Menu Plan Monday: Week of September 28, 2015
What I love about October, recipes and articles you may have missed, and this week’s menu.ย
Is Thursdayย really the start of October?! So hard to believe, especially since I’m still getting use out of my open-toe shoes (these are the important things, right?! Lol, JK!). When I think of October, my mind goes to #AllThingsPumpkin, comfy cozy sweaters and puffy vests, lots of soup, apples and pears, and the annual Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Food and Nutrition Conference &ย Expoย (FNCE).
The conference is taking place in Nashville this coming weekend, which I am very excited for primarily to connect face to faceย with my dietitian nutritionist friends, most of whom I only “see” on social media. Plus, Nashville is supposed to be a happening place – in fact, my mother (a big country music fan) is super jealous! Keep your eyes out for all my Twitter, Instagram, and FB shares while I’m there – I can assure you there will be lots of food photos and probably a few new science-based nutrition facts too!
Before I head out of town, stay tuned for a couple of new posts this week. In the meantime, check out some of my fave links from last week and this week’s menu plan. Have a great week everyone!
Articles:
When Was the Last Time You Tried Something New? @ Healthy Bites
Saturated Fat: Good, Bad, or Benign? By Caroline Kaufmann @ To Live & Diet in L.A. (I couldnโt agree more with what Caroline said: โLife is so much easier when you stop focusing on one nutrient, and look at the whole food package.โ)
A Call for Lunch Box Sanity by Sally Kuzemchak @ Parents Magazine
Autumn Produce Guide @ The Grateful Grazer
Recipes:
Chocolate Chip Pancake Bread @ Cotter Crunch
Freezer Oatmeal Cups @ Your Choice Nutrition by Dietitian Brittany (such a fun, quick, and easy breakfast for the whole family)
Pumpkin Crumb Muffins with Chocolate @ Healthy Nibbles & Bits
Zucchini Carrot Fritters @ RDelicious Kitchen
Maple Walnut Apple Crisp @ Healthy Ideas Place
Smoked Salmon & Goat Cheese Mini Frittatas @ Marisa Moore Nutrition
Pumpkin Bread Pudding with Tart Cherries @ Love and Zest
Week of September 28, 2015
Monday:ย Leftovers from Friday (Butternut Squash Soup, Traditional Brisket, Herbed Panko-Crusted Chicken, Quinoa with Spiced Apples, and Rosemary-Roasted Cauliflower with Raisins)
Tuesday:ย ย Maple-Glazed Bakedย Salmon with Lemony Lentil and Chickpea Saladย
Wednesday:ย Citrus Ginger Tofu Salad with Buckwheat Soba Noodles (a variation)
Thursday:ย Off Duty
Friday:ย Roasted Chicken with Artichokes, Peppers, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Braised Red Cabbage with Apples, and Mushroom Onion Barley (leftovers from the freezer)
What are you excited for in October?
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I really look forward to these link love posts! I’m also such a fan of Sally Kuzemchak (“we all have our thing” is such an important thing to remember!). Thanks for including my sat fat post ๐
Thanks Caroline! I’m so glad to know it’s a useful resource! And yes, Sally is fab!
Thanks so much for including my post. Looking forward to seeing you in Nashville!
Can’t wait!
Thanks for including my freezer oatmeal recipe!
It is still pretty warm here is Utah, too – I am wearing flip flops as I type this! I hope you have a great time in Nashville!
I’m loving the unseasonal warm weather! Thanks so much – sorry you won’t be there.
awesome! love your round up and can’t wait for my invite for dinner! haha. WIshful!
Thanks Lindsay! If you lived closer it would be my pleasure to have you over any time!
October brings all kinds of things to look forward too: apples, the start of basketball season, and Nashville for me this year. Haven’t been to FNCE in a long time. And thank you for including my apple crisp!
That’s so exciting! last year was my first one back in a while. Hope we run into each other!
You are cooking my favorite chicken and I’m not invited to shabbat dinner ? Enjoy !
haha…you wanna come?!
I love that you included a few pumpkin recipes. I always look to this post for recipe inspiration— and menu planning, of course!!!
Thanks so much Katie!
Dat chicken!!! I am coming over Friday, cool??
haha…door is always open!
Another delicious meal plan, as usual! ๐ Thanks for including my autumn produce guide!
Thanks so much Steph! The guide is fabulous and a great resource for everyone!
October is one of my favorite months! Have fun at FNCE. I wish I was going this year, but I look forward to seeing what other people post!
Off to check out these great links! ๐
Thank you! Hopefully you can make it to the next one. After I had my girls I took about 4 years off from going!