One of my favorite ministries is serving as the Meal Planning Contributor for The Better Mom, where I share my bi-weekly real food meal plans as a way to help inspire and encourage others. Each bi-weekly meal plan includes what’s on the menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as links to more than 40 of the delicious real food recipes featured.
Check out the meal plans below to see what’s on the menu for the next two weeks at The Nourishing Home. To view the recipe links for the bi-weekly meal plan, please pop on over to The Better Mom.
If you’d like to learn more about meal planning, please check out “Mastering Meal Planning.”
Joyfully Serving Him, Kelly
Feel like dropping by your place and share with you the meals. 😀
You are so sweet, Minnie! Thank you! 🙂
Kelly,
Just wanted to say thank you for all of your hard work with these menu plans. I turn to them quite often these days, as we have a new addition to the family and my creative juices aren’t flowing like they used to :). As a matter of fact, I have been struggling with even preparing healthy meals and unfortunately have succumbed to several ‘convenience ‘ meals from the store as we have a 5 year old as well. Any ideas for a sleep deprived mom of two with a husband who is gone 4 days out of the week?? We are getting a liitle tired of cheese quesadillas arond here :). Thanks again and blessings to you!
Hi, Christina! You are so welcome! And thank you for your kind words of encouragement! You’re in that tough season right now with a newborn and small children. It’s hard to maintain the energy to cook healthy when you’re sleep deprived, but the irony is, it’s all the more important to feed yourself and your family nourishing foods during this stressful season. The best course of action is to keep things simple, especially since you’re hubby is away and so you don’t have help with cooking meals and doing dishes. A meal plan is a must to help you plan for healthy, yet simple meals and you can make a meal plan while you’re nursing, or have a free moment in the evenings after the little ones are in bed. Again, keeping the meals very simple is the key and plan for leftovers so you don’t have to cook every night. Grilling or roasting large portions of meat that can be used in various meals throughout the week. Using your crockpot to make one-pot meals or soups, with enough leftovers for another night. These are some ideas that you may find helpful. Prayers and blessings are with you – hang in there! As you know, these baby days speed by so fast!! 🙂
Kelly,
You are so right in saying the baby days fly by so quickly! Sometimes it seems too fast. Thank you for all of your encouragement and ideas…my goal is to be much more intentional in my shopping and preparing meals. Again, thank you for your ministry in providing these great meal plans!! Sincerly, Christina
I wish I were nearby to bring you a meal!! Hang in there and do what you can! The most important thing is to pray and be in God’s Word and He will add everything else and provide you with His strength and grace! Lots of love, Kelly 🙂