Well it is finally September but that doesn’t mean crisp autumn days here in Arizona. A lot of my friends are ready for cooler weather complete with fall wreaths on their front doors. I’m welcoming September by buying a new pair of jeans and a denim jacket! Oh and by making my favorite, Minestrone Soup! To0 bad it is still well over 100°F on most days. Until it cools off we will just turn up the air conditioning, grab a big quilt, and watch Christmas movies with warm cup of coffee.
Meal Plan
Breakfast will be Steel Cut Oats, Breakfast Quinoa, toast with almond butter and sliced apples, baked sweet potatoes and an occasional bowl of cereal.
Lunches will be leftovers; right now I have leftover lentil tacos, plain lentils, Mexican Rice, Taco Quinoa, and plain quinoa. We will also have sandwiches, wraps, salads, and combinations of everything mixed together.
Snacks will be hummus with veggies, fruit, smoothies, I like a quick PB&J sometimes too.
Dinner
Monday: Leftover Mexican food
Tuesday: Brown Rice and Broccoli Casserole (My family’s favorite! They request this each week.)
Wednesday: Baked Potatoes topped with steamed veggies and lentils
Thursday: Minestrone Soup
Friday: Kale Salad with Maple-Mustard Dressing (I want to try this, it’s from the new Forks Over Knives Cookbook)
I’m looking forward to some good food this week. We have family favorites, quick and easy fare, a new recipe to try. Next week is my 2nd Food Demo which I’m re-branding as a women’s healthy living group now called Healthy Cravings. It is a plant-based group but not everyone knows that yet. I just teased them with the idea of eliminating disease and losing weight. 
Have a great week friends!
Tagged: Dairy Free, Frugal, gluten free, Healthy, Meal Plans, Menu Plan, Mexican Food, Minestrone Soup, Planning, Plant Based Diet, Unprocessed, Vegan, Weight Loss
Is your recipe for the brown rice broccoli casserole on your site somewhere? I would love to try it.
Hi Tina, here it is
http://myplantbasedfamily.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/brown-rice-and-broccoli-casserole/
I need to link it to the recipe page, thanks for the reminder.
I hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
LOL! We’re in the same warm boat over here in Texas. Having been raised here, I never really understood why all the calendar pictures of “September” had fall leaves and cool weather stuff….when we were still swimming! Looks like a great menu! I keep hearing about the Forks Over Knives cookbook. Do you like it? I think I need to check it out.