Bi-Weekly Meal Plan for January 9–22

January 6, 2012 By

Welcome to The Better Mom’s bi-weekly meal planning schedule!

As women striving to serve the Lord and our families better, meal planning is a wonderful strategy to help you provide a healthy, home-cooked meal with the awesome added benefit of saving time, money and stress!

Following the two meal plan charts below is a list of links to many of the recipes featured. Our hope is that this will be a great resource and encouragement for you to “keep on truckin” with your own meal plans, or get started if you haven’t yet.

In addition, we’ve now included a free meal planning template perfect for creating your own weekly meal plans. Select from the following two options:
• Meal plan template PDF
• Meal plan template EXCEL

To learn more about meal planning, please check out: Mastering Meal Planning.


Recipe Links for Week of January 9:
(GF)=Grain-free/Gluten-free
(Gluten-free)=Gluten-free, but not grain-free

Monday, January 9
Dinner: Lemon-Garlic Roasted Chicken(GF), Roasted Herb Potatoes, Carrots & Onions(GF) and Garden Salad w/Ranch Dressing(GF)
Lunch: Nut Butter & Sliced Banana Wrap and Vanilla Yogurt(GF) w/Berries
Breakfast: Whole Grain English Muffin Egg & Cheese Sandwich and Fruit Salad

Tuesday, January 10
Dinner: Veggie Penne Sauté(Gluten-Free) and Mesclun Salad w/Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing(GF)
Lunch: Leftover Roasted Chicken(GF) and Fruit Salad
Breakfast: Lemonberry Muffins(GF) and Eggs Over Easy

Wednesday, January 11
Breakfast for Dinner: Soaked Whole Grain Waffles, Scrambled Eggs, Mixed Berries and Nitrate-Free Sausage Links
Lunch: Leftover Veggie Penne Sauté(Gluten-free) and Salad
Breakfast: Yogurt Banana Splits(GF) and Sprouted Bread Toast w/Butter

Thursday, January 12
Dinner: Grilled Pineapple Chicken w/Pineapple Salsa(GF), Black Beans(GF) and Brown Rice(Gluten-free)
Lunch: Strawberry Cream Cheese Roll-Ups and Raw Veggies w/Ranch Dip(GF)
Breakfast: Waffle Sandwiches and Fruit Smoothie(GF)

Friday, January 13
Dinner: Seared Salmon w/Wasabi Sauce(GF) and Wilted Greens(GF)
Dessert: Pumpkin Bars(GF)
Lunch: Grilled Chicken Salad(GF) Sandwich and Clementines
Breakfast: Brown Rice Breakfast Porridge(Gluten-free) with pear instead of apple

Saturday, January 14
Dinner: Turkey-Veggie Crockpot Chili(GF), Basmati Rice and Organic Cornbread
Lunch: Turkey & Apple Quesadillas and Caribbean Carrot Salad(GF)
Breakfast: Pineapple Coconut Muffins(GF), Scrambled Eggs and Nitrate-Free Bacon

Sunday, January 15
Dinner: Turkey Cutlets w/Pan Gravy, Mashed Potatoes and Green Beans
Lunch: Leftover Chili(GF) and Organic Cornbread
Breakfast: Huevos a la Mexicana(GF) and Almond Flour Biscuits(GF) & Homemade Jam(GF)

Recipe Links for Week of January 16:
(GF)=Grain-free/Gluten-free
(Gluten-free)=Gluten-free, but not grain-free

Monday, January 16
Dinner: Grilled Grassfed Steak, Veggie Risotto(Gluten-free) and Mesclun Salad w/Raspberry Vinaigrette Dressing(GF)
Lunch: Whole Grain Bagels w/Turkey Slices & Cultured Cream Cheese and Pear Slices
Breakfast: Jam-n-Muffins(GF), Poached Eggs and Clementines

Tuesday, January 17
Dinner: Caprese Pasta(Gluten-free) and Spinach Salad w/Honey-Mustard Dressing(GF)
Lunch: Carrot & Raw Cheddar Sandwich and Pineapple Slices
Breakfast: Fruit-on-the-Bottom Yogurt(GF) and Boiled Eggs

Wednesday, January 18
Dinner: Steak Fajitas w/Grilled Onions & Peppers (w/Homemade Tortillas) and Refried Beans(GF)
Lunch: Egg Salad Sandwiches and Cultured Pickles
Breakfast: Homemade Granola w/Dried Fruit & Almond Milk

Thursday, January 19
Dinner: Oven Baked Fish Fillets and Saffron Rice w/Peas(Gluten-free)
Lunch: Nut Butter & Raw Honey w/Crackers and Vanilla Yogurt(GF) w/Diced Pear
Breakfast: Breakfast Burritos and Fruit Smoothie(GF)

Friday, January 20
Dinner: Veggie Calzones – Use your favorite pizza dough and divide into four balls of dough. Roll each out to a 10” diameter circle. In a medium bowl, add 1 ½ cups of whole milk ricotta, 1 tsp of dried Italian seasoning, ¼ tsp sea salt and 1 clove minced garlic. Mix well and spread on half of each dough circle. Add your favorite veggies (like sliced mushrooms, spinach, peppers, onions, zucchini, etc.). Sprinkle top of veggies with mozzarella cheese. Fold each dough circle in half and pinch the ends to together to form a semi-circle. Poke top with fork to allow steam to escape. Place on lightly oiled baking sheet and bake at 425 degrees for 15-18 minutes, until crust is golden brown. Serve with warm marinara sauce.
Dessert: Chocolate Cream Pie
Lunch: Roasted Chicken Sandwich and Raw Veggies w/Ranch Dip(GF)
Breakfast: Oatmeal w/Ripe Pear & Raw Honey and Boiled Eggs

Saturday, January 21
Dinner: Potato Corn Chowder(GF), Garden Salad and Sourdough Rolls w/Butter
Lunch: Open-Face Tuna Melt and Apple Slices
Breakfast: Power Pancakes, Nitrate-Free Bacon and Mixed Berries

Sunday, January 22
Dinner: Cranberry Chicken w/Paprika Rice(Gluten-free) trying a new recipe
Lunch: Leftover Potato Corn Chowder(GF) and Sourdough Rolls w/Butter
Breakfast: Egg Scramble w/Veggies and Nuts-for-Pumpkin Bread

Always a treat to share ideas and healthy recipes! Let’s give thanks to the Lord for providing us the opportunity to nourish our families in this way! See you in two weeks!

Blessings, Kelly @ The Nourishing Home

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About Kelly Smith

Kelly loves the Lord, her family, and sharing her passion for real food cooking and meal planning with others. She is a full-time homemaker who loves spending time with her awesome hubby and two sweet boys. Kelly's real food journey began four years ago when she was diagnosed with a chronic auto-immune disorder. Since then, the Lord has blessed her with an amazing recovery - a testament to His grace and the health benefits of eating real food. Kelly shares her knowledge and love for whole food cooking at The Nourishing Home, Facebook and Google.

  • Tori

    Thank you so very much for a truly wonderful site.

    God bless you

    Tori

    • Kelly @ The Nourishing Home

      Tori, you are so welcome! It’s our pleasure to serve you and your family! Blessings, Kelly

  • http://likeabubblingbrook.com/ Jaime @ Like a Bubbling Brook

    I always love looking through your menus, Kelly! Thank you for sharing my bagel recipe. What a blessing you are!

    • Kelly @ The Nourishing Home

      You are SO welcome! You are such a blessing, sweet friend!

  • Maria Carpenter

    These recipes look wonderful, but please be aware that they are not all gluten-free! The wraps and waffles are made with spelt or kamut which are types of wheat.

    • Kelly @ The Nourishing Home

      Hi, Maria. Yes, you are correct. We are not gluten free, but we do eat a lot of grain free (gluten free) meals. Each of the recipes that are grain-free (gluten-free) are marked on my FB page to be clear to those who are searching for GF meals. You’ve given me a great idea that I need to mark them on the meal plan as well. That would make it much easier for those who are GF to locate the recipes they’d like to check out. Thanks for your note! Blessings, Kelly

      • Maria Carpenter

        I am loving this site! It has been so much fun trying out so many of your recipes. As my children have celiac disease, we have to eat gluten-free. Do you happen to know if soaking gluten-free grains works the same way as soaking wheat?

  • http://bondwithkarla.com/ Karla Bond

    Thanks for some great tips. I am so not a great meal planner but really need to be.

    • Kelly @ The Nourishing Home

      You’re so welcome, Karla!

  • http://twitter.com/MyRoadtoSavings My Road to Savings

    I am new to bi-weekly shopping and am planning my meals by the month. I am loving it and definitely appreciate all the work you put into planning. I know how time consuming and how much work goes into it. I am a new subscriber from Welcome Wednesday and a new Facebook fan. Thanks for everything you do!

    • Kelly @ The Nourishing Home

      Thank you SO MUCH for your kind encouragement! That is wonderful that you do monthly meal planning. I kinda of do that too since I get a lot of my staples from a co-op that delivers just once a month. We’re so happy you’re here and appreciate you taking the time to write! Blessings, Kelly

  • http://21stcenturyhousewife.com/index/Blog/Blog.html April Harris

    Thank you for sharing this very comprehensive meal plan with the Hearth and Soul hop. There are some wonderful ideas here, and some great recipes too!