February's Menu

We talked about revisiting goals for the year earlier this week.  Well if you have a goal of losing weight, not eating out as much, saving money or being more organized...you are in luck!  This post is for you.  February's menu, like all my menus, are about eating cleaner, non-processed, healthier foods.  And, we aren't going to eat out several times a week because we don't know what is for dinner and we are too tired to care. Are we?  (no Kim, we aren't!)

Most of you know the drill.  I take a weekend day at the end or beginning of the month and make all these meals for the month (with the help of some friends!) and freeze them.  Here's my gang I had this past Saturday!

One thing I love about freezer meal making is the camaraderie we have.  It makes me think of what quilting bees must have been like.  There's a lot of "Oh I have extra, take some of mine" kind of thing going on.  You get to visit and meet people and work hard and then...it's done!  Many hands make light work. Doesn't mean our feet still don't hurt at the end of our 5 hours!

Fear not, you don't have to do this.  You can freeze in smaller batches (like one week's worth) or, you don't have to freeze at all.  Any of these recipes can be made the night before and thrown in the crockpot in the morning.  So you can just plan for a week at a time, which I realize is a little more manageable for some.  Put you do need to plan.  That's clutch.

Most of the meals I freeze are for the crockpot.  One of the things I love about cooking in the crockpot is since I am not putting all this energy into dinner (I mean, how hard is it to throw a bag in?), I have energy left to make a good side when I get home.  That is one thing I felt like I needed to work on last year and I attacked it with a vengeance.  (Many of you won't believe this, but I would just have a can of corn or green beans for a side!)  I have found tons of delicious sides and they are listed on my calendar as well.  Many of them are really quick and easy, I promise! You too can step away from canned corn and that San Francisco treat. You know the one I mean.

I'm not gonna lie, I am super psyched about this month's menu!

February Menu

And here is the full grocery list!  People often ask how much I spend on groceries.  This month I spent $200.  However, I do split some of the ingredients with the other gals so I am not buying everything myself.  My friend said she spent about $220.  So she figured it out, because she is totally awesome, and the meals were working out to $2.89 each.  Which is pretty darn good, I say.  But again, we are splitting some ingredients with 4 or 5 others.  That helps.

Master Grocery List

Please take time on your weekend to prepare for your weekly meals.  I promise it will help you out SO much with your grocery bill, eating out, and even losing weight!  Think about how many bad decisions we make when we are hungry!  Just sayin'!

Enjoy some deliciousness this month!
K