Healthy Meal Planning
One of the biggest struggles I face with weight loss is eating right. I can get my workouts in (most of the time as I do have a 7 month old that likes to change up his schedule just when I'm ready to hit play), but I do struggle to eat right if my entire family isn't on board. So, about two months ago my hubby and I came to the conclusion it was time to make some changes. Ok, if you know my husband it was more me than him. He is one of those I can eat everything and anything but still not gain weight kind of people. This was truly for me, but they get the benefits of eating healthier. So, as I was saying we have really been focusing on healthy meals, snacks etc. Since then I have had people asking me what exactly I'm eating. So, I must appease the people! Here is a sample 5 day meal plan for my family and I during a typical week.
Day 1:
Breakfast – 1 scoop chocolate shakeology, 1 banana, 1 tbsp natural pb, ice and blend
Snack 1 – 1 serving almonds (unsalted and not roasted)
Lunch – Lettuce/ spinach salad blend topped with grilled chicken, a little low fat cheese and no fat ranch. I've been skipping the croutons I love so much and sometimes I even skip the dressing! Accompany the salad w/ fruit or veggie of some kind (mandarin oranges, apple, carrots etc.)
Snack 2 – 1 serving of carrots
Dinner – Crockpot Salsa Chicken served on a salad or with whole grain tortillas.
Day 2:
Breakfast – 1 scoop chocolate shakeology, 1 banana, 1 tbsp natural pb, ice and blend
Snack 1 – P90X bar
Lunch – Lettuce/ spinach salad blend topped with left over salsa chicken, a little low fat cheese. Accompany the salad w/ fruit or veggie of some kind (mandarin oranges, apple, carrots etc.)
Snack 2 – 1 serving of almonds
Dinner – Zucchini pizza (slice zucchini, top with marinara, top with favorite pizza topping and a sprinkle of cheese. Bake about 25 min at 350) served with a salad.
Day 3:
Breakfast – 1 scoop chocolate shakeology, 1 banana, 1 tbsp natural pb, ice and blend
Snack 1 – 1 string cheese and multi grain crackers.
Lunch – Left over Zucchini pizza and a side salad.
Snack 2 – 1 serving of carrots
Dinner – Grilled chicken and veggies (I like to marinate the chicken in italian dressing for the day before grilling. It makes it super moist and very tasty!) accompanied with wild rice. I love to grill zucchini, squash and asapragus during the summer, so that would be a typical side for our meal.
Day 4:
Breakfast – 1 scoop chocolate shakeology, 1 banana, 1 tbsp natural pb, ice and blend
Snack 1 – 1 serving quaker crisps (tomato basil are my favorite)
Lunch – Left over Grilled chicken and veggies accompanied by a side salad.
Snack 2 – 1 serving of carrots
Dinner – Beef and broccoli served with brown rice.
Day 5:
Breakfast – 1 scoop chocolate shakeology, 1 banana, 1 tbsp natural pb, ice and blend
Snack 1 – 1 serving of almonds
Lunch – Left over beef and broccoli served with brown rice.
Snack 2 – P90X bar
Dinner – Spinach & mozzarella stuffed chicken, green beans and side salad.
Who's ready to eat? Just kidding, sort of! In all seriousness my husband and I do go over the meal plan together and discuss what we want to have for the week. Then he typically goes grocery shopping for all of the ingredients we need. Sunday is usually our meal planning/ grocery shopping day so we are prepared for the week. Now that summer has finally arrived and I am home though it may change a bit. The necessity to meal plan however will not go away. If anything it will become all the more important! Also, incase you are wondering where I get my ideas honestly my go to is Pinterest! If you are on there you should follow my "healthy recipes I want to try" board. I also post many of the recipes here on my site, so feel free to search for them or contact me directly if you can't find it! I'm here to help.
