Summer Meal Planning – August Edition

It’s that time of year when school is starting again for many of us.

That means on top of the usual meal planning, we have to get back into the habit of having food on hand for school lunches.

Ugh!

(Be sure to check out these tips for simplifying school lunch!)

Two Week Meal Plan for August

Even though we have a couple of events (a date night and a wedding) coming up that mean I don’t necessarily need a full 14 days worth of meals, I plan for them anyway.  

We’ve missed out on events due to unforeseen circumstances plenty of times before, so I like to be prepared.

We also bought a whole hog and had it processed for the freezer.  This will be ready to pick up soon.  

We are looking forward to that delicious pork!

*Check back for recipes for some of these meals.  If there is one you’d like to see a recipe for specifically, please let me know!

If you’d like to do more meal planning, you’ll love this: a totally free list of meals for the entire year, including free printable meal planners!

Breakfast

I don’t typically plan 14 breakfasts.  

With a toddler that doesn’t sleep well, I’m not up to getting up and making an early breakfast each morning.  

Right now we rely on cereal more than I’d like, but it’s that season of life for us and I’m letting it go!

• cereal
• breakfast bars
• Scrappy Baked Oatmeal
• toast
• banana bread
• pancakes (for the weekend)

Lunch

• sandwiches
• salads
• tortilla wraps
• leftovers
• fruit
• dairy such as yogurt or cheese

Supper

These grill recipes have been a huge hit at our house lately.

• hamburgers x 2
• brats and metts on the grill
• spiced tilapia
• grilled chicken
• grilled chicken salad
• tacos
• pulled pork
• spaghetti
• bean burritos
• easy homemade pizza x 2
• herbed pork tenderloin
• brinner (breakfast for dinner in case you aren’t a Scrubs fan)

Supper sides will be potatoes either cut into fries or cubed and seasoned, seasoned noodles, or seasoned rice along with fresh veggies and some artisan bread.

Snacks and Desserts

• lots of fresh fruit
• ice cream
• cookies
• graham crackers
• bacon wrapped grilled pickles
• s’mores
• peach cobbler this became a Triple Berry Cobbler instead

What’s on your menu for the week?  If you have a menu blog post, be sure to leave a link so we can steal–uh, borrow– your ideas, too. 😉

I’m not really a lover of summer meal planning, but boy does it make life easier and more affordable.  So I begrudgingly do it.  And if I’m going to work on this anyway, why not share it with you?  Hopefully my ideas will make your planning a little easier in some way.

For us, summertime meal planning involves a lot of grilling out.  (Which means more meat and more expense.  So I also try to plan some frugal meals for our more relaxed days.)  If I didn’t own a grill (and we went without one for a few years, so we’ve definitely been there), I would likely bake these meals in the oven or fry them on the stove.

This meal plan is for two weeks worth of meals in our home.  I try to keep things simple and repeat our favorite meals.

Breakfast

• cereal
• cinnamon rolls
• banana bread
• baked oatmeal

Lunch

• PB&J or lunchmeat sandwiches
• leftovers
• mac & cheese
• quesadillas

Supper

• grilled hamburgers and hot dogs x2
• grilled brats and metts
• grilled chicken breast x2
• big salads
• grilled pork chops
• marinated baked chicken drumsticks
• pizza x2
• tacos x2
• hamburger casserole
• bbq hamburger sandwiches

Sides will include potatoes, noodles, or rice along with a big variety of chopped fresh veggies (yay for summer                     produce!)

Snacks and desserts

• ice cream
• strawberry shortcake
• graham crackers
• fresh fruit
• rice cakes

So what’s on your summertime menu?  Leave a comment (or post your link if you blog) and help us reluctant meal planners out!

Shared at: Menu Plan Monday