Menu Plan Monday & Snacks for Kids....

Ty had a playdate last week with a fairly new friend.

They had a great time together, but when I asked what they would like for snacks,

our new friends was too shy to tell me.

So I made up this tray of assorted snacks, hoping that he would like at least one thing.

Ranch dip & carrots. Animal Crackers. Watermelon. Apple slices. Goldfish Crackers and some other little crackers.

The tray came back empty.

Wouldn’t you love to be a kid a again where someone just makes you little snacks

and serves them on a tray?

One of the things I love about Menu Plan Monday is that it’s such a great start to getting the family organized for the week.

And with the start of a new school year {September 1st for us} right around the corner, meal planning is such an important tool to keep the house running smoothly with extra-curricular actitivities & homework commitments. I not only write down the meal, but the time it should be served that night, which varies depending on the schedule.

Last week I was reading comments on a blog post about meal planning.

I was reading how lots of meal planning & shopping lists are done on the computer and printed off.

Meal Plans for 6 weeks at time…all on the computer, typed up and printed off.

I would love to be that organized, but to be honest, I like simple too.
Plus, I find it much easier to rotate in new recipes my way.

My menu planning tools are simple.

They consist of this pad I picked up at Michael’s for $1.00.

It has magnets on the back, so I keep it right on my fridge.