Hoofstuk 10 Maak die Meeste van Maaltyd Beplanning “Maak dit Eenvoudig!”

“Hey, what’s for dinner?”
“Haai, wat is vir aandete?”

If you are like most women, “What’s for dinner?” is a question that makes you cringe. Whether you are asking yourself, or your children or husband asks you, what’s for dinner is a question that plagues every homemaker. Would you believe that over the course of your adult lifetime, you will make more than 18,000 dinners and almost 60,000 meals? That’s a lot of ideas that you and I have to come up with!!

As jy soos meeste vrouens is, “Wat is vir aandete?” is ‘n vraag wat jou maak ineenkrimp. Of jy jouself vra, of jou kinders of man jou vra, wat is vir aandete is n vraag wat elke tuisskepper teister. Sal jy glo dat oor die koers van jou volwasse leeftyd, jy meer as 18,000 aandetes en amper 60,000 maaltye sal maak? Dit is baie idees wat jy en ek mee moet opkom!!

Knowing that there had to be a better way, I tried the method where you cook for a month, but cooking for an entire day—all day long—was horrible! If that weren’t bad enough, when I tried it my family complained that they didn’t want “leftovers” every night, since the meals were precooked and heated up!

Wetend dat daar ‘n beter manier moes wees, het ek die metode probeer waar jy vir ‘n maand kook, maar vir ‘n hele dag—die hele dag lank—was aaklig! As dit nie erg genoeg was nie, toe ek dit probeer het het my familie gekla dat hulle nie elke aand “oorskietkos” wou hê nie, aangesien die maaltye vooraf gekook was en opgewarm! 

My mother solved her “what’s for dinner” dilemma by making the same few meals over and over again. Basically, we ate: spaghetti, hamburgers, pork chops, fish, and chicken. To have a particular meal set for a particular day would have been too organized for my mother, so she just mixed up the days, which was her way of keeping us guessing so we wouldn’t know which day to find another family to feed us.

My moeder het haar “wat is vir aandete’ dilemma opgelos deur dieselfde maaltye oor en oor te maak. Basies, het ons spaghetti, hamburgers, varktjops, vis en hoender geeet. Om ‘n spesiefieke maaltyd vir ‘n spesifieke dag opgestel te hê vir my moeder sou te organiseerd vir haar gewees het, so sy het net die dae deurmekaar gemaak, wat haar manier was om ons te kry om te raai sodat ons nie geweet het watter dag om ‘n ander familie te kry om ons te voer nie.

When I was in college I came to the conclusion that it was not “making” dinner that was tough, but instead it was “what” to make that was the root of the problem. I concluded that if I could just come up with enough dinner choices for one month, and repeat it each month, each dinner would be served only 12 times a year!

Toe ek in die kollege was het ek tot die slotsom gekom dat dit nie die “maak” van die aandete was wat rof was nie, maar die “wat” om te maak wat die wortel van die probleem was. Ek het tot die gevolgtrekking gekom dat as ek net met genoeg aandete keuses vir ‘n maand kon opkom, en dit elke maand herhaal, sal elke aandete net 12 keer per jaar herhaal word!

I also noticed when I watched old movies, like “Pollyanna,” that the cook would have a clipboard that listed the meal, which the lady of the house would choose a week ahead. So, I set out to make a month’s menu and put it on a clipboard to save time, money, and primarily the mental strain and anguish of knowing what to have for dinner—“viola”—it worked!

Ek het ook agter gekom dat wanneer ek ou flieks, soos “Pollyanna,” sou kyk dat die kok ‘n knyperbord sou hê wat die maaltyd gelys het, wat die dame van die huis ‘n week vooruit gekies het. So, toe gaan ek en maak ‘n maand se spyskaart uit en sit dit op ‘n knyperbord om tyd, geld, en hoofsaaklik die geestelike inspanning en angs van weet wat om vir aandete te hê te spaar—’viola’—dit het gewerk!

My method worked so well for me that I was asked to speak about my monthly menu to many women’s organizations; however, I soon realized after my divorce that not all women enjoy organizing like I do and to just sit down and create this proven foolproof method. I also discovered that it is not always necessary to be that organized when you have the desire and freedom to come up with a variety of meals. Therefore, I knew I needed to seek the Lord for another method that would require less initial invested time, which would work for my family and yours!

My metode het so goed vir my gewerk dat ek gevra was om oor my maandelikse spyskaart by baie vroue organisasies te praat; nietemin, ek het gou na my egskeiding besef dat nie alle vroue dit soos ek gniet om te organiseer nie en om te sit en hierdie peutervry metode wat bewys is te skep nie. Ek het ook ontdek dat dit nie altyd nodig is om so organiseerd te wees wanneer jy die begeerte en vryheid het om met ‘n verskeidenheid maaltye op te kom nie. Daarom, het ek geweet dat ek die Here moes nastreef vir ‘n ander metode wat aanvanklik minder tyd belê sou verg, wat vir jou en my familie sou werk!

*Seek Him. Ladies, that is always the key and answer to every dilemma of your life—seek the Lord for the solution. Why ask yourself,  your friend, or an expert when there is Someone just longing to bless you and give you secrets that no one else knows? If I have any wisdom at all it came from God. We love to bless each other with ideas and tips to make our lives easier, but the best one I could ever give you is to seek the Lord for every solution to every problem or question you have. Big or small, He has the answers and is sitting right beside you just waiting for you to ask! 

*Streef Hom na. Dames, dit is altyd die sleutel en antwoord op elke dilemma in jou lewe—streef die Here na vir die oplossing. Hoekom jouself, jou vriendin, of ‘n deskundige vra wanneer daar Iemand is wat daarna hunker om jou te seën en geheime te gee wat niemand anders ken nie? As jy enigsins enige wysheid het kom dit van God af. Ons is lief daarvoor om mekaar met idees en wenke te seën om ons lewens makliker te maak, maar die beste een wat ek julle ooit kan gee is om die Here na te streef vir elke oplossing vir elke probleem of vraag wat jy het. Groot of klein, Hy het die antwoorde en sit reg langs jou en wag net vir jou om te vra!

Level 1

EASIEST Meal Planning Ever

10 Easy Steps

 

Vlak 1

MAKLIKSTE Maal Beplanning Ooit

 

Goal: to find least 28 dinner ideas, which will include out-to-eat days.

Doel: om ten minste 28 aandete idees te vind, wat uiteet dae insluit.

 

1. Take a 3x5 card and write on the top a theme for your meal: chicken, ground beef, Mexican, Italian, pasta, meatless, on the grill, casseroles, nice meals, crock-pot, family favorites, comfort food (what you ate growing up), and another for eating out.

 

1. Neem ‘n 3x5 kaart en skryf bo ‘n tema vir jou maal; hoender, maalvlies, Meksikaans, Italiaans, pasta, vleisloos, op die braai, kasserol, lekker maaltye, erdepot, familie gunstelinge, trooskos (wat jy geeet het toe jy grootgeword het), en nog een vir uiteet.

 

2. On each 3x5 card brainstorm and write down all the meals you can think of that are either chicken, ground beef, Mexican, Italian, pasta, meatless, on the grill, casseroles, nice meals, crock-pot, family favorites, comfort food (what you ate growing up), and places your family likes to go when eating out.

 

2. Op elke 3x5 kaart dinkskrum jy en skryf al die maaltye waaraan jy kan dink neer of hoender, maalvleis, Meksikaans, Italiaans, pasta, vleisloos, op die braai, kasserol, lekker maaltye, erdepot, familie gunstelinge, trooskos (wat jy geeet het toe jy grootgeword het), en plekke waarvan jou familie hou om te gaan uiteet.

 

For dinner ideas: check any list you might have made, think of what you usually make, ask your family or friends for ideas, look in cookbooks, and think of places you eat out and what you order to trigger your memory. Everyone who does this simple exercise is surprised by how many dinners they actually have listed!

Vir aandete idees: gaan enige lys wat jy gemaak het na, dink aan wat jy gewoonlik maak, vra jou familie of vriende vir idees, kyk in kookboeke, en dink aan plekke waar jy uiteet en wat jy bestel om jou geheue aan te wakker. Almal wat hierdie eenvoudige oefening doen word verras oor hoeveel aandetes jy eintlik gelys het.

Now, look at your cards to see which theme has the most dinner ideas listed. For your once-a-month-menu you’ll need just 7 themes, one for each day of the week, which would include your eating out card if you’d like to eat out once a week.

Nou, kyk na jou kaarte om te sien watter tema die meeste aandete idees gelys het. Vir jou een-keer-per-maand spyskaart het jy net 7 temas nodig, een vir elke dag van die week, wat jou uiteet kaart sal insluit as jy daarvan hou om een keer ‘n week uit te eet.

By the way, you may notice that some of your meals overlap. For instance, you may have fried chicken on your chicken card and on your nice meal card. Not to worry, we cover this on a later step.

Per slot van sake, jy mag agter kom dat sommige van jou maaltye ooreensny. Byvoorbeeld, jy mag gebraaide hoender op jou hoender kaart en op jou lekker maaltyd  kaart hê. Moet nie bekommer nie, ons dek dit by ‘n later stap.

More about eating out. If your family, right now, goes out to eat all the time, plan at least 2 out-to-eat days per week. If you’re the kind who never eats out, you might want to think about taking a break from cooking and also forgo the negative comments grown children love to bring up making you feel guilty about.

Meer oor uiteet. As jou familie, nou, die heeltyd gaan uiteet, beplan ten minste 2 uiteet dae per week. As jy die soort is wat nooit uiteet nie, mag jy dalk daaraan dink om ‘n breek te neem van kook en ook die negatiewe kommentaar wat volgroeide kinders lief is om te maak om jou skuldig te laat voel van afstand doen.

*Eating leftovers. Include a day to eat your leftovers by creating a food bar, which is what I did (for our Friday lunch) for years until just recently. If you don’t want to eat your leftovers, find someone to give them to. For almost ten years I gave all my leftovers to my parents so my mom would not have to cook. The truth was that I always made extra, and included my leftovers that fed my mom, dad, and my retarded sister!

*Eet oorskietkos. Sluit ‘n dag in om jou oorskietkos te eet deur ‘n koskroeg te skep, wat is wat ek tot onlangs, vir jare gedoen het (vir ons Vrydag middagete).  As jy nie jou oorskietkos wil eet nie, vind iemand om dit vir te gee. Vir amper tien jaar het ek al my oorskietkos vir my ouers gegee sodat my ma nie nodig gehad het om te kook nie. Die waarheid is dat ek altyd ekstra gemaak het, en my oorskietkos ingesluit het wat ek my moeder en vader, en my geestelike gestremde suster gevoer het!

Since my parents are now deceased, I began giving my leftovers to my oldest son who works from home and is too busy to cook. He said it saves him so much time and money by just grabbing a meal and heating it up.

Aangesien my ouers nou oorlede is, het ek begin om my oorskietkos vir my oudste seun te gee wat van die huis af werk en te besig is om te kook. Hy het gesê dat dit hom tyd en geld spaar deur net ‘n maaltyd te gryp en dit warm te maak. 

A friend of mine never made lunches. Leftovers were always their lunches. Once again, don’t try to figure it out. Ask God to tell you what to do with your leftovers! 

‘n Vriendin van my het nooit middagetes gemaak nie. Oorskietkos was altyd middagete. Weereens, moet nie probeer om dit uit te pluis nie. Vra vir God om jou te sê wat jy met die oorskietkos moet maak!

 

3. Choose your theme according to the day of the week. For instance, you might want the crock-pot recipes on Wednesday because that night is crazy when you go to church mid-week, or maybe you would choose the crock-pot meal for Sunday afternoon when you get home from church. Or, you might want it on Monday night so you can make it ahead of time on Sunday night since Mondays are always exhausting. Get the picture? Here is how I have mine:

 

3. Kies jou tema in ooreenstemming met die dag van die week. Byvoorbeeld, jy mag die erdepot resepte vir Woensdae gebruik omdat daardie aand net dol is wanneer jy in die middel van die week kerk toe gaan, of miskien sou jy die erdepot maaltyd vir ‘n Sondag middag beplan wanneer jy van die kerk af terugkom. Of, jy mag dit op ‘n Maandag aand gebruik sodat jy dit vooraf op ‘n Sondag aand kan maak aangesien Maandae altyd uitputtend is. Kry die prentjie? Hier is hoe ek myne het:

 

Sunday is our only out-to-eat after church.
Sondae is ons enigste uiteet na kerk.

Monday we have Italian because it’s quick and easy.
Maandag het ons Italiaans omdat dit gou en maklik is.

Tuesday is chicken for no special reason—we just like and eat chicken a lot.
Dinsdag is hoender vir geen spesiale rede nie—ons hou net van hoender en eet baie hoender.

Wednesday we have Mexican, which is also an easy meal.
Woensdag is Meksikaans, wat ook ‘n maklike maaltyd is.

Thursday seems to be the only night all of my children are home, so that is our nice meal.
Donderdag lyk asof dit die enigste aand is wat al my kinders by die huis is, so dit is ons lekker maaltyd.

Friday is family favorites, which is our way of celebrating the end of the work/school week.
Vrydag is familie gunstelinge, wat ons manier is om die einde van die werk/skool week te vier.

Saturday I like to grill (and yes, I do it in the dead of winter).
Saterdag hou ek daarvan om te braai (en ja, ek doen dit in die middel van winter).

*Another leftover tip: Your leftover day should be the day before (or day of) grocery shopping so that you have cleaned out your old food, wiped down the shelves, all before putting in the fresh food (instead of what most people do—burying food that spoils).  

*Nog ‘n oorskiet wenk: Jou oorskiet dag behoort die dag voor of die dag van jou kruideniersware inkopies te wees sodat jy jou ou kos uitgehaal het, die rakke afgevee, alles voor jy die vars kos insit  (in plaas van wat meeste mense doen—kos wegbêre wat vrot word).  

Remember to also clean out your breadbasket, chip shelf, fruit drawer, salad/vegetable drawer, and meat/cheese drawer that can also be used for leftovers or given to someone in need.  

Onthou om ook jou broodmandjie, skyfie rakkie, vrugte laai, slaai/groente laai, en vleis/kaas laai skoon te maak wat ook gebruik kan word vir oorskiet of vir iemand behoeftig gegee kan word.

Write on the top left, what day of the week you choose for each theme.

Skryf op die boonste linkerkant, watter dag van die week jy vir elke tema kies.

 

4. Next, make a separate card for each meal. If you have at least four meals for each theme, it will cover a month of menus. If you have 6 meals, it will stretch for a month and a half. Depending on how many meal choices you have, you can stretch it as far as you have meals for! This also includes the places your family eats out.

 

4. Volgende, maak ‘n aparte kaart vir elke maaltyd. As jy ten minste vier maaltye vir elke tema het, sal dit ‘n maand van spyskaarte dek. As jy 6 maaltye het, sal dit vir ‘n maand en ‘n half rek. Afhangende van hoeveeel maaltyd keuses jy het, kan jy dit rek so ver as wat jy maaltye voor het! Dit sluit ook in die plekke waar jou familie uiteet.

 

5. Take your theme meals and paperclip them together. Place these in a plastic 3x5 card file under the section “dinners.” Then, just once a week (we do this on Saturdays after our big breakfast), pull one of the meals from your theme for each day of the week. For instance:

 

5. Neem jou tema maaltye en papierklip hulle saam. Plaas hierdie in ‘n plastiek 3x5 kaar leêr onder die afdeling “aandetes.” Dan, net een keer per week (ons doen dit Saterdae na ons groot ontbyt), trek een van die maaltye van jou tema vir elke dag van die week uit. By voorbeeld:

 

Sunday: I’d choose “Chinese Chef” from my out-to-eat cards.
Sondag Kies ek “Sjinese Sjef” uit my uiteet kaarte.

Monday: I’d choose “lasagna” from my Italian cards.
Maandag: Kies ak “lasagna” uit my Italiaanse kaarte.

Tuesday: I’d choose “fried chicken” from my chicken cards.
Dinsdag: Kies ek “gebraaide hoender” uit my hoender kaarte.

Wednesday: I’d choose “beef tacos” from my Mexican cards.
Woensdag: Kies ek “bief tacos” uit my Meksikaanse kaarte.

Thursday: I’d choose “pork roast” from my nice meal cards.
Donderdag: Kies ek “gebraaide vark” uit my lekker maaltyd kaarte.

Friday: I’d choose “tuna fish cakes” from my family favorites cards.
Vrydag: Kies ek “tuna viskoekies” uit my familie gunsteling kaarte.

Saturday: I’d choose “steaks” from my grill cards.
Saterdae: Kies ek “biefstuk” uit my braai kaarte.

 

6. Complete meals. If you want less to think about each day, then under the meal write what you’ll have with each dinner. First find the vegetables by brainstorming and writing down every vegetable that you can think of on a 3x5 card. Don’t limit you’re family by what they currently eat; begin to try something new and expand your family’s horizon.

 

6. Volledige maaltye. As jy minder wil hê om elke dag oor te dink, dan onder die maaltyd skryf wat jy saam elke aandete sal hê. Vind eerste die groente deur te dinkskrum en skryf elke groente waaraan jy kan dink op ‘n 3x5 kaart neer. Moet nie jou familie beperk deur wat hulle huidig eet nie; begin om iets nuut te probeer en brei jou familie se horison uit.

 

Follow the vegetables with a starch: pasta, rice, bread, or potato, and finally, if you’d like, a dessert. Write this at the bottom of your card. For instance, I list hot tea, fortune cookies, and chopsticks with a Chinese meal. Use your 3x5 card to help you by making notes (in pencil) to yourself to save time thinking of these things each week. For instance:

Volg die groente met ‘n stysel; pasta, rys, of aartappel op en finaal, as jy wil, ‘n nagereg. Skryf dit onder aan jou kaart. By voorbeeld, ek lys warm tee, fortuin koekies, en eetstokkies met ‘n Sjinese maaltyd. Gebruik jou 3x5 kaarte om jou te help deur notas (in potlood) vir jouself te maak om tyd te spaar om elke week aan hierdie dinge te dink. By voorbeeld:

Sunday: is simply Chinese Chef.
Sondag: is eenvoudig Sjinese Sjef.

Monday: next to the lasagna I would write salad, and bread.
Maandag: langs lasagna skryf ek slaai, en brood.

Tuesday: next to fried chicken I’d write spinach, and corn bread.
Dinsdag: langs gebraaide hoender, skryf ek spinasie, en mieliemeelbrood.

Wednesday: next to beef tacos I’d write refried beans, tortilla chips with salsa and guacamole.
Woensdag: langs bief tacos skryf ek hergebraaide boontjies, tortilla skyfies met salsa en guacamole.

Thursday: next to pork roast I’d write pasta side dish, salad, and rolls.
Donderdag: langs gebraaide vark skryf ek pasta sydis, slaai, en rolletjies.

Friday: next to tuna fish cakes I’d write elbow macaroni with tomato sauce.
Vrydag: langs tuna viskoekies skryf ek elmboog macaroni met tamatiesous.

Saturday: next to steaks I’d write baked potatoes, salad, and rolls.
Saterdag: langs biefstuk skryf ek gebakte aartappel, slaai en rolletjies.

 

7. Lunch. Another simple idea to make the most of our time is to brainstorm for your lunch meals in the same way as you did for your dinners. To find lunch ideas, begin by asking each of your children their favorites, but make sure they are alone when you ask them. Since we have home schooled since 1989, and have worked at home for almost as long, I have always tried to have ONE of each of my children’s “favorites” once a week. (However, they are strictly warned not to complain when they eat something they don’t particularly like on someone else’s day).

 

7. Middagete. Nog ‘n eenvoudige idee om die meeste van jou tyd te maak is om te dinkskrum vir jou middagete maaltye op dieselfde manier as wat jy vir aandetes gedoen het. Om middagete idees te vind, begin deur elkeen van jou kinders te vra wat hulle gunsteling is, maar maak seker dat hulle alleen is wanneer jy hulle vra. Aangesien ons sedert 1989 ons kinders getuisskool het, en vir amper net so lank by die huis gebly het, het ek elke week altyd EEN van my kinders se gunsteling probeer hê. (Nietemin, hulle word streng gewaarsku om nie te kla wanneer hulle op iemand anders se dag iets eet wat hulle nie noodsaaklik van hou nie).

 

If you can’t come up with a month’s worth of different lunches to correspond with your dinners, just repeat the lunches that everyone seems to like the most. Make a card for each lunch and then match with the dinner with that lunch. A big meat dinner should be combined with a pasta or meatless lunch. Again, a light lunches go with a heavy dinners OR big lunch with lighter dinner. For instance:

As jy nie met ‘n maand se verskillende middagetes kan opkom om met jou aandetes te korrespondeer nie, herhaal  net die middagetes wat almal die meeste van hou. Maak ‘n kaart vir elke middagete en pas die aandete by daardie middagete. ‘n Groot vleis aandete moet gekombineer word met ‘n pasta of vleislose middagete. Weer, ‘n ligte middagete gaan met swaar aandetes OF groot middagete met ligter aandetes. By voorbeeld:

Sunday lunch: is our out-to-eat. So, for dinner we always have Sunday snacks (those frozen meals that the kids love but I hate. So I just eat some leftovers or a salad.
Saterdag middagete: is ons uiteet. So, vir aandete het ons altyd Sondag versnapperings (daardie gevriesde maaltye wat die kinders lief is voor maar wat ek haat. So ek eet net oorskietkos of ‘n slaai.

Monday lunch: is a fast food lunch since my daughters and I do our grocery shopping.
Maandag middagete: is ‘n kitskos middagete aangesien my dogters en ek ons kruideniersware doen.

Tuesday lunch: is hot dog day: hot dogs, corn dogs, chilidogs, or specialty dogs.
Dinsdag middagete: is warmbrakkies, graan brakkies, chilli brakkies, of spesialiteit brakkies.

Wednesday lunch: is a meat sandwich: ham, chicken, chicken salad, tuna, roast beef or turkey.
Woensdag middagete: is ‘n vleis toebroodjie: ham, hoender, hoenderslaai, tuna, gebraaide bief of kalkoen.

Thursday lunch: is a boxed meal.
Donderdag middagete: is ‘n geboksde maaltyd.

Friday lunch: has always been our leftover day, but when my children got so sick of it, I prayed and the Lord led me to give our family’s leftovers to my grown son who just heats them up in the microwave. Now we have PBJ  (peanut butter and jelly) or the leftover meat for sandwiches.
Vrydag middagete: ws altyd ons oorskiet dag, maar toe my kinders so siek daarvan geword het, het ek gebid en die Here het my gelei om die oorskiet vir my volwasse seun te gee wat hulle net in die mikrogolf warm maak. Nou het ons GK ( grondboontjiebotter en konfyt) of die oorskiet vleis vir toebroodjies.

Saturday lunch: we don’t have lunch. We eat our big breakfast very late and have an early dinner.
Saterdag middagete: ons eet nie middagete nie. Ons eet ons groot ontbyt baie laat en eet ‘n vroeë aandete.

 

8. Breakfast. Now make the most of your precious time and do the last bit of brainstorming for breakfast ideas. To make it easier, I began creating a breakfast theme. For instance:

 

8. Ontbyt. Maak nou die meeste van jou kosbare tyd en doen die laaste bietjie dinkskrum vir ontbyt idees. Om dit makliker te maak, het ek begin om ‘n ontbyt tema te skep. By voorbeeld:

 

Sunday breakfast: is each person’s choice since everyone is ready for church at different times.
Sondag ontbyt: is elke persoon se keuse omdat almal op verskillende tye gereed is vir kerk.

Monday breakfast: is just cereal (not sugar cereal; see Friday).
Maandag ontbyt: is net graan (nie suiker graan; sien Vrydag).

Tuesday breakfast: is a boxed muffin or quick bread mix that my 13-year-old son makes.
Dinsdag ontbyt: is ‘n geboksde muffin of vinnige brood mengsel wat my 13jarige- seun maak.

Wednesday breakfast: is toast since we make our homemade bread on Tuesdays for sandwiches.
Woensdag ontbyt: is roosterbrood aangesien ons Dinsdae ons eie tuisgemaakte brood vir toebroodjies maak.

Thursday breakfast: is hot cereal or fruit and yogurt in the summer.
Donderdag ontbyt: is warm graan of vrugte en yogurt in die somer.

Friday breakfast: has been sugar cereal day for over twenty years.
Vrydag ontbyt: was suiker graan vir meer as twintig jaar.

Saturday breakfast: is our BIG family breakfast. We basically rotate between homemade buttermilk biscuits, scones, pancakes, and French toast (our recipes are in an upcoming chapter).
Saterdag ontbyt: is ons GROOT familie ontbyt. Ons roteer tussen tuisgemaakte karringmelk koekies, skons, pannekoeke, en Franse roosterbrood (ons resep in ‘n opkomende hoofstuk).

Here’s another example from when we lived on our farm:
Hier is nog ‘n voorbeeld van toe ons op die plaas gebly het:

Sundays: Donuts, it’s the Lord’s Day so REJOICE and make it special!
Sondae: Donuts, dit is die Here se dag so VERJEUG en maak dit spesiaal!

Mondays: Toast (keep it interesting by trying different kinds of bread like raisin or sour dough).
Maandae: Roosterbrood (hou dit interressant deur verskillende soort brood soos rosyntjie of suurdeeg te probeer.

Tuesdays: Cereal (if you don’t have cereal everyday, then only open just one box at a time, or at the most two).
Dinsdae: Graan (as jy nie elke dag graan eet nie, maak dan net een boks op ‘n slag oop, of op die meeste twee).

Wednesdays: Baked goods (This is when we have something baked from a box mix. Have one of your young girls learn to bake by having her make this for the family. When everyone praises her, she will begin to want to learn to bake more and learn to cook! This works for sons too!)
Woensdae: Gebakte goedere (Dit is wanneer ons iets uit ‘n boks mengsel gebak het. Laat een van jou dogters leer hoe om te bak deur dit vir die familie te maak. Wanneer almal haar prys, sal sy begin om te wil leer om meer te bak en te kook! Dit geld ook vir die seuns!)

Thursdays: Hot cereal or frozen waffles.
Donderdae: Warm pap of gevriesde wafels.

Fridays: Sugar Cereal
Vrydae: Suiker Graan

Saturdays: Big breakfast (This is when I make a big hot breakfast like my buttermilk biscuits, scones, pancakes, and French toast, along with bacon or ham, juice—the works!)
Saterdae: Groot ontbyt (Dit is wanneer ek ‘n groot warm ontbyt soos my karringmelk beskuitjies, skons, pannekoeke, en Franse roosterbrood, met spek of ham, sap—alles maak!)

*Cereal Tip: I just found a great cereal tip—again through prayer. I now remove the bag from the box, which makes more room in the pantry, helps to see when there are really only crumbs left, and helps remind children to keep the bag closed tightly.

*Graan Wenk: Ek het onlangs ‘n puik graan wenk gevind—weer deur gebed; ek verwyder die pak uit die boks, wat meer plek in die spens maak, en dit help om te sien wanneer daar net krummels oor is, en help om die kinders te herinner om die pak styf toe te maak.

I rip off the box top (that has the name on it), then clip it to the bag, which requires two clothespins thus keeping the bag closed and the cereal fresher! 

Ek skeur die boonste deel van die boks af (wat die naam daarvan op het), knyp dit aan die sak vas, wat twee wasgoedpennetjies verg en dus die pak toe hou en die graan varser!

If possible, try to only make a “once-a-week big breakfast.” If you are married, make sure your husband is agreeable. Some men do physical labor and need a hardy breakfast, like my neighbor’s husband when we lived on our farm. Remember to adjust all my “recommendations” with your family and what works for you. If you do pick one day a week for your big breakfast, try not to pick Sundays when you go to church! 

Indien moontlik, probeer om net ‘ “een-keer-per-week groot ontbyt te maak.” As jy getroud is maak seker jou man is instemmend. Sommige mans doen fisiese werk en het ‘n geharde ontbyt nodig, soos my buurvrou se man toe ons op die plaas gewoon het. Onthou om al my aanbevelings met jou familie en wat vir jou werk aan te pas. As jy een dag ‘n week vir jou groot ontbyt kies, probeer om nie ‘n Sondag te kies wanneer jy kerk toe gaan nie!

 

9. With all your meals planned, the rest is so easy! Just thumb through your dinner cards, lunch cards, and breakfast cards choosing a meal for each day.

 

9. Met al jou maaltye beplan, is die res maklik! Blaai net deur jou aandete kaarte, middagete kaarte , en ontbyt kaarte en kies ‘n maaltyd vir elke dag.

 

10. The final step so you don’t need to answer the “What’s for dinner” question would be to write your next day’s meals on a small dry/erase board when you finish cleaning up each night after dinner.

 

10. Die finale stap sodat jy nie die “Wat is vir aandete” vraag hoef te beantwoord nie sal wees om jou volgende dag se maaltye op ‘n klein droë/afvee bord te skryf wanneer jy na aandete skoongemaak het.

 

Save more time and stress and pull your ingredients out onto the counter, and thaw any meat. This simple board keeps me a step ahead of any stress and eliminates my family asking what’s for dinner (or any other meal).

Spaar meer tyd en stres en plaas jou bestanddele op die toonbank, en ontvries enige vleis. Hierdie eenvoudige bord hou my ‘n tree vooruit van enige stres en elimineer my familie om te vra wat is vir aandete (of enige ander maaltyd).

By investing just a bit more of your time, you can make the most of your time by making a monthly meal plan that you can use over and over and over again. Why not go to step two?

Deur net ‘n bietjie meer van jou tyd te belê, kan jy die meeste van jou tyd maak deur ‘n maandelikse maaltyd plan te maak wat jy oor en oor en oor kan gebruik. Hoekom nie na stap twee toe gaan nie.

 

Level 2

Monthly Meal Planning

 

Vlak 2

Maandelikse Maal Beplanning

 

If you’d like to invest just a little bit more time, you will be able to eliminate the weekly decisions and plan your menu for a month or even more depending on how many meal ideas you have. This is what I did for most of my married life, which made the most of my life and my precious time! Rather than pulling the cards each week, create a month’s menu.

As jy net ‘n bietjie meer tyd wil belê, sal jy in staat wees om die weeklikse besluite te elimineer en jou spyskaart vir ‘n maand of meer beplan afhangende van hoeveel maaltyd idees jy het. Dit is wat ek vir die meeste van  my getroude lewe gedoen het, wat die meeste van my lewe en my kosbare tyd gemaak het! Eerder as om die kaarte elke week uit te trek, skep ‘n maandelikse spyskaart.

 

1. On your kitchen table or counter, take all your dinner cards and arrange them on your table like a calendar (Sunday – Saturday) for as many weeks as you have. Remember to look at the meals to see what fits your schedule (sport or church night easier meals; days most family members are home for the nicer big meals).

 

1. Op jou kombuistafel of toonbank, neem al jou aandete kaarte en rangskik hulle op die tafel soos ‘n kalender (Sondae - Saterdae) vir soveel weke as wat jy het. Onthou om na die maaltye te kyk om te sien wat jou skedule pas (sport of kerk aand makliker maaltye; dae wat meeste familielede by die huis is vir lekkerder groot maaltye).

 

2. Once they are laid out, rearrange the meals to keep it varied and interesting. You would be surprised how this little extra planning ahead will bring about so many benefits for you and for your family!

 

2. Sodra hulle uitgelê is, rangskik die maaltye om dit gevarieerd en interessant te hou. Jy sal verbaas wees hoe hierdie bietjie vooruitbeplanning soveel voordele vir jou en jou familie teweeg sal bring.

 

Also, be sure to include those out-to-eat days. To determine how often: if your family, right now, goes out all of the time plan at least two out-to-eat days per week. If you never eat out, as I said earlier, do it at least once a month or your children will certainly bring that up negatively when they are grown.

Wees ook seker om daardie uiteet dae in te sluit. Om vas te stel hoe dikwels: as jou familie, nou, al die tyd uitgaan beplan ten minste twee uiteet dae per week. As jy nooit uitgaan nie, soos ek vroeër gesê het, doen dit ten minste een keer per maand of jou kinders sal dit sekerlik negatief opbring wanneer hulle volwasse is.

If you have young children, choose your out to eat day on a day when children eat free or at a discount. Special offers are everywhere if you just look (more on this below).

As jy jong kinders het, kies jou uiteet dag op ‘n dag wanneer jou kinders gratis eet of op afslag. Spesiale offers is oral as jy net kyk (meer hieroor onder).

 

3. Move the meals with fresh vegetables closer to your shopping day, followed by the frozen/canned vegetables that you can use later. I keep vegetables that are fresh (like yellow squash and zucchini, an artichoke or whole cauliflower) within two days of my shopping day (when arranging my meal order) with the frozen vegetables later.

 

3. Skuif die maaltye met vars groente nader aan jou inkopie dag, gevolg deur die gevriesde/ geblikte groente wat jy later kan gebruik. Ek hou groente wat vars is (soos geel skorsies en zucchini, artisjok of heel blomkool) binne twee dae van my inkopie dag (wanneer ek my maaltyd orde rangskik) met die gevriesde groente later.

 

4. Once your cards are done and are laid out, then type up a permanent list. You can also post the list on your refrigerator that will answer that all time favorite question “What’s for Dinner?” rather than using the dry/erase board, which can save you even more time.

 

4. Sodra jou kaarte gedoen is en uitgelê is, tik ‘n permanente lys. Jy kan ook die lys op jou yskas plak wat jou gunsteling vraag “Wat is vir aandete” beantwoord sal hê eerder as om die droë/uitvee bord te gebruik, wat jou selfs meer tyd sal spaar.

 

5. To make this system flexible, simply cross off all the meals that you end up making and place a BOX around each meal that you have to skip. Many of us have things that come up so we may have to miss a meal that we have planned. Your schedule should work for you and not be another burden in your life. The beauty of a skipped meal is that you can pick all of them up at the end of the week or at the end of the month making your list of meals last even longer.

 

5. Om hierdie sisteem buigbaar te maak, merk al die maaltye wat jy opeindig om te maak af en teken ‘n BOKS  rondom elke maaltyd wat jy oorsien. Baie van ons het dinge wat opkom so ons mag dalk ‘n maaltyd mis wat ons beplan het. Jou skedule moet vir jou werk en nie nog ‘n las in jou lewe wees nie. Die prag van ‘n maaltyd wat oorgesien is is dat jy hulle almal aan die einde van die week kan optel en jou lys van maaltye selfs langer laat hou.

 

My four-week menu (that I used for more than five years) usually lasted about five weeks since very often we would have to skip that dinner for a variety of reasons.

My vier-week spyskaart (wat ek vir meer as vyf jaar gebruik het) het gewoonlik vir vyf weke gehou aangesien ons baie dikwels daardie aandete moes oorsien vir ‘n verskeidenheid redes.

*Just be sure that if your skipped meal included fresh meat, put the meat in the freezer or do the fresh meat meal the next day and skip (box) the next day’s meal.

*Net om seker te wees dat as jou oorgesiende maaltyd vars vleis insluit plaas die vleis in die vrieskas of maak die vars vleis maaltyd die volgende dag en sien (boks) die volgende dag se maaltyd oor.

 

Level 3

List the Ingredients

Who will prepare?

How much of each?

 

Vlak 3

Lys die Bestanddele

Wie sal voorberei?

Hoeveel van elkeen?

 

1. To simplify your life, sit down for another 30 minutes and list all the ingredients on the back of each card. I turn my length wise. That works well. If you want a simpler method, write the list of ingredients down on the day you make each meal for the first time, then add to it things you may have forgotten the first time around. This easy step will help you immensely when preparing your shopping list, making sure you don’t forget anything.

 

1. Om jou lewe te vereenvoudig, sit vir nog ‘n 30 minute en lys al die bestanddele agter op elke kaart. Ek draai myne in die lengte. Dit werk goed. As jy ‘n eenvoudiger metode wil hê, skryf die lys bestanddele neer op die dag wat jy elke maaltyd vir die eerste keer maak, voeg dan dinge by wat jy die eerste keer mag vergeet. Hierdie maklike stap sal jou grootliks help wanneer jy jou inkopielys voorberei, en seker maak dat jy niks vergeet nie.

 

2. If your husband likes to cook or you have an older or adult child who can prepare any of the meals, write who will be preparing the meal in the upper left hand corner of your 3x5 card and be sure to post their name on your calendar or Meal Sheet next to the date.

 

2. As jou man daarvan hou om te kook of jy n ouer of volwasse kind het wat enige van die maaltye kan voorberei, skryf wie die maaltyd sal voorberei in die boonste linkerkantse hoek van jou 3x5 kaart en wees seker om hulle naam op jou kalender of Maaltyd Bladsy langs die datum aan te bring.

 

Also, to help prepare your younger children for adulthood, list the name of the child who could help you prepare each meal also in the upper left hand corner under your name.

Ook, om jou jonger kinders te help om vir volwassenheid voor te berei, lys die naam van die kind wat jou kan help om elke maaltyd voor te berei ook in die boonste linkerkantste hoek onder jou naam aan. 

*When choosing a child for any chore in your home, always start with the youngest child or least mature to see if they could manage it. Parents always overuse their oldest child (or children) not only overburdening them, but also creating spoiled, unappreciative and immature younger children.

*Wanneer jy ‘n kind kies vir enige werkie in jou huis, begin altyd met die jongste of minder volwasse kind om te sien of hulle dit kan behartig. Ouers misbruik altyd hulle oudste kind (of kinders) nie net om hulle te oorlas nie, maar om ook bederfde, ongewaardeerde en onvolwasse jong kinders te skep.

 

3. To help with quantity, each time you prepare a meal write down (in PENCIL) how much you used to prepare the meal to help you the next time you make it. If you end up short, then erase and increase the amount. If you end up with quite a bit of leftovers, then decrease the portions.

 

3. Om te help met hoeveelheid, elke keer wat jy ‘n maaltyd voorberei skryf (in POTLOOD) neer hoeveel jy geruik het om die maaltyd voor te berei om jou die volgende keer wat jy dit maak te help. As jy tekort skiet, vee dit dan uit en vermeerder die bedrag. As jy met baie oorskiet opeindig, verminder die porsies.

 

Using your cards to write out any important information, like how many chicken breasts to cook or how many eggs you scrambled, helps so much if efficiency and cutting down even more the mental stress of homemaking. As your family grows and your needs change, you can easily adjust your cards. For instance:

Gebruik jou kaarte om enige belangrike informasie, soos hoeveel hoenderborsies om te kook of hoeveel roereiers jy gemaak het neer te skryf, dit help so baie as doeltreffendheid en selfs meer van die verstandelike stres van tuis skepping af te sny. As jou familie groei en jou behoeftes verander, kan jy maklik jou kaarte wysig. Byvoorbeeld:

For fried chicken use a half of a chicken breast per child, one per adult.
Vir gebraaide hoender gebruik helfte van ‘n hoender borsie per kind, een per volwassene.

For hamburgers use a half a pound of Ground Round per person and one bun each.
Vir hamburgers gebruik 230g maalvleis per persoon en een broodrolletjie. 

For ravioli, count 4 for each adult, 3 per child or a small eater.
Vir ravioli, tel 4 vir elke volwassene, 3 per kind of klein eter.

*To avoid fat or overweight children (and adults) do not serve “family style” by putting everything out on the table. Instead, I have always put the plates out in a row on the counter and put a portion on each plate. This also insures that everyone is getting vegetables!

*Om oorgewig kinders (en volwassenes) te voorkom moet nie “familie styl” bedien deur alles op die tafel uit te lê nie. In plaas daarvan plaas die borde in ‘n ry op die toonbank en plaas ‘n porsie op elke bord. Dit verseker ook dat almal groente kry! 

I leave any extra on the stove so that if anyone is getting seconds (yourself included) the person is easily noticed while getting more. In addition, my children were never allowed to just go and get food from the cupboard or refrigerator. They were taught to ask first which helped me monitor not only overeating, but also eating too close to dinner.  

Ek los enige ekstra op die stoof sodat as enigiemand weer opskep (jouself ingesluit) die persoon gesien word terwyl hy/sy meer kry. Ter aanvulling, my kinders was nooit toegelaat om net kos uit die kas of yskas te haal nie. Hulle was geleer om eers te vra wat my gehelp het om nie net ooreet  te monitor nie, maar ook om te na aan aandete te eet.

Sugar
Suiker

Since my husband and I came from totally different backgrounds, I was unprepared for sugar cereal that my children wanted every morning like Daddy used to have. I am not sure how we came to this and how he ended up agreeing to it (it had to be GOD!), but years ago, we made Fridays mornings “sugar cereal day!”

Aangesien my man en ek van totaal verskillende agtergronde gekom het, was ek onvoorbereid vir suiker graan wat my kinders elke oggend soos wat Pappa gehad het wou hê. Ek is nie seker hoe ons hier uitgekom het nie maar hy het opgeeindig om daarmee saam te stem (dit moes GOD wees!), maar jare gelede, het ons Vrydae oggende “suiker graan dag” gemaak! 

It is often better to not make some things taboo unless you and your husband are in complete agreement—if you are, thank the Lord, because most couples are not! Instead, make it a “treat” or “reward.” God loves to bless us, so this may be an area where you can bless your children!

Dit is dikwels beter om sommige dinge nie taboe te maak tensy jy en jou man heeltemal saamstem nie—as julle doen, dank die Here, omdat meeste paartjies doen nie! In plaas daarvan maak dit ‘n “traktasie” of “beloning.” God is lief daarvoor om ons te seën, so dit mag ‘n area wees waar jy jou kinders kan seën!

Our children don’t feel deprived, nor are they “weird,” but are learning to live with self-control and moderation rather than excess, which is the way the world lives. To forbid is to become religious, which is how rebellion starts.

Ons kinders voel nie ontneem nie, nog minder is hulle “vreemd,” maar hulle leer om met selfbeheersing en moderasie te lewe eerder as oortolligheid, wat is hoe die wêreld lewe. Om te verbied is om geestelik te word, wat is hoe rebellie begin.

Make “sugar cereal day” a special day like a Monday, so they pop out of bed, or a Friday, because they made it through the week! This goes for colas or sodas or pop (whatever you call it). Rather than eliminate it, have it for special occasions.

Maak “suiker graan dag” ‘n spesiale dag soos ‘n Maandag, sodat hulle uit die bed spring, of ‘n Vrydag, omdat hulle dit deur die week gemaak het! Dit gaan vir koeldranke. Eerder as om dit te elimineer, drink dit vir spesiale geleenthede.

Teaching moderation and control, I believe, is better than forbidding something completely. My children were allowed coke with their pizza once a week. Now that we know sodas causes stomach cancer (not just cavities or obesity in children), we chose to basically cut it out completely and replaced it with sweetened tea once a week. The rest of the time they drink lots of water!

Leer moderasie en beheer, glo ek, is beter as om iets heeltemal te verbied. My kinders was een keer per week coke saam hulle pizza toegelaat. Noudat ons weet  gas koeldranke veroorsaak maagkanker (nie net gaaitjies of vetsug in kinders nie), het ons verkies om dit basies heeltemal uit te sny en dit met versoete tee een keer per week te vervang. Die res van die tyd drink hulle baie water!

Taking a Break: Go Out to Eat
Neem ‘n Breek: Gaan Eet Uit

As I mentioned earlier in this chapter, it is always good to take a break from cooking, and actually schedule a day, or even two, to go out to eat each week.

Soos ek vroeër genoem het, dit is altyd goed om ‘n breek te neem van kook, en om eintlik ‘n dag, of selfs twee, te skeduleer om elke week uit te eet.

Most families are out of balance and either eat out ALL THE TIME, or never eat out. Of course, sometimes it is because your husband loves your home cooked meals.

Meeste families is uit balans en eet of die HEELTYD uit, of eet nooit uit nie. Natuurlik, is dit somtyds omdat jou man van tuisgemaakte etes hou.

If you go out too often, it is often because you are not prepared. The method that I have shared with you should help, but as I said earlier, don’t try to stop going out to eat completely; instead, set specific out to eat days and take a much deserved break.

As jy te dikwels uitgaan, is dit dikwels omdat jy nie voorbereid is nie. Die metode wat ek met jou gedeel het behoort te help, maar soos ek vroeër gesê het, moet nie probeer om heeltemal op te hou om uit te eet nie; in plaas daarvan stel spesifieke uiteet dae en neem ‘n welverdiende breek.

Sometimes, we women need to go out to eat; but very often, where you go and how you order will determine how often you feel you can go out. Because of our large family, we always tend to gravitate to the 99¢ menus that are in most fast food restaurants, and we have ALWAYS order water. We used to do so due to the sheer cost of 9 beverages, now it is due to health issues. Not only is it proven to cause stomach cancer, that amount of sugar also cuts the immune system down by 50%. If my children were to drink a soda now and then, I would prefer that they are at home so they don’t pick up outside diseases and an entire liter cost what one drink would in a restaurant.

Somtyds, het ons vrouens nodig om te gaan uiteet; maar dikwels, waar jy gaan en hoe jy bestel bepaal hoe dikwels jy voel jy kan uitgaan. As gevolg van ons groot familie neig ons altyd na die R15 spyskaarte wat in meeste kitskos restaurante is, en ons bestel ALTYD water. Ons het dit gedoen as gevolg van die koste vir 9 koeldranke, nou is dit as gevolg van gesondheids sake. Nie net is dit bewys om maagkanker te  veroorsaak nie, daardie bedrag suiker sny die immuun sisteem af by 50%. As my kinders nou en dan gaskoeldrank drink, sal ek verkies dat hulle by die huis is sodat hulle nie siektes van buite optel en ‘n liter kos wat een drankie in ‘n restaurant sou kos.

Also, when they were all young I always gave them a couple of choices of what they could order. We also go where kids eat free, especially when we had so many under 10 or 12.

Ook, toe hulle almal jonk was het ek hulle altyd ‘n paar keuses gegee van wat hulle kon bestel. Ons gaan ook waar kinders gratis eet, spesiaal toe ons so baie onder 10 of 12 gehad het.

There are many national fast food chains and local restaurants that want to entice families, so they offer free or inexpensive kid’s meals. I see them all the time on signs. Call the restaurants in your area to see if they have a Kid’s Night. Be sure to find out what day, the time it starts, the ages (be extremely clear on this point), and whether the drink is included or not. I’ve ordered water for my children when they could have had a soft drink (a real treat).

Daar is baie nasionale kitskos kettingwinkels en plaaslike restaurante wat families wil verlei, so hulle offer gratis goedkoop kinder maaltye. Ek sien hulle die heeltyd op kennisgewings. Skakel die restaurante in jou area om te sien of hulle ‘n Kinder Aand het. Wees seker om uit te vind watter dag, die tyd wat dit begin, die ouderdomme  wees uiters seker oor hierdie punt), en of die koeldrank ingesluit is of nie. Ek het water vir my kinders bestel toe hulle ‘n koeldrank kon gehad het (‘n regte traktaatjie).

The wisest solution is to find all this over the phone so you don’t look cheap or end up eating at a restaurant on the wrong night—it’s happened to me! Then write all the details out on your 3x5 card for each restaurant. With a pencil, write out what the children like to order! This helps when you take them out and especially if Grandma or Dad wants to take your little ones out to eat.

Die wyse oplossing is om dit alles oor die telefoon uit te vind sodat jy nie goedkoop lyk of opeindig om op die verkeerde aand by ‘n restaurant uit te eet nie—dit het met my gebeur! Skryf dan die besonderhede op jou 3x5 kaart vir elke restaurant. Met ‘n potlood skryf waarvan die kinders hou om te bestel! Dit help wanneer jy hulle uitneem en spesiaal as Ouma of Pappa jou klein kindertjies uit wil neem om te eet.