February Meal Plan...

After much trial and error, I have discovered that doing a monthly meal plan works best for me.

• I only have to sit down once to create a meal plan - not four or five times.
• I have an idea of what we're doing the entire month which works out perfect for a busy schedule.
• I can shop ahead - if I plan on making chicken alfredo, chicken enchiladas & grilled chicken in a month I can look for larger packs of chicken, which are often less per pound than smaller packs. 
• I like to shop every two weeks and knowing what my plans for the month are help me stock up when things are on sale.

I use a calendar for my meal plan - I like to be able to see each day on the calendar and I enter what we are having for dinner as well as any activities going on that day.  And I always write in pencil because I usually end up changing at least a couple of days during the month.

Here's what my February looks like:

Cheesy chicken vermicelli & steamed broccoli 

Chili & salad

Tortellini w/marinara, salad, bread

BLT's & fruit

Chicken enchiladas & salad

Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, broccoli

Baked potato bar & fruit

Homemade macaroni and cheese

Salmon, rice, grilled red, green & yellow peppers

Mini pepperoni pizzas & salad

Chicken sausage, veggie tray

Baked Ziti, salad, bread

Pretty basic stuff this month due to sports schedules.  On those nights I like to have quick & easy options that I can serve in shifts.  A couple of those days I will make sandwiches (usually grilled cheese or tuna).

For breakfasts I do cereal or oatmeal during the week and eggs on weekends.  Lunches for LM & me are sandwiches.  My husband eats lunch out most days at business lunches.  

I'm linking up to Organizing Junkie's Menu Plan Monday & Erin's Menu Monday.