I might be crazy but the easiest way to stay healthy for me is to stay organized.  Knowing what I am going to eat throughout the day keeps me eating and snacking like I should to keep my body healthy.  One thing I love about this is that everyone knows what is for dinner.  As for my husband and I.......well we know what we are having to eat every meal/snack of the day.  This way it doesn't leave you spare of the moment looking for something to eat and settling to make bad food choices.
I would like to share what I do every week to try and keep my family on track : )

Here is an example of how I plan out my meals for the week:

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WEEK 13

 Monday – Breakfast:  Oatmeal/eggs.    Brooke - shake

Snack: Crackers with nut butter & banana -

Lunch: Seasoned chicken breast wrapped in lettuce/baby spinach and filled with veggies 

Snack: Protein shake

Dinner:  Chicken fajitas with lots of veggies and brown rice

Snack: Baked apple with cinnamon or veggies

 Tues- Breakfast: Oatmeal/eggs.    Brooke - shake

Snack: Banana with natural peanut butter -

Lunch:  Chicken on salad with eggs and lots of veggies

Snack: protein shake

Dinner:  Homemade  personal pizza loaded with veg.

Snack: Baked pear with cinnamon or veggies

 Wed- Breakfast: Oatmeal/eggs.    Brooke - shake

Snack: nuts with choice of fruit

Lunch: Seasoned chicken breast wrapped in lettuce/baby spinach and filled with

Snack: Protein shake              

Dinner: Baked chicken, portabella mushrooms, garlic, onion, tomato

Snack: Cheese with veggies

Thurs- Breakfast: Oatmeal/eggs.    Brooke - shake

Snack: Ryvita crackers w/ nut butter

Lunch: Chicken on Salad with eggs and lots of veggies

Snack: protein shake

Dinner: leftovers

Snack: Baked apple with cinnamon
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 Fri- Breakfast: Oatmeal/eggs.    Brooke - shake

Snack: hand full of nuts and banana

Lunch: Tuna wrap/sandwich  &  salad with lots of veggies

Snack: protein shake

Dinner:  Eggplant parm with no meat sauce , pasta, bread

Snack: Choice of fruit with hard cheese and rice cake (veggies/fruit)

 Sat- Breakfast: Oatmeal/eggs.    Brooke - shake

Snack: Apple with yogurt -  Veggies

Lunch: chicken salad on a salad – Salad with lots of veggies

Snack: Protein shake

Dinner:  Steak, sweet potato, roasted bussels sprouts broccoli and cauliflower

Snack: unbutter popcorn, (veggies/fruits)

 Sun- Breakfast: Oatmeal/eggs.    Brooke - shake

Snack: Pear w/ choice of nut

Lunch:  TBD

Snack: Protein shake

Dinner: TBD –

Snack: crackers with peanut butter 

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The line in in between Thursday and Friday to separates my grocery list.  I usually shop for food on Friday so,  my list goes from Friday to Thursday.  

This is how I organize my grocery list:

An example of my grocery list.  I have it organized pretty much by department.

Feel free to to use any of these ideas and share my blogs : )


Salute to living healthier!!