My son's birthday is this week, AND we start school this week. I didn't buy much food last week after our vacation because I didn't care to. It felt like too much to unpack, do the laundry, and plan meals. So we ate frozen pizza and chicken.
This coming week is going to be very busy, so I want to keep it simple. I got some spaghetti squash at the CSA, so I'm going to make turkey taco spaghetti squash boats, and get extra taco meat to use for a couple meals.
I also got 2 melons this week so I don't need to buy as many berries.
Master Shopping List
salad
carrots + celery + cucumber
hummus
small can tomato sauce
prepared pico de Gallo (they sell this in produce)
taco seasoning
3 lb ground turkey (comes in a 3 lb container sooo)
taco shells
black beans
chicken tenderloins (on sale so I'll get them)
butter
eggs + egg whites
almond milk
coffee creamer
Dave's killer bread
boars head lunch meat
English muffins
Nutella (by request)
Frozen broccoli
shredded taco cheese
seltzer
Dinners
Sunday night we promised the child pizza for his early birthday dinner. I'll try to make the taco boats Monday, and the chicken probably Wednesday. I have to be at the school three times this week, so we will see how much cooking I do.
Lunches
sandwiches, salads, leftovers. With school starting my son says he wants to eat in the cafeteria. I wanted to argue over this, but then I decided it's not worth it - it will save me time anyway.
Breakfasts
cereal, oatmeal, eggs, smoothies, English muffins.
As a side note - sending my child into school brings out a whole new level of anxiety. Covid cases are surging in my area, and the locals are acting nutty. There could be sit-ins and all kinds of stuff happening and the stress makes it hard for me to think about food. In fact having to think about meal planning makes me kinda angry.
Why is this always our job as women?
Take care of yourselves. Stay safe out there.