Weekly Menu Plan

Good morning everyone. I HEART Sundays!

This weeks menu is a cluster of meals made up by whats in the fridge, cupboards and freezer. We are ONLY going to go buy milk and hot dog buns at the store today because we leave for Mexico in 6 days!!!!

Here's part of what is going to be on our plates:

Monday

• Breakfast: Cottage cheese (going to expire ASAP) and orange
• Lunch:  Buffalo Chicken Soup (recipe coming tomorrow!) and kiwi
• Snack: Celery with ranch
• Dinner: Cheeseburgers with fries (hubby) and broccoli (me)

Tuesday

• Breakfast: yogurt, hard boiled egg, and peach
• Lunch:  Buffalo Chicken Soup and kiwi
• Snack: Cherry tomatoes
• Dinner: Walking tacos for hubby and taco salad for me

Wednesday

• Breakfast: yogurt, hard boiled egg, and peach
• Lunch:  Buffalo Chicken Soup and kiwi
• Snack: Celery with laughing cow cheese wedge (new chipotle flavor!)
• Dinner: Buffalo chicken sandwiches with fries (hubby) and broccoli (me)

Thursday

• Breakfast: FiberPlus dark chocolate and almond fiber bar, string cheese, & peach
• Lunch:  Buffalo Chicken Soup (recipe coming tomorrow!) and kiwi
• Snack: Celery with laughing cow cheese wedge
• Dinner: Biggest Loser dinner @ Lindsey's---French dips!

Friday

• Breakfast: Breakfast Casserole
• Lunch:  Chili
• Snack: Layered taco dip, pickle wraps
• Dinner: Olive Garden

You're probably thinking WTF are you thinking for FRIDAY? At work, every Friday we rotate two people who bring in breakfast. I usually try to not partake (donuts, breakfast pizza, etc) but this week is another healthy living person who makes healthier dishes so I'm eating. We are also having a team food day for the superbowl (who doesn't like a good tailgating themed food day) so I'm going to have bits of a lot of stuff but am going to fill up on the healthier options ( so far chili is the best :) to choose from ). AND then we are celebrating my mother in law's and sister in law's birthday that was bypassed in December.

They are OBSESSED with the Olive Garden but the good news I always get the minestrone soup (100 calories per bowl) instead of the salad (350 calories) and the venetian apricot chicken(380 calories) instead of the ravioli di portabella (670 calories). The ravioli really isn't bad compared to the Chicken parmigana (1090 calories) that my husband will order then hoover down in like 4 minutes flat but since I'm not eating 100% during the day I HAVE to follow this plan. I will then hit the gym after dinner since the regular time of 4:30 won't work :(

Hint: if you know that you are going to be going out to dinner, look at the restaurant's website to see if they have a nutrition guide and if not, at least a menu to get a game plan so you don't get woo-ed or frazzled by all the delicious yet calorie laden items. It really works!

Off to CONQUER the to do list today:

• GYM
• Grocery store: milk and hot dogs, maybe a red box flick
• Figure out new way to organize shoes in closet
• Devise new way to file papers and then FILE them
• Clean off desk in office and sweep/mop it

Having a chicken salad for lunch and then turkey loaf with mashed potatoes tonight. EXCITED!!
Had a great family breakfast today. Pancakes and sausage. High calorie meal of the day but the hubby loves them. Gotta please him every now and again ;)

Hopefully I can wake these boys from their food coma to go shopping!