One of the things I find most helpful when I want to be sure I cut sugar and carbs out of my diet is to think through what I am going to cook for my family for the week. This way I can be sure that I have everything I need for every meal and I can check the local ads and make sure I get any available deals so I can save money as well. (On my other blog, I make Ad Match lists so people can see what’s on sale and save money by ad matching at Walmart. You are more than welcome to use these lists for yourself.)
The big things I’m going to be stocking up on this week are the Red Gold tomatoes available at Albertson’s for $.39 a can, the Classico pasta sauce available at Kroger for $.99 a jar, (2 Things: Only the white sauces are sugar free, avoid the reds and be sure to use the $1.50/4 printable coupon and $.50/1 Ibotta rebate if you do this deal) and the cans of Chicken of the Sea Chunk Light tuna at Safeway for $.69 each. We don’t usually eat any seafood for dinner but I always keep a few cans of tuna around for quick lunches.
Also, not all the dishes below have links to recipes because they are recipes we’ve made and I just haven’t had the opportunity to put them up on the blog yet. As soon as I get them typed up, I’ll link back to them here. In the mean time I’ve linked to the closest thing I can find just so you have a recipe to go on. The Tea Brined Chicken on Friday is my specialty though and I’ll have it up next week. And apparently the internet doesn’t have my cocoa chile pork rub for the oven roasted pork chops so I’ll have that up as quickly as I can also
Thursday the 31st
Stuffed Bell Peppers & Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Friday the 1st (Happy New Year!)
Tea Brined Chicken w/ Black Eyed Peas & Cucumber Salad
Saturday the 2nd
Dinner at Mom’s (I don’t have to cook!)
Sunday the 3rd
Grilled Steak and leftover veggies
Monday the 4th
Chili
Tuesday the 5th
Parmesan Crusted Chicken Strips w/ Steamed carrots and broccoli
Wednesday the 6th
Oven Roasted Pork Chops w/ Oven Roasted Cabbage
