Menu Plan Monday - July 23

Happy Monday! I have been researching the vegetarian and vegan diets more and more and have been pleased with what I've found. In my own experience, I have been leaning more toward a vegan diet. The Hallelujah Diet has come the closest to the one in which I find the most "comfort level." I do not, however, strictly adhere to it. I have been gluten-free for a little over two years. THANK THE LORD that I found out what was destroying my digestive system before I developed cancer or another issue. When I was in Indiana a couple of weeks ago, I innocently ate what I thought was eggs at a restaurant. Okay, so eggs are not vegan. Nothing on the breakfast menu was gluten-free except for some condiments and coffee. I thought I was safe with eggs. I found out, too late, that the eggs were reconstituted powdered eggs and contained gluten. I think it is safe to say that I can never go back to eating even the tiniest amount of gluten again!


My menu this week includes some vegan foods and some gluten-free items. Of course, the meat is on there for my meat eating hubby and kids. A * indicates gluten-free. A ** indicates both gluten-free and vegan.

Monday

*Pot Roast with Potatoes in the Crock Pot

**Fresh Green Beans

**Salads

**Chunky Banana Cream Freeze (Healthy Cooking Aug/Sept '12)

Tuesday

*Grilled Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs

**Garlic Mashed Cauliflower 

**Raw Zucchini Pasta

Rigatoni and Pasta Sauce

**Date and Nut Balls

Wednesday

Chicken Tacos

**Raw Burritos

**Chips & Salsa

**Applesauce

Thursday

*Grilled Pork Chops

**Baked Potatoes

**Salads

Friday

Pizza & Pop

Saturday

*Burgers and Hot Dogs over fire in the woods

**Potato Chips

*Potato Salad

**Cucumber/Tomato Salad

Sunday

On Your Own