Meal Planning – October Menu with Weekly Shopping List

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October Meal Planning

In October our home gardens are being closed up. The menus will incorporate seasonal items like pumpkins and gourds and lots of warm-you-up soups.   Our meal plan feeds our family of 5.  So for all you busy moms out there – dinner is served {and you didn’t even have to plan it!}

Week 1:

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snack
Monday	Fruit & Granola (use coconut oil)	Avocado Egg Salad Sandwich with bread** carrots	Classic Tortilla Soup** with Corn Tortillas	fruit
Tuesday	Oatmeal w/ fruit	Leftover Tortilla Soup with corn tortillas	Pumpkin & Cashew Stir Fry** Brown Rice	string cheese
Wednesday	Yogurt & Fruit	English Muffin Pizza (w/ tomato sauce, cheese & olives)	Slow Cooker Pork Tacos + tortilla shells	popcorn
Thursday	Blueberry Muffin	baked beans & fresh bread**	Grilled chicken  acorn squash Green Beans	Granola
Friday	Farmer Eggs** with 2-3 potatoes, 1 pepper  & 2 eggs per person) with juice	Baked potato with cheese, sour cream, and broccoli	Peanut Linguini** Broccoli	bell pepper with hummus *only eat 1/2 hummus
Saturday	Pumpkin Waffles** with maple syrup	leftovers	Cheese & Veggie Pizza *save 1 pizza crust for Monday	celery with peanut butter
Sunday	Eggs Benedict	Layered Herby Stew	Mac & Cheese	fruit

*Granola makes 20-24 servings – save the rest for other days on menu (keeps in air tight container for 2-3 weeks)

**Recipe in Shopping List Download

Treat: Praline Pumpkin Dessert (not healthy, but easy and delicious!)

Week 2:

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snack
Monday	Fruit & Granola	Calzone (using saved crust)	Baked Potato Soup	bell pepper with humus (leftover)
Tuesday	Oatmeal with fruit	Leftover Potato Soup Bread**	Breakfast burrito (homemade tortillas – save extras for tomorrow, eggs & cheese & peppers)	fruit
Wednesday	Yogurt & Fruit	Quesadilla (cheese or PB & choc chips)	Angel Hair Brushetta	Peanut Honey Power balls
Thursday	Banana Bread	Fish Sticks carrots & broccoli w/ranch apple	Stir Fry (Vegetarian with 1 cup nuts)	fruit
Friday	Fried Eggs + Fruit	Crackers & Cheese (opt. summer sausage) + grapes	Eggplant Parmesan, pasta & sauce	popcorn
Saturday	pancakes	leftover	Cheese & Veggie Pizza	cucumber slices
Sunday	Smoothie	Tweaked Creamed Chicken & Healthier Biscuits**	Mac & Cheese Peas	fruit

Treat: Maple Peanut Butter Yummies

Week 3:

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snack
Monday	Fruit & Granola	Spinach Salad with deviled eggs	Red Beans & Rice**	fruit
Tuesday	Oatmeal with fruit	Fruit, bread** cheese, kabobs	Italian Tortellini Soup**	granola
Wednesday	Yogurt & Fruit	Leftover Italian Tortellini Soup Bread	General Tso Chicken Brown Rice **	celery with peanut butter
Thursday	Bundt Coffee Cake**	BLT Sandwich Homemade Bread**	Pasta with alfredo sauce** and green beans	Granola
Friday	Spinach/garden Omelet (add ground mustard & nutmeg)	Black Bean Taco Salad**	Slow Cooker Pineapple Chicken Carrots broccoli	fruit
Saturday	Banana Oatmeal Pecan Pancakes (use coconut oil) + maple syrup	leftover	Cheese & Veggie Pizza	popcorn
Sunday	zucchini bread	Roast Mashed Potatoes / Gravy Peas	Lunch Meat Sandwich with bread++ Sweet Potato & Beet Chips (bake)	fruit

Treat: White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Week 4:

	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snack
Monday	Fruit & Granola	hummus on pita, peppers	Spaghetti & Meatballs green beans	apple with peanut butter
Tuesday	Oatmeal with fruit	tuna sandwich & fruit + homemade rolls (extra for dinner)	Sloppy Joes (make into Jack o Lanterns) Sweet Potato Fries	granola
Wednesday	Yogurt & Fruit	Cobb Salad	Pumpkin – Apple Soup** top w/ pine nuts Bread**	fruit
Thursday	Sweet Potato Muffins *use coconut oil and 1/2 sugar	Leftover Soup Bread top w/ pine nuts	Egg in a whole and fruit	Granola
Friday	Scrambled Eggs Potatoes & Green Peppers	refried bean burritos + tortilla shells (today only) fruit	meatloaf (use ground turkey), broccoli, mashed potatoes	popcorn
Saturday	Biscuits & Gravy	Leftovers	Cheese & Mushroom Pizza	fruit
Sunday	Smoothie	Quinoa Chicken & Sweet Potato Soup	Spinach Friata	homemade pretzels or crackers

Treat: Libby’s Pumpkin Roll

 

{free} Weekly Shopping List Printable

First off, because I know you are going to ask, where is the Menu {free} printable?  I know I usually have free printables for everything! But I think it will be more helpful to you if you just read the menu {this post} on your smart phone, ipad, or computer. All the recipes are hyperlinked for your convenience! {This is how I am cooking now too}

>> {free} Printable Weekly Shopping Lists <<

You can also pull up your shopping list from your smart phone, but I know sometimes it is easier to print this off to add your own notes {things you already have, add’l household supplies you need, etc.} Each weekly shopping list contains everything you need to make the recipes that week.  Easy Peasy!



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