Example 1600 Calorie Meal Plan
2% Plain Greek Yogurt with 1/4 Cup Nuts
Ingredients
Directions
- If you like, crush nuts by placing them in a plastic bag and crushing them with a hard object, like a rolling pin.
- Add nuts to yogurt.
- Want a flavored yogurt? Just choose one with less than 15 gm added sugar.
- No nuts? Use seeds. No dairy? Use a dairy-free yogurt.
Ingredients
Directions
- Cook rice as instructed on package.
- Cut chicken into small pieces. Dice apple.
- Poke holes in potato with fork on top and bottom. Microwave whole potato (not 1/2 at a time) for 4 minutes on each side. When cool, slice into bite-sized pieces.
- Spray a pan with an oil spray. Cook chicken for ~8 minutes on low-medium heat, until cooked through.
- Combine all ingredients.
- Top with dressing and seasoning.
- No chicken? Use fish, tofu, or beans. No dairy? Use a dairy-free cheese, or more almonds.
Ingredients
Directions
- Dip jerky in guac
- No jerky? Have hard boiled egg – or turkey jerky, or salmon jerky
Buffalo Cauliflower Bites with Chicken
Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Spray baking sheet with an oil spray
- Cube chicken and chop cauliflower into small pieces.
- Bake cauliflower and chicken for 30 minutes (flip chicken over and stir cauliflower at 15 minutes).
- Mix cauliflower and chicken with buffalo sauce and cheese in a bowl, then transfer back to baking sheet.
- Bake for an additional 5 minutes.
- No dairy? Use a dairy free cheese or oil instead of an oil spray. No chicken? Use tofu. No cauliflower? Use broccoli.
Blueberry Banana Overnight Oats with Chia Seeds
Ingredients
Directions
- Combine oats, milk, and chia seeds
- Let sit in container with lid (like a Ball jar) overnight
- Top with blueberries and banana
Ingredients
Directions
Swap bacon for soy bacon, using package instructions in step 1.
- Fry bacon on the stovetop, cooking on low heat and turning every few minutes. Alternatively, you can cook bacon in the microwave or the oven (~20 minutes at 400 degrees) if you prefer.
- Break bacon into strips.
- Cut tomato into cubes.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
- No pork bacon? Use turkey or vegetarian option. No dairy? Use a dairy-free dressing (e.g., vinaigrette).
- Note: I used Trader Joe’s Chunky Blue Cheese Dip (in the refrigerated section) – but any type is fine!
Ingredients
Directions
- Cut cheese into cubes if you like
- Hard boil eggs
Ingredients
Directions
In Step 3, swap salmon for tofu.
Press and cube the tofu, then coat it with the soy sauce mixture before baking.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or tin foil. Add asparagus, bok choy, and salmon to the baking sheet.
- Mix oil, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame seeds, and garlic in a bowl. Top onto veggies and salmon. Mix around with your fingers so everything’s coated.
- Bake ~20 minutes, or until salmon flakes easily.
- No bok choy? Use extra asparagus.
Ingredients
Directions
- In a bowl, mash ½ the berries with a fork until a jelly-like texture is achieved.
- Toast bread.
- Top with PB and raspberry jam.
- Have additional berries on the side.
- No nuts? Feel free to use any other nut/seed butter you prefer.
- Gluten free? Use gluten-free bread.
Bell Pepper Sandwiches with Tomato Mozzarella Salad
Ingredients
Directions
- Slice tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, and mozz balls into small pieces.
- Mix all ingredients (except bell peppers) in a bowl, including seasonings and red wine vinegar.
- Cut open bell pepper, scoop out seeds and remove stems. Fill with salad.
- Note: You could also cut up the bell pepper into smaller pieces & mix it in with the salad, if it’s easier for you to eat it that way
- No dairy? Use more avocado, bacon, or chicken.
Veggies, 1/4 Cup Nuts And Round Cheese Box
Ingredients
Directions
- Slice cucumber into coin shapes.
- String cheese can be an easy substitute if you can’t find wax round cheese
- Roasted & salted nuts are fine. No nuts? Use seeds. No dairy? Use extra nuts.
Ingredients
Directions
Swap bacon for tempeh bacon in Step 1.
Cook the tempeh bacon as directed on the package or pan-fry until crispy, then crumble or layer it into the dish as needed.
- Cut bacon into small pieces with kitchen shears.
- Cut off Brussels’ hard ends & halve each one.
- Spray pan with an oil spray.
- Stir-fry Brussels and bacon pieces for 15-20 minutes, until bacon is cooked through, on low heat.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
- No dairy? Use oil instead of an oil spray.
breakfast
lunch
snack
dinner
monday
2% Plain Greek Yogurt with 1/4 Cup Nuts
Ingredients
Directions
- If you like, crush nuts by placing them in a plastic bag and crushing them with a hard object, like a rolling pin.
- Add nuts to yogurt.
- Want a flavored yogurt? Just choose one with less than 15 gm added sugar.
- No nuts? Use seeds. No dairy? Use a dairy-free yogurt.
Ingredients
Directions
- Cook rice as instructed on package.
- Cut chicken into small pieces. Dice apple.
- Poke holes in potato with fork on top and bottom. Microwave whole potato (not 1/2 at a time) for 4 minutes on each side. When cool, slice into bite-sized pieces.
- Spray a pan with an oil spray. Cook chicken for ~8 minutes on low-medium heat, until cooked through.
- Combine all ingredients.
- Top with dressing and seasoning.
- No chicken? Use fish, tofu, or beans. No dairy? Use a dairy-free cheese, or more almonds.
Ingredients
Directions
- Dip jerky in guac
- No jerky? Have hard boiled egg – or turkey jerky, or salmon jerky
Buffalo Cauliflower Bites with Chicken
Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Spray baking sheet with an oil spray
- Cube chicken and chop cauliflower into small pieces.
- Bake cauliflower and chicken for 30 minutes (flip chicken over and stir cauliflower at 15 minutes).
- Mix cauliflower and chicken with buffalo sauce and cheese in a bowl, then transfer back to baking sheet.
- Bake for an additional 5 minutes.
- No dairy? Use a dairy free cheese or oil instead of an oil spray. No chicken? Use tofu. No cauliflower? Use broccoli.
tuesday
2% Plain Greek Yogurt with 1/4 Cup Nuts
Ingredients
Directions
- If you like, crush nuts by placing them in a plastic bag and crushing them with a hard object, like a rolling pin.
- Add nuts to yogurt.
- Want a flavored yogurt? Just choose one with less than 15 gm added sugar.
- No nuts? Use seeds. No dairy? Use a dairy-free yogurt.
Ingredients
Directions
- Cook rice as instructed on package.
- Cut chicken into small pieces. Dice apple.
- Poke holes in potato with fork on top and bottom. Microwave whole potato (not 1/2 at a time) for 4 minutes on each side. When cool, slice into bite-sized pieces.
- Spray a pan with an oil spray. Cook chicken for ~8 minutes on low-medium heat, until cooked through.
- Combine all ingredients.
- Top with dressing and seasoning.
- No chicken? Use fish, tofu, or beans. No dairy? Use a dairy-free cheese, or more almonds.
Ingredients
Directions
- Dip jerky in guac
- No jerky? Have hard boiled egg – or turkey jerky, or salmon jerky
Buffalo Cauliflower Bites with Chicken
Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Spray baking sheet with an oil spray
- Cube chicken and chop cauliflower into small pieces.
- Bake cauliflower and chicken for 30 minutes (flip chicken over and stir cauliflower at 15 minutes).
- Mix cauliflower and chicken with buffalo sauce and cheese in a bowl, then transfer back to baking sheet.
- Bake for an additional 5 minutes.
- No dairy? Use a dairy free cheese or oil instead of an oil spray. No chicken? Use tofu. No cauliflower? Use broccoli.
wednesday
2% Plain Greek Yogurt with 1/4 Cup Nuts
Ingredients
Directions
- If you like, crush nuts by placing them in a plastic bag and crushing them with a hard object, like a rolling pin.
- Add nuts to yogurt.
- Want a flavored yogurt? Just choose one with less than 15 gm added sugar.
- No nuts? Use seeds. No dairy? Use a dairy-free yogurt.
Ingredients
Directions
- Cook rice as instructed on package.
- Cut chicken into small pieces. Dice apple.
- Poke holes in potato with fork on top and bottom. Microwave whole potato (not 1/2 at a time) for 4 minutes on each side. When cool, slice into bite-sized pieces.
- Spray a pan with an oil spray. Cook chicken for ~8 minutes on low-medium heat, until cooked through.
- Combine all ingredients.
- Top with dressing and seasoning.
- No chicken? Use fish, tofu, or beans. No dairy? Use a dairy-free cheese, or more almonds.
Ingredients
Directions
- Dip jerky in guac
- No jerky? Have hard boiled egg – or turkey jerky, or salmon jerky
Buffalo Cauliflower Bites with Chicken
Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Spray baking sheet with an oil spray
- Cube chicken and chop cauliflower into small pieces.
- Bake cauliflower and chicken for 30 minutes (flip chicken over and stir cauliflower at 15 minutes).
- Mix cauliflower and chicken with buffalo sauce and cheese in a bowl, then transfer back to baking sheet.
- Bake for an additional 5 minutes.
- No dairy? Use a dairy free cheese or oil instead of an oil spray. No chicken? Use tofu. No cauliflower? Use broccoli.
thursday
Blueberry Banana Overnight Oats with Chia Seeds
Ingredients
Directions
- Combine oats, milk, and chia seeds
- Let sit in container with lid (like a Ball jar) overnight
- Top with blueberries and banana
Ingredients
Directions
Swap bacon for soy bacon, using package instructions in step 1.
- Fry bacon on the stovetop, cooking on low heat and turning every few minutes. Alternatively, you can cook bacon in the microwave or the oven (~20 minutes at 400 degrees) if you prefer.
- Break bacon into strips.
- Cut tomato into cubes.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
- No pork bacon? Use turkey or vegetarian option. No dairy? Use a dairy-free dressing (e.g., vinaigrette).
- Note: I used Trader Joe’s Chunky Blue Cheese Dip (in the refrigerated section) – but any type is fine!
Ingredients
Directions
- Cut cheese into cubes if you like
- Hard boil eggs
Ingredients
Directions
In Step 3, swap salmon for tofu.
Press and cube the tofu, then coat it with the soy sauce mixture before baking.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or tin foil. Add asparagus, bok choy, and salmon to the baking sheet.
- Mix oil, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame seeds, and garlic in a bowl. Top onto veggies and salmon. Mix around with your fingers so everything’s coated.
- Bake ~20 minutes, or until salmon flakes easily.
- No bok choy? Use extra asparagus.
friday
Blueberry Banana Overnight Oats with Chia Seeds
Ingredients
Directions
- Combine oats, milk, and chia seeds
- Let sit in container with lid (like a Ball jar) overnight
- Top with blueberries and banana
Ingredients
Directions
Swap bacon for soy bacon, using package instructions in step 1.
- Fry bacon on the stovetop, cooking on low heat and turning every few minutes. Alternatively, you can cook bacon in the microwave or the oven (~20 minutes at 400 degrees) if you prefer.
- Break bacon into strips.
- Cut tomato into cubes.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
- No pork bacon? Use turkey or vegetarian option. No dairy? Use a dairy-free dressing (e.g., vinaigrette).
- Note: I used Trader Joe’s Chunky Blue Cheese Dip (in the refrigerated section) – but any type is fine!
Ingredients
Directions
- Cut cheese into cubes if you like
- Hard boil eggs
Ingredients
Directions
In Step 3, swap salmon for tofu.
Press and cube the tofu, then coat it with the soy sauce mixture before baking.
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or tin foil. Add asparagus, bok choy, and salmon to the baking sheet.
- Mix oil, vinegar, soy sauce, sesame seeds, and garlic in a bowl. Top onto veggies and salmon. Mix around with your fingers so everything’s coated.
- Bake ~20 minutes, or until salmon flakes easily.
- No bok choy? Use extra asparagus.
saturday
Ingredients
Directions
- In a bowl, mash ½ the berries with a fork until a jelly-like texture is achieved.
- Toast bread.
- Top with PB and raspberry jam.
- Have additional berries on the side.
- No nuts? Feel free to use any other nut/seed butter you prefer.
- Gluten free? Use gluten-free bread.
Bell Pepper Sandwiches with Tomato Mozzarella Salad
Ingredients
Directions
- Slice tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, and mozz balls into small pieces.
- Mix all ingredients (except bell peppers) in a bowl, including seasonings and red wine vinegar.
- Cut open bell pepper, scoop out seeds and remove stems. Fill with salad.
- Note: You could also cut up the bell pepper into smaller pieces & mix it in with the salad, if it’s easier for you to eat it that way
- No dairy? Use more avocado, bacon, or chicken.
Veggies, 1/4 Cup Nuts And Round Cheese Box
Ingredients
Directions
- Slice cucumber into coin shapes.
- String cheese can be an easy substitute if you can’t find wax round cheese
- Roasted & salted nuts are fine. No nuts? Use seeds. No dairy? Use extra nuts.
Ingredients
Directions
Swap bacon for tempeh bacon in Step 1.
Cook the tempeh bacon as directed on the package or pan-fry until crispy, then crumble or layer it into the dish as needed.
- Cut bacon into small pieces with kitchen shears.
- Cut off Brussels’ hard ends & halve each one.
- Spray pan with an oil spray.
- Stir-fry Brussels and bacon pieces for 15-20 minutes, until bacon is cooked through, on low heat.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
- No dairy? Use oil instead of an oil spray.
sunday
Ingredients
Directions
- In a bowl, mash ½ the berries with a fork until a jelly-like texture is achieved.
- Toast bread.
- Top with PB and raspberry jam.
- Have additional berries on the side.
- No nuts? Feel free to use any other nut/seed butter you prefer.
- Gluten free? Use gluten-free bread.
Bell Pepper Sandwiches with Tomato Mozzarella Salad
Ingredients
Directions
- Slice tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, and mozz balls into small pieces.
- Mix all ingredients (except bell peppers) in a bowl, including seasonings and red wine vinegar.
- Cut open bell pepper, scoop out seeds and remove stems. Fill with salad.
- Note: You could also cut up the bell pepper into smaller pieces & mix it in with the salad, if it’s easier for you to eat it that way
- No dairy? Use more avocado, bacon, or chicken.
Veggies, 1/4 Cup Nuts And Round Cheese Box
Ingredients
Directions
- Slice cucumber into coin shapes.
- String cheese can be an easy substitute if you can’t find wax round cheese
- Roasted & salted nuts are fine. No nuts? Use seeds. No dairy? Use extra nuts.
Ingredients
Directions
Swap bacon for tempeh bacon in Step 1.
Cook the tempeh bacon as directed on the package or pan-fry until crispy, then crumble or layer it into the dish as needed.
- Cut bacon into small pieces with kitchen shears.
- Cut off Brussels’ hard ends & halve each one.
- Spray pan with an oil spray.
- Stir-fry Brussels and bacon pieces for 15-20 minutes, until bacon is cooked through, on low heat.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
- No dairy? Use oil instead of an oil spray.