Menu Plan Monday: Eating When I’m Hungry

This month in “Eating Intentionally”, we’re focusing on “honoring our hunger”. We are learning to listen to our body’s cues, and eat at the first sign of hunger.

I found it amusing that as soon as this challenge started, I felt like I was starving all day long. When I was nursing Baby Boy, I couldn’t make it through the morning without requiring a snack, but as soon as I weaned him, I found I didn’t get hungry until lunch time. However, as soon as I wrote the post about Honoring Your Hunger, I started getting hungry every day an hour after I ate breakfast! So then I was on a constant hunt for healthy snacks. I managed to do pretty well, though, and my hunger seemed to settle back to normal after a few days.

On the flip side, I’m also trying not to eat mindlessly when I’m not hungry. That’s actually a later principle for another day, but it kind of goes hand in hand with this one in some ways.

How about you? Have you been eating when you’re hungry?

• Pancakes & Waffle Leftovers (cleaning out the freezer!)
• Leftover Oatmeal (more cleaning out!)
• Muesli
• Muffins
• Chocolate Sunbutter Smoothies

Lunches

• Leftovers
• Freezer Stash of Non-Allergenic Foods (for Certain Little Someone)
• Sandwiches (egg salad) with Great Harvest Bakery Bread
• Leftover Soup

Dinners

• Slow Cooker Roasted Chicken, Potatoes, Carrots
• Baked Eggs, Cantaloupe
• Chicken Stuffing Casserole , Fruit
• Pasta with Garlic Alfredo Sauce, Carrots, Fruit

Snacks

• Nuts, Raisins, Cranberries, Dried Apples
• Popcorn
• Chocolate Pudding Shots (recipe coming soon, just in time for Valentine’s Day!)

In My Kitchen Today