Menu Plan Monday--Lunches

Last week we talked breakfasts, today let's talk lunches. It is very easy to get into a rut with lunches, having sandwiches almost every day, or if you have kids, child friendly favorites like mac n cheese. Unfortunately, those frozen chicken nuggets are full of fillers and preservatives, and boxed mac n cheese is about as nutritious as the cardboard in which it is contained. There are plenty of lunch ideas that are both delicious and good-for-you, and frugal too! Here is our standard list of lunches that we rotate through, but also check through my old Menu Plan Mondays for lots of other fun things that I throw in for lunch.

Tuna Salad
Egg Salad
Chicken Salad
Sandwiches
Quesadilla/Soft Taco
Baked Potato
Pasta
Salad
Soup
Leftovers

Leftovers are a great way to stretch your lunch dollar. Last night's roasted chicken becomes today's chicken salad. Sunday's stir fry becomes Tuesday's asian salad. Also, you can have a day where the only option for lunch is dinner leftovers-great way to clean out the fridge! Give up the frozen and boxed lunches, and consider some of the fresh ideas here or in my previous posts. If you have any great lunch ideas, feel free to share them here!

Check out lunches (and breakfasts and dinners) for this week:

Menu Plan 6/21-6/27

Monday:

breakfast~smoothies

lunch~chicken tortilla soup

dinner~beef roast with potatoes, carrots and homemade bread

Tuesday:

breakfast~oatmeal

lunch~leftovers

dinner~buttermilk fried fish with homemade french fries and salad

Wednesday:

breakfast~cinnamon bread

lunch~Marlboro Man sandwiches

dinner~roasted chickens, mashed potatoes, corn and cornbread

Thursday:

breakfast~cream of wheat

lunch~deluxe fries (leftover fries from Tuesday topped with cheese, bacon, and ranch)

dinner~broccoli beef with rice

Friday:

breakfast~banana muffins

lunch~picnic of sandwiches, white cheddar puffs and fruit

dinner~pizza

Saturday:

breakfast~omelets

lunch~raspberry chicken salad

dinner~spaghetti

Sunday:

breakfast~cereal

lunch~go out

dinner~chicken enchiladas

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