I have something very weird and random to say:  Since I’ve been working out several times a week, my appetite has increased like crazy!   I have shocked us all with the amount of food I have at times been able to eat during the last five weeks.  And sometimes, I will have a big meal and find that I am very hungry again in two hours.  What in the world?!  Who am I, my teenage son?!  Good grief.

There, I thought you’d like to know that.  And now on to the menu plan for this week:

Sunday, February 26
Oatmeal, fruit
One dish meat and potato meal, peas
Chili at a church fellowship

Monday, February 27
Coconut flour muffins, apples
Tuna salad with crackers, fruit salad
Cheesy salsa enchiladas, tossed salad

Tuesday, February 28
Granola, yogurt, blueberries
Popcorn chicken, ranch potato wedges, asparagus
Italian roast wraps, tossed salad

Wednesday, February 29
Whole wheat blueberry muffins, applesauce
Chef salad with turkey and cheese
Taco potatoes

Thursday, March 1
Creamy orange cooler, scrambled eggs
Healthier chip dip, clementines
Roasted chicken, potatoes, carrots, gravy

Friday, March 2
Giant breakfast cookies, apple slices
Hoagie sandwiches, raw veggies
Pizza

Saturday, March 3
Cereal
Leftovers
Potato soup, carrots with homemade ranch

We’ve had some sickness at our house during the last few days.  Hopefully, we’re all on the mend and we’ll stop passing around the bug.  Assuming we’ll all want to eat this week, here’s what our menu looks like:

Sunday, February 19
Oatmeal, fruit
Cheesy beef and rice, green beans
Huddle at someone else’s house!

Monday, February 20
Whole wheat pancakes, blueberries
Taco corn fritters, carrot sticks, apples
Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas

Tuesday, February 21
Mini breakfast pizzas, oranges
Creamy mac and cheese, steamed broccoli and carrots
Barbecue brisket, baked potatoes, tossed salad

Wednesday, February 22
Scrambled eggs, turkey sausage, clementines
Corn dog muffins, applesauce
Cheddar ranch burgers, asparagus, carrots

Thursday, February 23
Vanilla muffins with cinnamon crumb topping, bananas
Tuna salad on crackers, carrot stick with homemade ranch, apples
Creamy chicken and rice casserole, green beans

Friday, February 24
Warm chocolate soother, toast
Chicken veggie quesadillas, pineapple
Homemade pizza

Saturday, February 25
Breakfast cake, bananas
Leftovers
Tacos

I’d like to apologize for causing many of us a “Maple Syrup Headache” this weekend.  I felt like I had done enough homework on the deal before I posted it, but I definitely see now that I should have checked into it further before sharing it with you.  :(

I know many of you are frustrated with VitaCost for how they handled the situation and for how they “discontinued” the product and cancelled many of our orders and such.  Yep, I’m pretty frustrated too.  I do not like how they handled this and felt like they could have done a much better job and could have definitely used a better word than “discontinued” since apparently that product is still listed on their site as “coming soon”.  Weird.  Strange.  I don’t get it.  It’s kind of maddening, actually.  I plan to call them tomorrow to discuss the issue with them.

While I completely understand and respect that many of you are unhappy enough with VitaCost to make the decision not to be a customer of theirs anymore, I’m also hoping that you’ll respect my decision to continue on as a customer, and to continue to occasionally share special deals they are offering with you.  I’m miffed at VitaCost, to say the least, but I do still appreciate what they have to offer and while I will certainly be more cautious in the future, I will still use them as a resource.  I’ve appreciated them up to this point and have benefited from their services and prices on healthy foods and supplements my family uses.  I live in an area where ordering online is a must, unless I want to drive two hours to the nearest Whole Foods store.  VitaCost has been a valuable resource to me and is typically less expensive than other resources I’ve found.

So now, I will take a deep breath and move on.  Who knew maple syrup could be so frustrating?  I’d much rather drizzle some on my pancake and sit down with a tall glass of milk.

Thank you all for being loving through this mess.  I appreciate you.

And now on to our menu plan this week, which, not surprisingly, does include a little bit of maple syrup (which I got at the Farmer’s Market, not at VitaCost).  :)

Sunday, February 12
Oatmeal, fruit
Potato soup, raw veggies
High School Huddle – Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, honey whole wheat bread, butterscotch bars

Monday, February 13
Whole wheat waffles, blueberries
Easy noodle stir fry with broccoli and carrots
Hamburger sauerkraut dip with chips, veggies

Tuesday, February 14
Scrambled eggs, strawberry smoothies
Heart shaped pretzels, steamed veggies, cheese, summer sausage
Spaghetti, tossed salad, corn

Wednesday, February 15 – Justus’ 12th birthday!
Easy breakfast casserole, fruit
Chili with cheese and fritos
Cheesy turkey stromboli, fruit salad

Thursday, February 16
Giant breakfast cookies, clementines
Pizza casserole, tossed salad
BBQ meatballs, baked potatoes, green beans

Friday, February 17
Peanut butter honey toast, pears
Beef and cheese burritos, raw veggies
Pasta bar with spaghetti sauce and alfredo sauce, salad

Saturday, February 18
Biscuits and turkey sausage gravy, scrambled eggs
Leftovers
Beefy vegetable soup, cornbread