What I Used/What I Used Up (Week 3)

Week Three!

What I Used of My Meal Plan-

Breakfasts:

Low-fat pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip muffins (Ambitious Kitchen)

Instant Pot hard-boiled eggs (Omnivore's Cookbook)

Brown sugar pop tarts

Super simple granola 

Fluffy pancakes (All Recipes)

Lunches:

Carrot and romaine salads with shredded chicken, salsa, and Italian buttermilk dressing (The Best 50 Salad Dressings)

Plain bagels with strawberry jam

Southwestern black bean, quinoa, and mango salad (Skinny Taste)

Dinners:

BBQ beef grilled cheese (A Little and a Lot) 

Beef ragu with minted penne (Good Housekeeping Family Italian Cookbook) 

Lemon basil Pasta of the Prairie with potato alfredo sauce (Sinful Nutrition)

The Mempho (Grilled BBQ mac & cheese sandwich) (The Spiffy Cookie) on whole wheat bread (Sally’s Baking Addiction)

Parsley pasta pesto with peas (Budget Bytes)

Snacks:

Apples

Bananas

Brown sugar pop tarts

Flourless peanut butter protein brownies (Fit Foodie Finds)

Gingerbread pumpkin muffins (Chicago Jogger)

Fluffy pancakes (All Recipes)

Hot chocolate

Low-fat pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip muffins (Ambitious Kitchen)

Peanuts

Plain bagels with strawberry jam

Strawberry banana muffins (Bucket List Tummy)

Single serve baked oatmeal and oatmeal mug cakes

What I Used Up--

Freezer:

BBQ beef
Black beans
1 package of frozen green beans
Quinoa

Fridge:

Canned pumpkin
Carrots
Lettuce
Mangoes
Parmesan cheese
Parsley
Red peppers

Pantry:

1 box of granola bars (Sent to work with Husband, but I still have more)
Diced tomatoes (2 cans)
Dry white beans
Salad pasta
Whole wheat macaroni

What went bad:

Part of the mango

What I Replenished Before I Ran Out:

Apples
Baby carrots

What I Overbought and Now Need to Use Up:

Brown sugar poptarts
Kale
Nesquick
Plain bagels

What I Prepped for Next Week: 

Dijon lentil salad (Budget Bytes)

Instant Pot hard-boiled eggs (Omnivore's Cookbook)

Mixed vegetable minestrone (Good Housekeeping Family Italian Cookbook) 

What I Froze for Future Me:

Beef ragu with minted penne (Good Housekeeping Family Italian Cookbook) 

Dijon lentil salad (Budget Bytes)

Not-from-a-box mac and oat chez (Oatrageous Oatmeal)

Sliced strawberries

Strawberry banana muffins (Bucket List Tummy)

Whole wheat bread (Sally’s Baking Addiction)

(Yes, I am stocking the freezer, as I have quite a few weeks coming up where time for meal prep will be limited.)