Comments on: Menu Plan for the Week

By: mamashortcake

mamashortcake — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:52:11 +0000

Please share that zucchini bread recipe asap..before they take over my kitchen! :D Love your recipes!

By: Kika

Kika — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:22:20 +0000

Thanks so much for your input, Jessica. Yes, we eat whole grains and I do bake but use spelt flour, oats, seeds, etc… to keep things healthy. My son’s appetite amazes me and it is hard to imagine how my parents raised 5 teenage boys at the same time!!! My mom passed away or I’d be asking her these questions :) I really like your idea of making homemade yogurt/fruit a regular snack. I am making my first batch of crockpot yogurt today so I’ll see how it goes and maybe incorporate that into my regular snack arsenal.

By: Audrey

Audrey — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:12:42 +0000

I just saved your beefy enchilada bake recipe. Yumm!!! I’m such a mexican food lover.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:05:45 +0000

My kids eat six times a day like this too. I think that as long as they are eating good meals and the snacks are healthy…they are eating because they are hungry and need to eat! :)

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 03:02:53 +0000

Of the recipes I posted about in this week’s menu, the following freeze well: Whole wheat zucchini bread, Chicken enchiladas, Simple sourdough pancakes, Beefy enchilada bake,Chocolate chip zucchini bars,
Popcorn chicken,Beef garden casserole,
Breakfast burritos

By: Dddiva

Dddiva — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:20:42 +0000

We tried zuke breads for the first time this week with meh results. Going to keep experimenting til we find some good ones though.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:58:43 +0000

Hi Kika,
I have 6 children 10 year – 1 year old & as I said we do the 2 snacks. I think a 10 am & 3 pm work great for us. Your sons age could probably be why he needs a night snack too. If he is hungry he must need to eat. I don’t know if you eat whole grains but that really does help keep the tummy fuller. I know before we started eating healthier 1o years ago I got more hungry on white carbs faster than I do on whole wheat.

By: Becca

Becca — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:59:59 +0000

I am surprised every time I see enchiladas on someone new’s blog. I didn’t know they were so popular!

By: Kika

Kika — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:07:44 +0000

Yes! I appreciate knowing what works in other families. I want to add that I currently have a 13 yo son with an insatiable appetite and wonder if this changes things?

By: Em

Em — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:10:50 +0000

Oatmeal raisin “zookies” (zucchini cookies) are a summertime favorite here. We don’t have zucchini ready to come out of the garden yet, but I cannot wait. I may dig into my freezer stash while we wait for MI weather to be nicer to the garden.