FEATURED RECIPE: Strawberry season has arrived and we couldn’t be more delighted! This delectable GF Strawberry Shortcake is such a healthy & nutritious way to start the day! This is just one of the many delicious recipes featured in this week’s meal plan.
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.
Why is this called “Meal Plan Monday,” when it’s posted on Saturday? I thought it would be nice to give you the heads-up about what’s on the menu for the week ahead. That way, you have time to take advantage of incorporating some (or all) of the meals featured, if you’d like. Remember: To view the recipe links for each of the meal plans below, please pop on over to The Better Mom.
So … without further ado … here’s what’s on the menu for the next two weeks at The Nourishing Home. Again, you can find each of the recipe links over at The Better Mom.
P.S. I’ve provided free links, so you can download the new Meal Plan Template for your own personal use.
P.S.S. If you’d like to learn more about meal planning, please check out my FREE Video Course “Mastering Meal Planning.”
Wishing you and your family a very blessed and joy-filled Good Friday and Easter!
Joyfully Serving Him, Kelly
I just found your blog via Accidentally Green by way of Better Mom, and I’m so Happy I did. Your recipes are very similar to how my family eats and I’m excited to try some of your meal plans. 🙂
Welcome, Gina! So glad you’re here! Hope you enjoy the recipes and information on healthy real food living. Blessings, Kelly 🙂
I just found you today from the weekend links at Keeper of the Home. We are in the process of switching to whole foods and I can always use inspiration. Thank you so much for these meal plans. The food looks so yummy and similar to things we eat already. I’m pinning this for future reference! Thank you so much!
Thanks for taking the time to leave a kind note, Kari! Welcome! I’m so glad you’re here and finding this site helpful to you. That’s always my prayer! Blessings, Kelly 🙂
This is so awesome for a busy, working mom – thank you! Do you have an estimate of how much you budget for two weeks worth of meals?
Hi, Julie. I’m so glad to hear you’re enjoying my weekly meal plans! I don’t share dollar figures because they are not a good gauge since grocery prices vary pretty dramatically depending on where you live and where you shop and of course, how many people you’re feeding. For example, I belong to a great co-op called Azure Standard, that makes eating healthier much more affordable and I buy in bulk which also reduces costs. In addition, we opt to not eat out at all, except a 2-3 times of month at most, which frees up more budget for purchasing whole foods. Also, due to my health issues, eating healthy is essential and has saved us hundreds of dollars in medications and doctors’ visits, praise be to God for healing.
So instead, what I recommend is that each family create a weekly meal plan based on their food budget and then find ways to cut costs by incorporating some tried-n-true methods for achieving cost savings. Here are two posts that discuss ways to do this (save money on whole foods). I hope these help you, as they have so many others, in creating a food budget and weekly meal plans that meet your family’s budget and health goals. And of course, if my meal plans can make it easier on you to do both, that’s definitely my prayer! Blessings, Kelly
• Real Food on a Budget: http://thenourishinghome.com/2012/03/8-tips-for-real-food-on-a-budget/
• Real Food on a Budget, Part 2: http://thenourishinghome.com/2012/03/real-food-on-a-budget-part-2/