Monthly Meals {November}

On to the second month of meal planning and so far it worked out really well.
The POSITIVES:
* Did not have to think about what to make for dinner
* The flexibility in moving meal/leftover nights to work around our schedule
* There are still at least 8 dinners left in the freezer for future months
* Mike loved the ease of breakfast & lunch wraps when getting ready for work
* Plenty of room in the freezer for everything (so far)

The NEGATIVES:
* I still ended up at the grocery store 6 times (a few things came up - back to no dairy, a tastefully simple party, stocking up on rice milk & a crockpot swap)
* Finding out that Braden is back to no dairy - so trying to find meals that would work for him
* Ran out of a few key items - bread, peanut butter, paper towels, eggs, etc.  So, next month I will really make sure to get more than enough

Grand Total for October - 515.45 (approx.)

November Meal Plan - mostly for myself to help with prep and for anyone that is looking for a new recipe to try.  There are a few things we'll be trying this month from the crockpot swap, so excited about that!!

In red I have included B's dairy free meal for the night!  Some provided through an Allergy Friendly Cookbook.

1 - Haddock & Spinach*
2 - Ribs, Coleslaw & sweet potato
3 - Meatball subs    Leftovers
4 - Leftovers
5 - Clam Chowder & Grilled Cheese
6 - BBQ Chicken & Potato
7 - Stromboli*  DF pizza
8 - Leftovers
9 - Chicken, Broccoli Alfredo   Mini Meatloaf & Sweet Potato
10 - Quiche    Scrambled Eggs & Broccoli
11 - Chicken Parmesan   DF version
12 - Leftovers
13 - Ranch Chicken (crockpot swap) & Green Beans   Mini Meatloaf
14 - Taco Chili (crockpot swap) & Cornbread
15 - Leftovers
16 - Breakfast Bake   DF version
17 - Mac N Cheese w/ peas & carrots (crockpot swap)  DF mac-n-cheeze
18 - Leftovers
19 - Homemade Pizza*  DF version
20 - Omlettes   Scrambled eggs & broccoli
21-23rd  Thanksgiving stuff
24 - Out to Eat
25 - Ziti*     DF version
26 - Dijon Chicken & Rice (crockpot swap)
27 - Leftovers
28 - Cilantro Lime Chicken
29 - Corn Pancakes   DF version
30 - Leftovers


Again I will be making the breakfast wraps & will double the batch of Buffalo Chicken wraps for lunches.  Also, for Braden I will be trying a few dairy free versions of smoothie recipes to see if I can get him to eat more veggies!!

I will also stock up on extra baking items with the holidays coming up!