Meal planning is an excellent way to save money, plan ahead, and make the most of your time and budget. It is also a simple way to regulate how many calories and nutrients that you eat.
In order to stay healthy and to practice moderation, I’ve decided to try meal planning using SparkPeople this week.
To prepare, I worked through their meal plan options and switched around several of the ingredients to reflect things we actually like to eat. Then I printed out the grocery list (changing the number of servings to 6 instead of 1). We will see how it goes!!
While this is not paleo, it’s almost all whole foods and clean eating. I’m also going to reflect my own changes on the following meal plan for the week.
My Week of Meal Plans
Sunday
Breakfast:
Oatmeal made with almond milk, cantaloupe, egg whites with salsa
Lunch:
Baked potato with butter, bacon, cheese, and broccoli, served with pear slices
Dinner:
Ezekiel bread slice topped with tuna and cream cheese with a slice of cheddar cheese and toasted, served with asparagus
Snacks:
3 links of breakfast sausage and baby carrots
Monday
Breakfast:
Cottage cheese with granola, almonds, and cantaloupe
Lunch:
Vegetarian chili with cheese and plain yogurt – optional corn and cornbread (mostly for everyone else since I am allergic to corn), plus grapes
Dinner:
Breakfast burritos – tortilla filled with eggs, spinach, bacon, cheese, and salsa, plus grapes
Snacks:
Hardboiled eggs and baby carrots
Tuesday
Breakfast:
Yogurt with granola and almonds, plus grapes
Lunch:
Tortilla with peanut butter and banana, a slice of cheese, baby carrots
Dinner:
Spicy White Bean Soup and homemade applesauce
Snacks:
Almonds and cucumbers
Wednesday
Breakfast:
Oatmeal made with almond milk and a little almond butter with strawberries
Lunch:
Vegetarian White Bean Chili with a slice of Ezekiel bread with cheese, broccoli, and cantaloupe
Dinner:
Steak, mixed veggies, brown rice with butter, pineapple, and vanilla frozen yogurt
Snacks:
Vegetarian White Bean Chili and baby carrots
Thursday
Breakfast:
Tortilla with cheese with bananas on the side
Lunch:
Tuna salad with celery, chips, yogurt, homemade applesauce
Dinner:
Spaghetti with meat sauce and pear slices
Snacks:
Hardboiled eggs and salad with Italian dressing
Friday
Breakfast:
1 slice Ezekiel bread with a slice of cheese, an egg, strawberries
Lunch:
Turkey and cheese on top of a salad, cantaloupe, mashed potatoes
Dinner:
Vegetarian Chili with cheese and optional crackers, salad with dressing, grapes
Snacks:
Yogurt and baby carrots
Saturday
Breakfast:
Oatmeal made with almond milk and raisins
Lunch:
Baked potato with bacon, cheese, broccoli, and plain yogurt with pear slices
Dinner:
Salad topped with chicken breast and parmesan cheese, mashed potatoes, and an orange
Snacks:
Almonds and cucumber slices
Do you meal plan?
What kind of system works best for you?
Kathryn Dilligard says
I agree. That’s why I prefer a weekly plan than a spontaneous daily meal.
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