Summer Meal Plan and Food Plate Ideas

I’m excited about posting meal ideas using the new “MyPlate” as a guide.  My plan is to start taking more pictures of our balanced meals, and keep the pictures here.  I find that following the new food plate icon is pretty simple, yet hard!  It’s tough to think of what to put with each meal to make them balanced, and then it’s challenging to get your family to eat that way.

Long ago I tried to issue a challenge.  I called it the “Change One Meal Challenge” If your family just changes ONE meal to be half fruits and vegetables, then you’ll be healthier.  So don’t be discouraged.   Take ideas from our meals or make your own and just think about making one meal more balanced.

Onto the meal plan…

Although we haven’t hit the double digit heat yet, simply being warmer is still a good reason to spend less time in a hot kitchen.

	Breakfast	Lunch	Snacks	Dinner
Monday	Power Gold Smoothie	Garden Lovers Turkey sandwich with baby carrots	Strawberry Goat Cheese bruschetta. (looks good!)	BBQ Chicken with black bean and corn salad plus baked potatoes
Tuesday	Breakfast burritos (with salsa)	Egg salad in whole wheat pita. Apple slices and celery	Crunchy Fruit and yogurt parfait	Lettuce Wraps
Wednesday	Yogurt and granola with bananas	Healthy Macaroni and Cheese with watermelon	PB&J Truffles	Tortilla Soup
Thursday	Oven baked Orange French toast	Asian Chicken Slaw	Sliced watermelon plus walnuts	Portobello Cheeseburgers with sweet potato fries and green beans
Friday	Whole grain cereal (Chex) with fruit yogurt mixed in.	Baked potatoes with green salad	Apple wedges with peanut butter	Grilled Pork, red potatoes, and cucumber tomato salad

 

For the printable and past meal plans, visit our archives page.

Had to leave you with a picture of my 2 year old nephew.  Kids totally know what to do with a phone, don’t they?