I’m not a super snacky person but hummus and carrots and bell peppers are nice. Hummus can be store bought or DIY’d, I buy the carrots that are already cut up into sticks but I do have to cut up the peppers. The homemade part is a big hurdle for me actually eating the snack. For store bought hummus I tend to wait till there’s a buy one get one deal on the brand I like (every few months) which also helps with novelty instead of being like “Oh, the same old snack”.
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Sorry if I’ve shared this already but I have a daily snack plate that I love.
- Whatever fresh veggies are in the fridge
- Berries
- 2 hard boiled eggs
- Walnuts
- Pumpkin seeds
- Almonds if I feel like it
I really like the Costco dehydrated sweet potato, I bet you could make them yourself.
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This week’s meal plan:
Chicken and waffles (popcorn chicken on bogo)
Blueberry french toast casserole, inspired by the french toast stick conversation (blueberries on bogo)
Fancy grilled cheese with cranberry/orange dipping sauce
Shepherd’s pie (make double and freeze the other)
Freezer ravioli with alfredo goat cheese and sun dried tomatoes, spinach, white beans (goat cheese is bogo and I do love it so)
Honey garlic teriyaki pork loin from freezer
Black beans and yellow rice
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I got a deal on flashfood for stracciatella cheese (like the inside of burrata), but there was an internet glitch when I purchased, and I ended up with two containers.
Tonight it will be spaghetti with meat sauce and cheese, but I’ll need to figure out (quickly) what to do with another container.
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I like making muffins with flax seed instead of eggs for the fiber boots (1tbs of flax soaked in 3 tbsp water = 1 egg).
We make blueberry muffins using the mini boreal frozen blueberries from trader Joe’s and they are perfect for muffins!
(I usually Google a random recipe each time).
Zucchini bread/muffins if you want to eat desert vegetables 
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Ohter ideas:
I made my own nut mix with pecan pieces, roasted slivered almonds, and pepitas. It’s a different texture than whole nuts. Often I put this on top of plain yogurt but sometimes just have a handful.
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I missed your first sentence at first and when I saw your list, I thought you were answering the call for snack ideas and was like wow, they do really intense snacks 
(But your list does look delicious!)
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My kids no longer eat pasta with red sauce or chicken burgers so all planning is off… today we’ll try making nuggets together to see if that makes it a safe food again.
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I’m really sorry, I feel this pain
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What’s wrong with the children of this generation!? My kid won’t eat red sauce either, including pizza sauce.
She will eat plain beans of almost any variety straight from a can though so I forgive her.
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When did you steal my child??
(She hates pasta.)
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it’s not that i won’t eat red sauce, but pasta with red sauce is so boring to me. i need some meatballs or cheese or something to make it feel like a meal.
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Cheese and peas, that’s what my mom did to make it a meal. Chopped carrots are also great in red sauce!
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Okay but I bet you could name me like 5 meals you will eat without 4.5 of those turning out to be lies!
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husband has been adding boursin cheese, it’s so good! he does a mean bolognese too with peas and ground beef, but that takes longer than opening up a jar and putting it on some pasta.
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haha yes i could for sure. when i was 6, though? not a given 
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Okay, new plan for this week:
Dinner - burrito bowl takeout. Unlikely to be eaten but no emotional attachment.
Make chicken nuggies together
Lunch - chicken nuggies, bread, rage
Dinner - chicken biryani fancy salad for me
Weekend
Leftover biryani
Maybe be camping
Tuna sandwiches
Sunday night or monday ground beef and rice/tandoori tofu for me
Pasta and wild garlic pesto
Halloumi and egg sandwiches and salads
Soup
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I’ve heard about this!! I need to try it soon
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lol
you are such a good mom!
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So true bestie
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