Menu Plan 10/14/2013

Muffins, muffins everywhere! Obviously, we enjoy a good muffin around here. Pictured above are the Gluten Free Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Muffins. I’ll share the recipe soon. It’s just not QUITE perfected. It’s got an endorsement from 50% of the family, but 2 of us are holding out for a little more of a “Wow!” factor. Hopefully, we’ll get there this week. We’re also in the mood for the fall flavors of pumpkin, apples, sweet potatoes, and soup around here, but because it’s actually still pretty warm, we’re just not ready to give up the watermelon that’s still showing up at the Farmer’s Market! Plus, when you’ve got a kiddo that really only likes about two raw fresh fruits (apples and watermelon) you tend to serve them year-round regardless of whether they’re in season! Then, you shove as many others as you possibly can into a smoothie. You throw in spinach, chia and the like, thank your lucky stars that he’ll eat nearly anything in that form, and you wait for his tastebuds to get a little more flexible! Here’s the gameplan for feeding people this week:

Monday

Gluten Free Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Muffins

Pasta, Salad, and Melon

Roast Chicken, Green Beans, Acorn Squash

Tuesday

Leftover GF Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Muffins

Roast Beef Wraps, Apples and Grapes

Chicken Carbonara with Spaghetti Squash (Edit: Recipe reviewed HERE)

Wednesday

Peaches and Cream Oatmeal or Cold Cereal

Hummus, Gluten Free Pita Bread, Carrots, Apples and Grapes

Coconut Shrimp Soup with Quinoa Pasta

Thursdsay

Oat Flour Pumpkin Muffins

Roast Beef and Cheese Rolls, Sweet Potatoes, Apples & Bananas

Oven Baked Salmon and Baked Zucchini

Friday

Leftover Oat Flour Pumpkin Muffins

Hummus, Gluten Free Pita, Carrots, Melon and Grapes

Creamy Pumpkin Pasta with Chicken, Green Beans

Saturday

Bacon, Eggs, and GF Carrot Zucchini Muffins

Salmon Patties, Carrots, and Melon

Smoothies and Popcorn

Sunday

Leftover GF Carrot and Zucchini Muffins

Lunch out

Breakfast for Dinner

Snacks for the week

Homemade: Super Swim Bars (Granola Bars), Smoothies, Granola, Popcorn, Cinnamon Popped Amaranth (with bananas), Apples/Peanut Butter/Granola Sandwiches

Storebought: Fruit Pouches, Freeze-dried Fruit, Granola Bars, Gluten Free Pretzels

If you’re looking for a menu plan template, you are welcome to download this one by clicking on the image below. It’s in Word, so you can edit to your heart’s content.