Meal Planning week of 4/22/13

This is a week of a lot of "new" recipes for us. I've been making the Spanish Pork Roast for many years, but haven't ever shared it here before (and even though it's made it onto my menu planning several times, it seems to get bumped!), but pretty much all the other main dishes are new this week! I bought a big bag of avocados at Sam's a week or so ago and they are all ripe and ready to enjoy, so that definitely influenced the menu. I usually only buy one at a time and use them up on sandwiches, wraps, or salads, but I had enough to actually need to look up some recipe ideas for them! I love homemade guacamole and am excited to try that out this week. My husband really enjoys guac too, so I know we'll all enjoy that. If there's leftovers I'm sure we'll have nachos or tacos over the weekend to enjoy it with.

Monday
Breakfast: Quaker instant oatmeal, 1 blueberry muffin, 1/2 cup orange juice, 1 cup milk
Lunch: Chicken salad & vegetable sandwich on whole wheat, grapes
Dinner: Spanish Pork Roast with White Wine (slow cooker), Caesar salad and mashed potatoes
Snack: 1 cup fresh strawberries, 1 serving pretzels

Tuesday
Breakfast: 1 slice whole wheat toast, 1 hardboiled egg, orange
Lunch: Lean Cuisine, 2 tangerines, celery sticks with light ranch dressing
Dinner: Avocado and Mushroom Burgers, baked onion rings, garden salad
Snack: 1 pudding cup, 1 cup fresh strawberries

Wednesday
Breakfast: 2 low fat waffles with peanut butter and a banana, 1 cup milk
Lunch: Small baked potato with 1 slice bacon, shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream, medium apple, granola bar
Dinner: Garlic Butter Baked Tilapia Fillets with steamed vegetables
Snack: Orange, handful of animal crackers

Thursday
Breakfast: 2 low fat waffles with 1 cup strawberries and 1 TBS maple syrup, 1 cup milk
Lunch: Whole wheat pita with avocado egg salad and veggies, yogurt, V-8 juice, carrot sticks
Dinner: Steaks, macaroni and cheese, Caesar salad
Snack: Chocolate pudding, orange

Friday
Breakfast: 1 cup strawberries, yogurt, 1 bagel with cream cheese
Lunch: Tuna salad sandwich on whole wheat bread (lettuce, tomato, pickles), 1 cup cottage cheese with tangerines
Dinner: Crock Pot Salsa Chicken (served with tortillas), chips, and homemade guacamole
Snack: Orange, handful animal crackers