Share your meal plans

Captain_Tightpants

I'm trying to create a fresh set of meal plans. My ultimate goal is to have 2 weeks worth that I can rotate to keep every day fresh and varied. I'm toying with the idea of having a different ethnicity meal each day, but I'm totally open to different ideas. Do any of you have meal plans you'd care to share?

rduhlir

My best advice to you is to go buy a cookbook that you will use most or all of the recipes in and base your menu around that. That is what I have done, and I have the rest of this month plus all of next month planned with no repeats.

fly_butterfly

I know there are meal plans on websites like Fitness & Prevention magazine. Lots of ads, but will get you started.

JENNY7634

Jillian Michaels has some free 30 day online meal plans. I recently got some recipes off her Ripped in 30 here is the link : )
http://images.agoramedia.com/jillianmichaels/cms/jillian-michaels-ripped-in-30-meal-plan-v.pdf

tricksee

http://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/inspiration/health_and_nutrition/weight_loss/14dayhealthyeatingplan.html

boom!

AmeliamaeRN

I need help with this too...

But I usually make a meal, eat leftovers the next day. Make another meal, leftovers the next day. So I really only make about 3 or 4 meals a week, and have an easy lunch. Mostly because when I tried to do something different each day, i'd end up throwing away leftovers, or not using all the groceries I bought and throwing that away. Its a little harder when you're single and you're the only one eating the food!

citizencrp

I don't plan out my days/weeks, BUT, my best nutrition days are when I eat pretty much the same hearty/healthy breakfast everyday then have soup or leftovers for lunch. So that is where I play around a lot. I've been making soups this winter. Mostly chicken and vegetable soup (no noodles--instead, I add oyster crackers if I need/want some added carbs), but lately I've gotten more adventurous and I've made my own stocks and now have made wonderful beef and vegetable soups, and borscht (there's a healthy ethnic meal for you!) and I plan to make a variation of an African peanut soup next week. I end up with a bunch in the freezer, so it is ultimately very convenient for lunches.
Dinner varies a lot for me. A lot of Indian take-out, Applegate Farms Chicken Tenders, Take-out sushi, and often more soup. I seriously need to figure out what I am going to do if/when winter ever ends and soup becomes less appealing.

WBB55

You could do it more like this, if you really need 14 different days of unique dinners. Have a three lists of "bases", "meat" and "flavors" and then mix and match in a chart/grid/excel spreadsheet. Like this:

#1 "Base/foundation"
Rice
Lentils
Pasta
Salad
Potato
Pizza
Sandwich
etc.

#2 "Meat" - not really meat, just basically the "main" ingredient or protein
Steak
Pork
Chicken
Tofu
Tempeh
Seitan
Beans
Salmon
etc.

#3 "Flavor"
Thai
Mexican
Terriyake
Korean
Italian
Curry
Miso
etc.

Then pick one from each group, and rotate. So...

Day 1: Thai tofu noodles
Day 2: Mexican steak pizza
Day 3: Terriyake chicken rice
Day 4: Italian beans pasta
Day 5: Korean pork sandwich
Day 6: Curry tempeh potatoes
Day 7: Miso seitan lentils
Day 8: Thai chicken pizza
Day 9: Italian salmon rice
etc.

Sometimes they're winners you would never have thought of making before, and you make them again. Sometimes they're hilarious disasters.

nicoleknapp754

My meal plan is pretty simple....I freeze my meats in meal size portions and also have bean soup that I make ahead and freeze in 1 cup portions. Each day in the morning I make my salads for the day. I eat a big (10 oz salad) salad for both lunch and dinner. This salad has Kale, chard, romaine lettuce, 4 different color peppers, celery, beets, sunflower seeds, artichoke hearts, radishes, The other two dishes each meal varies but is usually some sort of steamed vegetable, bean soup , some animal protein or a freshly made vegetable soup made in my vitamix. Breakfast is a constant - a protein shake. Life is simple right now when it comes to my food choices but I don't seem to get bored with my diet and it is working for me. Not having to focus on what I'm going to eat each day really helps stabilize my blood sugar . I also use a fiber supplement at both lunch and dinner .

YoungWife2012

I meal plan every week for about two weeks in advance and cook fresh every night (except Saturdays or Fridays usually - just to give myself a break and so my husband and I can finish up any leftovers - usually not too much). My meals use fresh ingredients, are for the most part gluten free (my husband eats gluten, so sometimes I will eat it as well if I make a quiche with a whole wheat crust or something like that) and I don't use canned foods or other processed foods. I also incorporate quite a few international foods, but mainly Asian since my family has Asian roots, so I know how to cook that way, but I also do Indian quite a bit. If you still would like me to get you my meal plans, let me know, and I can give you the recipes/meal plan.
Good luck!

Confuzzled4ever

I eat a lot of different stuff..and leftovers for lunch. I always have a lot so sometimes i eat a similar lunch for days.

you can look at my diary it's open.. my blog has some low calorie super yummy recieps.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Confuzzled4ever

suya swordfish is really good, so is the orange chicken and general chicken and i love my thai coconut soup! (and they are all pretty easy!) also tons of salad ideas

calisim1

I keep a list of different meals we like (and we always are adding to it) & plan it out weekly. We try to eat mostly vegan at home, but you could always sub in meat. Here's our big list:

Breakfast:
Oatmeal- dried or frozen fruit, nuts, peanut butter, protein powder
Cereal with fruit
Pancakes- banana or pumpkin
Muffins- banana, pumpkin, chocolate, etc
Toast- avocado & veggies, peanut butter & banana
Breakfast burritos- beans, rice, quinoa, veggies, soyrizo
Smoothie or Juice
Lunch/ Snacks:
Leftovers
Sandwiches/ wraps/ pitas- pb&j, hummus & veggie, etc
Salad- grains, lentils, beans, greens – veg, nuts, avocado, etc
Burrito- beans, rice, quinoa, lentils, veg
Fresh fruit , with nut butters
Veggies with hummus
Nuts & fruit
Soup & salad
Dinner:
Soba noodles with peanut sauce & stir fry veggies
Stir fry noodles with rice or quinoa
Fried rice with veggies
Homemade veggie pizza
Shepherd’s pie
Soup- bean, chili, mushroom, barley, tomato, veggie, leek & potato
Pasta- pesto, alfredo, spinach & tomato & veggies
Veggie or mushroom burgers with oven fries, etc
Grilled veggies- squash, zucchini, mushrooms, onion, garlic, pineapple, etc
Red beans & rice
Enchiladas
Lasagna or lasagna roll ups
Lentil Loaf
Stuffed Bell Peppers
Sushi or spring rolls, with cabbage or cuc salad, miso soup
Panini’s
Roasted Veg- squash, Brussels, s.potatoes, carrots, onion, etc
Tacos &/or burritos- beans, rice, quinoa, veggies
Sauteed greens- kale, spinach, chard
Salad: green, kale, cabbage, etc

This week is:
W: Udon with peanut sauce & snow peas, sautéed kale
Th: Basil pesto quinoa with kale & veggies
F: Udon with bokchoy & edamame, sautéed kale
Sat: Balsamic grilled veggies with basil cous cous & fresh salad
Sun: Shepherd’s pie w/ s.potatoes & fresh salad
Breakfasts: Juice, smoothies, cereal
Lunches: Leftovers or sweet potaotes & brussels sprouts, salad, fruit, nuts

Hope that helps!

sparklyball

I keep a list of different meals we like (and we always are adding to it) & plan it out weekly. We try to eat mostly vegan at home, but you could always sub in meat. Here's our big list:

Breakfast:
Oatmeal- dried or frozen fruit, nuts, peanut butter, protein powder
Cereal with fruit
Pancakes- banana or pumpkin
Muffins- banana, pumpkin, chocolate, etc
Toast- avocado & veggies, peanut butter & banana
Breakfast burritos- beans, rice, quinoa, veggies, soyrizo
Smoothie or Juice
Lunch/ Snacks:
Leftovers
Sandwiches/ wraps/ pitas- pb&j, hummus & veggie, etc
Salad- grains, lentils, beans, greens – veg, nuts, avocado, etc
Burrito- beans, rice, quinoa, lentils, veg
Fresh fruit , with nut butters
Veggies with hummus
Nuts & fruit
Soup & salad
Dinner:
Soba noodles with peanut sauce & stir fry veggies
Stir fry noodles with rice or quinoa
Fried rice with veggies
Homemade veggie pizza
Shepherd’s pie
Soup- bean, chili, mushroom, barley, tomato, veggie, leek & potato
Pasta- pesto, alfredo, spinach & tomato & veggies
Veggie or mushroom burgers with oven fries, etc
Grilled veggies- squash, zucchini, mushrooms, onion, garlic, pineapple, etc
Red beans & rice
Enchiladas
Lasagna or lasagna roll ups
Lentil Loaf
Stuffed Bell Peppers
Sushi or spring rolls, with cabbage or cuc salad, miso soup
Panini’s
Roasted Veg- squash, Brussels, s.potatoes, carrots, onion, etc
Tacos &/or burritos- beans, rice, quinoa, veggies
Sauteed greens- kale, spinach, chard
Salad: green, kale, cabbage, etc

This week is:
W: Udon with peanut sauce & snow peas, sautéed kale
Th: Basil pesto quinoa with kale & veggies
F: Udon with bokchoy & edamame, sautéed kale
Sat: Balsamic grilled veggies with basil cous cous & fresh salad
Sun: Shepherd’s pie w/ s.potatoes & fresh salad
Breakfasts: Juice, smoothies, cereal
Lunches: Leftovers or sweet potaotes & brussels sprouts, salad, fruit, nuts

Hope that helps!

thank you, am also vegan

debrag12

http://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/inspiration/health_and_nutrition/weight_loss/14dayhealthyeatingplan.html

boom!

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