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    Five-Week Menu and Shopping List


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    Must we re-think the weekly menu and grocery list fifty-two times a
    year! What if we create a basic monthly menu and general shopping
    list which can be used over and over? Of course, this is flexible,
    and new items can be added to your menu while the ones you're tired
    of can be deleted, but the idea is to MAKE a menu plan, PRINT IT OUT
    and take it with you when you MUST make an emergency trip to the
    grocery store.

    Hopefully, this will prevent the problem of "I got a full basket of
    groceries and NOTHING to eat!" Most of these are simple meals that
    don't need a lot of fuss to get to the table.

    My 5-week plan has 5 dinner meals each week. This allows for one
    leftover night and one night out. You can make the meals as simple
    or complicated as you want. For example, many grocery stores offer
    baked chicken in the deli. You may choose to purchase this instead
    of baking it yourself at home. You may choose canned green beans and
    instant mashed potatoes or you may have the time to make the baked
    chicken yourself, fresh green beans and homemade mashed potatoes.
    You decide what works for you!

    Week One:

    Hamburgers, lettuce, tomato, cheese, oven fried potatoes
    Baked Chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes, gravy
    Macaroni and Cheese, Spinach
    Pea Soup and ham, garlic bread
    Shrimp and rice, broccoli
    Week Two:
    Tuna noodle casserole, corn, chicken soup, cheese, noodles, mayo
    Polish sausage, pan-fried potatoes, red cabbage
    Veal stew, potatoes, carrots, beef bouillon
    Tacos, cheese, taco seasoning, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, ground beef
    Chicken Chinese meal, snow peas, rice, chicken breast, carrots
    Week Three:
    Chicken breast, rice, spinach, mushrooms
    Spaghetti, meatballs, garlic bread, salad
    Pork chops, Au gratin potatoes, sauerkraut or red cabbage
    Beef Stew, potatoes, and carrots
    Lasagna, salad
    Week Four:
    Hot dogs, baked beans, sauerkraut
    Steak, rice, salad
    Omelets and pan-fried potatoes
    Meatloaf, potatoes, carrots
    Soup and sandwich (egg or tuna salad), chicken noodle soup
    Week Five:
    Homemade Pizza, salad
    Vegetable dinner, steamed squash, corn on cob, carrots, green beans,
    hot rolls
    Cabbage rolls, soft bread steaks, salad
    Chicken noodle casserole, carrots or vegetable in season
    Shrimp, red beans and rice, steamed broccoli
    Focus on the weekly specials of fruit and vegetables in season--
    changing as needed

    Staples: flour, sugar, cereal, orange juice, soup, mayo, condiments,
    salt and pepper, paper products, cleaning products, personal
    products.

 

 

 


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