While chatting with a few other mom friends… we all agreed that lunch for us often turns into just a bunch of snacks all afternoon. A handful of crackers here, a bar there, a few bites of your kids uneaten mac & cheese…so unsatisfying! So my goal for this week was to have everything on hand to make a well balanced MEAL at lunch time.
On Sunday afternoon I came up with dinner ideas for the week and a grocery list so I would have a game plan going into the week. First thing Monday morning (my fav time to grocery shop because it is so quiet!) I headed to Traders and stocked up on all the goods!
I thought I would share my 5 day meal plan with you all since I often get asked for meal and snack ideas 🙂 Be sure to check out my grocery list here for the staples I pick up at Trader Joe’s (and other grocery stores).
Monday
Breakfast: Raw oatmeal and chia seed jam (made this on Sunday) + banana + coffee with splash almond milk and Vital Proteins
Snack: 1 pkt raw almonds (Trader Joe’s) + apple
Lunch: Salad bowl: arugula, shredded carrots, cabbage, edamame, microgreens, quinoa, avocado, 2 Hilary’s spicy breakfast patties , Primal Kitchen ranch dressing, topped with hemp seeds.
Snack: 1/2 Perfect Bar and Health Aid kombucha
Dinner: Homemade fish and chips (made by hubs) we baked these for the “chips” our fav right now!
Snack: 1 Eating Evolved coconut butter cup.
Workout: Pure Barre
Tuesday
Pre-run: 1/4 Perfect Bar
Breakfast: Daily Harvest cold brew + almond smoothie (added 2 scoop Vital Proteins and 2 T ground flax) + Purely Elizabeth granola
Snack: Rx Bar + apple slices + iced almond milk latte
Lunch: tuna salad (made with veganaise) on bed of arugula, shredded carrots, beets, microgreens, and avocado + Simple Mills crackers
Dinner: Sesame Chicken Cucumber Noodle Salad (I used the quinoa and brown rice noodles from Trader Joe’s)
Snack: 2 Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Protein Bites
Workout: 4 mile run + stretch
Wednesday:
Breakfast: Same as Monday, but an apple instead of a banana
Snack: iced almond milk latte + 1 pkt raw almonds
Lunch: Daily Harvest chai + coconut smoothie (I added 2 scoop Aloha vanilla protein powder) + topped with Purely Elizabeth granola
Snack: beet chips + hummus
Dinner: Chicken Tacos (crockpot chicken with Trader Joe’s salsa verde, garlic, little chicken broth and s&p) + whole wheat tortillas, salsa, microgreens, avocado, cilantro, sautéed bell peppers and onion.
Snack: same as Tuesday night + 1 glass of wine 🙂
Workout: Pure Barre
Thursday:
Breakfast: 2 eggs scrambled on a bed of arugula, sliced cherry tomatoes, 1/2 avocado, microgreens, salsa + peach + tall coconut milk latte
Snack: Turmeric latte from Pressed Juicery
Lunch: Whole wheat tortilla, leftover chicken from Wednesday night, hummus, arugula, cucumber, and bell pepper
Snack: 1/2 perfect bar + iced tea
Dinner: Salmon Soba Noodle Bowl from True Roots
Snack: Pressed freeze!
Workout: 30 minute treadmill walk on 7% incline at 4.2 speed & 5 minute abs + 2 mile walk with Quinn
Friday:
Breakfast: Chia seed pudding (made with Pressed Juicery Vanilla Almond milk) topped with Purely Elizabeth granola and blueberries. Coffee + homemade almond milk + Vital Proteins
Snack: Rx Bar (choc. coconut) + apple slices + iced almond milk latte
Lunch: Whole wheat tortilla, 1/2 avocado smashed + everything but the bagel seasoning, turkey slices, sliced cherry tomatoes, arugula + Health Aid kombucha
Snack: Skinny Pop mini cakes
Dinner: BLT pasta from True Roots
Snack: Pressed Freeze + dark choc chips
Workout: Barre3 (yay for childcare!) + lots of walking at the zoo
