Plan. Prep. Plate.
simplify your cooking strategy with a full weekly meal plan
I know, I know… you hear me say all the time “you don’t need a meal plan, you need a system.” BUT I wanted to give you a meal plan where you could see the system in action. I’m boiling it down to three simple steps: plan, prep, plate.
One thing that I learned from pregnancy is that I just need to keep our dinners incredibly simple right now. I don’t have the same amount of time for dirty dishes or more complicated dishes. I will get back to that season though, because I enjoy those recipes!
I’m keeping everything simple with meat and veggies. Right now I’m working through some specific things for my thyroid so I’m keeping dinners simple. As always, I need my breakfast and lunch prepped for the week. I’m truly ok with eating the same thing for breakfast and lunch every day. I never thought I would, but when it comes to eating something decent or not eating or eating trash for a meal, I would much rather eat something boring!
Decide your meals for the week. I personally like this formula: one breakfast bulk prepped, one lunch for the week, and three dinners that we double. I also like having one “break glass in case of emergency” meal if the week goes awry. For me that’s the force of nature meatballs that can be served with spaghetti squash or noodles. We also typically pair another grilling meal or freezer meal with steak because we aren’t having that two nights in a row in this economy.
Meals
Breakfast: sheet pan turkey scramble
Lunch: grilled chicken salad
Dinners:
Steak + parsnip fries
Frozen meatballs + spaghetti squash
Sheet pan chicken thighs + yellow potatoes x2
Egg roll in a bowl x2