Meal Plan (12/1 - 12/7)

Following the meal plan this month is going to be a challenge. Though I would almost always rather stay home under the marshmallow blanket (seriously the softest fluffiest blanket ever) and watch Netflix, I will be joining my honey to many holiday work functions. We have more gatherings than our once-a-week "free" day allows, so as much as possible, we will strive to stay on target for all meals eaten at home. By shopping the meal plan, our disdain for wasting food will hopefully guilt us into preparing and eating clean meals even on those days when holiday chores cheer seems to get in the way.

As usual, my veggie chop will be added to egg beaters, salad, couscous, pasta sauce, chili, and also used in the quiche. I will cook 3-4 chicken breasts in the crock pot with an onion, an apple, and some celery, then discard that stuff and shred the chicken for this week's meals. 



Day 1:  (lower carb day)

Breakfast: egg beaters/veggies
Lunch: lentil soup, cottage cheese and rye crisp
Snack: celery with peanut butter
Dinner: green salad with chicken, soy nuts, feta, low cal dressing

Day 2:

Breakfast: oatmeal with milk and fruit
Lunch: turkey, tomato, cheese, roasted red pepper sandwich, Greek yogurt with fruit
Snack: wheat crackers with hummus
Dinner: southwest couscous with chicken, black beans, salsa and cilantro

Day 3:  (lower carb day)

Breakfast: egg beaters/veggies
Lunch: hummus, baby carrots, cottage cheese with chipotle Mrs Dash
Snack: Greek yogurt
Dinner: veggie and chicken sausage quiche with green salad

Day 4:

Breakfast: high fiber cereal with milk and berries
Lunch: turkey and veggie sandwich, apple with peanut butter
Snack: low fat popcorn and raisins/peanuts
Dinner: turkey burger chili and jalapeno corn bread

Day 5:  (lower carb day)

Breakfast: egg beaters/veggies
Lunch: cottage cheese and rye crisp, celery and peanut butter
Snack: Greek yogurt
Dinner: veggie medley (green beans, grape tomatoes, onion, and squash sauteed in a bit of olive oil and sprinkled with garlic Mrs Dash) and chicken

Day 6:

Breakfast: oatmeal with milk and fruit
Lunch: reduced fat cheese and veggie sandwich, apple with peanut butter
Snack: low fat popcorn and raisins/peanuts
Dinner: whole wheat pasta with roasted tomatoes, peppers, chicken sausage with salad

Day 7:

free day