The 2024 week 22 menu plan is complete and loaded with left overs!
Breakfast
Early mornings during the week require easy quick breakfasts…one new smoothie and one tried and true.
Lunch
We have been eating a variety of veggie sandwiches on Ezekiel Bread with various additions…normally sliced red onion, tomato and sprouts. After a disappointing new easy lentil soup last week, I am reverting to a great one from THM which I haven’t made in quite some time.
Creamy Chickpea Salad Sandwich
Lentil Soup Page 89 Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook
Dinner
Lucky for me I have lots of leftovers that will work for “cook once, eat again” dinners. I have also included 2 additional plant based meals to try. I am excited to test a new method of preparing brown rice. I plan to serve it for a meal and freeze packets for future use.
Oven Baked Brown Rice
Creamy Roasted Vegetable Pasta
Caramelized Tomato Paste Pasta
Recap
My research continues and I will admit that the more I learn the more confused I get. The most recent info series was on Conquering Cancer and the nutritional guidelines pointed to a plant based diet for the prevention of inflammation which is a primarily cause of a multitude of illnesses including cancer. The last series I listened to was on dementia and alzheimer’s and the nutritional guidelines included more fats. However both focused on including organic produce, no sugar and avoiding processed foods. I am on the journey of incorporating as much of what I learn into making healthy meals but also insuring that what we eat…we also enjoy. The journey continues…Bon Appetit!
