A little planning goes a long way

I find peace in making lists...or i may just be compulsive? we shop twice a month or groceries. thats it... unless something happens to slip my master list and i forget an item. 
one shopping trip for two weeks worth of meals and snacks... thats a little overwhelming at first. but i have perfected my list making and even if it takes me 3 hours to get our shopping list, meal plan, ingredient list and menu together... its worth it to know exactly what we are eating and no meals are being skipped. 
once the grocery shopping is done i split the protein and veggies, and most importantly SNACKS. If the snacks are not separated they will be gone in one day. so i make sure they last both weeks since i also send military man with a packed lunch :) dont let him lie to you...he loves it! Ha

this is probably more information than you care to even know but im going to show you all my lists today, my shopping list, my meals and my ingredients!! as well as how i prep some of the stuff for the week... brace yourself... 

Normally my first list is a list of what is on sale that i like.. from that list i make my meal list. after i make my meal list..i make my ingredient list. lastly my final shopping list... wheeew are you tired yet? im going to skip the sale list because its pretty close to the actual shopping list this time!!


Two Weeks of Meals


DINNERS 

1. Taco Salad
2.Avocado and Shrimp Soup
3.Steak Kabobs
4.Stuffed Chicken
5.Ceviche
6.Mango Salmon
7. BLTA Salad
8.Open Burgers
9.Roast Pork
10.Coconut Chicken
11.Pork Skewers
12. Sweet Potato Nachos
13.Buffalo Chicken
14.Rolled Steak

LUNCH
1.chicken lettuce wraps
2. boiled egg blt
3. deviled eggs
4. salad
5.salmon salad
6. leftovers

BREAKFAST
1. a million different eggs
2. fruit salad
3.yogurt
4. smoothies

SNACKS.
1.larabars
2.nuts
3. dehydrated fruit
4. jerky


SHOPPING LIST

Ground beef
chicken breast
sirloin steaks
bacon
pork loin
shrimp
salmon
eggs
lettuce 
tomatoes
onions
sweet potatoes
carrots
avocado
squash
broccoli
spinach
mushrooms
green onions
parsley
cilantro
artichokes
frozen veggies
apples
grapes
strawberries
blue berries
raspberries
limes
bananas
mango
coconut
tuna
olive oil
hazelnut spread
almond milk
coconut milk
yogurt
nuts
larabars
coffee

We only drink WATER, and some coffee. 


so i bring the haul home and get the joy of cleaning, separating and bagging everything for the week!! YAY ME.

Protein^

Greens^

Snacks^

nuts and larabars

Grapes            

Nuts and dried fruit

Grab n Go fruit

Paleo Ice Cream Packs

A frosty beverage while doing all the work... haha