I’m a busy mama of 3 (almost 4) little boys so I try to find meals that are healthy, not too time consuming, use minimal ingredients that are common, and are delicious so my sometimes picky kids will eat them.
These meal plans are traditional whole food style plans meaning they are not vegetarian, gluten-free, or dairy-free in general although you will find some of those types of recipes here and there. You will find 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 6 dinners (one night out), and 2 snacks each week as well as links to the recipes I personally use from around the web!
My hope is that these free meal plans will help you if you’re new to meal planning or new to eating real foods. I hope they help you see how someone else is doing it as well as help you to save time and feel good about what you’re making your family. Now don’t forget, I’m not perfect. I’m still learning, but hopefully through it all, we can learn and grow together and hold each other accountable. Also keep in mind that there are times where I’ll substitute ingredients found in these recipes. If that is the case, I’ll try to let you know.
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Enjoy!!
Sunday
Breakfast: Blueberry, Banana, Green Tea Smoothie and Blueberry Muffins
Lunch: Tomato Basil Pizza Dip, Sliced Veggies and Homemade Ranch Dressing, and fruit
Dinner: Slow Cooker Balsamic Chicken – use whole chicken and make homemade chicken stock from leftovers
Monday
Breakfast: Nut Butter Banana French Toast
Lunch: Strawberry Cream Cheese Pinwheels
Dinner: Almond Crusted Fish with Fried Cabbage
Tuesday
Breakfast: Breakfast Cupcakes
Lunch: Turkey Sandwiches, Homemade Cottage Cheese, Apple Slices
Dinner: Chopped Thai Chicken Salad Wraps
Wednesday
Breakfast: Leftover Blueberry Muffins from Sunday
Lunch: leftover Breakfast Cupcakes from Tuesday
Dinner: Crockpot Beef Burgundy – sub. arrowroot for corn starch
Thursday
Breakfast: Sweet Potato Oatmeal Muffins – sub. olive oil, heavy cream, & honey
Lunch: 7 Layer Mexican Dip
Dinner: (out to eat at Earthfare, grocery shopping)
Friday
Breakfast: Nut Butter Granola with homemade yogurt
Lunch: Black Bean Soup – sub. soaked black beans for canned, chicken stock
Dinner: Beef Chili and Soaked Cornbread
Saturday
Breakfast: eggs, toast, bacon
Lunch: Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese
Dinner: Steak, Baked Sweet Potato, Fried Cabbage, Side Salad
Snacks
Strawberry Cheesecake Bites – sub. homemade whipped cream, honey as sweetener