lunch~Monte Cristos
dinner~fried chicken, potato crisps

Sunday:
breakfast~cereal
lunch~go out
dinner~tacos


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