Holy Cannoli, it's almost February! FamMenu 1-30 ~2-5

Time sure does fly... Especially when you have a busy schedule and lots of children! It seems to magically disappear, ~poof~from in front of me!!! Well, today starts a challenge for the Belmont Fourth Graders, including my Fred, to "Eat a Rainbow a Day" of healthy fruits & veggies! We are off to a great start! He had concord grape juice for breakfast(and some Cheerios w/milk!) and has cucumbers, carrots, a banana & dried cherries(mixed with dark chocolate chips-dessert:)in his lunch...a kiwi is slotted for his after school snack,and then, of course there is dinner! So here you go with my Fam's week of meals: Monday: I was running around alllll day long so I threw together a quick dinner, Mrs. T's mini piergoies and whipped up a quick cheese sauce made with earth balance spread, flour , 1/2 % milk and 2% milk sharp cheddar . I steamed some organic broccoli and carrots and that was dinner! Tuesday: looks like it will be another busy day. Going to pan grill some vegetarian burritos from Costco - they are awesome! Packed with fiber and low fat! I'll serve them up with some "Jacks Special" salsa- with some organic corn and chunks of avocad thrown in(on sale at Meijer for $1 each this week!) will have some tortilla strips and some sliced "Piñata" apples too. Wednesday:herbalicious turkey burgers topped with sautéed mini portobellos, onions & 2% milk Swiss cheese. Sweet potato chips and celery sticks Thursday: Stir fry! Chicken, Bok choy, carrots & red cabbage- probably done up into stir fried race, the kiddos LOVE THIS! Navel orange wedges Friday: I'll be at a demo at Forest Hills Foods, then it's time for moooovie night and pizza! Gonna have to load it with veggies! Mushrooms, green peppers, black olives... Maybe some ham too. Saturday: Another hummus demo, this time @ Plum Market in West Bloomfield! Then it's home to the kiddies and time for a an already done dinner a la my crockpot- I am thinking Brazilian black bean stew- made with skinless chicken thighs and smoked turkey sausage. A nice crisp salad with blue cheese, tomatoes and spinach... Zingermans bread! Sunday: oh boy, Super Bowl Food! Plenty of My black bean hummus, veggies, probably some other crazy apps... Potato wedges... Who knows what else! Hope your week is full if rainbows and sunshine!:)