Welcome to volume 5 of the family meal plan diaries where I’m sharing what we ate (as a family of 6) and what it cost. No extreme budgeting, no rigid rules – just realistic meals that fit into busy days, hungry kids, and the occasional “let’s just order pizza” moment. This week included some delicious meals that everyone loved and a fun breakfast out and sushi lunch! Let’s dive in:
Lunches/other recipes
- Chickpea salad recipe – so good for a filling lunch
- Tuscan white bean pasta soup – surprisingly the kids eat this soup! It’s so good and great leftovers for lunch!
- Green juice without a juicer – I love these for a boost of vitamins!
Dinners
- Chicken basil meatballs with lemon yogurt sauce – make it into meatball form and the kids eat it! This one is super delicious and pairs well with garlic couscous and peas.
Harissa Honey Fish Tacos: A total hit! Lightly spicy, a little sweet, and shockingly kid-approved. Served with avocado slaw, they’re so crazy good, we’ve made these SO so many times!
- Chickpea zucchini burgers – these vegetarian burgers are crazy good. Nick and I LOVED them! The kids however, didn’t love them as much as Nick and I did lol, but that’s ok, they at least tried it. These make for really good leftovers too.
- Meatball pizza with ricotta and Caesar – have you ever tried Caesar instead of pizza sauce? OMG game changer, it’s SO good!
- Easy 5 ingredient chicken parmesan – super easy dinner the whole family loves with a shortcut!
Going out/takeout: This week I enjoyed a breakfast out with Sam at Storyhill BKC. They have the most incredible cinnamon rolls and chicken jalapeno soup – it’s so cute how Sam eats soup! $48. And then we had a sushi lunch a different day $70 – Sam looooves sashimi!
The Cost Breakdown
Groceries: $128 (Aldi) – was cheaper this week because we had
Takeout/restaurants: $118 ($48 Storyhill BKC, $70 sushi -includes tips)
Total for the Week: $246
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