I love carbs. I always have and I always will. Often after I’ve written a Menu Monday blog post, I look back over the meals and realize how carb-heavy they look!
We do eat a lot of carbs, but I try to work fresh spinach and other green veggies in wherever I can. We eat a lot of salads that are mostly dark greens with a few other veggies on top. I put a cup of spinach in my green smoothies and try to add a green vegetable with all my work lunches.
At the end of the day, we love pasta, noodles and potatoes. And I’m okay with that. 🙂
On The Menu
Breakfast:
- Avocado Toast
- Green Smoothies
- Oatmeal
Lunch:
- Leftovers with fresh veggies – I cut up carrots and broccoli at the beginning of the week. It was so nice to add those along with a smaller portion of supper leftovers! I added grape tomatoes and apple slices on different days.
Supper:
- Taco Casserole over Corn Muffins
- Quick Beef Stroganoff (I used frozen meatballs instead of roast beef)/Egg Noodles/Southern Green Beans
- Alice Springs Chicken/Quick Mashed Potatoes/Tomato & Cucumber Salad
- Rotini Pasta with Spaghetti Meat Sauce/Tossed Salads
- Cheesy Chicken and Rice (I did this on the stovetop, used roasted chicken from my freezer and added steamed broccoli instead of corn – it’s a great one pot meal!)
- Roasted Potato Soup with Ham/Spinach Salad
- Date Night
I had some really good apples that weren’t getting eaten fast enough, so I made this easy apple galette. I had a homemade pie crust in the freezer that made the process even easier! Galettes are my favorite way to make fruit “pies” because they are so simple!
Come Home For Comfort 
That all sounds so yummy! I love carbs too but have been making a concerted effort to limit them since joining Weight Watchers earlier this year.
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Oh yes, carbs don’t work well with WW! 🙂
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Yum!! Carbs are always a good idea. I’ve been on a potato kick lately – baked potatoes, potato wedges, sweet potatoes, etc. I have also been eating leftovers for lunch. I love not having to think about what to fix for lunch.
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I think I need to have a quote like that in my kitchen – “Carbs are always a good idea.” 🙂
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I wish I didn’t love carbs so much!! We had a ton of fajita meat leftover from my bday party and I used the beef fajita meet in the instant pot to whip up some stroganoff and it was so yummy!
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Oh yum! That’s a creative way to use up beef for sure – and so delicious!
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The roasted potato soup sounds really good! I’m adding some of these recipes to next week’s menu. 🙂
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I make a couple different potato soup recipes, but that one is my favorite!
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