Menu Plan Monday 10/10-10/16

It is week three of the menu planning challenge at Keeper of the Home. This week is a little different for our family as the three of us will be heading up to Chicago on Thursday and not coming home until Sunday. I am doing simple meals to allow myself plenty of time to get everything together for our trip. This is the first big trip with Julian! To save money on meals, I plan to bring food along for breakfasts and lunches. We will plan on eating dinner out. One of the best parts of traveling back there (I spent three years living downtown while I went to college) is going back to my favorite restaurants. So, here is the Storms family menu plan for this out of the ordinary week of traveling!

Monday

• Breakfast: Soaked oatmeal and fruit
• Lunch: Standard lunch; leftovers and smoothies
• Dinner: Leftover soup, whole wheat biscuits and fruit
• Prep: Thaw muffins and ground beef

Tuesday

• Breakfast: Eggs, muffins and fruit
• Lunch: Standard lunch; leftovers and smoothies
• Dinner: Spaghetti and fruit
• Prep: Soak oatmeal, beans and cornbread batter and thaw ground beef

Wednesday

• Breakfast: Soaked oatmeal and fruit
• Lunch: Standard lunch; leftovers and smoothies
• Dinner: Chili, whole wheat cornbread and fruit
• Prep: Thaw muffins and get food for Chicago trip together

Thursday

• Breakfast: Soaked oatmeal and fruit
• Lunch: Standard lunch; on the road
• Dinner: Chicago

Friday

• Breakfast: Muffins and fruit
• Lunch: Packed lunch
• Chicago

Saturday

• Breakfast: Muffins and fruit
• Lunch: Packed lunch
• Inspiration Kitchen

Sunday

• Breakfast: Muffins and fruit
• Lunch: Packed lunch
• Dinner: Popcorn and smoothies/milkshakes