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Meal planning ideas are only as good as the time you have to dedicate to them.

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Whether you’re trying to figure out how to make a meal plan for one, a couple, or a family, you need to start with your calendar. Whichever night you decide on, just remember to plan for 7 days! Step #2: Check Your Calendar for the Week If you have younger kids, wait until they are asleep to start your meal planning. Quick Tip: If you have older kids, consider their meal planning ideas.

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The night where we crack open a bottle of wine and discuss how to make a meal plan for the upcoming week that works for our kids and us. So… Sunday evening is our meal planning day. No homework kids are in a rush to finish. Most families have some downtime each week… for me, it’s typically Sunday evenings. Get into the habit of meal planning for the week! Don’t worry… I’ll walk you through it.

Step #8: Educate Yourself on Proper Food StorageĬompanies like these (and there are more, believe me) essentially force you to sit down and start your meal planning for the week. So, whether you use them or not, the concept is a good one.

Step #6: Save Time with Multi-Ingredient Prep.

Step #3: Schedule your Shopping and Prep Day for the Week.

Step #2: Check your Calendar for the Week.

I’ll have pasta, bread, potatoes, fruit, tortillas, etc. Then, add some starchy carbs or regular carbs. Pairing 4 ounces of meat, like chicken, fish, steak, pork, etc., with some cooked or raw vegetables can be the pattern for any dinner meal. You don’t have to make it a diet meal at all. This is a super easy one, and a meal that the entire family can get behind.

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My favorite right now is just mixing nonfat plain Greek yogurt with sugar free pistachio pudding mix! I could eat this EVERY MEAL OF THE DAY! High Protein Dinner (400-500 calories) Nonfat Plain Greek yogurt with protein powder! ( jump to the spreadsheet for 30 ideas here!) This is easy, and right now, my favorite meal of the day!! I will either have 200 calories worth of Greek yogurt, a recipe made with protein powder (like protein peanut butter cups) or both together! Jump to the spreadsheet for 30 salad ideas. Here’s a few chicken salads that I REALLY like, and eat a lot.

or Olive Garden Italian Light (30 calories for 2 tablespoons.).

Bolthouse Dressings (35-45 calories per two tablespoons and you can find it in the produce department at the grocery store).

In fact, I just started documenting on Instagram my salad a day streak so I can remember all the salads I like!įor my green salad, I use 4 ounces of meat, a lot of veggies, and then a low calorie dressing. ( Jump to my spreadsheet for 30 ways!) Low Calorie Lunches (300-400 calories)įor lunch, I’ve been having a salad every day. There’s a surprising MANY ways you can prepare eggs and oats. Other times, I’d make an omelets with oatmeal and fruit.Īnd I’d also make egg white oatmeal, which just puts my egg whites, INTO my oats. Sometimes, I’d make low calorie pancakes which were just oats, egg whites, and cottage cheese. But, it would be a variety of ways to prepare them. What I noticed in my weight loss meals, was that every morning I would eat eggs and oatmeal. This printable is how my diet breaks down by meals that I call predictable, yet flexible! Whatever I add or season the meals with need to be weighed, measured, and tracked in MyFitnessPal (or any calorie and macro tracking app.) So, even when I can eat the same foods every day, the meals can have a great deal of variety. My main meals range between 300-500 calories. I try to avoid snacking, which was the biggest hurdle in my weight loss, and kind of still is. (you can see what calories you need to create a calorie deficit for you at my macro calculator) As long as I don’t go over my calorie budget for the day and maintained a calorie deficit, I kept losing weight. If I eat too many grams of carbs, I’ll reduce my portions of protein. (here’s my 1500 calorie one)īut at the heart of it all, I attribute my success to starting with a calorie deficit and sticking to my calorie goals. I’ve written several meal plans with macros split between 40% protein, 40% carbs, and 20% fat.

I thrive on a high protein, balanced carb, low fat diet. It wasn’t until I started documenting my meals more consistently for Instagram, that I realized I eat was eating the same foods every day, but with so much variety! I think it’s my method is the perfect balance of predictability and flexibility. I like eating the same foods every day, but I also have a rebellious streak where I crave variety. Dinner – Meat and Veggies 400-500 caloriesīut, I can be stubborn about my meals.Snack – Protein powder or Greek Yogurt 200 calories.Lunch: Salad – Meat and Greens 300-400 calories.Breakfast Basics: Oats & Eggs 300-400 calories.30 Healthy Meal Ideas for the Low Calorie Plan.