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Gosh guys! It is a good thing that I reminded myself in that post a couple days ago that sometimes you just have to remember the goal behind your plans and roll with the punches. Because let's talk about this again:
Yes, Meal Planning (gone wrong?). Lest review the original plan:
Monday 1/23: Pineapple Chicken, Rice, Asian salad
Tuesday 1/24: Haole Haystacks, Rolls
Wednesday 1/25: Ham, Potatoes, Brussel Sprouts, green salad
Thursday 1/26: Crockpot Sweet and Sour Meatballs, Pasta, Veggies, Ambrosia
Friday 1/27: Sinigang, Rice, Green Salad
Saturday 1/28: Beef Stir Fry, Rice, Salad
Sunday 1/29: "Thanksgiving in January" Turkey, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Salad
AND here's how it has gone so far:
Monday 1/23: Pineapple Chicken, Rice, Asian salad
Tuesday 1/24: Haole Haystacks, Rolls
Wow, made it 2 whole days without deferring from the plan...
Wednesday 1/25: Ham Fried Rice using ham and leftovers from Tuesday
Then it got really crazy, because I blew it, I BLEW IT! on Thursday. I forgot to put the meat balls in the crock pot in the morning. I had purposely done a crock pot meal because I knew Wes was on call Thursday so I had to drive kids all over town to various practices and activities. I figured with Crockpot food ready to go, kids could eat whenever they were home (my oldest daughter amazingly has nothing on the Thursday night schedule so she watched the kids as I drove back and forth between home, practices, etc). BUT I FORGOT to do it. My oldest kids are old enough to cook dinner, so I told them the plan. I mentioned it was supposed to be Sweet and sour meatballs served over pasta with veggies and ambrosia (which I also forgot to start the night before, so that was out). My kids said "so we can make our favorite meal instead with those ingredients, right?!" And Yes, yes they could. Here's what they made:
Thursday 1/26: Pasta with marinara and Meatballs.
Today is Friday. Since I was off a couple days, I was DETERMINED to stick to it for the last few days. I did my end of the week fresh produce shopping trip, and what I believe is one of the must have ingredients for Sinigang (daikon/white radish) was no where to be found. I was on a mission. They were out of it at Safeway (which is usually where I buy it). In fact, they were out of it at 2 Safeways. Did not have it at Walmart. So, I thought I would try one last place: Rosauers. And THANK GOODNESS!!! THEY HAD IT!!! So, the plan for the rest of the week will proceed as planned.
Friday 1/27: Sinigang, Rice, Green Salad
Saturday 1/28: Beef Stir Fry, Rice, Salad
Sunday 1/29: "Thanksgiving in January" Turkey, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Salad
I better remember to take that Turkey out of the freezer tonight...
Yesterday when I posted my Meal planning posts, one of my prep/planning steps was "stick to it" or something like that. Guys, I really think that is a great plan, but sometimes life changes plans, and I have always tried to be really good an going with the flow and adjusting to changes. That's ok too, as long as you remember the goal.
I have to ask myself a lot of questions to determine whether it is more important to "stick to it" or to roll with the punches. In this case, I asked Why do I want to stick to it with my meal plans? What was the purpose of the plans in the first place? And the answers were that I was trying to save money by not eating out so much.
So, when my husband pointed out that we ought to change today's meal slightly, I realized that it's ok to do that! On my plan today was Ham, Potatoes, brussel sprouts and salad. BUT last night we had SO much leftover rice and toppings from our Haole Haystacks, that Wes mentioned that instead of letting that stuff rot in the fridge, we should just make Ham Fried Rice (a family favorite) for dinner tonight. GENIUS!
And so our weekly meal plan has it's first change, but it is one that will still help me stick with the goal of eating IN at home and thus saving money! Yeah!
Plus, I am totally excited for out Ham Fried Rice dinner tonight-it will be so easy and SOOO good!
My point, don't worry if you need to adjust your plans sometimes, especially if the change will still help you to stick to the main goal!
2:22 PM
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