I find that whenever I meal plan we eat a lot healthier and we end up spending a lot less money. Writing the plan can take time, but in the end you end up saving money. I started this list in the Notes section of my iPhone and added to it throughout the day.
After you meal plan and grocery shop the next thing is to start prepping. Some meals are best if cooked that day, but it makes it so much easier if you chop all the vegetables ahead of time. I pick two prep days, Sunday and Thursday. I did a lot of the prep last night while I was cooking our beef tacos. Here is our meal plan for the week:
After you meal plan and grocery shop the next thing is to start prepping. Some meals are best if cooked that day, but it makes it so much easier if you chop all the vegetables ahead of time. I pick two prep days, Sunday and Thursday. I did a lot of the prep last night while I was cooking our beef tacos. Here is our meal plan for the week:
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| Chia Seed Pudding with Strawberries |
Monday Breakfast: chia seed pudding with strawberry puree
Monday lunch: leftover beef tacos with avocado and cherry tomatoes
Monday Dinner: Sweet and sour salmon with green beans
Tuesday breakfast: chia seed pudding with strawberry puree
Tuesday lunch: leftover salmon
Tuesday dinner: Chicken fajitas (lettuce wraps)
Wednesday breakfast: frittata
Wednesday lunch: chicken fajitas leftovers
Wednesday dinner: Garlic shrimp with roasted asparagus and roasted potatoes
Thursday breakfast: bacon spinach tomato frittata
Thursday lunch: leftover shrimp and potatoes
Thursday dinner: Slow Cooker Chili (freeze half for next week)
Friday breakfast: bacon spinach tomato frittata
Friday lunch: chili
Friday dinner: Chili with avocado and green onion
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| Beef Tacos in lettuce wraps with cherry tomatoes and avocado |
Saturday lunch: tuna salad in lettuce wraps
Saturday dinner: mustard steak with broccoli and sweet potato fries
Sunday breakfast: hard boiled egg and banana
Sunday lunch: Tuna salad over a garden salad
Here is my grocery list! Not sure if this would be helpful to you, but I thought I would add because I write my grocery list in order of how things are at the Whole Foods I go to. I already have a lot of the items to make these meals in my pantry, so you may not see things like coconut milk, olive oil coconut oil, coconut aminos, chia seeds, coconut water, and spices.
Sweet pots
Onions
Garlic
Spinach
Bib lettuce
Cherry Tomatoes
3 Red pepper
3 Yellow pepper
Raspberries
Strawberries
Asparagus
Green beans
Carrots
Celery
Potatoes
Green onion
Avocado
Broccoli
Banana
Cashews
Eggs
Bacon
Shrimp
Chicken
Salmon
Skirt Steak
How do you make your Chia seed pudding?
ReplyDeleteI just added a new post with the recipe. I hope you are well :)
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