| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
1CrockPot – Ox Tails Steve – Baked Potato Buttered Noodles Mixed Veggies Salad |
240 Clove Chicken Brown Rice String Beans Steve – Baked Potato |
3CrockPot – Pulled Pork Cole Slaw French Fries Bread |
4Leftovers |
5Chicken Noodle Soup Ham & Bean Soup (fr) |
6Pancakes Bacon Fruit |
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7Superbowl Party! Chicken & Beef Tacos Fixings Corn Dip Chips Brownies |
8Leftover Tacos |
9Roast Chicken Breast Mashed Potatoes Salad Peas & Carrots |
10Chicken Noodle Soup (fr) Potato Soup (fr) |
11Meatloaf Mac & Cheese Peas Steve – Baked Potato |
12Orange Chicken Brown Rice String Beans Fennel Slaw Steve – Baked Potato |
13Shirley’s Chicken Mashed Potatoes Salad |
14Rotisserie Chicken Corn Roast Potatoes Salad Biscuits |
15Leftovers |
16Steak Salad Steve – Baked Potato Baked Sweet Potato |
17Waffles Bacon Fruit |
18Roast Chicken Breasts Oven Fries Salad |
19Spaghetti Meatballs Garlic Bread Steve – Chicken Noodle Soup (fr) |
20Lemon Chicken – Grill Foil Packet Potatoes Salad |
21CrockPot – Pot Roast Potatoes Carrots Beer Bread |
22Hamburgers French Fries Onion Rings Salad |
23Bacon Wrapped Chicken Brown Rice Steve – Baked Potato String Beans |
24BBQ Chicken Mashed Potatoes Salad |
25S&D – Waffles Cream Chip Beef Toast Homefries Fruit |
26CrockPot – Pulled Pork Cole Slaw French Fries Bread |
27Whole Roast Chicken Carrots Mashed Potatoes Stuffing Salad |
28Leftovers |
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This is for those people who didn’t realize just how much of a type A personality I have 
Obviously as Emily gets older, she will eat more, but given the quantities that she currently consumes, here is a menu using up all the jars that I have on hand.
- Orange = new food being introduced
- Green = homemade baby food
- Black = a food that she has had before
This is draft one. I wonder how long before her eating habits change, & I have to increase the amount of food at a meal & therefore revise the menu?
I have recently stocked up on baby food, so I decided to inventory it all so I know what I have on hand. Not nearly as daunting a task as one would think. After about 15 min, I have a nice check sheet outlining the 121 jars that are on hand. I then spent about an hour planning out Emily’s menu for the next month making sure each new food is introduced over at least 2 days. Those jars should last me until the end of January unless she starts eating a lot more at each meal. Currently, we go through about 12 T of cereal a day, 1 1/2 jars of fruit, and 1 1/2 – 2 jars of veg.
Once we get through these jars, and move on to foods with texture, I will begin making my own baby food. Emily starts proteins at the end of the month, so eggs, cheeses & yogurt will soon be added to the menu. I already have a lot of dried beans on hand, so I will prepare those at the end of the month too. Then its on too meats. We are well stocked with organic grass-fed beef, but I need to start scoping out the sales for organic/hormone-free pork & poultry. I only have large packages in my freezer currently, so a butcher counter where I can get just a few ounces of something would be ideal.
God willing, in the not to distant future, Emily will have teeth (still nothing at 7 1/2 mos) and then we can introduce so finger foods to the mix. She is already showing interest in David’s Cheerios & cereal bars, so she is well on her way.