Sun
27
Tonight — 7 for dinner
Burger + hot dog bar on the grill + corn + pasta salad (or coleslaw) + chips
4 adults, 3 kids — everyone builds their own, easy to scale for a crowd and fun for mixed ages.
Mon
28
Monday
Sausage sheet pan + peppers & zucchini
Hasn't been in rotation in over a month.
Tue
29
Taco Tuesday — carb-load for Wed's meet
TJ's carnitas tacos, flour tortillas + rice + black beans + all the fixings
Flour shells and rice for extra carbs ahead of tomorrow's meet.
Wed
30
Wednesday — XC meet, fast
Rotisserie chicken + butter pasta
Store-bought rotisserie — no cook time on the protein. Buy an extra one to cover C's Thursday alternative and lunches this week.
Thu
1
Thursday
Thai-spiced ground pork rice bowl + cucumber, tomato, lemon
C gets plain chicken alongside from Wednesday's extra rotisserie.
Fri
2
Friday — pizza night
Homemade pizza
Cold ferment dough from Sunday — pull from the fridge with time to come to temp before shaping.
Dinner proteins
Ground beef, for burgers
Tonight — feeds 7
Hot dogs
Tonight — easy kid option
Italian sausage
Monday sheet pan
TJ's carnitas
Tuesday tacos — just needs reheating
Rotisserie chicken, x2
Wednesday dinner + extra for C's Thursday alternative and lunches
Ground pork
Thursday Thai-spiced rice bowl
Produce
Corn
Tonight's grill
Pasta salad kit (or coleslaw mix)
Tonight's side — pick whichever's easiest
Bell peppers
Monday sheet pan
Zucchini
Monday sheet pan
Lemon
Thursday rice bowl
Cucumber
Thursday rice bowl
Cherry tomatoes
Thursday rice bowl
Fresh ginger
Thursday Thai-spiced pork
Avocados, 2–3
Tuesday tacos
Cilantro
Tuesday tacos
Limes, 3–4
Tuesday tacos
Salsa
Fresh section — Tuesday tacos
Lettuce + tomato
Tuesday taco fixings + tonight's burger toppings
Extra veggies for snacking (carrots, cucumbers, bell peppers)
More veg on hand for the week
Fruit leather or dried fruit
After-school sports snacks
Yellow onion
Garlic
Also for Monday sheet pan + Thursday's pork
Mandarin oranges
Lukas — lunches
Bananas
Apples or seasonal fruit
Raisins
Dairy + eggs
Eggs
2 dozen — breakfasts + tonight's brownies
Sliced deli cheese
Ham & cheese lunches + Wednesday paninis
Shredded Mexican blend cheese
Tuesday tacos
Sour cream
Tuesday tacos
American cheese slices
Tonight's burgers
Mozzarella
Friday pizza
Jam
Greek yogurt, large tub
Greek yogurt, individual cups
String cheese
Butter
Check levels — also Thursday's orzo
Half and half
Deli + lunch
Ham
Ham & cheese lunches all week
Deli turkey
Sliced whole wheat bread
Sourdough sliced bread
Sandwich bread
Hummus
Burger buns + hot dog buns
Tonight — 7 people
Pantry + grains
AP flour + yeast
Check every week
Bread flour
Check every week
Pancake mix
Check every week
Whole wheat flour
Flour tortillas, large
Tuesday tacos — flour shells for extra carbs
Rice
Tuesday carb-load side + Thursday's rice bowl
Black beans
Taco night — standing item every week
Pizza sauce
Friday pizza
Pasta
Wednesday butter pasta
Fish sauce
Thursday Thai-spiced pork
Chips
Tonight's group dinner
Olive oil
Check levels
Whole grain crackers
Almond butter / PB
Check levels
Granola bars
Extra — backpacks for before/after school activities
Breakfast + snacks
Kind breakfast protein bars
Breakfast pork sausages
Granola
Mixed nuts + trail mix
Dark chocolate
Dried cranberries
Clayton's snack
Bakery
Morning rounds
Beverages
Sparkling water
Limoncello soda
Black tea
Coffee beans
Sunday — prep day
1
Form burger patties + set up the toppings bar
For tonight's group of 7 — get ahead of it before the crowd arrives.
2
Make the pasta salad (or coleslaw)
Side for tonight's dinner — can be made ahead and chilled.
3
Make pizza dough
Cold ferment in the fridge — ready for Friday night.
4
Wash + chop raw veg for the week
Store in containers — grab-and-go for lunches and dinners, plus extra veggies for snacking.
5
Restock the backpack snack station
Portion out granola bars, dried cranberries, and fruit leather so they're grab-and-go before/after school activities.