MEAL PLANNING

I don't know if I have ever mentioned it but every Sunday before we head to the grocery store, Cliff and I sit down and decide what we want to have for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the whole week. I have noticed that there is no waste when I do my meal planning and I love that.
There are many factors that are involved in the meal planning situation. First of all, Cliff checks his schedule to see if he has to go in the office this week or not. It is usually once a week, I love that he works from home.  If he does, that means I have to make sure to get something office friendly for that day. Easy to pack and filling since it is cold now.
Then we also like to check the weather, if it is really cold and/or raining, we like soups, chili,stews. You know comfort food! ;) We try to have at least 2 vegetarian dinners, 1 seafood  dinner and everything else is fair game.
One of the things that I like about sitting down and brainstorming is that we get to listen to each other  and write down recipes. We really try to do a new recipe every week or do something fun with a classic.
I love that Cliff wants to help in the kitchen, he is my favourite sous-chef! Like I always say, we have a lot of fun cooking together. So I figured I would start sharing my weekly menu with you guys and may be that will inspire you to make your own.


MONDAY 
Breakfast: Granola & fruit
Snack: Fruit
Lunch: Kale salad with brussel sprout and cranberries
Snack: Hummus with veggies
Dinner: Brown rice bowl with cilantro vinaigrette, top with grilled peppers, onion, squash, corn, cheddar and Guacamole ( This is a new favourite of ours and I forgot to take a picture last night, it was so good but I will soon )

TUESDAY
Breakfast: Oatmeal & apple compote
Snack:Fruit
Lunch: Leftover dinner
Snack: Hummus and pita chips
Dinner: Grilled chicken with Chimichurri sauce, sauté broccoli, & Salad (There is no stopping us even during the winter we like to grill)

WEDNESDAY
Breakfast: Granola & fruit
Snack: Fruit
Lunch: Veggie wrap
Snack: Fruit and almonds
Dinner: Stuffed peppers with ground beef, mushrooms, a bit of brown rice and cheese , Salad

THURSDAY
Breakfast: Green smoothie
Snack: Fruit
Lunch: Tuna Sandwiches
Snack : Hummus and veggies
Dinner: Sweet potato and black bean Chili

FRIDAY
Breakfast: Granola & Fruit
Snack: Fruit
Lunch: Leftover Chili
Snack: Hard boiled eggs with Sriracha ,cherry tomatoes and baby carrots
Dinner: Potato & Leek soup

SATURDAY
I like to sleep in on saturdays, so it's brunch for us.

Brunch: Cheesy eggs, toast, Coconut pancakes, fruits & green juice
Snack: ( We are usually out on Saturday, so snack varies, sometimes it is cookies, bananas, Lara bar, cupcakes or even sushi)
Dinner: Grill fish tacos