Just a few days left in our 31 Days of Real Food Reality series! Hopefully, reading the series has been an encouragement to you. Or at least maybe you’ve been convinced to eat real butter. :)
Today’s Real Food Reality Tip: Have fun playing with recipes, making them work for your family’s real food tastes and needs!
For instance, our family has fallen in love with this Cheeseburger Soup recipe. I have been making it once a week for the past few weeks. To keep life exciting (because clearly, not much exists in life that is more exciting than soup in a bowl) – sometimes I substitute the potatoes in the recipe with whole wheat or brown rice pasta. It is delicious this way! Plus, dumping in noodles saves me a few extra minutes if I don’t want to take the time to prepare potatoes.
I’ve also shared that sometimes I make our Raspberry Oatmeal Bars with different varieties of jelly. It’s fun to take basic, favorite recipes and play with them to add variety without adding extra work!
Here’s our menu plan for this week. I may or may not be tweaking some of these recipes to keep life interesting. :)
Sunday, January 26
Instant oatmeal, apple slices
Beef stew, quick mix biscuits, fruit salad
Hamburgers, carrot sticks, spinach salad
Monday, January 27
Mix and match bars, applesauce
Popcorn chicken, roasted cauliflower, sliced sweet peppers, spicy avocado dip with chips
Chicken fried steak strips, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas
Tuesday, January 28
Honey cinnamon muffins, scrambled eggs, clementines
Cheeseburger soup, sliced cucumbers with ranch dip, pears
Pizza casserole, tossed salad, steamed broccoli and carrots
Wednesday, January 29
Warm chocolate soother, toast with peanut butter, oranges
Tuna casserole, peas, grapes
Spaghetti squash with pasta sauce, steamed asparagus, green beans
Thursday, January 30
Sweet potato streusel muffins, turkey sausage, bananas
Salmon patties, potato wedges, green beans
Homemade pizza, tossed salad, carrots with ranch dip
Friday, January 31
Pumpkin chocolate chip bread, applesauce
Rice and veggie stir fry, with broccoli, carrots, and zucchini
Sloppy joes, sweet potato fries, peas
Saturday, February 1
Bacon cheesy eggs, honey whole wheat bagels, oranges
Leftovers
Creamy chicken and rice casserole, tossed salad, fried zucchini
Do you like playing with recipes or do you prefer to follow a recipe precisely?
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