Sample Meal Plans

A recent commenter brought to my attention that I have not yet published any sample meal plans. I have been meaning to get this up for a while, so here they finally are. For my family, breakfast is always vegetable and meat omelets and occasionally almond pancakes with fresh strawberries. Lunch is some variation of leftovers from the night before on a salad or wrapped in romaine lettuce. Dinner is always a protein and lots of veggies. Have better ideas for meals? Leave some feedback!

“Wellness Lifestyle” One Week Meal Plans

Note: Breakfast each day is 2 egg omelet with as much veggies and meats as you want to add (can be good use for some leftovers from night before)

Day 1

Lunch-Chicken salad over lettuce with carrot sticks

Dinner- Shrimp stir-fry (In skillet or wok heat 4 TBSP butter. Add 1 pre-cut onion and 1 pre-cut pepper, cook 2 mins. Add pre-cut zucchini or squash and cook 2 mins. Add 1 lb frozen broccoli, cook 2 mins. Add frozen shrimp and cook until veggies are tender and shrimp is heated. Add desired spices (garlic, basil, salt, pepper, etc). Right before eating, add ½ package of cream cheese and stir until melted (optional).

Day 2

Lunch- leftover stir fry wrapped in romaine leaves

Dinner-One sliced, grilled chicken breast, 1 sliced pepper, 1 onion, reheated on greased cookie sheet. (optional, 1 baked winter squash, reheated) salad

Day 3

Lunch-Leftovers from night before in romaine leaves with avocado

Dinner-Chili (reheat) with sour cream and cheese (both optional) over spinach or with side salad

Day 4

Lunch-leftover chili by itself or wrapped in romaine leaves with cheese and sour cream

Dinner-Reheat eggplant pizza, salad

Day 5

Lunch- Leftover eggplant pizza or chicken salad

Dinner-Fajita salad (in skillet with oil or butter heat remaining sliced chicken breast, one sliced onion (or more) remaining sliced peppers. Add 1 TBSP cumin. Serve over spinach or lettuce with avocado, salsa, cheese and sour cream (optional)

Day 6

Lunch-fajita tacos with leftover fajita meat wrapped in romaine with avocado, salsa, cheese and sour cream

Dinner-reheated meatballs and salad

Day 7

Lunch-tuna salad on spinach or carrot sticks

Dinner-Leftovers

Snacks:

nuts, deviled eggs (mix yolks of hard boiled eggs with ½ avocado and mash. Add small amounts of mustard, dill and spices to taste. Put back into eggs and top with bacon crumbles(optional)), sliced cucumber, celery sticks, carrot sticks, tuna salad, small amounts of fruit.

One Week “Wellness Lifestyle” Cooking Day Instructions

It will simplify your life tremendously if you can pre-cook most of this so it is available on-the-go when you need it. I try to pre-cook everything on Saturday so it is ready for the week. To get all the prep done in about 3 hours, do the following:

1. Bake all chicken in buttered dish with spices and butter on it.
2. Hard boil 6-8 eggs (per egg eater in family)
3. Pre-slice zucchini, squash, onions, peppers, cucumber, etc and store in separate containers or bags
4. Once chicken is done, cube 2 of them and slice three.
5. Bake winter squash-cut in half, scoop out seeds, put 1-2 TBSP butter in and spices (optional) Bake open side up on cookie sheet (same as one for chicken) at 325 until soft. Store in foil for re-heating.
6. Make chicken salad. Store in fridge in closed container
7. Make Chili (1 lb ground meat, 1 can diced tomatoes, ½ can tomato sauce, 1 chopped onion, cumin and other spices to taste)
8. Make eggplant pizza- peel eggplant, cut into ½ inch slices. Cook on greased cookie sheet at 375 until well browned on both sides. Top with small amount of tomato sauce (add whatever spices you want) top with cheese and chopped onions, peppers, etc) Store in foil to re-heat. This is also fast to make fresh if you don’t want to make ahead.
9. Make meatballs with 1 lb ground meat and spices (parmesan, garlic, Italian, basil, etc) coat in pasta sauce. Store covered in fridge
10. Make salmon or tuna salad by mixing well-drained fish with ½ package of cream cheese and dill (optional) and spices. Store closed in fridge.

Week One “Wellness Lifestyle” Shopping List

This shopping list will give you a rough idea of what to buy for a week. Adjust as necessary. It is designed for two people, so just double (or triple or quadruple) depending on family size.

• 1-2 lbs almonds (raw if possible)
• 1 lb walnuts (optional)
• 2-3 dozen eggs
• 2 avocados
• 2 (or more) heads Romaine lettuce
• 1 big bag spinach
• 4 large sweet peppers, any color
• 1- 3 lb bag onions
• any fruit you want, stick mainly with berries or grapes to start off (optional)
• 2 medium zucchini or summer squash
• 1 lb frozen shrimp (or fresh, just pre-cooked)
• 2 (1 lb) bags frozen broccoli
• 1 block of your favorite cheese (this is optional on everything, so just get what you want)
• 1 can (organic) diced tomatoes
• 1 BIG (15 oz or bigger) can of tomato sauce
• Cumin (spice, if you don’t already have it)
• 1 bag carrot sticks
• 2 cucumbers
• 1 package cream cheese
• 1 can salmon or 2 cans tuna
• 1 large eggplant
• 1 winter squash
• 1 lb butter
• 1 container (8 oz or bigger) of full fat plain regular or greek yogurt (organic)
• 1 package bacon (optional)
• 2 lbs ground beef or turkey
• 5 chicken breasts (or boneless thighs if you like them-cheaper)
• sour cream (optional)
• 1 jar of pasta sauce (check ingredients, no added sugar or grains)
• 1 jar salsa (check ingredients)

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