Meal Plans – Week 1

In the past one of the reasons that I didn’t meal plan was because I became overwhelmed with options and had a hard time figuring out which meals to make.  The list of ingredients seemed miles long and how did I know what I would want to eat what nights?  I would give up because it was just too much for me to figure out.

But now I feel more confident in knowing what and how we like to eat and I have a better understanding of how to use ingredients in multiple dishes without them tasting the same.

It still took me a really long time browsing through my Pinterest food board to come up with the combination of meals for this week and next week.  Like.  A really really long time and by the end I was ravenously hungry.

Here is what I came up with for us this week.  I have put an (*) by the items with a recipe and I will share those recipes throughout the week.

Breakfasts (these are options for each day not all for the same breakfast)

Eggs & Sausage

Green Smoothies

Oatmeal

Greek Yogurt and frozen berries or honey with almonds

Lunches (options for each day)

Sandwich lettuce rolls

Salads

Leftovers

Cauliflower Mash*

Dinners (we don’t eat dinner every night, sometimes we just have a smoothie or a snack so there isn’t a dinner for every night)

Asian Lettuce Wraps* (PF Changs inspired)

Chicken Tacos/Taco Salad

Chicken with Parmesean Green Beans

Chicken Fried Rice* (Benihana inspired)

Skirt Steak *

Snacks

Turkey Sausage Sticks

String Cheese

Veggies (broccoli, baby carrots, celery, bellpeppers) with ranch or hummus

Cauliflower Poppers*

Chickpea Poppers*

Stove popped popcorn

What are your favorite go to recipes?