September Goal

This summer, I have not really made any big goals except to just get through the summer intact.  As I have been thinking about what I wanted to do with the kids going back to school, I knew I wanted a couple of things.  To make my life easier with the craziness that comes with school, homework, soccer, etc.  And to try to get back to feeding my family better.

So my September goal is to......meal plan.  Yes, I know this has been my goal before.   When I have done this before though, I always just did it for dinner.  But breakfast and lunchtime are just as difficult for me.
I really want to send my kids off to school with a nutritious meal, ready to face the day.  And with 2 kids needing school lunches, one of whom is super picky, I am going to need to be very creative and very organized.

The meal planning is important because my other goal is to start feeding my family healthier more whole foods.  I have made a few changes over the last year but I really want to jump in big.  And in order to do that, I need to be organized.  This summer, having a CSA has really reminded me of how good fresh whole foods are.  So much better than prepackaged foods.  Plus, we have already been limited in what kinds of packaged foods we can have due to my son's peanut allergy. Now I want to incorporate even more homemade foods, using more nutritious ingredients.

That being said, I have no idea what we are having for the next few ideas, leftovers tonight, big salad tomorrow night maybe, BBQ with friends saturday night and eating out sunday night (kids are at Nana's!)  I don't have breakfasts' and lunches figured out.  See why I need this so badly?!

My hope is to have a routine with breakfasts and lunches to make it a lot easier.  Say eggs and cereal on tuesdays, pancakes on wednesdays, homemade zucchini or banana bread and smoothie on thursdays.... that will stay consistent week to week and make my life much easier.  Over the next couple of days, I am going to sit down with my kids and makes lists of things they want to have and set up a schedule.

If I have anything amazing recipe to post, I will be sure and share it with you.  If you have any great suggestions, let me know.  I am sure I can use all the help I can get!