So Whats For Dinner this week...

 Here is what we will be eating for Dinner This week in our house... ( subject to change of course!!!
I have to say Menu Planning for a week or two at a time is SUCH a great idea ( in theory).... I sometimes have trouble sticking with my plan I have to confess.... I do usually make the majority of the meals, but sometimes, well sometimes LIFE HAPPENS, ya know what I mean??? 
Maybe I don't feel like Curry, or maybe someone is sick, or something else comes up.....
I do think having a solid plan really is a good idea though.... and sometimes I switch up which night we have what, but having a base plan is very helpful!!! 
It really is. 
I just have not always worked within this type of planning, often I just have cooked out of my pantry with a few ingredients I have added in that week that sounds good or looks good.... but as I am trying to try out new Paleo friendly recipes for my family, as well as to share,... well I am trying to learn to plan more in the process!!!!
So here is what my plan is for this week: 

Beef, its whats for dinner.... (oh, and a Soup and Muffin recipe too!)

Last night for dinner we had BEEF Tenderloin, Asparagus, Sweet Potato Mash and a Salad. It wasn't the "planned" meal, but my friend brought over some amazing tenderloin that we sliced and grilled up- medium to med-rare- SO GOOD. So Simple. Just season and grill....

I also needed to make a special lunch for the kiddos for today, thier Maggie and PapPap were going to be taking lunch to them at school...

They wanted muffins and soup. I had some leftover Meatballs ( from my Saucy Balls recipe..) so I made up a quick soup. It was pretty yummy, and took 2 secs (well ok 15min maybe if you include cooking some rice to add in, but you can totally skip the rice...) Check it out....

Making Kids Lunches....

The hardest thing for me when I changed the way we eat....towards a more Paleoish, GLUTEN FREE  lifestyle... WHAT DO I GIVE MY KIDS FOR LUNCH AND SNACKS??

I think that is one of people's naturally biggest questions....
What they used to eat for lunches--- PB and J on whole wheat, cheese, or yogurt, and a fruit usually... sometimes crackers to dip in applesauce... ALWAYS a whole wheat carb! Sometimes warm meals like spagetti leftovers, or leftover whatever else in a little thermos with above sides....
Snacks-- often processed options I have to say. Granola Bars, Fruit Bars, Grahem crackers, some other kinds of crackers, and yes fruit-lots of fruit.

NOW a typical days Lunch is-

• Some type of meat ( cut up chicken, cut up steak, pepporoni's is a fav, lunchmeat "Roll Ups"-nitrate free)
• Some type of fruit- usually berries or sugar free applesauce
• A full fat dairy- either yogurt or cheese stick
• Sometimes a handful of nut
• Sometimes I include a muffin....I make them sugar free, and usually with very minimal sugar content from smll amount of honey, and chopped fruit

SNACKS-

• meat roll ups
• fruit
• nuts
• Cliff Rope twists ( I guess processed, but as naturally as possible- I can recognise all the ingredients on the SHORT list)-these are not daily
• Sharkies ( an organic gummy bear type thing--- again as natural as possible- these are not daily
• Trail mix
• Beef Jerky
• Sometimes homeade GF crackers, or muffins
• Raisens ( tiny box)
• Cheese
• Yogurt

Thats our basics.... We are still learning, and I am not anti-dairy at all...( I do buy antibiotic and hormone free). I try to make everything from scratch, but you need a few go tos for fast...thts why I let the CLif and Sharkies in..and beef jerky I am buying right now, but I want to get a dehydrator and do this myself!