Carb-Lover's Example Meal Plan with 100gm+ Protein

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monday
Day Total Calories
1596
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(1596 calories remainingover target)
Day Total Macros
132g
Carbs
111g
Protein
69g
Fat
Fiber
20g
Added Sugar
—g
breakfast @ 8:00 am
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Potatoes, Eggs and Strawberries

Starch
Fruit
395 calories (395 calories per serving)
52g
Carbs
18g
Protein
15g
Fat
Fiber
6g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

1 Potato, Russet, medium, 5 inches - 160 calories
2 Egg, large - 144 calories
1 tsp Avocado oil (tsp) - 41 calories
1 cup Strawberries, fresh - 50 calories
⅛ tsp Garlic salt - 0 calories

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
  2. Dice potato
  3. Mix together potato, oil, and garlic salt
  4. Add to a baking sheet, bake for 30 minutes
  5. While baking, spray a pan with an oil spray. Scramble or fry eggs.
  6. Separately, slice strawberries
  7. Add all foods to a plate, and enjoy!
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lunch @ 12:30 pm
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Chicken and Chips Plate

Starch
581 calories (581 calories per serving)
29g
Carbs
33g
Protein
35g
Fat
Fiber
6g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

5 oz Rotisserie chicken - 250 calories
10 oz Tofu, extra firm - 238 calories
1 oz Potato chips - 162 calories
1 Bell pepper, red, medium - 37 calories
1 Tbsp Creamy dressing (e.g. ranch), regular (more than 50 calories per 2 tbsp) - 74 calories
¼ Avocado, small - 58 calories
⅛ tsp Salt - 0 calories

Directions

Swap chicken for tofu. Press and cube tofu, then pan-fry (8-12 mins) or bake (400°F for 25-30 mins) until golden brown.
  1. Slice bell pepper and avocado into strips.
  2. Arrange all foods on a plate, and enjoy!
  3. No dairy? Use guac or vinaigrette.
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Tuna with Crackers

Starch
291 calories (291 calories per serving)
25g
Carbs
32g
Protein
6g
Fat
Fiber
3g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

1 Tuna, canned (1 can) - 120 calories
¼ cup Hummus - 100 calories
1 tsp Mayonnaise (tsp) - 32 calories
1 Serving of crackers, whole grain, 110 calories per serving - 110 calories
½ cup Celery stalks, chopped in half - 8 calories
½ Cucumber, medium - 21 calories
⅛ tsp Salt - 0 calories
⅛ tsp Pepper, ground - 0 calories

Directions

Swap tuna for hummus in Step 2.
  1. Dice celery, slice cucumber into strips
  2. Mix together tuna, celery, mayo, salt & pepper
  3. Dip with crackers and cucumber, enjoy!
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dinner @ 7:30 pm
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Spaghetti Squash with Hearty Sauce

329 calories (329 calories per serving)
26g
Carbs
28g
Protein
13g
Fat
Fiber
5g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

2 cups Squash, spaghetti - 90 calories
½ cup Canned, diced tomatoes - 28 calories
4 oz Ground beef, 93% lean, raw - 170 calories
¾ cup Lentils, cooked - 173 calories
⅛ tsp Red pepper flakes - 0 calories
⅛ tsp Garlic salt - 0 calories
¼ tsp Pepper, ground - 0 calories
1 tsp Avocado oil (tsp) - 41 calories

Directions

Swap ground beef for lentils in Step 7.
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Cut whole spaghetti squash in half if not already done so (be careful!). Note: 1/2 spaghetti squash = about 2 cups spaghetti squash.
  3. Scoop out the seeds of spaghetti squash.
  4. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper and spray it with an oil spray.
  5. Bake spaghetti squash, cut side faced down, for 35 minutes.
  6. Shred spaghetti squash with a fork when it has cooled down for a few minutes.
  7. While spaghetti squash is baking, spray a pan with an oil spray. Stir-fry beef until no longer pink, then add in tomatoes and seasonings & let heat through.
  8. Top spaghetti squash with meat sauce, enjoy!
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Notes

Each recipe is 1 serving. The grocery list at the end is for the entire day.

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monday

Calories
1596
133g
Carbs
112g
Protein
70g
Fat
Fiber
21g
Added Sugar
—g

Potatoes, Eggs and Strawberries

Starch
Fruit
395 calories (395 calories per serving)
52g
Carbs
18g
Protein
15g
Fat
Fiber
6g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

1 Potato, Russet, medium, 5 inches - 160 calories
2 Egg, large - 144 calories
1 tsp Avocado oil (tsp) - 41 calories
1 cup Strawberries, fresh - 50 calories
⅛ tsp Garlic salt - 0 calories

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
  2. Dice potato
  3. Mix together potato, oil, and garlic salt
  4. Add to a baking sheet, bake for 30 minutes
  5. While baking, spray a pan with an oil spray. Scramble or fry eggs.
  6. Separately, slice strawberries
  7. Add all foods to a plate, and enjoy!
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Chicken and Chips Plate

Starch
581 calories (581 calories per serving)
29g
Carbs
33g
Protein
35g
Fat
Fiber
6g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

5 oz Rotisserie chicken - 250 calories
10 oz Tofu, extra firm - 238 calories
1 oz Potato chips - 162 calories
1 Bell pepper, red, medium - 37 calories
1 Tbsp Creamy dressing (e.g. ranch), regular (more than 50 calories per 2 tbsp) - 74 calories
¼ Avocado, small - 58 calories
⅛ tsp Salt - 0 calories

Directions

Swap chicken for tofu. Press and cube tofu, then pan-fry (8-12 mins) or bake (400°F for 25-30 mins) until golden brown.
  1. Slice bell pepper and avocado into strips.
  2. Arrange all foods on a plate, and enjoy!
  3. No dairy? Use guac or vinaigrette.
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Tuna with Crackers

Starch
291 calories (291 calories per serving)
25g
Carbs
32g
Protein
6g
Fat
Fiber
3g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

1 Tuna, canned (1 can) - 120 calories
¼ cup Hummus - 100 calories
1 tsp Mayonnaise (tsp) - 32 calories
1 Serving of crackers, whole grain, 110 calories per serving - 110 calories
½ cup Celery stalks, chopped in half - 8 calories
½ Cucumber, medium - 21 calories
⅛ tsp Salt - 0 calories
⅛ tsp Pepper, ground - 0 calories

Directions

Swap tuna for hummus in Step 2.
  1. Dice celery, slice cucumber into strips
  2. Mix together tuna, celery, mayo, salt & pepper
  3. Dip with crackers and cucumber, enjoy!
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Spaghetti Squash with Hearty Sauce

329 calories (329 calories per serving)
26g
Carbs
28g
Protein
13g
Fat
Fiber
5g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

2 cups Squash, spaghetti - 90 calories
½ cup Canned, diced tomatoes - 28 calories
4 oz Ground beef, 93% lean, raw - 170 calories
¾ cup Lentils, cooked - 173 calories
⅛ tsp Red pepper flakes - 0 calories
⅛ tsp Garlic salt - 0 calories
¼ tsp Pepper, ground - 0 calories
1 tsp Avocado oil (tsp) - 41 calories

Directions

Swap ground beef for lentils in Step 7.
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. Cut whole spaghetti squash in half if not already done so (be careful!). Note: 1/2 spaghetti squash = about 2 cups spaghetti squash.
  3. Scoop out the seeds of spaghetti squash.
  4. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper and spray it with an oil spray.
  5. Bake spaghetti squash, cut side faced down, for 35 minutes.
  6. Shred spaghetti squash with a fork when it has cooled down for a few minutes.
  7. While spaghetti squash is baking, spray a pan with an oil spray. Stir-fry beef until no longer pink, then add in tomatoes and seasonings & let heat through.
  8. Top spaghetti squash with meat sauce, enjoy!
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