Take a peek into our what real food meals our family of 5 ate for 2 weeks during the overlap of winter and spring sports season!
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The sprint to the finish line…literally and figuratively!
That winter and spring sports season overlap is no joke! The long gymnastics season wraps up this weekend…but does it really “wrap up” when upgrade season starts next week?! Meanwhile, my 2 oldest are literally sprinting to the finish line until June with track season, and we can also just barely see the finish line to the school year!
A THIRD meal plan edition…with a spring sports schedule spin!
Because things get a little tricky when the kids are in different places all week. Not only tricky logistically, but truly when schedules get like this, the meals we plan matter all the more. Day in and day out practices, meets/games, etc mean big time fuel. Especially for kids. And especially if we desire to see them thrive and not make it to the finish line in June on fumes.
2 Weeks of meals during the last of gymnastics meet season, and the beginning of track season!
If you loved my other 2 “what we ate” meal plans from the Fall and the Winter, you’ll love this format. This is truly what we have eaten in the last 2 weeks – in fact the week 2 meal plan is literally our week this week!
Key notes to pay attention to!
- You’ll notice how we flow meals from one day to the next to streamline any cooking, while also making sure the kids are fueled well for strenuous sports. Pay attention to notes where I’m doubling recipes.
- Use the notes section to see how I plan ahead…and also utilize very capable kids to help and take ownership of their fuel!
- You’ll also see how we approach meet days – both the fuel the day before AND the day of. Both matter!
A note on portions…
This meal plan is based on my crew. Right now, my girls are 16, 14, and 12 years old. And, in the early, when this meal plan was made, they are do participate in sports. My youngest is in year-round gymnastics. Winter is competition season, which is wrapping up, followed by upgrade season to prepare for next year. My older 2 started track conditioning this winter, and meet season started last week. All 3 do require a lot of fuel! If your kids are younger, or need smaller portions, just adjust that! If your kids need more, add more!
My biggest piece of advice…
Don’t get overwhelmed. If you are new to cooking and real food, might I make a suggestion? Perhaps just starting with ONE meal of the day for a whole week? Just look at how I did breakfast. That’s it. Block out the lunches and dinners. Just start with how to flow breakfast from one day to the other in a real food way. Make yourself a nice little sustainable habit, and then you can move onto lunches, and then dinner.
So here is the 2 week plan!
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