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Simple no cookbook Meal Plan

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Sometimes we don't want to get the cook books out, measure every ingredient, we just want simple and quick and that is what this is.

Here is a simple meal plan that is THM without using any recipes, just basic cooking no how. This also requires no special ingredients, just simple whole foods found at the store.



Monday

Breakfast: Eggs and Veggies (S)

Sautee veggies in frying pan cook eggs to liking


Lunch: Salad (S,E,or FP)

  • Lots of leafy greens, your choice of protein (lean for FP or E), lots of veggies

  • For S cheese, nuts, seeds, olive oil, fatty dressing

  • For E beans, rice, fruit, low fat dressing

  • For FP low fat dressing, lots of veggies , keep carbs 10 grams or less, fat 5 grams or less


Supper: Spaghetti using Zucchini noodles or finely sliced cabbage

Use no sugar added sauce add browned ground beef


Tuesday

Breakfast: Oatmeal (E)

Follow the directions on package sweeten with on plan sweetener and add fruit if you want


Lunch; Sandwich and veggies (E)

Here are some suggestions

  • Sprouted or sourdough bread

  • Lean meat

  • Lettuce

  • Tomatoes

  • Pickles

  • Pickled peppers

  • Laughing cow cheese

  • Mustard

  • Ketchup

  • Small smear of mayo


Supper: Stir fry (S, E, FP)

  • For S use any meat, lots of veggies, spices, soy sauce, add oil, nut butters…..

  • For E keep meat lean, add rice, lots of veggies, limit fat, spices, soy sauce….

  • For FP keep meat lean, lots of veggies, limit fat and carbs, spices, soy sauce….


Wednesday

Breakfast: Egg white omelette (or scramble) FP

Lots of veggies and egg whites


Lunch: Salad S, E, or FP

  • Lots of leafy greens, your choice of protein (lean for FP or E), lots of veggies

  • For S cheese, nuts, seeds, olive oil, fatty dressing

  • For E beans, rice, fruit, low fat dressing

  • For FP low fat dressing, lots of veggies , keep carbs 10 grams or less, fat 5 grams or less

Supper: Baked bone in chicken, buttered non starchy of choice, and a side salad

Bake the chicken how you like

Enjoy any non starchy veggie

Salad nice leafy greens with dressing of choice watch for sugars


Thursday

Breakfast: toast with 1% or 2% cottage cheese E

Sprouted or sourdough toast topped with jam, or light laughing cow cheese


Lunch; Sandwich and veggies (E)

Here are some suggestions

  • Sprouted or sourdough bread

  • Lean meat

  • Lettuces

  • Tomatoes

  • Pickles

  • Pickled peppers

  • Laughing cow cheese

  • Mustard

  • Ketchup

  • Small smear of mayo


Supper: Baked sweet potato topped with tuna, and steamed veggies E

Add 1 teaspoon butter or other fat to either the sweet potato or veggies

Top potato with low fat toppings you like, salsa, light laughing cow cheese, ……


Friday

Breakfast: Eggs and veggies S

Sautee veggies in frying pan cook eggs to liking


Lunch: Salad S, E, or FP

  • Lots of leafy greens, your choice of protein (lean for FP or E), lots of veggies

  • For S cheese, nuts, seeds, olive oil, fatty dressing

  • For E beans, rice, fruit, low fat dressing

  • For FP low fat dressing, lots of veggies , keep carbs 10 grams or less, fat 5 grams or less


Supper: Roast, radishes, and green beans cooked in the crock pot or instant pot

Pick beef or pork roast


Saturday

Breakfast: Yogurt and berries FP

1 cup of berries except blueberries ½ cup


Lunch: leftovers

Lets not let that food go to waste


Supper: Hamburger on a salad S

Put hamburger and all the fixings on a nice big bed of lettuce


Sunday

Breakfast: sausage, eggs, and berries S

1 cup of berries except blueberries only ½ a cup


Lunch Leftovers

Don't let them go to waste


Supper: fried or grilled pork chop with buttered or cheesy non starchy veggies, and a side salad S

Enjoy any non starchy veggie

Salad nice leafy greens with dressing of choice watch for sugars



Snacks Keep them simple

S Celery and peanut butter


S small handful of nuts and seeds


E Apple or peach and 1% or 2% cottage cheese


E apple or other fruit and low fat cheese stick


FP yogurt and berries

1 cup of berries except blueberries only ½ a cup


FP or S Celery and tuna

For FP mix tuna with a little yogurt and mustard

For S mix tuna with mayo



Halloween is when unhealthy eating often starts and it often is a battle to get back on track and stay on track with the holidays so close behind. Not this year I am going to give you all the tips and tricks to say no to those Halloween treats, give you better options for treats, give you healthy holiday meal ideas that will please the family, and give tips on how to make it through the holiday gatherings without derailing your progress. No gaining the holiday pounds this year we are going to continue on our health journey with a Happy Healthy Holiday.

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