Weekly Meal and Exercise Plan...the Crock Pot Edition!

I think my menu and exercise planning last week did help with keeping me on target (or at least close), though I didn't stick with it as well as I had hoped. So I think I'll try it again... This week: using the crock pot!

Sunday

• Breakfast: We'll go out somewhere for Father's Day, probably to the Coffee Co
• Lunch: Hot dogs at Dodger's Stadium for Father's Day Catch, and we'll bring some healthy snacks
• Dinner: Chicken and Vegetable Tortellini Stew- trying out a new recipe from the Betty Crocker More Slow Cooker Recipes book that I borrowed from the library. And we'll try grilling some beautiful baby artichokes that we picked up at the Farmer's Market.
• Exercise/outdoor time: Playing catch at the ballpark, and maybe a trip to and Pasadena for the Chalk Festival

Weekday Breakfasts: cereal, yogurt, granola, fresh fruit (cherries, white nectarines, yellow peaches, blueberries, apples) and whole wheat raisin bread from the Farmer's Market. If I'm feeling adventurous, we might make the bread into french toast one day, or maybe make blueberry pancakes.

Weekday Lunches: leftovers, fresh fruit

Monday

• Dinner: Chicken-Wild Rice Casserole with Dried Cherries, also from Betty Crocker
• Exercise/outdoor time: Stretch class or workout at the gym Walk through the wetlands

Tuesday

• Dinner: leftovers
• Exercise/outdoor time: Walking with the baby in the stroller- maybe we should head to the beach and walk along the jetty? Some sit-ups and push-ups at home. Better than nothing, right?

Wednesday

• Dinner: French Dip Sandwiches with Sweet Potato Fries and frozen rice/veggies mixture, since we didn't get to them last week
• Exercise/outdoor time: Stretch class or workout at the gym Gardening- it needed to be done

Thursday

• Dinner: leftovers
• Exercise/outdoor time: Walking with the baby in the stroller More gardening. The front yard is looking much nicer. :)

Friday

• Dinner: Pork Chops and Red Potatoes made in the crock pot I never made it to the grocery store to pick up Lipton soup mix for the pork chops, so instead I made a recipe that I was planning for next week: Chicken Tacos made in the crock pot, refried black beans, Spanish rice with black olives. Turned out to be really delicious.
• Exercise/outdoor time: Kickboxing or Muscle Strength class, depending on what time I make it to the gym None, really, I was trying to get the house cleaned. :(

Saturday

• Lunch: Tito's Tacos! Leftover taco/burritos
• Dinner: probably leftovers, depending on what's left Pork Chops and Red Potatoes made in the crock pot, with a green salad
• Exercise/outdoor time: Yoga class

Sunday

• Exercise/outdoor time: Yoga class if I miss it on Saturday. Zoo tour? We should be getting the most out of our membership before it gets ridiculously hot this summer. Pilates class.