Meal planning has blessed our family so much. I love planning our meals a month at a time. It really helps me switch up what we are eating and keeps me organized. Life with four kids can get quite crazy. I am so thankful these monthly dinner menus have helped our family have more meaningful dinner time. With less stress about what we are making we have more time to prepare and also visit and talk as a family while we eat. If one of your goals or resolutions is to have more meaningful family time I challenge you to make a monthly meal plan. Take some of the stress out of dinner. And use that extra time to cook with your sweetheart or children. Make dinner time a sacred time. Talk about your day. We love having everyone share their favorite thing from that day. It’s great to hear from everyone, reminding our children that they are all important, and not just the loudest children. And it’s the perfect place to practice listening to others. We have no screens at our table (besides my 2nd oldest calculating his carb/recording his insulin) and I love it! Dinner time is important. But if your family has a dad who works later or an occasional child gone for practice, make the best of your dinner time. Our efforts don’t go unnoticed. Little things can make a difference.
1. Dinner with some dear friends
2. Egg Burritos with our SIL
3. Chicken Noodle Soup
4. French Toast
5. BBQ Chicken Salad
6. Lentil Soup
7. Quesadilla
8. Stir Fry
9. Omelets
10. Roast with veggies
11. Balsamic Chicken
12. Taco Salad
13. Lettuce Wraps
14. Café Rio Soup
15. Pizza
16. Salmon and veggies
17. Kalua Pork
18. Pasta with veggies
19. Chinese Chicken Salad
20. Lemon Chicken
21. Leftovers
22. Grilled Cheese
23. Chicken Wraps
24. Meatballs, Mashed Potatoes, and veggies
25. Hamburgers
26. Grilled Lime Chicken Tacos
27. BBQ Chicken and veggies
28. Pesto Chicken Sandwiches
29. Meaty Pasta
30. Crepes
31. Pizza
My hubby is trying to eat healthier and cut down on carbs. He took last month off so we are trying to support him by picking meals we can modify for him. He loves using a veggie tool to make his own pasta out of Zucchini. Or sometimes he will use Low Carb tortillas to make pizza. We also love having salad with our meals along with fresh veggies on the side. I don’t always list what sides I make with our meals as I wait for that week to watch the sales on what would be best.
I also love to plan out our family night lesson ideas. Family night is another great goal for the new year. I love gathering as a family to learn more about our faith and growing closer as a family. You could even keep it as simple as playing a game every Monday night. I know our family has been blessed as we gather together and try to become better. Our family loves having a quick lesson and talking over a treat.
January 4th– Setting goals for the New Year. I loved seeing what my children wanted to improve on this coming year. And they say writing down your goals has a great impact on your results. We hung up our goals to remind us what we want to work on.
11th– We have been working on the Living Prophet Series on LDS Living for the past year and I am loving it. This month we will be learning about Spencer W. Kimball.
18th Conference Talk: God is at the Helm by Elder M. Russell Ballard (Lesson up and ready to go, just click the link to the left)
25th Making and Keeping Covenants: Preparing for Baptism (4 more months till someone is baptized!)
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