The Bertram Family Menu

Dinner

☀️ Hot & dry all week (82–95°F, peak Tue/Wed). JP traveling Mon → Wed late night — easy nights up front, grill weekend when he's back.

MondayJuly 20

Kids: Annie's Mac & Cheese 🧀 + strawberries

JP away — easy night for Annie. Ruby school day. 88°F.

TuesdayJuly 21

Cheese Quesadillas 🌮 + watermelon

JP away. Tortillas + cheese on hand. Eat early — Ev Taekwondo 6:30. 95°F peak — minimal stove time.

WednesdayJuly 22

Annie's Call: Leftovers / Turkey Sandwiches 🥪

JP home late tonight. 94°F — zero-cook. Ruby school day.

ThursdayJuly 23

One Pot Teriyaki Chicken & Rice 🍚

JP's back! One pot, reheatable — dentist 3pm (all kids) + Ev Taekwondo 6:30. Glazed chicken = the girls' proven favorite. 89°F.

FridayJuly 24

Grilled BBQ Chicken + Corn on the Cob 🌽

85°F, free evening — gas grill night. Grill extra chicken for flex leftovers. Ruby with Dody & Granddad during the day.

SaturdayJuly 25

Grilled Cheeseburgers + watermelon 🍉

82°F — second grill night. Buns + 2 lb beef in this week's cart.

SundayJuly 26

SKIP — Brewery with the Tafts + Silas' B-Day Party 🎂

Brewery at noon, party at 6:30 — party covers dinner. Leftovers as backup. Ev Taekwondo 9:15am.

On deck next week Chicken Parmesan + Sloppy Joes were planned this week, then bumped for JP's trip — they're first in line for next Sunday's plan.

Lunch

☀️ Summer mode: no school hot lunch. Ev + Poppy at Grace Art Camp (9am, half-day) → lunch at home. Ruby packs Mon + Wed — protein + fruit/veg only, no sweets (school rule).

Ruby

Big-girl preschool · Mon + Wed only · pack those days

Mon Jul 20 pack

Turkey roll-up · strawberries · cucumber slices

Tue Jul 21 home

No school — lunch at home

Wed Jul 22 pack

Salami + string cheese plate · banana · baby carrots

Fri Jul 24 grandparents

Dody & Granddad day — they handle lunch

Everett & Poppy

Grace Art Camp · 9am · lunch at home

All week home

Art camp Mon–Fri, assumed half-day like past camps — quesadillas, PB&J, turkey sandwiches, Dino Buddies at home. (Flag if camp needs packs!)

JP daily

Cheese quesadilla — Tillamook cheddar, fried tortillas, Aardvark hot sauce (all on hand). Back Thu.

🧒 Ruby's school (Mon + Wed) provides snack only — pack protein + fruit/veg, nothing sweet. Turkey & salami are her favorites. Fridays = Dody & Granddad.

🍎 No apples in any pack — cut=brown, whole=refused. Banana / strawberries / cucumber instead.

Breakfast

Everett

Cereal era: Honey Nut Cheerios (on hand). Smoothies still on pause 🥣

Poppy

Little Bites (fresh box in cart) + cereal or GoGurt

Ruby

Little Bites + cereal or GoGurt; fig bars in rotation