January 2012 Diet Menu from Once a Month Mom. Want access to recipe cards, grocery lists, step-by-step cooking day instructions and labels complete with freezing directions and customizable serving sizes?
Want to swap out recipes in this menu? Already a member? Sign in! Happy New Year!! As 2012 rings in, we are bringing you an all-star menu! Egg Casserole Cups make a delicious breakfast! Winter weather favorites, like chicken tortilla soup and turkey meatloaf made the list, and hopefully they will warm you up as you enjoy them during this cold weather. Due to the fact that this is a seasonal menu, you may find that some of the produce items are out of season in January. The links below are just so you can see which recipes are included in this month's menu. Breakfasts Lunches Dinners **Indicates meals that require NO COOKING on your OAMC BIG DAY! Recipe Cards OAMM Members Only! Grocery List Instructions Labels Pinterest: Are you a person that likes to see the menus visually? Facebook Fan Party: Instructions for viewing live-stream: Get Started.
The Tidy Nest: Freezer Smoothies. We have been enjoying smoothies for breakfast this summer.
Smoothies are a quick way to eat a healthy breakfast using fresh ingredients. We still have a lot of blueberries in our freezer from our trip to the blueberry patch and quite a few strawberries from various summer sales. To make these smoothies go together even faster, I divide the fruit and yogurt into serving size baggies and store them in the freezer. I usually put several of these packets together at the beginning of the month to stock my freezer for the following month. The fruit is already washed and chopped and I freeze the yogurt in ice cube trays to divide it into the appropriate serving size. For a smoothie that serves two, I use about 1 1/2 cups fruit and 3-4 yogurt cubes (approx. one tablespoon each). I throw all of the packets into a large freezer bag to prevent freezer burn. Freezer smoothies make breakfast quick and easy!
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Thanks! I have a quick question-I want to make these in foil pans so it will be easy for them to pop into the oven. How do you avoid freezer burn? Is there a trick I don't know about? June 22, 2011 at 1:49 PM Joelen said... 2 Hi Julie! June 22, 2011 at 1:58 PM Say It With Destiny! I'm excited to discover your blog! June 23, 2011 at 9:39 AM Joelen said... 4 Say it with Destiny - thanks for finding me! June 23, 2011 at 10:29 AM Heather said... 5 What fantastic list! June 25, 2011 at 2:42 AM Megs Stapleton said... 6 After an open request for easy make ahead freezer meals, my friend suggested your blog - And I am glad that she did! June 27, 2011 at 5:48 PM The Matthews' Family said... 7. Egg Casserole Cups.
Since eating protein in the morning helps prevent that mid-morning crash I love when there’s an egg casserole cup in the freezer.
Popping it in the microwave is just about as easy as pouring a bowl of cereal. Plus, it provides a serving of vegetables. I’m pretty sure veggies wouldn’t make it into my breakfast any other way! Breakfast time is crazy in my house. It’s hectic and we don’t have much time so there’s only about a 1% chance that I’ll make eggs. Author/Source: Christine @ onceamonthmeals.com Ingredients: 3 slices whole-wheat bread1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced1/2 cup mushrooms6 large eggs (whole)6 large egg whitessalt and pepper, to taste1/4 cup low-fat shredded cheddar cheesecooking spray6 ramekins (or large cup muffin tins) Directions: Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
Freezing Directions: Once cool, remove egg casserole from ramekins and flash freeze.