Sept/Oct. Meal Planning/Freezer/Pantry Challenge!

bananacake · 09-21-2015, 08:11 AM

This thread is for those you need a challenge and/or accountability in the following areas:

- Meal planning
- Overflowing Pantry they want to clear
- Overstocked freezer they want to weed through

Both my pantry, fridge and freezer are stocked. I have a 4 week meal plan all set to go.

Anyone want to join?

RiverRock · 09-21-2015, 09:21 AM

I'll join!

My meal plan for last week fell flat because I wasn't home to serve it. For the next few months, I won't be home for dinner twice a week. On those days dh and my youngest need to leave early for an activity. I thought crock pot meals would be the answer, but I think fun meals will be needed to draw the family together. I've put a team of two dk on Monday meal service, and my 17yo will be in charge of dinner on Wednesday. Tonight the team of two will make pancakes (their choice). I just need to have the batter ready in the fridge!

M: pancakes
T: roasted chicken dinner
W: stir fry and/or chow mien with leftover chicken
T: Spaghetti with meatballs and <clean out the fridge version of...> Cobb salad
F: homemade pizza, fresh veggie plate
S: meal prep for Sunday and leftovers
S: Tuscan soup, bread, various plates (meat, cheese, veggies, fruit)

All of the meat is coming from the freezer. I might need to buy bean sprouts for the chow mien, otherwise I think I can feed the family from our stocked fridge and pantry.

eta: the point of this thread is to clean out the pantry...so I think I will have dd make a stir-fry/chow mien hybrid so I won't need to buy any more ingredients.

2sunshines · 09-21-2015, 11:49 AM

I'm still working on this.

We eat primarily whole foods, so I have to still regularly shop for all our fresh fruits, veggies, dairies, etc. BUT I am trying to minimize everything else. I have a freezer full of meat that I'm working through. And a pantry full of other items that I'm trying to take in to consideration when I do meal planning.

bananacake · 09-22-2015, 11:48 AM

Today is Taco Tuesday, and I've been out of taco shells for weeks

The store where I get them (the only store I can find ones that meet our needs) isn't close, and I haven't made it there for over 2 months. Was hoping to get there this week.

Soliloquy · 09-22-2015, 12:01 PM

I have a pretty empty pantry and freezers that need filling. I've never been a "stock up" person. I'm reading along.

bananacake · 09-22-2015, 12:17 PM

That's why I included the meal planning portion

bananacake · 10-21-2015, 06:05 AM

My meal plan ran out Sunday, but because each day has a meal type assigned to it, we're doing ok.

09-21-2015, 08:11 AM	#1
bananacake Rose Garden I Am A BananaCake Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast US Posts: 25,126	Sept/Oct. Meal Planning/Freezer/Pantry Challenge! This thread is for those you need a challenge and/or accountability in the following areas: - Meal planning - Overflowing Pantry they want to clear - Overstocked freezer they want to weed through Both my pantry, fridge and freezer are stocked. I have a 4 week meal plan all set to go. Anyone want to join? __________________ Brenna 3 kiddos (16 1/2, 14 & 9) Praying for semi-son, age 35 I live by the motto: seek first to understand. "Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions." Proverbs 18:2

09-21-2015, 09:21 AM	#2
RiverRock Moderator Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In green pastures Posts: 9,770	Re: Sept/Oct. Meal Planning/Freezer/Pantry Challenge! I'll join! My meal plan for last week fell flat because I wasn't home to serve it. For the next few months, I won't be home for dinner twice a week. On those days dh and my youngest need to leave early for an activity. I thought crock pot meals would be the answer, but I think fun meals will be needed to draw the family together. I've put a team of two dk on Monday meal service, and my 17yo will be in charge of dinner on Wednesday. Tonight the team of two will make pancakes (their choice). I just need to have the batter ready in the fridge! M: pancakes T: roasted chicken dinner W: stir fry and/or chow mien with leftover chicken T: Spaghetti with meatballs and <clean out the fridge version of...> Cobb salad F: homemade pizza, fresh veggie plate S: meal prep for Sunday and leftovers S: Tuscan soup, bread, various plates (meat, cheese, veggies, fruit) All of the meat is coming from the freezer. I might need to buy bean sprouts for the chow mien, otherwise I think I can feed the family from our stocked fridge and pantry. eta: the point of this thread is to clean out the pantry...so I think I will have dd make a stir-fry/chow mien hybrid so I won't need to buy any more ingredients. __________________ RiverRock, mom to a 24 year old diamond, 22 year old granite, 19 year old pearl, and 16 year old tiger eye. Married for 25 years to a rugged boulder and resting together on the one true Rock. Last edited by RiverRock; 09-21-2015 at 09:24 AM.

09-21-2015, 11:49 AM	#3
2sunshines Moderator in Celebrations, Cloth Diapering & EC, Empty Arms, Prayer & Praise, and Swap n' Shop Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 27,027	Re: Sept/Oct. Meal Planning/Freezer/Pantry Challenge! I'm still working on this. We eat primarily whole foods, so I have to still regularly shop for all our fresh fruits, veggies, dairies, etc. BUT I am trying to minimize everything else. I have a freezer full of meat that I'm working through. And a pantry full of other items that I'm trying to take in to consideration when I do meal planning. __________________ married 25 years mom to two young adults (23 and 20) and two teens (17 and 15)

09-22-2015, 11:48 AM	#4
bananacake Rose Garden I Am A BananaCake Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast US Posts: 25,126	Re: Sept/Oct. Meal Planning/Freezer/Pantry Challenge! Today is Taco Tuesday, and I've been out of taco shells for weeks The store where I get them (the only store I can find ones that meet our needs) isn't close, and I haven't made it there for over 2 months. Was hoping to get there this week. __________________ Brenna 3 kiddos (16 1/2, 14 & 9) Praying for semi-son, age 35 I live by the motto: seek first to understand. "Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions." Proverbs 18:2

09-22-2015, 12:01 PM	#5
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: Sept/Oct. Meal Planning/Freezer/Pantry Challenge! I have a pretty empty pantry and freezers that need filling. I've never been a "stock up" person. I'm reading along.

09-22-2015, 12:17 PM	#6
bananacake Rose Garden I Am A BananaCake Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast US Posts: 25,126	Re: Sept/Oct. Meal Planning/Freezer/Pantry Challenge! That's why I included the meal planning portion __________________ Brenna 3 kiddos (16 1/2, 14 & 9) Praying for semi-son, age 35 I live by the motto: seek first to understand. "Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions." Proverbs 18:2

10-21-2015, 06:05 AM	#7
bananacake Rose Garden I Am A BananaCake Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast US Posts: 25,126	Re: Sept/Oct. Meal Planning/Freezer/Pantry Challenge! My meal plan ran out Sunday, but because each day has a meal type assigned to it, we're doing ok. __________________ Brenna 3 kiddos (16 1/2, 14 & 9) Praying for semi-son, age 35 I live by the motto: seek first to understand. "Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions." Proverbs 18:2

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