Meal Planning Monday: 05.09.2011 - 11.09.2011

Welcome back to Meal Planning Monday!  After taking the summer off and completely 'winging it' with meals, I am so happy to be back to making meal plans and grocery lists - and saving money!  :P

I've found a few terrific recipe sites over the summer and this week's meal plan is entirely from  Skinny Taste.  The site is great because it showcases fresh and tasty food all the while listing all of the nutritional information, including Weight Watchers point values.

I think you'll really like what I've chosen this week:

Vegetarian
Easiest Pasta and Broccoli with salad

Beef
Mom's Beef Stroganoff over rice with a hearty helping of asparagus

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Vegetarian
Arroz Congri - Cuban Style Black Beans spooned over rice with a side of tossed salad with vinaigrette

Chicken
Chicken Parmigiana Burgers with vegetables and dip


Vegetarian
Carmelized Onion, Red Pepper, and Zucchini Frittata with a big spinach salad

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Pork
Slow Cooked Pernil (Puerto Rican Pork) with whole wheat rolls and peas fresh from my mother-in-law's garden

Love to hear what will be on your plates this week.  And if you have a favorite food website you think I should check out, let me know in the comments!

Meal Planning Monday: March 14-20, 2011

Welcome to Meal Planning Monday! Every Monday I'll feature what my family is having each week. I won't include lunches, because we have whatever is left over from dinner the night before. I try my best to do three vegetarian meals and one beef, pork, and chicken meal. That leaves one night for leftovers or eating out. So here goes:

Monday
Breakfast - Cereal, milk, fruit
Dinner - Spaghetti with vegetable sauce and caesar salad

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Tuesday
Breakfast - Steel cut oats with raisins and nuts, milk
Dinner - Pork tenderloin with mushrooms & leek, rice, and lettuce & spinach salad

Wednesday
Breakfast - Cheesy eggs, fruit, yogurt
Dinner - Tacos stuffed with a choice of ground beef (or beans), tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, salsa, and sour cream

Thursday
Breakfast - Fruit smoothies made with yogurt & protein powder
Dinner - Sweet & sour meatballs, rice, broccoli

Friday
Breakfast - Oatmeal with blueberries, milk
Dinner - Spinach and ricotta frittata, tossed Salad, toast

Saturday
Breakfast - Eggs benedict, turkey bacon, fruit Salad
Dinner - Homemade Pizza loaded with veggies and meat

Snacks this week will include:

• pineapple & sunflower seeds
• crackers with hummus & cucumber
• granola bar
• apple with cheese or peanut butter
• cucumber & laughing cow cheese

I try bake once a week and this week I'll make some chocolate chip slab cookies, as requested by my little guy.

If you need recipes for anything, let me know!

What are you having this week?