20 Meals For February

     While we are changing our eating, excuse me, rather, our cooking habits to a plant based diet I need a list of meals to keep me from getting a lopsided menu. Thoughtful planning can help me not to get lost, overwhelmed, or distracted. I really want to focus on incorporating all the whole grains that are available to me, spread them throughout the week for a balanced diet of fresh vegetables, whole grains and fruit. I am going to do my best for my family to put this together every month, and be consistent. I've done meal planning before, dropped it if I felt too restricted, and picked it back up in desperate attempt for order. So here goes. I'll try and have my list up in the last week of each month (for accountability so to speak!).

1. Monday- Homemade noodles  (I'll probably use millet flour or chickpea flour for my pasta and I usually make enough for 2 or 3 meals) and cabbage.
2. Tuesday - Pumpkin Soup, biscuits (I'll put the flour on to soak with kefir the night before), and a salad.
3. Wednesday - Beanburgers, salad, corn, sweet potatoes.
4. Thursday- Burritos and the works. Now-minus the sour cream and cheese. Really it wasn't as bad as we thought it would be!
5. Friday - Pizza Night! I use my bread recipe and 1/2 the cheese we used to use. Lots of veggies and green tomato pickles!
6. Monday - Stir-Fry with rice and Sushi.
7. Tuesday - Chili, salad, and fresh bread.
8. Wednesday - Rice patties, veggies, and broiled potatoes
9. Thursday- Taco Soup and Salad or Leftover Soup- another post!
10. Friday-  Pizza night- pesto and zucchini - keep the cheese down!
11. Monday- Spaghetti and millet balls, with a salad
12. Tuesday - French onion soup (look for this recipe soon), toast and a bit of Swiss cheese
13. Wednesday - Wheatmeat and sauerkraut  
14. Thursday- Taco Salad, beans and rice
15. Friday - Pizza night - white hot pepper pizza and BBQ wheatmeat (left over from Wed. meal) pizza
16. Monday - Egg rolls and vegetable Lo mien
17. Tuesday- Sloppy lentils, fresh bread and coleslaw
18. Wednesday- beanburgers, a salad
19. Thursday - Burritos and the works
20. Friday - Pizza night and salad

 Where is the fruit? Saving this for snacks, and lunch for the kids and Sunday morning breakfasts!