A Look Into My Weekly Meal Plan
Meal planning is something that I am obsessed with doing. It is something that has helped me stay on top of my goals and it something that my health coaching clients are doing and loving. In fact, it is my number one tip to have a healthier week. Why? Meal planning helps to hold you accountable for what you are eating throughout the week and it will help you stay consistent with your healthy eating habits- and consistency is the number one thing that will help you achieve long term results.
Having a weekly meal guide can be an especially helpful part of your health and wellness journey if you struggle to follow through with your healthy eating goals or if you often opt for take out when you could have prepped something healthier at home. Planning ahead of time helps to build routine and build healthier habits- all of which are (again) essential for long term results. It also just makes weekday life run a little bit smoother… no more “what should we cook for dinner tonight…?”.
Here is a sample of one of my weekly meal plans:
Monday:
Breakfast- Smoothie (I love to start off the morning with something light, energizing and satiating like a smoothie! Check out one of my favorite recipes here)
Lunch- Power Bowl- Mixed greens, protein, brown rice, chopped veggies, avocado and a healthy sauce (I love these dressings here for my bowls!)
Snack- Protein bar (these are my favorite bars here!)
Dinner- Roasted sweet potatoes (make extra for Wednesdays lunch), protein and roasted broccoli
Dessert- Snickers dates (click here for the recipe)
Tuesday:
Breakfast- Smoothie
Lunch- Chopped salad with chickpeas (here’s one of my favorite salad recipes)
Snack- Hummus and sliced vegetables
Dinner- Teriyaki veggie sauté with tofu and brown rice (make extra rice to have throughout the week) (check out my favorite healthy teriyaki sauce here)
Dessert- Snickers dates
Wedneday:
Breakfast- Smoothie
Lunch- Grain bowl with leftover sweet potato from Mondays dinner, diced vegetables, leftover brown rice from Tuesdays dinner and chili lime tahini sauce (click here for the recipe).
Snack- Hummus and sliced vegetables
Dinner- Taco bowls with black beans, cauliflower rice (make extra for Thursday and Fridays lunch), sautéed vegetables, avocado and hot sauce
Dessert- Snickers dates
Thursday:
Breakfast- Yogurt parfait (make double for Fridays breakfast)
Lunch- Leftover taco bowls from Wednesdays dinner
Snack- Protein bar
Dinner- Roasted vegetables over brown rice with protein
Dessert- Snickers dates
Friday:
Breakfast- Yogurt Parfait
Lunch- Chopped salad with chickpeas
Snack- Hummus and sliced vegetables
Dinner- Sautéed vegetables over leftover cauliflower rice (from Wednesdays dinner) with protein
Dessert- Ice cream date
Want help creating customizable meal plans that work for you and your life with the help of a health coach? Check out my health and wellness program here!
Please note that this is a meal plan that works for me and my lifestyle. I am always changing up what I eat weekly and this is just for inspiration purposes.