Blog for all health-conscious: Quick and Easy Cheap and Healthy Menu Plan Monday: Memorial Day

Monday 28 May 2012

Quick and Easy Cheap and Healthy Menu Plan Monday: Memorial Day

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Posted: 27 May 2012 08:10 PM PDT

This month’s focus in “Eating Intentionally“* is on “Respecting Your Fullness“, which means exactly what it sounds like it means. How are you doing with respecting your fullness? This is one thing that I have really struggled with: I eat until my plate is empty, or I eat mindlessly while doing something else, or I just keep eating because I’m enjoying the food. But the past week or two, I’ve really been concentrating on it, and I’m learning what “full” feels like, and I’m developing the self-control to STOP when I get to the full point. And it’s been showing up on the scale, too, which is a nice side benefit!

And since today is Memorial Day, I can’t let the opportunity pass to say THANK YOU to all those who have been willing to give their lives for our freedom, and to those who did indeed sacrifice everything. It is a humbling thought indeed to consider that strangers have willingly sacrificed all so that we can continue living in freedom.

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Breakfasts

~~Peanut Butter~~ Sunflower Seed Butter & Jelly Smoothies
Strawberries n “Cream” Oatmeal (the cream being yogurt)
Pancakes
Oat Muffins
1-2-3 Granola

Lunches

Leftovers
Ham Sandwiches (made with nitrate-free lunchmeat, and this allergen-friendly bread)
Egg Salad Sandwiches
Mixed Greens Salad

Dinners

Probably Dinner Out
Slow Cooker Pork Roast, Rice, Carrot Mint Salad with Honey Lemon Vinaigrette
Eggs & Bacon, Melon
Grilled Salmon Sandwiches, Sliced Apples
Spaghetti, Carrots, Fruit

Snacks

In My Kitchen Today

*My concept of “Eating Intentionally”, and the 10 principles we are working through this year, come from the book “Intuitive Eating” by Evelyn Tribole and Elyse Resch. I highly recommend it – I don’t agree with everything in it, but it is a great read for anybody who has ever been on a diet and/or is considering going on a diet.