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Looking for a meal plan that covers all three meals PLUS snacks? This complete plan for the first 2 weeks of October is totally free. Why work so hard??

My kids do this thing where they wait until I’m distracted… 

Then they put a snack package in my hand, knowing I’ll automatically unwrap it and hand it back to them.  

Basically giving them permission to snack all the time.

But I’m not one of those moms that lets her kids snack all the time.  (Hence the need for deception.)

Hey, I give them an A for effort and creative use of their resources! 

But most of the time I snap out of it and withdraw my passive permission before they’ve scarfed down their candy (or whatever they’re after).

I try to keep snacking down to a minimum.  It’s too expensive to feed this crew whenever they’re “hungry”.  

But more importantly, I want them to recognize the difference between real hunger and boredom (or whatever emotion they’re trying to eat).

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So you’ll see snack ideas listed in my 2 week meal plan, but we’re talking about an after-school snack and a bedtime snack.

Read on to see all of the meals and snacks we’ll be feasting on for the next couple of weeks.  Expect a simple and frugal plan for our family of 8.

Our 2 Week Meal Plan

How we choose cereal.

Breakfast

  • cereal  (My personal rule is to TRY to buy cereals that are 9 grams of sugar or less plus under 9% of our daily sodium value.  It also needs to be less than 16 cents per ounce.  Obviously, I have to bend these rules here and there.)
  • pumpkin bread
  • frozen waffles
  • bagels
  • Apple Cinnamon French Toast Casserole (yum!)
  • Let’s be totally honest…generic pop tarts (for those days we all get out of bed late)

Lunch

We pack lunches pretty much every day.  (Read how we’ve taught our kids to pack their own lunch here.)  

Besides a main course from this list below, we also pack a fruit or veggie, yogurt or cheese, and one junk food (chips, cookies, pudding, etc.).

  • sandwiches
  • leftovers
  • homemade blackberry muffins (from the berries we picked and froze this summer)
  • salads  (I planted lettuce that hopefully will grow before the frost sets in.)
  • hard boiled eggs
  • chips and salsa

september meal plan

Supper

I supplement these main dishes with a side of potatoes, rice, or pasta.  

We nearly always have fresh cut veggies and sweet tea with our suppers.  

Fall is a great time for roasted veggies, so that will be on the menu, too!

Another fall favorite is carmalized apples.  I just fry them up in a skillet with a dab of butter and a heavy sprinkle of cinnamon.  (drool!)

Apple Pie Bars

Snacks & Desserts

Keeping up with my menu plan really helps me to feel organized in the midst of a crazy schedule.  

It’s a little splurge, but I’ve been using the Toosl4Wisdom planner to keep everything together, and I love it!!  It’s not just a daily tracker…it also encourages me to set goals and keep up with them.

That’s what we’re eating in early October!

Now I’ve got to run and chase down the 2 year old who tricked me into unwrapping a sucker for him.  Again.

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Important question: Are you a chocolate purist?  Or do you like chocolate mint and other combos?