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, 6 lunches, 7 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: Leftover Sweet Potato Oatmeal Muffins from last Thursday
Lunch: Taco Salad
Dinner: Leftover soups or chili from Friday and Saturday
Monday
Breakfast: eggs, toast, cottage cheese, peach slices
Lunch: PB&J, yogurt, nuts
Dinner: Tuna BBQ
Tuesday
Breakfast: Nut Butter Granola with homemade yogurt
Lunch: Veggie Quiche with homemade pie crust (gluten/grain-free option here)
Dinner: Spaghetti with Maple Butter Brushed Acorn Squash as side – sub. in pure maple extract instead of almond
Wednesday
Breakfast: Carrot Cake Muffins
Lunch: Chicken Tacos – sub. arrowroot for tapioca flour
Dinner: Garlic Brown Sugar Flank Steak with Chimichurri and Quinoa Patties
Thursday
Breakfast: Smoothies with leftover carrot muffins from Wednesday
Lunch: Turkey Cheese Rollups, Applesauce, Carrots and homemade Ranch Dressing
Dinner: Nachos
Friday
Breakfast: Apple Pie Crockpot Oatmeal
Dinner: Chicken and Mushrooms, Mashed Cauliflower, and small side salad
Saturday
Breakfast: Overnight Cinnamon Rolls
Lunch: White Bean & Kale Soup
Dinner: Asian Ribs, Baked Potato, Glazed Carrots & Peas – sub. organic soy sauce for regular and this 5 spice blend
Snacks
Popcorn
Your meal plan looks great and your website is fabulous! Thanks for including my quinoa patties in your plan. 🙂
Thank you Jennifer! I LOVE them… they’re sooo good!