Weekly Menu for June 24 to 30
If you have been reading our blog and chance about our post of who we are I made mention that I am into planning our weekly menu. Why??? because I wanted to save money. I don't like wasting food and other resources. I wanted our household to be very kin on not wasting anything. It's not only the food that I am very particular about. I also save on electricity and water. I always close the lights when it's not needed (unless my husband comes in and opens all the lights, which I close after him! hahaha). Open our veranda doors for air instead of the electric fan.
For about a year now I have been successful with this planing of menu. =) We have managed to cut our grocery purchase down to half (beaming with pride!!!) and I have also managed to cut down cholesterol counts, sugar counts and sodium from our quarterly blood-test. =) Today, I have decided to share with you guys our weekly menu. I hope you guys can learn something from this.
If you have been reading our blog and chance about our post of who we are I made mention that I am into planning our weekly menu. Why??? because I wanted to save money. I don't like wasting food and other resources. I wanted our household to be very kin on not wasting anything. It's not only the food that I am very particular about. I also save on electricity and water. I always close the lights when it's not needed (unless my husband comes in and opens all the lights, which I close after him! hahaha). Open our veranda doors for air instead of the electric fan.
For about a year now I have been successful with this planing of menu. =) We have managed to cut our grocery purchase down to half (beaming with pride!!!) and I have also managed to cut down cholesterol counts, sugar counts and sodium from our quarterly blood-test. =) Today, I have decided to share with you guys our weekly menu. I hope you guys can learn something from this.
Monday:
Breakfast:
Beef Tapa with Cucumber and Tomatoes side dish,
Egg (optional), Fried Rice,
Breakfast:
Beef Tapa with Cucumber and Tomatoes side dish,
Egg (optional), Fried Rice,
Drink: Coffee or Hot Chocolate (I like Antonio Pueo Hot Chocolate Drink)
Lunch:
Sinigang na Hipon with kangkong and labanos,
Plain Rice and Fried Bangus Belly
Fruit: Ripe Mango (1 slice only)
Sinigang na Hipon with kangkong and labanos,
Plain Rice and Fried Bangus Belly
Fruit: Ripe Mango (1 slice only)
Dinner:
Soup: Soup of sinigang from lunch with veggys
Tortang Talong, Fried Chicken and Rice
Fruit: PapayaSoup: Soup of sinigang from lunch with veggys
Tortang Talong, Fried Chicken and Rice
Tuesday:
B: Oatmeal with fresh apples, Spam and Coffee or Soy Milk
F: Mango (1 slice only)
Wednesday:
L: Pork adobo, Rice, Beef clear soup with carrots
Gisadong Baguio beans with giniling or shrimps
F: Papaya
Gisadong Baguio beans with giniling or shrimps
F: Papaya
D: Amapalaya guisado, Steamed Lapu-lapu with soy sauce or Fish fillet with (I like Jufran) Sweet Chilli sauce, Rice and Nido soup
F: Orange slices
F: Orange slices
B: Chicken Arozcaldo or Tokwa Arozcaldo
F: Apples Slices or Banana
Lunch: Breaded Liempo, Rice, Paksiw na bangus with Talong and Ampalaya
F: Melon/Orange slices
F: Melon/Orange slices
D: Pork or chicken Menudo, Grilled Bangus Belly with Tomatoes, salt and onion stuffings, Steamed okra with bagoong or other veggy
F: Melon/ Avocado
F: Melon/ Avocado
Thursday:
B: Ham and Cheese Sandwich with coffee
F: Banana / Papaya
L: Chicken or Beef broccoli, Fried Tilapia and Misua Soup with garlic (optional)
F: Avocado
F: Avocado
D: Korean Beef Stew with carrot wedges, Toge guisadoa and Fried Dilis.
F: Melon
F: Melon
Friday:
B: Longsilog with coffee and cucumber salsa
F: Banana
L: Mongo guisado with beef or pork ribs and dahon ng ampalaya and Fried Tinapang bangus
F: Kiwi
F: Kiwi
D: Fried Chicken, Cream of mushroom soup, mashed potatoes and Steam corn
F: Kiwi
F: Kiwi
Saturday:
B: Oatmeal with Ma-hu and coffee
F: ponkan
L: Chopsuey with chicken liver, shrimp and pork slices and Beef nilaga with pechay and Repolyo
F: ponkan
F: ponkan
D: Eat out (bonding)
Sunday:
B: Fried Dangit with cooked kamatis (as sauce), egg, and garlic fried rice with coffee
F: Pomelo
L: Pancit guisado, grilled pork bbq and halabos na hipon w/ ginger
F: Pomelo
F: Pomelo
D: Eat out.
As a rule of thumb for every 1 kilo that is good for 10 people, of-course in small servings =). If you are on a diet you may substitute the White Rice to Red Rice. In our house we use Red Rice. You may find the red rice a bit hard. What I do is we wash the rice and the measure the water and let the rice soak on it for a good 30 minutes before we cook it. This will allow the rice to soften.
If you are pregnant and is on a strict diet or maybe suffering from Gestational Diabetes, my nutritionist Dra. Virgith Buena suggest that I take fruits first before every meal, followed by soup, then veggies (salad or regular cooked veggies) and proceed with my meal. Before you can even finish your main meal your already full.
If your on breastfeeding incorporate more Clam soup, Tinola Soup with Malungay Leaves and other leafy vegetable.
As a healthy alternative you may want to use lean Pork, Lean Chicken or Lean Beef. If your not keen on using lean part specially the chicken you may buy thigh fillets without the skin. We also use Free Range Chicken or Native Chicken for our soups and Chicken Dishes.
I hope in some way I have help you. =) I will try to upload another menu next week. =) Again I said I will try! hahaha! =)
~~~Mommy Raquel
As a rule of thumb for every 1 kilo that is good for 10 people, of-course in small servings =). If you are on a diet you may substitute the White Rice to Red Rice. In our house we use Red Rice. You may find the red rice a bit hard. What I do is we wash the rice and the measure the water and let the rice soak on it for a good 30 minutes before we cook it. This will allow the rice to soften.
If you are pregnant and is on a strict diet or maybe suffering from Gestational Diabetes, my nutritionist Dra. Virgith Buena suggest that I take fruits first before every meal, followed by soup, then veggies (salad or regular cooked veggies) and proceed with my meal. Before you can even finish your main meal your already full.
If your on breastfeeding incorporate more Clam soup, Tinola Soup with Malungay Leaves and other leafy vegetable.
As a healthy alternative you may want to use lean Pork, Lean Chicken or Lean Beef. If your not keen on using lean part specially the chicken you may buy thigh fillets without the skin. We also use Free Range Chicken or Native Chicken for our soups and Chicken Dishes.
I hope in some way I have help you. =) I will try to upload another menu next week. =) Again I said I will try! hahaha! =)
~~~Mommy Raquel
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