Well, I am almost through my first week of the Whole30! I would say it’s going well so far, and hasn’t been too difficult. I am still working on adding new things to my meals and making sure they are more filling so that I don’t feel as much of a need to snack. Today I will be sharing my meal planning and prep for last week and maybe I will give you some ideas for the upcoming week!
Meal Plan 1/4-1/10
Sunday: Homemade pizza (last day before starting the Whole30!)
Monday: Baked salmon, roasted red potatoes, asparagus
Tuesday: Coconut crusted turkey burgers topped with avocado, sweet potato fries, roasted broccoli and cauliflower
Wednesday: Butternut squash with ground beef and onions with green beans
Thursday: Pan-fried lemon chicken, simple braised root vegetables, baked potatoes
Friday: Paleo crock pot meatballs, spaghetti squash, salad
Saturday: Bison bacon sweet potato sliders, sauteed spinach
Breakfasts: Any kind of eggs with veggies and bacon, leftover veggies from dinners, egg frittatas
Lunches: Leftovers from dinners and salads with steak or chicken and veggies
Snacks: Baked plantain chips, apples, pears, berries, almonds, cashew cookie LARABARS, any food that was leftover in the fridge
Here is how I prepped this week:
-roasted spaghetti squash
-cut broccoli
-roasted sweet potatoes and broccoli
-made egg frittata
-cooked flat iron steak
-sliced peppers
-grilled chicken
-sliced cucumbers
-washed and cut berries
-baked plantains
I’m kind of excited to try to branch out a bit this upcoming week as I am figuring out more about how much food we need for these types of meals to also allow leftovers.
I’ll also be linking up with Mommy Run Fast and Jill Conyers on Sunday for their meal planning link-up!
What are you planning to make this week?
Are there any vegetables that I should try to incorporate into my meal plan for this upcoming week?
Do you have any good Whole30 recipes to share?
I don’t know much from the Whole 30 but your meals look good to me! I keep meaning to buy plantains and then never remember to do so. Maybe this weekend.
I went grocery shopping today and forgot to get them! I don’t know why but they are the one thing that I seem to always forget!
You are doing so well! I admire you! I think I could handle the meals, but the sweets, that is where I would struggle! Keep up the meal prepping! All this is gonna make you feel so much better in your running 🙂 Excited for you!
Thanks Tina! I think it helps that I was eating somewhat similar to this before, but over the holidays I went a little overboard with the treats and wine so it is a bit of an adjustment to cut those out completely! But, I am already almost a week through so I have a feeling that these 30 days will go by quickly:)
You make it look so easy! And your meals look really good 🙂 Keep it up, you had a great start!
Thank you! I’m hoping it gets even easier as I go along.
Looks like you’re doing a great job on the Whole30! I am going to do prepping this afternoon, I went grocery shopping yesterday- I guess we will see what I come up with (because that isn’t planned at this point 😉 )
I think I would always end up back at the store if I didn’t plan my meals! Even when I plan I still manage to forget stuff:)
I’m thinking about starting Whole30 in the next few weeks. My sugar intake has gotten out of control and I want a clean start. The recipes you picked for last week look amazing!
Good luck if you decide to try it! I thought it would be harder than its been. I think as long as you have enough good food that you are happy to eat, you don’t miss the other stuff as much:)
Those sweet potato sliders look so good!! I have been so content with “bunless” burgers that I’ve never attempted a sweet potato or any other type of bun. I love your meal planning – one thing so cool about Whole30 is that it gets you experimenting with things you never would otherwise. I’m planning to try out that ketchup this week! My family is a bit ketchup obsessed so not sure how an unsweetened version will go over, but, we’ll see! Enjoy your weekend 🙂
I’m excited to eat the sliders tonight and I’m not sure whether or not I’ll actually eat them with the “bun” or what but it’s a nice option! Also planning to try out the ketchup tonight with this meal instead of guacamole (since I don’t really like it, but want something to give them some more flavor).
Nice job on your first week 🙂
I highly recommend the “Sweet Potato Hash” from It Starts With Food. It was my favorite meal during my Whole 30. I replaced the sweet potato with butternut squash though. Ground turkey + roasted butternut squash + green bell peppers + 1/8 tsp each paprika & cinnamon. Delicious!
That sounds really good! I will need to add that into next week’s plan since I already went grocery shopping this weekend. Although I probably have all those ingredients anyway so maybe I can make it happen:)
Looks like a very good meal plan for the week. I always makes sweet potato fries on the side with burgers and never really miss the bun anymore. Practical Paleo has some good recipes for dinners. Enjoy the weekend!
For some reason at home I don’t miss the bun at all but when I go out I am way more likely to eat it (maybe just because its there?) either way I love sweet potatoes so I will be happy to eat them either as a bun or on the side! Oh and I’ll have to check out Practical Paleo, thanks for sharing!
The only time I’ve tried plantains was when I went to Haiti. I need to try those plantain chips!
They’re really good, but I can’t believe I went grocery shopping today and forgot to buy more plantains! Guess I won’t be making plantain chips this week.
Look at all that prep! Great job you!
Thanks!
Good job on the food prep! I think Whole 30 is a great base for a healthy diet. I don’t eat that way exactly because I eat a mostly vegan diet for ethical reasons, but otherwise there are a lot of similarities in my diet to paleo. I don’t eat many grains or sweets, but I need beans and tofu! Tons of veggies is the way to go though, regardless of the rest of your diet. Good luck continuing with it!
I definitely agree that veggies are so important! The Whole30 seemed like a great way for me to get back on track after the holidays and focus on eating lots of fruits and veggies while cutting out processed foods. Thanks for your support!
You are doing awesome! Baked plantain chips are such a good idea… I think I need to make some of those. You did such awesome prep work, too. That makes such a difference to have lots of good options on hand and easy to grab.
It has definitely made this whole process much easier! The plantain chips were really good but unfortunately I forgot to buy more plantains this week! I ended up trying baked apples chips instead. Hopefully they are good!
Your meal prep looks great! I had such a hard time with Whole 30, mostly because I love smoothies, banana pancakes, and my cauliflower pizza crust and on whole 30 I wasn’t “allowed” that stuff! Boohoo! But, I hope you are successful with it, it really does help you think about what you are feeding your body! Have a great week!
There are definitely things I am missing including smoothies! I was also eating a lot of paleo “treats” (like baked stuff) which I can’t have on Whole30…its also hard to give up wine! But its only 30 days and I am definitely learning a lot from the experience!
Whole30 sounds really interesting, something I would consider giving a brief try! All of your meals look great, especially the coconut crusted turkey burger!
Thanks! It’s a great experience so far. I felt like this was a good time to do it since I don’t have any travel plans or other things going on, which I think would make it much more challenging!
Everything looks great! I am particularly interested in those bison sliders! I will have to check those out!
They were really good! I am definitely planning to make them again.
You have to share – what homemade pizza dough recipe do you use? I’ve been looking for a new one to try out! This week were having chili, lemon chicken, tacos, chicken/vegetables & rice.
I actually don’t make the dough…we used store bought and put the pizza together at home.We used to make our own using the little packets of yeast and grilling it but it was SO much work and SO messy!
Just out of curiousity, how do you eat your spaghetti squash?
Usually I eat it with meatballs or chicken and tomato sauce, and maybe spinach. I kind of just use it in the same way I would use pasta!