Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Grocery - Dinner List

Week 1 

(term: doubles as/for = use for as well)

Day 1 

Yogurtmania: 


  • Yogurt
  • Granola (cover as school snack as well or in between meals holdover)
  • Wheat germ
  • Honey
  • Lemon juice (lemons used later in week)
  • Cinnamon 
  • Kiwi
  • Banana
  • Strawberries (use for Strawberry Chicken salad later in week)
  • Raspberries
  • Blackberries 
  • Pineapples (used later in week)

Fix to liking

Tuna Melt:


  • 12 oz (3 4oz cans are cheaper) Albacore Tuna
  • Eggs (2-3/boiled; remaining eggs double as breakfast food)
  • Relish & Mayo
  • Shredded Sharp Cheese
  • Parmesan Cheese & Mayonnaise mixed for topping effect
  • salt & pepper
  • Tomatoes (used later in week)
  • Baked bacon (3 slices crumbled - extra slices double for three days of breakfast)
  • Bagels (doubles for breakfast and snacks) - Substitute a French bread loaf (cheaper, but lasts for one use and usually goes stale faster)

Strawberry-Chicken Salad (use remaining strawberries)


  • Mixed greens or Romaine lettuce (doubles for Garlic-Avocado salad later in week)
  • Honey Roasted walnuts, almonds or pecans (one use)
  • Sliced strawberries
  • 1-2 baked or sautéed chicken breast (package divided and used again later in week or following week)
  • Honey
  • Lemon
  • Cinnamon 
  • (or remove honey, lemon and cinnamon mix for existing dressing choice)
  • Feta cheese (one use)

Salmon-Pineapple Bake


  • 1lb broiled Salmon 
  • Olive oil
  • brown sugar
  • caramelized carrots (multi-colored for effect and vitamins)
  • caramelized pineapples (use from earlier in week)
  • sautéed string beans or asparagus to counter sweetness 

Chicken-Shrimp-Broccoli Linguini 

  • Olive oil
  • Salt & pepper
  • 1lb of shrimp sautéed 
  • Chunked Broccoli steamed and sautéed 
  • 2 chicken breast sautéed and chunked
  • 3 pieces of baked bacon for topping once done
  • Parmesan Cheese (fresh grated - used again later in week)
  • Boiled package of Linguini - sauté 
  • 1 cup of sour cream 
  • Shredded colored carrots OR dried tomatoes for topping appearance 

Chicken/Tomato & Rosemary Bake with Spicy Garlic-Avocado Salad

  • Olive oil
  • Lemon juice
  • Salt & pepper
  • 20 baked Chicken Party wings 
  • Dried tomatoes 
  • Fresh rosemary 
  • Salad .... 2 Avocados 
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • Lots of lemon juice
  • Romaine lettuce
  • Grated Parmesan Cheese
  • Baked French Bread w/Parmesan sprinkles 

No (heavy) Meat Day - Loaded Baked Potatoes 

  • Russet Potatoes 
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Remaining Broccoli 
  • Shredded Sharp Cheese
  • Crumbled Baked Bacon
  • Sour cream topping 

Remaining Rosemary Salmon Bake with Sautéed Potatoes and Colored carrots 



  • 1 lb Salmon broiled 
  • Rosemary
  • Lemon Juice
  • Salt & Pepper 
  • Russet potatoes sliced
  • Colored Carrots slivered 
  • Remaining asparagus or broccoli as greens 


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