Cooking - THM Meal Plan for 04/11/2016 - 04/17/2016

     Having a meal plan helps me stay on track of many thing. One is my diet. Knowing what I need to grab for the day, is a huge help for a busy working mom that is running out the door. It also helps me stay on budget for the week. I can make one trip to the store and be able to cook for the week. It is a huge help. It also keeps me sane. I have so much going on. If I have a menu, I'm not think what am I cooking tonight for dinner. 

APR 11 -◦ MONDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) egg White With 4 Wasa Crackers
snacks	Cheese Stick (THM-FP)
lunch	Hot Dogs (THM-S)
lunch	Red Pepper (THM-FP)
lunch	Strawberries (THM-FP)
dinner	(THM-S) Creamy Chessy Chicken
weekly salad	Salad (THM-S)
APR 12 -◦ TUESDAY
breakfast	(Thm -S) Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Shake/Blizzard
snacks	Cheese Stick (THM-FP)
lunch	(THM-E) Easy crockpot White Bean Soup
dinner	More Peas Please (THM-Cross)- I'm going to use spaghetti squash for my meal.
dinner	Grilled Chicken
APR 13 -◦ WEDNESDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Peach Oatmeal
lunch	Trim Zuppa Toscana soup (THM-S)
snacks	Skinny Chocolate (THM-S)
dinner	Salisbury Steak (THM-S)
APR 14 -◦ THURSDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal
lunch	Strawberries (THM-FP)
lunch	Red Pepper (THM-FP)
lunch	Hard Boiled Egg Salad (THM-S)
snacks	Yogurt (THM-E)
dinner	Turkey Bologneese pasta (THM-S) - I'm going to use spaghetti squash for my meal
APR 15 -◦ FRIDAY
breakfast	Eggs With Bacon (THM-S)
lunch	Sausage (THM-S)
snacks	Apple (THM-E)
snacks	Homemade greek yogurt (THM-FP)
dinner	Crispy Licking Chicken (THM-S)
APR 16 -◦ SATURDAY
breakfast	Pancakes (THM-E)
lunch	Rollover Thermas Feller Turkey Tomato Soup (THM-E)
snacks	(THM-E) Carrot Cake Smoothie
dinner	Chicken Salad wrap (THM-S)
APR 17 -◦ SUNDAY
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	Leftover
dinner	Leftovers

     Staying on THM is very important to me because eating this way lets me eat. I feel healthier on it. It is helping me lose weight. Do you have a meal plan? Let me know what it is. 

Cooking - THM Meal Plan for 04/04/2016 - 04/10/2016

Getting ready to make my meal plan

     This month we are really tight on money so a lot of our food will be coming out of our pantry. This week all chicken recipes will be turkey, because I have a huge one we bought around Thanksgiving time. Hopeful I won't have to spend money at the store this week. I do follow Trim Healthy Mama eating style. That is what the (THM) stuff means. I do change some of my Racheal Ray recipes to fit THM!

APR 04 -◦ MONDAY
breakfast	Mexican Omelette (THM-S)
snacks	Skinny Chocolate (THM-S)
lunch	Smothered Pork Chops
lunch	Salad
dinner	(THM-E) Turkey And Sweet Potato
dinner	Macaroni And Cheese - for family not on THM meal plan
dinner	Peas
APR 05 -◦ TUESDAY
breakfast	Sweet dreams apple Cinnamon Oatmeal (THM-E)
snacks	Bust A Myth Banana Cake (THM-E)
lunch	Trim Zuppa Toscana soup (THM-S)
snacks	Yogurt (THM-E)
dinner	Ham And Beans (THM- Cross)
dinner	Salad
APR 06 -◦ WEDNESDAY
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
snacks	Volcano Mudslide Muffin (THM-S)
lunch	Hearty Veggie Soup (THM-E)
snacks	Home Made Cheeze Its (THM-S)
dinner	Creamy Herb Chicken (THM-S)
APR 07 -◦ THURSDAY
breakfast	Sweet dreams apple Cinnamon Oatmeal (THM-E)
snacks	Skinny Chocolate (THM-S)
lunch	Trim Zuppa Toscana soup (THM-S)
snacks	Lemon Blueberry Poppyseed Muffin (THM-S)
dinner	Prime Rib Roast (THM-S)
APR 08 -◦ FRIDAY
breakfast	Mexican Omelette (THM-S)
lunch	Leftover
snacks	Home Made Cheeze Its (THM-S)
snacks	Bust A Myth Banana Cake (THM-E)
dinner	Kielbasa And Pregroies - off plan meal
APR 09 -◦ SATURDAY
breakfast	Mufflets (THM-S)
snacks	Volcano Mudslide Muffin (THM-S)
lunch	Hard Boiled Egg Salad (THM-S)
dinner	Leftovers
APR 10 -◦ SUNDAY
breakfast	Mufflets (THM-S)
snacks	Cheese Stick
lunch	Heavy S salad In A Jar (THM-S)
snacks	Cottage Cheese With Fruit (THM-E)
dinner	Wick White chili (THM-E)

     What are you cooking this week? Do you follow Trim healthy mama lifestyle? If so what are your cheapest and easiest recipes? Let me know. 

Cooking - Weekly Menu

     It's time to get back to my THM lifestyle! Break from it and I gained back to good amount of weight. With most of the recipes you can adjust it for your family and what works best for them. 

SEP 28 - MONDAY
breakfast	(THM-S) Coffee With Protien
lunch	(THM-S) Turkey Wrap
lunch	Red Pepper
lunch	Strawberries
snacks	(THM-E) Yogurt
dinner	(THM-S) Taco Salad
SEP 29 - TUESDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Peach Oatmeal
lunch	Beef And Vegetable Soup
snacks	Almonds
snacks	Cheese Stick
dinner	(THM-E) Chicken Breasts With Sweet Potatoes
SEP 30 - WEDNESDAY
breakfast	(THM-S) Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie
lunch	(THM-S) Chicken Salad With Dressing
snacks	(THM-E) Yogurt
dinner	Chicken Dumplings
OCT 01 - THURSDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Peach Oatmeal
lunch	(THM-S) Chicken Salad wrap
lunch	Cucumbers
lunch	Blueberries
snacks	(THM-S) Wasa Crackers
snacks	Laugh Cow Cheese
dinner	(THM-E) Chili
OCT 02 - FRIDAY
breakfast	(THM-S) Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie
lunch	(THM-S) Taco Salad
dinner	(THM-E) Chili Salad
OCT 03 - SATURDAY
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	(THM-E) Chicken Breasts With Sweet Potatoes
dinner	(THM-S) Egg roll In An Bowl
OCT 04 - SUNDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Carrot Cake Smoothie
lunch	Leftover
dinner	Leftovers

 

     This is the family menu for this week. I will change it a little person in the family so they will eat it. This is what we are planning. What are you doing this week for dinner? 

Harvesting and Storage - Freezing Raspberries

Harvesting and clean raspberries

     After harvesting so many raspberries, we had to save them for use though out the year. This week we decide to save them by putting them in the freezer. I have 6 easy steps to have raspberries in the freezer. 

Laying out the raspberries and freezing them

How to Freeze Raspberries

1. Harvest raspberry/ or buy them
2. Clean them - soak them in 2-3tbsp of vinegar and gallon of water. I let them soak for about 15-20 minute. This kills bacteria and any bugs in it. 
3. Drain - I drain then and let them dry for a few minutes. 
4. Cookie sheet - Put them on a cookie sheet and speard them out. 
5. Freezer - I stick the whole cookie sheet in the freezer and freeze them for about 4-5 hours. 
6. Freeze Bag - I take a spatula and scoop the frozen berries off the cookie sheet and but them in a freezer bag. 

my 2/3 full gallon freezer bag of raspberries

     It's that easy! Then you have raspberries to cook with or eat frozen. Do you freeze any of your fruit? If so how do you freeze it?

Cooking- Homemade Sugar Cookies

So much fun

     

     Today is a rainy day, so what did we do? Looked up a new cookie recipe and baked. I love trying new recipes. Today we tried Deliciously Sprinkled's - Soft Sugar Cookies. I love this cookies. They came out so good. The kids loved them too. I did skip ending and rolling the cookies in more sugar. 

I love Pinstrest!!!

     I love my job as a nanny, because I get to cook with my little men. They love adding and trying things. They have so much fun. 

Mmm Homemade Cookies

Did you cook up anything today? What is your favorite sugar cookie recipe.

Cooking - Meal Plan for 01/05/2015 - 01/11/2015

     I am trying to work on only eating out once a month if any. Therefore having a menu planned is a huge help  to me.  I will change some of the recipes to be on my THM diet. What are you cooking this week.

JAN 05 - MONDAY
breakfast	(THM-F) Trim And Healthy Mama's Custard Recipe
lunch	(THM-E) Chicken Breasts With Sweet Potatoes
dinner	Meatloaf
snacks	(THM-E) Strawberry Shortcake Proteins Overnight Oatmeal
JAN 06 - TUESDAY
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	(THM-S) Big Mac Salad
snacks	(THM-S) Blueberry Smoothie
dinner	Beef And Broccoli
snacks	(THM-S) Butterfinger
JAN 07 - WEDNESDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Peach Oatmeal
lunch	(THM-E) Chicken Breasts With Sweet Potatoes
snacks	(THM-S) Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie
dinner	(THM-S) Taco Salad
weekly salad	Tossed Salad
freezer cooking	Four Cheese Pasta
JAN 08 - THURSDAY
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	Progressive Soup
snacks	(THM-S) Blueberry Smoothie
dinner	Super easy Chicken (crockpot)
JAN 09 - FRIDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal
lunch	Egg Salad - Salad
snacks	(THM-E) Strawberry Shortcake Proteins Overnight Oatmeal
	Kielbasa And Pregroies
JAN 10 - SATURDAY
breakfast	Eggs With Bacon
lunch	Olive Garden Low Carb Zuppa Toscana Soup
snacks	(THM-FP) Pumpkin Spice Frappe
dinner	(THM-E) Italian Chicken Cassarole
JAN 11 - SUNDAY
breakfast	Cereal
lunch	Leftover
dinner	Leftovers
freezer cooking	Homemade Cottage cheese
freezer cooking	Homemade Sour Cream

Cooking - Kefir

     My mom tells me always find a way to try new things that she's never heard of. That some of the stuff I do it's just so out there. I just kind a laugh at her and tell her that she doesn't understand it all. That our life goal is to be as healthy as possible and to be able to support ourselves if something bad would happen. Ready to hear the new out there idea??? It's making my own Kefir!

Thank you for the picture

     What's Kefir? That was my first question to I've heard a little bit about it through my THM lifestyle. I have heard a little bit about it and how healthy it supposed to be for you. To be perfectly honest the thought of leaving milk out and having bacteria in it was gross. I had this feeling inside me that I need to be making this and using it in my household. So I decided to research it. I was amazed by the things that I have found.

Thank you for the picture

     Trim Healthy Mama only touch base that kefir is more powerful than yogurt at healing the inner ecology of the body.  Livestrong.com said it tasted like yogurt it was a healthy add to anybody's body. That by drinking Kefir was a way to add protein vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin K, vitamin B-12 and calcium into a diet. They also explained that it had six different healthy bacteria is in it that you can't get from eating or drinking anything else. They also stated that it helped that they digestive system and to prevent bad bacteria growth. 

Thank you for the Picture

     I read on the HuffPost help that it had Tryptophan and it in that helps you feel relaxed.  The site that I found most interesting was the Dr. Axe website. This site so that there are seven benefits to the body by just drinking Kefir. 

The Benefits Where

• Boost immunity system
• Heal inflammatory bowel disease
• Build bone density
• Fight allergies
• Improve lactose intolerant 
• Kills Candida disease
• Support detoxification 

He also states that the micobriota cocktail in kefir can fight cancer, help preserve healthy genetic expression, and has a strong anti-inflammatory property that could help in preventing asthma. 

     Wow all that in a drink I can make??? I'm trying to figure our why we have had kefir in our life already. What a great way to add this powerful drink my protein shakes. I can switch out almond milk for kefir. That's one less thing that we have to buy weekly.  I talked to Hubby about everything and talked about the benefits that would be for homesteading prep (more about that another post) and we decided that we would research the price to kefir grain. Amazon has them for less than $6 with shipping. Now they're on our way to our house. 

Cooking - Meal Plan for 12/01/2014 - 12/07/2014

MMMMMMmmm What are you cooking this week? Here is what is on our menu, the kids lunches will change a little. Here is what I'm eating on my THM lifestyle.
 

DEC 01 - MONDAY
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	(THM-)Turkey On Cucumber Boats
snacks	(THM-FP) Pumpkin Spice Frappe
dinner	Meatloaf
DEC 02 - TUESDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Strawberry Shortcake Proteins Overnight Oatmeal
lunch	(THM-S) Big Mac Salad
snacks	(THM-S) Mix Berry Smoothie
dinner	(THM-E) Italian Chicken Cassarole
DEC 03 - WEDNESDAY
freezer cooking	Lasagna
weekly fruit	Tossed Salad
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	(THM-E) Turkey And Sweet Potato
snacks	(THM-FP) Pumpkin Spice Frappe
dinner	Lasagna
DEC 04 - THURSDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) egg White With 4 Wasa Crackers
lunch	(THM-S) Taco Salad
snacks	(THM-FP) Pumpkin Spice Frappe
dinner	French country bistro Dinner
DEC 05 - FRIDAY
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	(THM-E) Italian Chicken Cassarole
snacks	(THM-S) Blueberry Smoothie
dinner	Salisbury Steak
dinner	Salisbury Steak
DEC 06 - SATURDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Peach Oatmeal
lunch	French country bistro Dinner
snacks	(THM-FP) Pumpkin Spice Frappe
dinner	Ham And Veggies
DEC 07 - SUNDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Strawberry Shortcake Proteins Overnight Oatmeal
lunch	Egg Salad - Salad
snacks	(THM-S) Egg Nog Smootie
dinner	(THM-E) Italian Chicken Cassarole

 I love having a menu. It really helps me stay on track.

Cooking -Trim Healthy Mama's Menu ~ Meal Plan for 11/04/2014 -11/9/2014

My new cookbook

 

  I love looking at new cookbooks and finding new recipes to cook for my family. I am one of those people that don't want to have the same thing over and over and cooking is something I enjoy. My mother in law saw this cookbook, and thought of me and my hubby right away. There are recipes in this book that date back to the early 1900s which I think is so cool. 

My Trim Healthy Mama Book

     Now because I'm still following the Trim Healthy Mama (THM) Lifestyle, I will be changing the recipe a little bit to fit that way of eating. You will see crossing my menu, because somethings I feel like just don't taste as good if you don't change it. You will see my menu labeled as a THM, but know that my kids always eat a full meal so if it's an E I'm always adding a side to the meal like cheese or cream cheese something like that. If it's an S , I normally add a health E fruit to this meal so it ends up being a full meal for the little ones. 

      Here's what we're cooking this week! 

NOV 04 - TUESDAY
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	(THM-S) Big Mac Salad
snacks	(THM-S) Blueberry Smoothie
dinner	(THM-Cross) Justin's Ham And Bean Soup - this is a cross because it has ham which is an S and beans which are E
NOV 05 - WEDNESDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Strawberry Shortcake Proteins Overnight Oatmeal
lunch	(THM-F) Turkey Sandwich - I'm using lettuce for my bread.
lunch	Red Pepper
snacks	(THM-S) Blueberry Smoothie
dinner	(THM-S)Stuffed Porkchops
NOV 06 - THURSDAY
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	(THM-S) Taco Salad
snacks	(THM-S) Blueberry Smoothie
dinner	(THM-E) Chili
NOV 07 - FRIDAY
breakfast	(THM-F) Trim And Healthy Mama's Custard Recipe
lunch	Leftover
snacks	(THM-S) Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie
dinner	(THM-S) Salisbury Steak
NOV 08 - SATURDAY
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	Leftover
snacks	(THM-S) Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie
dinner	(THM-Cross) Chili Mac - Chili is an E and the cheese is an S. I will use dream field noodles for my macaroni noodles.
NOV 09 - SUNDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Strawberry Shortcake Proteins Overnight Oatmeal
lunch	Leftover
snacks	(THM-S) Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie
dinner	Leftovers

Cooking - Meal Plan for 08/04/2014 - 08/10/2014

AUG 04 - MONDAY My Brownie Batter Overnight Oatmeal
snacks	Coffee With Protien
breakfast	(THM-E) Brownie Batter Overnight Oatmeal
lunch	(THM-S) Egg roll In An Bowl
snacks	Cucumbers
dinner	Taco Chicken- crockpot
dinner	Tossed Salad
AUG 05 - TUESDAY Mmm my omelette from last week
snacks	Coffee With Protein
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	(THM-)Turkey On Cucumber Boats
lunch	Sweet Potatoes
snacks	Cottage Cheese With Fruit
dinner	(THM-S) no-tortilla cheesy beef enchilada bake
AUG 06 - WEDNESDAY
snacks	(THM-FP) Salted Caramel Protein Smoothie
breakfast	(THM-E) Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal
lunch	Leftover
snacks	Wasa Crackers
dinner	Leftovers
AUG 07 - THURSDAY Mmmm homemade yogurt
snacks	(Thm -S) Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Shake/Blizzard
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	(THM-S) Chicken Salad With Dressing
snacks	Homemade greek yogurt
dinner	(THM-S) Creamy Chessy Chicken
AUG 08 - FRIDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Peach Oatmeal
snacks	(THM-S) Nuts
lunch	Eat Out With Friends
snacks	Carrots
dinner	Eat Out With Friends
AUG 09 - SATURDAY
breakfast	(THM-E) Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal
snacks	Broccoli
lunch	Eat Out With Friends
snacks	(THM-S) Nuts
dinner	Eat Out With Friends
AUG 10 - SUNDAY Cucumbers with dressing
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
snacks	(THM-S) Nuts
lunch	(THM-S) Chicken Salad With Dressing
snacks	Cucumbers
dinner	BBQ Chicken Crockpot

Cooking - Meal Plan for 07/28/2014 - 08/03/2014

I am on the Trim Healthy Momma. This deit has been working very well for me and my body. Come back on Thursday I will explain more about it on workout Thursday. 

My Trim Healthy Mama

JUL 28 - MONDAY My pepper, mushroom, laughing cow cheese omelet
snacks	(THM-S) Blueberry Smoothie
lunch	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	(THM-S) Chicken Salad With Dressing
snacks	Garden Fresh Cucumbers with dip (THM-S)
dinner	Manwich (off plan bc of ingredients)
dinner	Tossed Salad
JUL 29 - TUESDAY
snacks	(THM-E) Carrot Cake Smoothie
breakfast	(THM-E) Strawberry Shortcake Proteins Overnight Oatmeal
lunch	(THM-S) Taco Salad
snacks	Garden Fresh Cucumbers with dip (THM-S)
dinner	Breaded chicken
dinner	Sweet Potatoes all dinner will be (THM-E)
JUL 30 - WEDNESDAY Add caption
snacks	(THM-S) Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	Grilled Chicken
lunch	Sweet Potatoes all lunch will be (THM-S)
snacks	Homemade greek yogurt
snacks	Mix Berries - all snack will be (THM-S)
dinner	(THM-S) Scrumptious Steak Bites
JUL 31 - THURSDAY
snacks	(THM-FP) Salted Caramel Protein Smoothie
breakfast	(THM-E) Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal
lunch	(THM-S) Scrumptious Steak Bites
lunch	Tossed Salad
snacks	Wasa Crackers
snacks	Laugh Cow Cheese - all snack will be (THM-E)
dinner	Taco Chicken- crockpot (THM-S)
AUG 01 - FRIDAY My garden cucumber
snacks	(Thm -S) Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Shake/Blizzard
breakfast	(THM-S) Egg omelet With Green Peppers, Mushroom And Laughing Cow Cheese
lunch	Taco Chicken- crockpot (THM-S)
snacks	Garden Fresh Cucumbers with Dip (THM-S)
dinner	Grilled Steak with grilled veggies (THM-E)
AUG 02 - SATURDAY
snacks	(THM-E) Carrot Cake Smoothie
breakfast	(THM-E) Brownie Batter Overnight Oatmeal
lunch	Garden Fresh Cucumber Boats With Tuna (THM-S)
snacks	Berry whip (THM-S)
dinner	(THM-S) Egg roll In An Bowl
AUG 03 - SUNDAY
snacks	(THM-S) Mix Berry Smoothie
breakfast	(THM-S) Omelette With Yellow Squash
lunch	Lunchmeat
lunch	Garden Cucumber Salad  - all lunch will be (THM-S)
dinner	(THM-S) Carnilas - Crockpot

Mmmm I think the menu looks good! Hubby and the little one will be happy. What are you cooking this week. Feel free to hook up your site to me, that way I see!