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Scheduling?

A friend passed along "Managers of their Homes" by the Maxwell's.  It's an interesting read. 

One thing I found in their book that I have picked up on and modified to meet our needs is scheduling the same lunches for every day of the week.  For example, Monday is Mac and Cheese day - every Monday.  Tuesday is Grilled Cheese and Quesadilla day.  etc....

We've taken it several steps further and added breakfast to the list and have assigned themes for dinner.  We still have some blanks and tweeking to do.  Here's what we have so far.......

Monday:
Breakfast - cereal
Lunch - Mac and Cheese
Dinner - Mexican

Tuesday:
Breakfast - Muffins
Lunch - Mac and Cheese
Dinner - Italian

Wednesday:
Breakfast - Coffee Bread/Sweet Bread
Lunch - Chicken nuggest and French Fries
Dinner - American

Thursday:
Breakfast - Waffles
Lunch - Frozen Pizza
Dinner - Chinese

Friday:
Breakfast -

Lunch -
Dinner - Seafood

Saturday:
Breakfast - Pancakes/Bacon and Eggs (Dad's treat)
Lunch - Wildcard
Dinner - Wildcard

Sunday:
Breakfast - Cinnamon Rolls
Lunch - crockpot
Dinner - leftovers

Any suggestions?  Any recipes you want to share? So far, the kids are excited about the themed dinner nights - they've even dressed for them.  Lunch has gone smoother than expected.  I think knowing that their favorite food is coming has eliminated some fussing.  The hardest part about breakfast is waiting for the oven - they seem to be extremely hungry in the mornings!
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Just Me said…
We have used that book for years, and I print a windows calendar every month with the weekly lunch menu, weekly breakfast menu, and daily supper menu. It really helps with grocery shopping, budgeting, and cooking. Makes life so much easier. We also do the weekly chore charts, and run our school day in a flexible version of the MOTH schedule.
January 25, 2011 at 9:45 AM
Glenda said…
Mickey's mom always had a schedule for her meals. It made her grocery shopping and budgeting alot easier. Your menus look great, but how do you get your five fruits and vegetables in each day? You might try a fruit smoothie each morning in addition to what you're already serving. You may already have your fruits and veggies worked into your menus, I wasn't meaning to criticize. I think you're a super mom!:)
January 25, 2011 at 9:16 PM
Laura said…
Thanks Glenda, Fruits and Veggies aren't a problem. If I'd let them, the girls would only eat vegetables for dinner/lunch. That's one of the requirements is to include vegetables with the meals. And, I think we keep walmart and brookshire's in business with out fruit consumption. I think 1/2 of our grocery bill is fresh veggies and fruits! Although a fruit smoothie sounds like a good, non-starch breakfast for me. I don't do well with starchy breakfasts.
January 26, 2011 at 9:23 AM
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