Happy Monday, everyone! Well, it’s time for another Meal Plan Monday! So, how was my first week of minimalist meals? Pretty good. No complaints thus far, and I haven’t felt the need to add, swap, or replace older food options for this coming weeks meal plan. I went an entire week without having to prep breakfasts, snacks, or cook anything for my families lunches. I wasn’t a slave to my meal plan and kitchen, and yet we consumed wholesome, non-processed meals. This feels like such an awesome victory to me!
In terms of meal planning, what did change this past week was a personal realization that the foods I actually enjoy eating are simple and minimal in nature. Apparently I enjoy eating an abundance of vegetables: I’m particularly fond of avocados, spinach, broccoli, and green beans—not just because they taste good, but because these foods makes me feel outstanding. And this last week I intentionally avoided processed foods and I feel amazing!
Also this past week I took time to food journal for the first time in months. I realized that my ideal meal looks, well minimal. My perfect meal would resemble something like this: a bowl containing rice, half an avocado, a large piece of grilled salmon, a handful of almonds, and a massive spinach-carrot-cucumber-cherry tomato side salad with avocado oil, Greek seasoning, fresh mozzarella, and lemon juice. I also came to see that these would be foods could be both affordable and reasonable to fix for myself and my family this coming Summer. And that’s just the cats pajamas, in my opinion!
This week I also took time to think of foods I want to avoid moving forward. There are quite a few foods I’ve drastically reduced from my regular family meal plans and want to continue to eliminate over the next few months including non-gluten-free pasta, refined sugar, red meat, most dairy products, and anything processed or packaged.
And last but not least, this past week I made sure to add proper supplements to my diet. This included: a multivitamin, vitamin B-complex, folicate (for my MTHFR gene mutation and PCOS), and an omega-3 fatty acids Creel supplement for heart health. Depending on your diet, these may not be necessary for everyone, but I noticed a considerable difference in my body after taking these supplements for just this past week.
Monday
Breakfast: Cereal with almond milk and strawberries.
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sliders, with Crystal light lemonade.
Snack: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Three bean vegetarian chili, steamed corn, and corn bread.
Dessert: Greek yogurt, granola, and blueberries.
Tuesday
Breakfast: Cereal with almond milk and strawberries.
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sliders, with Crystal light lemonade.
Snack: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Taco Tuesday.
Dessert: Greek yogurt, granola, and blueberries.
Wednesday
Breakfast: Cereal with almond milk and strawberries.
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sliders, with Crystal light lemonade.
Snack: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Chicken, carrot, broccoli quinoa bake, with Crystal Light lemonade.
Dessert: Greek yogurt, granola, and blueberries.
Thursday
Breakfast: Cereal with almond milk and strawberries.
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sliders, with Crystal light lemonade.
Snack: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Bakes Zucchini, Greek yogurt, and quinoa gyros, with Crystal light lemonade.
Dessert: Greek yogurt, granola, and blueberries.
Friday
Breakfast: Cereal with almond milk and strawberries.
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sliders, with Crystal light lemonade.
Snack: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Meatball hoagies, side salad with Greek Yogurt dressing, and Crystal Light.
Dessert: Greek yogurt, granola, and blueberries.
Saturday
Breakfast: Cereal with almond milk and strawberries.
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sliders, with Crystal light lemonade.
Snacks: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Chicken mole, served with steamed rice, corn, and Crystal Light.
Dessert: Greek yogurt, granola, and blueberries.
Sunday
Breakfast: Cereal with almond milk and strawberries.
Lunch: Turkey and cheese sliders, with Crystal light lemonade.
Snack: Grapes and String Cheese.
Dinner: Crockpot cheddar, chicken, and broccoli rice, with green beans and Crystal Light lemonade.
Dessert: Greek yogurt, granola, and blueberries.
This weeks meal plan cost: $26.45
So, that’s what we will be having this week. I’d love to hear what’s on your menu as well!
Here’s to Monday meal plans,
