Labor Day is For Laboring, Right? At Least It's Delicious!

I'm not sure that I'll ever be able to do this again, but I have to say that preparing a week's worth of meals is AWESOME!  

Morning snacks:

- hard boiled eggs, raspberry whole wheat pancakes, clementines

Lunches:

- whole wheat mac and cheese, baked chicken, and watermelon

- quesadilla, apple slices (rubbed with lime to prevent browning) and avocado (will be cut morning of, not pictured)

- turkey and cheese roll up, steamed carrots and hummus

Afternoon snacks:

- grapes and granola balls

- puffs and yogurt (not pictured)

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Granola balls

Ingredients:

1/2 cup raw cashews

1/2 cup raw almonds

1/2 cup dried cherries

1/4 cup almond butter (oil removed, only because I couldn't get it to mix so I opened up a new jar, poured out the oil and added butter)

1/4 cup peanut butter

2 TBS unsalted melted butter

2 TBS dark chocolate chips

2 TBS white chocolate chips

1 cup Evoke almond and raspberry Muesli.

Method:

Place all dry ingredients in a food processor.  Add the butters to the food processor to help everything combine.  Form bars or balls.  Place in the refrigerator for a couple of hours to allow it to harden.  ENJOY!!!!

**This actually ended up a little too sweet for me, so we'll likely add more Muesli and butter next time.  But, LQ loved them!

Orange you glad school is back in session!

LQ has been home for the last 3 weeks and she's READY to be out mingling with all her best friends (in case you don't have a 3 year old girl,  everyone who is semi close is a best friend). So here's to a great school year!

   

Morning snack: Hard boiled egg,  apple cinnamon pancakes,  clementines

Lunch: Black olive pita pizza and peaches

Afternoon snack: cottage cheese and cantaloupe

Morning snack:  Cottage cheese, apple cinnamon pancakes and blueberries

Lunch: LA had a turkey and cheese roll up, shredded carrots and apple slices.  LQ had an cinnamon peanut butter apple sandwich, carrots, and string cheese.

Afternoon snack: puffs and yogurt

Morning snack: hard boiled egg, apple cinnamon pancakes and plums.

Lunch: breaded baked chicken, steamed sweet corn and plums.

Afternoon snack: LA had puffs and a yogurt.  LQ had Triscuits topped with avocado, shredded cheese and olives.

Morning snack: hard boiled egg, apple cinnamon pancakes and peaches.

Lunch: whole wheat pita filled with hummus, turkey, avocado and Parmesan cheese, steamed vegetables and hummus.

Afternoon snack: string cheese, peaches and apples.

Week 7 - Daddy prepped meals

Morning snack: cottage cheese and Triscuits

Lunch: Turkey, cheese and avocado whole wheat tortilla roll up, steamed broccoli, and cantaloupe.

Tuesday-Friday

I don't have pictures for meals prepared for Tuesday through Friday this week because LA and I went out of town and left Daddy and LQ at home.  I left a menu for Daddy and he prepared all the meals for school.  According to LQ Daddy did GREAT!  Here's the menu I left him. 

Week 6

Morning snack: Banana cinnamon whole wheat pancakes and Yotot/Yokids yogurt.
Lunch:   LQ leftover pita cheese pizza, black olives, steam broccoli and sliced apples.
Afternoon snack: LA sliced turkey, cheese and blueberries. LQ trail mix with Barbara cereal, shredded coconut, cranberries and cashews.

Morning snack: Hard boiled egg and Yotot/Yokids yogurt.
Lunch: LA banana and peanut butter roll up on wheat bread and blueberries.  LQ banana, raisin and peanut butter roll up on wheat bread and peach.
Afternoon snack: Triscuits, sliced black olives and cubed cheese.

Morning snack: Hard boiled egg, whole wheat apple cinnamon pancake muffin and Asian pear
Lunch: LA turkey quesadilla, Asian pear and steamed butternut squash.  LQ turkey quesadilla and Asian pear.
Afternoon snack: LA puffs and vegetable pouch (not pictured).  LQ trail mix with Barbara cereal, raisins and cashews.

**NOTE: The whole wheat apple cinnamon pancake muffin uses the same recipe as the pancake recipe it is linked to except that I just added raisins and a little water to make it a bit more water.  Then I baked it for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

Morning snack: Strawberries, blueberries and mixture of shaved coconut and pistachios
Lunch: breaded chicken, steamed peas and pretzels.
Afternoon snack: Cottage cheese and Triscuits

**Only LQ went to camp today.

Week 5 - Whole Wheat Apple Cinnamon Pancakes

Morning snack: LA Annie's cheddar bunnies and watermelon.  LQ Triscuits topped with peanut butter and raisins and watermelon.
Lunch: LA mac and cheese, oven roasted chicken and halved cherries.  LQ whole wheat pita pizza topped with homemade pizza sauce, mozzerrella and black olives and blueberries and plums.
Afternoon snack: LA puffs and butternut squash and pear pouch.  LQ trail mix with almonds, pistachios, shaved coconut and raisins.

Morning snack: Hard boiled egg and Yotots yogurt
Lunch: LA grilled cheese sandwich, steamed peas and plums.  LQ cheese, turkey and avocado sandwich and cherries.
Afternoon snack: LA sliced plum. LQ plum and pistachios.

Morning snack: Whole wheat apple cinnamon pancakes and hard boiled egg.
Lunch: LA turkey and cheese roll up, Goldfish and blueberries.  LQ grilled cheese and turkey whole wheat roll ups, shredded carrots, blueberries an dried cranberries
Afternoon snack: Mango and cherries.

Morning snack: Whole wheat apple cinnamon pancakes and Yotots yogurt.
Lunch: Breaded chicken, brown rice, steamed butternut squash and broccoli and apples/blueberries.
Afternoon snack: LA peach.  LQ insisted on eating the camp provided snack, cheese crackers, I think.

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Whole Wheat Apple Cinnamon Pancakes

Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
3/4 cup vanilla almond milk
1 TBS agave or maple syrup (more if you'd like it a little sweeter)
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tsp sodium-free baking powder
2 TBS cinnamon

Method:

Combine dry ingredients in one bowl  Combine wet ingredients in a separate bowl  Combine wet and dry ingredients.  Cook on a preheated, pre-oiled griddle.

**NOTE: depending on the amount of cinnamon packed into each tablespoon you may need to add more liquid.  Cinnamon has a tendency to coagulate a bit.  

Week 4

Morning snack: LA zucchini pancake muffin, Yotot yogurt. LQ zucchini pancake muffin topped with peanut butter and blueberry jam and blueberries and raspberries.
Lunch: LA diced turkey, diced cheese stick, sliced black olives and steamed mixed vegetables. LQ stuffed whole wheat pita with turkey, avocado and cheese, baby carrots and pretzel Goldfish
Afternoon snack: LA Blueberries and raspberries and buffs. LQ plum.

Morning snack: LA banana whole wheat pancakes with cantaloupe and blueberries. LQ banana whole wheat pancakes with Yokids yogurt.
Lunch: Mac and cheese, hard boiled egg and steamed mixed vegetables
Afternoon snack: LA puffs and organic fruit yogurt smoothie.  LQ blueberries and cantaloupe.

Morning snack: LA hard boiled egg and blueberries. LQ hard boiled egg and Triscuit topped with cream cheese and raisins.
Lunch: LA oven roasted chicken, Triscuits and sliced peach.  LQ whole wheat pita stuffed with oven roasted chicken, hummus and shredded cheese and sliced peach.
Afternoon snack: puffs and Yotot/Yokids yogurt.

Morning snack: Banana whole wheat pancake cupcakes and Yotot/Yokids yogurt.
Lunch: Oven roasted chicken, steamed broccoli and cauliflower, and wild rice
Afternoon snack: puffs and mango

Week 3 - Blueberry Banana Whole Wheat Pancakes

Morning snack: Blueberry banana whole wheat pancakes and blueberries
Lunch: Oven roasted chicken, wild rice, steamed mixed vegetables, and strawberries
Afternoon snack: LA halved red grapes and Annie's cheddar bunnies. LQ green grapes and cheese stick

Morning snack: Blueberry banana whole wheat pancakes and scrambled eggs
Lunch: Whole wheat bowtie pasta topped with homemade spaghetti sauce and shredded cheese, steamed peas and sliced black olives
Afternoon snack: Hazelnut and raspberry almond milk chia pudding

Morning snack: Yotots yogurt and puffs
Lunch: Turkey quesadilla, sliced avocado and black beans
Afternoon snack: Diced mango

Morning snack: Zucchini pancake muffins and Yotots yogurt
Lunch: Breaded chicken, brown rice, steamed mixed vegetables and blueberries
Afternoon snack: LA watermelon.  LQ red grapes and a cheese stick.

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Blueberry Banana Whole Wheat Pancakes

Ingredients:
1 ripe banana
1 1/4 cup soy milk/almond milk
1 cup whole wheat flour
2 tsp sodium-free baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1 TBS blueberry jam (we use the Wegman's organic blueberry jam, it contains very little sugar)

Method:

Mash up the banana in a large bowl and add the milk and jam.  In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and cinnamon.  Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients.  Cook on warm pre-oiled griddle.