Embarrassed to even say this but we have 4 freezers FULL of stuff - our regular freezer on our refrigerator, a stand up freezer and 2 chest freezers. We buy beef by the 1/2 cow so it’s definitely needed. This task today is very timely because my husband and I went through our freezers over the weekend, organized everything, taking stock of what we have, and making plans for how we can use it. We actually were able to organize so well that our refrigerator freezer and one of the chest freezers are now only 1/2 full. Anyone else feel like their freezers are a black hole where things just get lost? Meal plan for this week (for dinners) Monday- hot honey chicken sliders Tuesday- Pasta and meatballs (I’ll do half pasta and half cottage cheese) Wednesday- garlic steak bowls Thursday - date night Friday - cheesy chicken and vegetable ramen bowls Saturday - pizza Sunday - chicken parmesan pasta bowls (again I’ll be doing half pasta and half cottage cheese). Also for those that love pasta, I really recommend 3 Farm Daughters pasta. Higher protein and fiber, but doesn’t taste like cardboard. The way it is processed makes it more gut friendly.

Made this cottage cheese crust pizza (thank you internet). 1 cup cottage cheese (nonfat) 1 large egg 1/2 cup Bob’s red mill flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp garlic powder 1 tsp Italian seasoning Mix together then cook for 15 mins on 375 (use a spray of cooking spray on some parchment paper) Then you can bake your toppings for an additional 5-8 mins depending on what you add (I did the full 8, maybe even 10 honestly) This was so good and even Glenn liked it! He hates things like this!!! TRY IT! By the way I ate HALF at once ⬇️ 220 calories 20g protein 22g carbs 7g fat 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

And it's only Monday! I picked up the bug that my family was passing around this weekend and it's been chilly, so I knew I wanted to do soup. We had a TON of carrots left over from last week, so I opted for this chickpea potato soup. Nothing flashy but hearty and delicious.

It’s been a good Sunday of food and football. Though the teams I usually root for were not in the game tonight. I did have hopes for the patriots to win.

BUT I can pick healthier options when they are available. I haven't had a lot of fruits and vegetables over the past few days. They just aren't in my family's diet. I knew I wanted a salad for dinner to complement the meat and cheese box I packed for the trip. Bonus: this Farmer's Fridge Mediterranean Bowl has chickpeas, so I'm getting in one of my servings of beans early this week. AND that fiber and protein combo will help keep me full and satisfied for the duration of my travel time. 🙌🏽