Meal Plan: Detox Week 2

We are having a great weekend here... Scouting for Food was really fun yesterday!

The whole family came and N's Daisy leaders gave us a couple of side streets to cover.  Daddy followed us in the car.  The girls got a big kick out of finding the "surprise" bags of food where the tags had been hung last week, and then handing them to Daddy through the car window.  L helped but N lead the way in her Daisy tunic.  The neighborhood donated generously and our backseat was filled with bags that the scout leaders later took to the food pantry.  N is working on earning her "sunny" petal and she kept commenting about how helpful she felt that day.  Awesome!

It was a busy morning at church today with a solo for me and a men's choir piece for M, but now I'm relaxing while M is out for a run and the girls have a little post-rest time watching a couple of episodes of the Harold and the Purple Crayon TV series-- this is their favorite since we saw the live show a couple of weeks ago.  I'm about to dive into a couple of hours of work for my class.

But first, I will quickly put our meal plan up for the week here, linking up as always with Laura and Jill!

The detox went really well last week; I actually didn't go into withdrawal like I did the first time we detoxed (last time I got really cranky and groggy for a day or two, and then felt better after that).  I think that's probably because it wasn't such a drastic diet change for us this time around.  It showed me that we are already eating much more cleanly on a regular basis (hooray!).  It did make me feel much better, however, to quit eating Halloween candy.  And being really aware of my water intake also is really helpful.  It's amazing the difference it makes in your energy level to be well hydrated.

This week we are adding back in dairy and a bit of meat.  I have actually really enjoyed unsweetened vanilla almond milk or soy milk in my coffee... I'm thinking of making that a more permanent change!  (Slightly better for me than my usual half and half!)

Here's the plan for the week.  I may actually save one or two of these meals for next week since we still have so many yummy leftovers from last week... our Groundnut Soup was delicious; I highly recommend it!

Sunday breakfast: soaked baked oatmeal
Sunday lunch: salads and wraps in the car on the way home from church
Sunday supper: spaghetti squash pizza bake for grown-ups, leftover homemade mac for the girls

Monday breakfast: leftover oatmeal bake
Monday lunch: salads for grown-ups, scrambled eggs & fruit for girls
Monday supper: orange tofu quinoa

Tuesday breakfast: banana custard oats topped with peanut butter
Tuesday lunch: quesadillas & smoothies for kids, salads for grown-ups
Tuesday supper: curried cauliflower soup with paleo sweet potato biscuits (if I get the time to make them)

Wednesday breakfast: steel cut oats in the crockpot
Wednesday lunch: at Grandma's (packed lunches?)
Wednesday supper: leftovers

Thursday breakfast: leftover steel cut oats or poached eggs
Thursday lunch: packed lunches for kiddos (sandwiches); salads for grown-ups
Thursday supper: teriyaki chicken (using my teriyaki tofu marinade) with soba noodles & broccoli

Friday breakfast: protien pancakes
Friday lunch: fruit and yogurt dip, veggies & hummus; salads
Friday supper: more leftovers!

Saturday breakfast: Daddy makes waffles
Saturday lunch and supper: various leftovers

Enjoy your week, everyone!