Sandwiches!!!

I am so excited for dinner. I'm feeling a tad under the weather and I'm not sure whether it's allergies or a cold... Since sneezing and running nose seems to be the main issue, could just be allergies.

I mentioned to my husband that I would really like a simple sandwich, as in from the deli counter, and he volunteered to run to Giant. (Must be partially because he was home alone with the little one all day.)

I am so thrilled with tonight's meal plan. We're each having half an asiago bagel with soy mayo, lettuce, honey turkey, deluxe ham, smoked guoda and cheddar and vegetarian bacon. Sides are Dole bagged Italian Salad with garlic croutons and some sort of red wine vinaigrette and Veggie Patch Spinach Cheese bites, which we're trying because we had a coupon.

Cheesy bugs and spinach nuggets

For dinner I made Back to Nature Organic Macaroni and Cheese with bug-shaped pasta, water, Veggie Patch Spinach Nuggets, and Whitehouse No Sugar Added applesauce Superfruit Fusion with Guave and Acai Berry.

I love Veggie Patch Spinach Nuggets. I sautée them in a little bit of extra virgin olive oil and serve with a side of ranch. On the package, they had a recipe for spicy ranch dip that was two tablespoons ranch dressing, one teaspoon dijon mustard, and a splash of chipotle pepper sauce. I made some for me that was ranch, horseradish brown mustard and a generous splash of Frank's Buffalo Red Hot Sauce.

The mac and cheese was an expensive whim ($1.69 for the box) but the bug shapes cracked me up and I thought we'd try it.

The applesauce was an add-on, and it tasted weirdly like eucalyptus.

Spaghetti and spinach nuggets

I expected to work late tonight so yesterday at the store I got spinach nuggets for dinner. I also have had a craving for spaghetti for weeks. Spaghetti with grated asiago from Aldi. So we had both for dinner. I LOVE spinach nuggets. The preschooler likes them too. Better than chicken nuggets by far, IMHO. I buy the Veggie Patch Spinach nuggets in the produce or natural food aisle (depending on the store). They're not cheap, but they're wholesome and I often use them as an entree. (About $4 per package)

Now, for the nutritional info...

In four nuggets:
80 percent of your RDA vitamin A
20 percent of vitamin C
20 percent of calcium
8 percent iron
plus 6 grams protein