We’re back in full force with Meal Plan Monday! We were ready to get back into our groove. We have been doing some recipe testing for you all too. We have some delicious and overwhelmingly kid approved meals coming your way very soon. As a reminder we are choosing to focus on foods that make us feel good from the inside out. Maximizing vegetable consumption without scales or blandness. Here’s to the week ahead!
Meal Plan for the Week of January 11th, 2021
Total unique veggie count, just for dinners: 32! Add a green smoothie, salad for lunch, or snack on some fruit to get you even more! We build our plans to have a variety of proteins and diversity of fruits & veggies. You’ll get even more variety in your breakfast and lunches, exceeding the goal for optimum gut health diversity of 30 servings per week.
SUNDAY
- LEFTOVERS, mostly of my Nightshade Free Sloppy Joes! (coming soon)
Unique fruit & veggie varieties – 5 : butternut squash, beets, carrot, celery, butter lettuce
Protein type: beef
MONDAY
Similar to our Fridge Dump Fried Rice this recipe is perfect for the end of shelf life veggies you have hanging around. We sure cleaned ours out and made a huge dent in our veggie intake for the week!
Unique fruit & veggie varieties – 8 : onion, spaghetti squash, scallion, zucchini, bok choy, white mushroom, brussel sprouts, water chestnuts
Protein type: poultry
TUESDAY
- Smoky Sweet Salmon over rice and veggies (coming soon!)
Seconds…yes SECONDS. Wesley, who previously refused any fish but sushi, had two full helpings of this dish. It is just perfection and can easily be whipped up with what you have on hand in your pantry and even frozen salmon. We won’t make you wait too long to share, I promise!
Unique fruit & veggie varieties – 1 : dates
Protein type: seafood
WEDNESDAY
- Chicken Yum Yum from Predominantly Paleo
- Twice Baked Spaghetti Squash
She had us at Instant Pot. This meal is so easy to put together, just toss it all together, let the Instant Pot do it’s magic. Roast the squash, and boom. Dinner is served.
Unique fruit & veggie varieties – 2: spaghetti squash, coconut aminos
Protein type: poultry
THURSDAY
- Order in / Take out
After a few days of back to virtual learning and an afternoon out of the house, we needed and easy button. I. chose sushi, the boys had Chipotle. Have you heard about their new cauliflower rice? What are your thoughts?
Unique fruit & veggie varieties – 4: romaine lettuce, tomatoes, red and green bell peppers
Protein type: poultry
FRIDAY
- Spinach, Artichoke and Chicken Creamy Parmesan from Butter Be Ready
- Parmesan Crusted Cauliflower from Peace Love and Low Carb
We ditched pizza night and went for a little bit of fancy meets comfort for Friday night. It felt indulgent, but at the same time we knew we were eating right!
Unique fruit & veggie varieties – 4 : shallot, artichoke, spinach, cauliflower
Protein type: poultry
SATURDAY
- Egg Roll in a Bowl from Paleo Running Mama
Can’t ever go wrong with fake out take out on a Saturday night!
Unique fruit & veggie varieties – 8: lime, carrot, ginger, garlic, red cabbage, green cabbage, green onion, shitake mushroom
Protein type: pork
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About our weekly menu
You are not alone in your struggle to put healthy meals on the table without spending all day in the kitchen. Trying to get in a variety of fruits, veggies, and protein while using local, seasonal ingredients, not to mention a variety of proteins and healthy fats, while not spending all day in the kitchen. Work, virtual school, parenting, maintaining social relationship in a time of quarantine… life is hard enough without the address stress of what to cook. But that’s why we’re here!
You can read about how we meal plan to do your own, or you can use each weekly post as your own menu or just for inspiration. Not every meal, every week will work for you and your family. But, I hope at least I can recommend some new, fun things and provide inspiration for your family to plan ahead in a way that works for you. We hope your whole family enjoys!
Read the original post about how we make it work for us and factors we consider here
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