no, I didn't drop off the face of the earth......

 ...I was just on vacation.  (For what it's worth, I didn't do too terribly with food while I was away.)

This being the first week of school, things are going to buy and I am going to be tired...so I'm keeping it simple, foodwise.

Here's the rundown:

This week's snacks include berry smoothies, fruit salad, oatmeal with blueberries, applesauce, and popcorn with cinnamon.

This week's breakfast (every day--or weekday, at least) is an egg white omelet with pico de gallo.

The week's lunch (also the same each day) is a salad with chickpeas and lemon juice dressing. 

I'm alternating between two dinners this week:  spanish brown rice with red beans, and black beans with corn.

In addition to the food plan, I will also be hitting the gym each day before work.

Heaven help me.

Wednesday menu

 Snack

• string cheese

Breakfast

• 2 eggs scrambled with 2% cheese
• steamed brussels sprouts
• V8

Lunch

• salad:  tuna on mixed greens
• dressing:  lime juice, olive oil, salt & pepper

Snack

• hummus
• cucumber, celery, bell pepper

Dinner

• grilled chicken
• spinach-stuffed portabella mushroom
• tomato and basil salad

Snack

• cherry jello

Tuesday menu

 Snack

• string cheese
• 1oz pecans

Breakfast

• 2 egg white 1/2 egg yolk omelet w/ 2% cheese
• summer squash
• V8

Lunch

• salad:  chickpeas, tomato, cucumber, celery, bell pepper
• dressing:  lemon juice, olive oil, scallion, cumin, paprika

Snack

• cabbage slaw (vinegar-based dressing)

Dinner

• @ a party -- planning on steak or chicken and salad

Monday menu

 Snack (pre-workout)

• string cheese

Breakfast

• 2 scrambled eggs
• sauteed kale
• V8

Lunch

• salad:  grilled chicken on mixed greens
• dressing:  olive oil and vinegar

Snack

• homemade hummus
• cucumber, bell pepper, celery

Dinner

• baked tilapia
• steamed zucchini and summer squash
• tossed salad

Snack

• cherry jello

Sunday menu

I just got back from a serious grocery shopping excursion.  $93--yikes!  (Though a lot of that was on non-food items.  I hate when I run out of all sizes of plastic bags at once!)  I have a yummy menu planned for this week, so the money was definitely worth it.

Breakfast

• 2 egg white and 2% cheese omelet
• steamed broccoli
• decaf coffee with splenda and skim milk

Lunch

• salad:  tuna on mixed greens
• dressing:  olive oil, lime juice, salt & pepper

Snack

• string cheese

Dinner

• grilled chicken (with whatever seasonings inspire me later tonight)
• grilled bell peppers and onion
• tomato & basil salad (with olive oil, salt & pepper)

Snack

• cherry Jello

Friday menu

 Breakfast

• oatmeal with golden raisins and rice milk

Lunch

• vegetable gyoza (with sesame ginger dipping sauce)
• brown rice vegetable sushi (carrot, cucumber, avocado, spinach)
• edamame
  

Dinner

• kale soup with chicken chorizo

Snack

• cherry blueberry smoothie

Thursday menu

I met up with a friend for shopping this afternoon, so my menu is kind of funny...

Breakfast

• 2 eggs
• grapes
• decaf coffee with turbinado sugar

Snack

• cup of kale soup
• mini Babybel cheddar

Lunch/Dinner

• steak fajitas (used two tortillas, then ate the rest without)
• spicy rice

Snack

• popcorn

(Not a great day for ROYGBIV...but we can't all be perfect all the time!)

Wednesday menu

 Breakfast

• 2 eggs
• homefries
• grapes

Lunch

• red bean and broccolini salad
• gum to deal with the garlic breath! 

Snack

• apple
• mini Babybel cheddar cheese

Dinner

• black beans and brown rice
• corn

Snack

• popcorn

Tuesday menu

 Breakfast

• oatmeal with blueberries and rice milk
• decaf coffee with turbinado sugar

Lunch

• red bean and broccolini salad (recipe from Hannaford Fresh magazine)*

Snack

• grapes
• Babybel cheddar cheese

Dinner

• kale soup with chicken chorizo

Snack (if I'm hungry)

• popcorn

*I'm altering the salad recipe to use red beans instead of white (I prefer the sweeter taste of the red beans) and to use both red and orange pepper, so I can get the OY of my ROYGBIV for the day.

Monday menu

 Breakfast

• oatmeal with blueberries and rice milk
• decaf coffee with turbinado sugar

Lunch

• salad (celery, bell pepper, cucumber, tomato, chickpeas)
• dressing (lemon juice, olive oil, shallot, cumin, paprika)

Snack

• yogurt
• cherries

Dinner

• grilled swordfish
• golden couscous (recipe from Hannaford Fresh magazine)
• broccoli

Snack (if I'm hungry)

• popcorn