My Quest

One of my New Year's Resolutions this year

(besides completing every unfinished project

that is cluttering my craft area)

is to find breakfast and lunch alternatives.

Most of the time, breakfast consists of cold cereal;

and lunch was a big chaotic

considering I have to have Zach fed before he goes to school.

Plus, he and Andrew always pick different things,

so I was getting bread out for this,

and cheese out for that

and then there was this fruit and that vegetable

and then trying to decide something for me.

And the boys were eating the same thing

everyday...

So I decided to make things a little bit easier

and along with planning my dinner menu each week

I plan a breakfast and lunch one as well.

This is the second week I have done this

and I am loving it.

When lunch rolls around,

I make one thing, along with the planned side

and serve it to the boys.

Some of the meals require a bit of planning and cooking

but it's so nice to have something different.

Last week was tacos,

buttered noodles with parmesan cheese,

grilled cheese with noodle soup.

Today we had these:

Pizza muffins (as Zach called them)

with applesauce as a side

and they were a hit.

See?!?

Sometimes I alter the sides for me,

adding a green salad, or vegetable soup

to make the meal more "adult."

I have been doing the same with breakfast -

last week was banana pancakes

hot cinnamon rolls and fruit

and oatmeal.

The boys have to settle with cold cereal

on the days I go the gym.

But I have loved the simplicity

and the creativity in deciding what to fix

and how to serve it.

And I think the boys like it, too.