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.
If you wanna learn more about my views on nutrition, real foods, and meal planning, be sure to sign up to my Letters To Natural Mamas. I share a lot of my real food story as well as how I do things there. If you wanna view all my free weekly real food meal plans, they’ll all be right here, and if you wanna pin the following recipes easily, just visit my Real Food Pinterest boards right here!
Enjoy!!
Sunday
Breakfast: Pineapple Mango Smoothie & leftover Sweet Potato Oatmeal Muffins from last week
Lunch: Spaghetti, salad, fruit, garlic bread
Dinner: Black Bean Spinach Mushroom Burritos
Monday
Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs, Toast, Homemade Yogurt
Lunch: Turkey Ranch Club Wrap
Dinner: Loaded Potato Soup
Tuesday
Breakfast: Homemade Soaked Cream of Wheat
Lunch: Grilled Cheese with avocado, onion, tomato
Wednesday
Breakfast: Soaked Oatmeal
Lunch: Mexican Quesadillas with black beans, onions, avocados, tomatoes
Dinner: Crockpot Chicken Wild Rice Soup
Thursday
Breakfast: Sourdough Crepes with Whipped Coconut Cream – sub. raw milk cream
Lunch: Chinese Orange Chicken & Rice
Dinner: (out to eat at Earthfare, grocery shopping)
Friday
Breakfast: Kefir Granola with Berries – sub. homemade yogurt for kefir
Lunch: Chicken Ceasar Salad
Dinner: Chicken Stew with Butternut Squash and Kale
Saturday
Breakfast: Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
Lunch: Beef Tacos
Dinner: Wild Mushroom and Venison Stroganoff
Hey! I love this idea. I need to sign on to pinterest first to get the recipes?
I absolutely try to feed the kids only whole, REAL food, so this is fun. I am going to copy your chicken stew recipe because kale grows so easily here in the NW, and squash too for that matter, so I am always looking for new ways to use it!
take care! Sarah
ps, good luck with your 3/4 boys! I have 2, didn’t know you had 4!!
You shouldn’t need to be on Pinterest to get these recipes Sarah as I’ve tried to link to the blogs that share the recipes. I wanna give them credit… not Pinterest. I do however pin all these on my Real Food boards, and I’d love it if you followed me there! And yes… I LOVE kale! So yummy. My kids, not so much. I’ve gotta make it just right for them. Thanks for your comment!!