Mar. 5, 2006 - Menu planning
In order to soak or sprout all of the grains that we eat, it takes a lot of advanced planning. I have planned a menu for next week, including all of the extra steps and I thought that I would share it with you.
Monday
B-pancakes and fruit
L-Ted's in Bed (cornbread with sausages baked into it)
D-Asian Honey Chicken
Tuesday
B-bread with jelly, fruit
L-chicken nuggets (homemade from leftover chicken)
D-Stir fry, rice, fruit, bread
Wednesday
B-French toast, fruit
L-tortillas (homemade), stir fry leftovers, fruit
D-spaghetti, vegetable (frozen), salad, fruit
Thursday
B-hard boiled eggs, bread, fruit
L-leftovers
D-breaded fish, salad, peas and carrots, seasoned rice, fruit
Friday
B-boiled grains with syrup, fruit
L-soup, bread, fruit
D-pizza (homemade), salad, fruit
Saturday
B-scrambled eggs, bread, fruit
L-brats, french fries (homemade), fruit, fresh vegetable
D-Four beans and sausage soup, bread, fruit
Sunday
B-bread and fruit
L-leftovers
D-steak salad, baked beans, bread, fruit
Now, the plan to make this menu work.
Monday morning – soak rice for dinner
Wednesday noon – soak grains for cornbread
Thursday morning – soak rice for dinner / soak grains for Friday breakfast
Friday evening – soak beans for soup
Saturday evening – soak beans for baked beans
I have used a menu for a long time, but I am used to being able to switch things around on a whim. Now, I have to stick to the plan a little better so that the beans and grains will be ready when we want them. Switching to sprouted flour has made things easier though, as there are not so many thing that have to soak. (Things like pancakes, tortillas, and bread dough.)
I used a plan like this for the last two weeks. I have found that if I follow it, it makes life a lot easier. But, if I don't follow it, it makes life a lot more difficult. For example, today we were supposed to have a black bean salad for dinner, but because I didn't get the beans on to soak when I was supposed to, I have to come up with something else for dinner.
