It's the first day of school in our little family and I have a confession: I stink at planning meals. I think about food obsessively when I am hungry, I eat, and then I don't think about food until I get hungry again. Weird thing about kids: they are always hungry. They keep eating. They never stop having to eat. But sometimes it creeps up on me- the kids are hungry. The kids need dinner. The kids require breakfast. We need to eat three times a day (and more), every day, no matter what and yet meals often catch me off guard.
But oh dear readers- the beginning of a school year is replete with opportunity for new beginnings. New routines, new teachers and new knowledge come with a new school year. Maybe just maybe there is room for mom to learn to do something new! I can try.
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Look everyone at Trader Joe's! This is my shopping list. On the reverse side is my meal plan for the week. |
In all fairness to myself, I have planned meals in the past. However, the beginning of school seems the perfect time to double down and start with a plan. I compiled a week of recipes, I drove to Trader Joe's. I hunted and gathered. I drove home.
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burrito ingredients. |
Cleverly included in my shopping list were the ingredients for breakfast burritos. I discovered that I love the flavor and idea of the breakfast burrito circa 2001. 15 years later I have followed the whim to make and freeze my own. THANK YOU PINTEREST FOR MAKING MY DREAMS A REALITY.
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the first few. I wasn't great at rolling but I got better. |
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Like little children all lined up in a bed. Burrito babies. 10 of them. ready to freeze. |
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Told ya. All they do is eat. |
What a great idea to make breakfast burritos! So much healthier than sugary cereal! Keep up the good work and ideas!😉 LM
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