Meal Planning week of 4/15/13

I have been better about making meal plans over the weekend, both for dinners (usually which my son, Kent, starts before I get home so we can eat at a decent hour!) and for myself, for breakfasts and lunches I can pack and take to work. I love to eat out, and would probably do it every day (especially with multiple cafeterias and restaurants to choose from within a few minutes walking distance from my office!) but am trying to be good and make sure to eat a balanced diet that is healthy for me and this little growing peanut - not to mention much more cost effective for our family!

This is the meal plan for the coming week:

Monday, April 15th
Breakfast: 1 cup cereal, 1 cup milk, banana
Lunch: Egg Salad sandwich, sliced carrots with hummus
Dinner: General Tso's Chicken, brown rice, steamed vegetables
Snack: 1 cup grapes, 1 piece snack cake

Tuesday, April 16th
Breakfast: Breakfast sandwich, yogurt
Lunch: Sushi (cooked!), celery sticks with hummus
Dinner: Shrimp scampi and pasta with steamed mixed veggies
Snack: 1 cup grapes, 1 piece snack cake

Wednesday, April 17th
Breakfast: 1 piece whole wheat toast, hardboiled egg, 1 cup milk
Lunch: Turkey sandwich with vegetables in pita, carrot sticks with dressing
Dinner: Spanish Pork Roast with White Wine (Slow Cooker)
Snack: Cheese stick, pretzels

Thursday, April 18th
Breakfast: Banana and peanut butter wrapped in whole wheat tortilla, 1 cup milk
Lunch: Grilled cheese sandwich, tomato soup, crackers
Dinner: Steak with baked potato skins, Caesar salad
Snack: 2 tangerines, fig newtons

Friday, April 19th
Breakfast: 1/2 whole wheat bagel with cream cheese, 1 scrambled egg with cheese
Lunch: Small baked potato with slice of cooked bacon, cheese, and sour cream, apple
Dinner: Pizza Balls with dip, mozzarella sticks, salad
Snack: handful roasted peanuts, pretzels