Sunday, January 22, 2012

Meal Planning #11: Healthy, Wholesome, Mouthwatering



I typically spend a few hours, each day hitting different sites to find recipes I would love to make, showcase or just have on hand. From all this searching, I have come to find out two things. First, you may have noticed Facebook, Twitter, websites, blogs are filled with delicious recipes for Vegan and Gluten Free meals, snacks, desserts etc. I have really changed how I search and save recipes. I want to make sure the ingredients are not created in some lab, no refined sugar (American eat over 140lb of sugar a year) and as little flour (baking, bleached/unbleached flour, nut flour is optimal) as possible.  I might even consider making a Pinterest Board, that says, Recipes to Remake


So for this week, there are 25 spotlighted recipes. 


{NEW} this week, there are almost another 100+ recipes in my Helpful Links. These are links that I thought might interest you. 


I found some great Vegan, Gluten Free recipes with ideal (in my mind) ingredients. I think they are worth trying. You will definitely get your vegetables. There are a few recipes that have zucchini and chickpeas in them. The reason for this, is as a family on a budget, I tailor my grocery list around what I am buying. If I could get a few recipes out of the same ingredient, well than my buck goes further. 


This weeks Helpful Links are (found below spotlighted recipes)


Kids/Toddler Snacks Recipes
Baby Food Recipes
Stocking your Pantry, Freezer and Fridge
Clean Eating Recipes
Winter Bowl Recipes




Meal #1
Kath Eats Real Food



Joy the Baker




Meal #2
Not Rachel Ray


The Family Kitchen




Meal #3
The Lunchbox Bunch



Meal #4

Healthful Pursuit



Meal #5


The Healthy Foodie





Worth Trying


Dinner/Lunch {5}


Martha Stewart



Spices and Spackle



The Copycat Cook



No Face Plate



High Heals and Frijoles




Snacks {6}


Vegan She Knows



Vegan She Knows



Joyful Abode



The Blueberry Girl



The Versatile Vegetarian Kitchen


The Copycat Cook





Breakfast {3}

Vegan/Gluten Free Muffin
Family Fresh Cooking



Cake Duchess



Healthy Food for Living


Drinks {4}

Scaling Back Blog



The Copycat Cook



Deliciously Organic



Marcus Samuelsson



KIDS/TODDLER SNACKS
Do you struggle with snacks for your kids/toddlers? This link will give you some great recipes, with photos of snacks that they should love (some you might have to try a few times, don't give up.)
Vegan Snacks for Kids from JL Goes Vegan


BABY FOOD 
Baby food can easily be bought in the store but what if you had a site which had it all. Different links based on the age of your child. Would you make yours at home?

Baby Food from Once a Month Mom


GROCERY SHOPPING/BUDGET
Grocery shopping on a budget can be a little easier when you create recipes from things that are already in your house. This link will help give some ideas of what to keep around so meals can be planned a little easier.
Stocking Up from The Pioneer Woman Cooks

EATING CLEAN
Did you New Years Resolution have anything to do with cleaning up what you were putting in your mouth? This link will give you 10 Clean eating meals which you could throw into your normal weekly meal routine easily.

10 Clean Eating Meals from Healthful Pursuit

RECIPES FOR HEALTHY EATING
Winter is a great time to dive into comfort food. This link will lead you in a direction of a different version of comfort food.

10 Bowls for Healthy Winter Eating


Did you find some that you are looking forward too? Is this helpful in your weekly meal planning? Share with me your thoughts in the comments. You can also follow along with me at the Helpful Recipes Group, Pinterest, Facebook and Twitter.

Have the best week ever!

Linda Jacobson
The Helpful Sister




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