Wow, y’all. 2 months! That’s how long of a hiatus I have taken from the blog. Just wow. I feel like the past 2 months have been a complete blur, between family and travel and gardening. We are finally home and settled into a routine again, for now. So, with routine comes meal planning. I absolutely love meal planning. In fact, I sometimes struggle to make dinner because I have so many recipes that sound good to me. Thus enters meal planning. I’ll share with you our dinners first, then lunches, breakfasts, and even our snack options for the week! Hopefully, this serves as some good inspiration for you and your home.

We do our best to eat locally grown foods and incorporate animal products into every meal. We also choose to include fat, protein, and carbs in every snack and meal whenever possible. Hopefully, this provides inspiration even if some items need to be substituted to fit your family’s dietary needs or preferences.

Dinners

Monday

Whole roasted chicken with coconut oil, garlic, onions, and rosemary

Side of Ghee-roasted rainbow carrots

Baked apple slices with cinnamon and butter

Raw fermented sauerkraut

Tuesday

BBQ Pork Ribs (Primal Kitchen Pineapple BBQ Sauce)

Honey butter corn

Mashed potatoes with fresh dill

Raw fermented sauerkraut or fermented pickles

Wednesday

Grass-fed burgers with sourdough buns and raw pepper jack cheese

Coconut-oil-fried sweet potato fries

Fermented pickles

Thursday

Salmon cakes (fried in coconut oil)

Korean Beet Salad

Sauerkraut

Friday

Pizza night! Homemade sourdough crust, personal pizzas

Saturday

Work party – dinner served there

Sunday

Local steak (grilled)

Ghee and rosemary potatoes

Cooked Green Beans

Mushroom sauce

Lunches

Monday

Tuna and Sardine salad with sourdough einkorn pretzels (and fruit)

Tuesday

Shredded chicken with leftover Asian slaw and rice

Wednesday

Shredded buffalo chicken with baked sweet potato and raw fermented sauerkraut

Thursday

Sourdough grilled cheese with raw cheddar, with oysters, fermented pickles, and fruit

Friday

Leftover Salmon patties w/ beet salad and raw cheese

Saturday

Charcuterie

Sunday

Leftovers

Breakfasts

Monday

Homemade biscuits, bacon, scrambled eggs

Tuesday

Homemade sausage, scrambled eggs, breakfast potatoes

Wednesday

Collagen oatmeal bake

Thursday

Fried eggs, raw cheddar, avocado, and sourdough toast

Friday

Collagen oatmeal bake

Saturday

Avocado, fried eggs, sourdough toast, and raw cheddar

Sunday

Sourdough pancakes and bacon or sausage

Snacks

We will just have these snacks available throughout the week. We usually eat an am snack, a pm snack, and a bedtime snack.

Homemade Banana bread with raw milk (mixed with honey and collagen)

Greek yogurt with fruit, bee pollen, honey, and raw cheddar on the side

Pumpkin bread bars with raw milk or raw cheddar

Meat stick with an orange (and raw cheddar if desired)

Salmon salad with sourdough einkorn crackers

Chocolate chips with raw cheddar

Bone broth hot chocolate

Smoothie with collagen and bee pollen

Raw cheddar cheese with a spoon of honey and bee pollen This is my favorite right now!

Smoked oysters with avocado oil potato chips

I am about a year postpartum, still nursing, and really focusing on building up my mineral stores and energy for another pregnancy in the future. Meal planning has been so important for me to reach this goal. Snacks and lunch don’t just make themselves. If I want to get enough calories in throughout the day, I must plan and prep the day before. I can easily forget about myself and choose to clean the kitchen instead of sitting and eating lunch alongside my little one.

If you find yourself in the same situation as me, I hope that this has given you some inspiration and some ideas to try out for your family! I will include recipes in upcoming blog posts for those of you who are interested.

Happy Eating!