Meatless MondaysI've seen this mentioned on several places around the web, and thought it might be a good way to save money and have a little fun at the same time...
In our family for the next couple of weeks, we're going to have Meatless Mondays...a night where we will have meals consisting of no meat.
We all know that meat can often be one of the most expensive parts of the meal, so this will hopefully be a way to help cut the cost of our weekly grocery bill.
I'm planning on making Meatless Mondays fun. For example, everyone has to come to the table with their clothes on backwards or with a crazy hat on. This will hopefully make it something everyone looks forward to.
Here are a few of the ideas of meals that I have come up with for this night:
Veggie Stir Fry with Ramen Noodles
Baked Potato Bar
Chili (with Beans, No Meat)
Grilled Cheese/Tomato Soup
Breakfast Night
Do any of you already do this? What are some low-cost meatless meals that you have come up with? Let us know in the comments below!
2 comments:
My family loves hot veggie pizza. We live in Zambia, so we don't get take-out, but this makes for a quick meal. I freeze a homemade pizza crust ahead of time, take it out of the freezer, top it with a white sauce with garlic/herbs added and put a bag of frozen broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, string beans on it. Top all with some shredded mozzarella.
I think its great that you've decided to have Meatless Mondays! By showing your kids now that eating healthy can be fun you're helping them to make better choices later in life. Another way to get your children involved is to let them help with the cooking. You can assign tasks by age and its a great way to teach them healthy habits and math skills (a pre-schooler can count out the needed ingredients and elementary age kids can do the measuring).
I work on a non-profit campaign called Meatless Monday which encourages Americans to skip meat once a week to cut their saturated fat intake by 15%, reducing their risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and certain cancers. If you like so more recipe ideas we have lots on our site that are light on your wallet but full of flavor. You can check us out at www.MeatlessMonday.com
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