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In America today, food choices are abundant. Unfortunately, many choices are not healthy for our bodies to consume on a regular basis. Foods like many processed pre-packaged meals, fast food, white sugar laden foods are just a few. There are so many additives and preservatives out there as well. I have chosen to make a concerted effort to buy and cook nutritious foods for my family. This blog reflects healthy recipes and information on healthy eating. I try to reflect a balanced diet where healthy eating is the norm.

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Jan. 19, 2009
~ Menu Plan for 1/20/09 to 1/23/09 ~

Here is our menu for this week beginning with Tuesday. When a serving is given, that is a serving for one person. For example, Wednesday's breakfast is oatmeal with fresh fruit and raisins, 1/2 egg, and 1 piece whole grain toast. That is what each person will have. In addition, I am making two dinners this week that will make enough for two meals each. I am spacing them out by having minestrone one night then the red beans and rice the next night. The next two nights we’ll have the leftovers. Typically, when I make oatmeal with raisins and/or fresh fruit, I don’t put any sweeteners in it for me. I do put a little agave syrup in my daughter’s as she’s not quite ready to eat oatmeal unsweetened. She still prefers it sweetened at least a little. The whole grain cracker I mention is a bigger sized thicker cracker. So one is plenty. I have a separate menu for our 11 month old.

We drink water throughout the day and then have some hot tea at night. Usually we'll have decaf. green tea or herbal tea. I typically drink mine unsweetened. I will put a little natural sugar (evaporated cane juice or agave syrup) in my daughter's tea as she doesn't like unsweetened tea.

Meal	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
*Breakfast*		Steak and veggie omelette, 1 piece whole grain toast,	Oatmeal with fresh fruit and raisins, ½ egg, 1 piece whole grain toast	Oatmeal with fresh fruit and raisins, ½ egg, 1 piece whole grain toast	Muesli with milk, fresh fruit, whole grain toast with peanut butter
*A.M. Snack*		Fresh fruit salad with nuts and whole grain cracker	Celery with peanut butter and raisins	Raw veggies and hard-boiled egg	Nuts and raisins
*Lunch*		Tuna burger pita (whole grain) with fresh veggies	Tuna burger pita (whole grain) with fresh veggies	Baked chicken on whole grain pita bread with fresh veggies	Whole grain pasta tossed with baked chicken, olive oil and seasonings, fresh veggies
*P.M. Snack*		Celery with peanut butter and raisins	Fruit smoothie with peanut butter and whole grain cracker	Fruit smoothie with peanut butter and whole grain cracker	Fruit smoothie OR fresh fruit, peanut butter and whole grain cracker
*Dinner*		Homemade minestrone soup	Red beans and rice with raw veggies or steamed broccoli	Homemade minestrone soup	Red beans and rice, raw veggies or steamed broccoli
*Bedtime Snack*		Plain yogurt with muesli, raisins and ½ tsp. agave syrup	Fresh fruit with plain yogurt and muesli	Plain yogurt with muesli, raisins and ½ tsp. agave syrup	Raw veggies, hard-boiled egg