Woo! Week #3 with an official meal plan — going strong!
I can already tell that pre-planning (most) of my eats for the week has helped to reduce CrossFit cereal cravings and unnecessary snacking. The cutesy templates are simply a guide to what I will eat for the week, but I’ve been flexible switching recipes from one day to another.
You may notice the butternut squash recipe from last week is back again. It was the one recipe I procrastinated all week long, so it’s on deck for Tuesday night’s roommate dinner, mmm.
Dinner Recipes
- Avocado & Edamame Salad – possibly served with quinoa for protein
- Butternut Squash & Black Bean Coconut Rice Bowl
- Lentil & Sweet Potato Salad
Wing It Ideas
- quinoa / spinach / coconut oil-roasted sweet tater / avocado bowl
- scrambled eggs / avocado / greens / cheese
- rice pasta with pesto & veggies
Weekend Prep
- Easy Peasy Creamy Peanut Butter
- hard-boiled eggs
- iced green tea
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What recipes are you cooking up this week?
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Look at you getting your meal plan on :).
I’m planning a lightened up chili to take with me to work this week. WOOT!
Love your little pot graphics! For quick easy meals, I like rice and black bean bowls w/ cooked veggies and salsa and yogurt on top.
mmm, don’t forget the avocado! ;)
I love your chart! If you don’t mind my asking, how did you create that? Do you use a specific website?
My fast meals normally are some sort of sandwich or salad. Just something fast to throw together.
The link to the original template (not created by me) is linked to here: https://www.nutritionnutontherun.com/2013/02/17/meal-plan-week-of-february-17/#.USqPe6ViHWw
Then I use PicMonkey.com to edit it each week :)
I love your meal planning tips! I have been trying to incorporate this into my grocery shopping routine also, but my question is do you make the whole recipe for the meals you post or do you ever divide them in half? I feel like nights when I cook I always end up with too much of one thing and have to eat off it all week.
Good question. Typically I’m making the meal for just one person – sometimes two – but I generally make the full recipe unless it says it serves eight people or something.
Leftovers mean less ingredients to buy and less cooking :)
The lentil and sweet potato salad sounds great. Thanks for posting the link :).
That pic is so cute! I’ve used PicMonkey before, but would love to take it to another level, since the photo collages I made look pretty basic.
Looks like you’re a fellow vegetarian too. Found your blog by clicking on your comment on another. :)
Welcome! Yep – I’m a veggie girl, too, but I also eat fish :)