We took a family walk the other night to McDonalds, the long way. We love fall family walks. We usually go there at the end and treat ourselves to icecream or happymeals for the kids or something. Sometimes we walk to the nearby playground and watch the kids play for a while. But this night we hit McD's. We sat outside and the boys split a happymeal, I downed a coke and Travis a sandwhich. We chatted bout the week ahead. Then i proposed to them that we make a change. The entire month of October, I want our family to be fast food free. COMPLETELY. NO biscuits on the way to school, no happy meals on fridays, no drive thru windows, pizza deliveries, etc. We agreed that we could do this as a family. It will just take a lot of effort mostly on my part with cooking and meal planning. I sat down and made out our monthly meals. I think I have it ready to go and I think we can do this. We had to sell the kids (mostly Austin) on this...because they are the majority of the reason why we even fast food to begin with. I am anxious about this healthy step into the future. We told them we can take the money we would normally spend on fast food and give it to them to spend. That was the closing deal. :)
So here is a peek into a month of dinner meals in our household....
1-cheeseburger, frozen veggies
2-chicken & dumplings, greenbeans
3- Pizza (homemade ones)
4- stirfry
5- chicken pillows, corn on the cob
6- tuscano soup, sandwhiches
7- spaghetti and salad
8-breakfast casserole
9-PARTY (no cooking necessary!)
10- wedding meal
11-cream cheese chicken, rice
12-sausage and zuchinni tortelloni
13-pot roast
14-enchiladas
15- pancakes and omelettes
16- pigs in the blanket, vegatable medley
17- at the lake (take picnic sandwhiches)
18- Lasagna rolls, french bread
19- cheddar cheese chicken, greenbeans
20-French Dip Roast, mashed potatoes
21- Chicken Pot pie
22- Hot dogs with homemade coleslaw, mac n cheese,
23- Chili and cornbread
24- BEACH- no cooking
25- BEACH- no cooking
26- Spaghetti, salad, frenchbread
27- Grilled chicken and veggies
28- potato soup
29- cheeseburger casserole, homemade fries
30- Nachos
31- SURPRISE HALLOWEEN MEAL!
sounds good! :) I of course am attempting to give up soft drinks in October too. :) That will be harder than anything. :) I love my cheerwine. :)