Example Low Cost Meal Plan
monday, tuesday, wednesday
Day Total Calories
Day Total Macros
95g
Carbs
94g
Protein
47g
Fat
Fiber
21g
Added Sugar
—g
breakfast @ 8:00 am
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Ingredients
Directions
- Slice apple & dip in peanut butter.
- Notes: Any other fruit is fine, if you don’t have an apple. No nuts? Use a seed butter, e.g. sunflower seed butter
lunch @ 12:30 pm
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Ingredients
Directions
- Cook quinoa & lentils as instructed on packages.
- Drain & rinse chickpeas.
- Combine quinoa, chickpeas, lentils, spinach, & tomatoes (halved).
- Mix with vinegar & seasonings.
snack
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dinner @ 7:30 pm
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Ingredients
Directions
- This recipe works best when making 2+ servings at once (i.e. so you can use 1 whole egg instead of 1/2!).
- In a bowl, combine salmon, egg, cheese, and pepper. Mash everything together until combined, with a fork.
- Form the mixture into two patties per serving.
- Add oil to the pan. Fry on lowest heat, flipping every 4-5 min, for ~20 min.
- Make salad with greens, vinegar, and salt.
- Serve patties on top of salad.
- No canned salmon? Use tuna or the vegetarian option.
thursday, friday
Day Total Calories
Day Total Macros
75g
Carbs
69g
Protein
62g
Fat
Fiber
12g
Added Sugar
—g
breakfast @ 8:00 am
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Directions
- Spray a pan with an oil spray.
- Whisk eggs in a bowl, pour onto pan. Mix frequently until cooked as desired.
- Top with cheese and have salsa on the side.
lunch @ 12:30 pm
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Ingredients
Directions
- Spray a pan with an oil spray. Add in beef & stir fry until no longer pink, ~7 minutes.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
- Top with salt & dressing.
- Note: I’m using Sriracha ranch dressing here, but you can use Ranch, 1000 Island, or whatever else you like.
- No beef? Use ground turkey or the vegetarian option.
snack
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Directions
- Spread peanut butter on banana slices, or dip whole banana in peanut butter.
- No nuts? Use a seed butter e.g. sunflower seed butter. No banana? Use any other fruit.
saturday, sunday
Day Total Calories
Day Total Macros
79g
Carbs
102g
Protein
44g
Fat
Fiber
19g
Added Sugar
—g
breakfast @ 8:00 am
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Ingredients
Directions
- This recipe works best when making 2-3 servings at once, so double or triple the ingredients above & then divide the frittata into 2 or 3 equal-sized servings.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Dice broccoli & onion.
- Spray a pan with an oil spray.
- Stir fry veggies for 6-7 minutes on low heat.
- Crack eggs into a bowl & add in cheese & seasonings. Whisk bowl’s contents with a fork.
- Spray an oven-safe pan (e.g., cast iron skillet) with an oil spray.
- Add in veggies to the oven-safe pan. Then add in eggs & cheese mixture.
- Bake for 25 minutes, or until eggs have cooked through.
lunch @ 12:30 pm
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Bell Pepper Subs with Hearty Sauce
17g
Carbs
33g
Protein
17g
Fat
Fiber
5g
Added Sugar
—g
Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Spray a pan with an oil spray.
- Cook ground turkey on medium-low heat for ~8 minutes or until no longer pink.
- Add in tomatoes & spices for ~2 minutes.
- Cut pepper into medium-sized slices.
- Top peppers with sauce & cheese.
- Bake in the oven for ~10 minutes.
dinner @ 7:30 pm
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Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cut sweet potato, chicken, & onion into small pieces.
- Mix potato, chicken, onion, & broccoli with seasonings & BBQ sauce.
- Line the baking sheet with parchment paper & spray it with an oil spray.
- Bake the sweet potato pieces for 45 minutes; add the chicken, broccoli, & onion for the last 30 minutes.
- Mix food around at least once while cooking.
breakfast
lunch
snack
dinner
monday
Calories
1160
96g
Carbs
95g
Protein
48g
Fat
Fiber
22g
Added Sugar
—g
Ingredients
Directions
- Slice apple & dip in peanut butter.
- Notes: Any other fruit is fine, if you don’t have an apple. No nuts? Use a seed butter, e.g. sunflower seed butter
Ingredients
Directions
- Cook quinoa & lentils as instructed on packages.
- Drain & rinse chickpeas.
- Combine quinoa, chickpeas, lentils, spinach, & tomatoes (halved).
- Mix with vinegar & seasonings.
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Ingredients
Directions
- This recipe works best when making 2+ servings at once (i.e. so you can use 1 whole egg instead of 1/2!).
- In a bowl, combine salmon, egg, cheese, and pepper. Mash everything together until combined, with a fork.
- Form the mixture into two patties per serving.
- Add oil to the pan. Fry on lowest heat, flipping every 4-5 min, for ~20 min.
- Make salad with greens, vinegar, and salt.
- Serve patties on top of salad.
- No canned salmon? Use tuna or the vegetarian option.
tuesday
Calories
1160
96g
Carbs
95g
Protein
48g
Fat
Fiber
22g
Added Sugar
—g
Ingredients
Directions
- Slice apple & dip in peanut butter.
- Notes: Any other fruit is fine, if you don’t have an apple. No nuts? Use a seed butter, e.g. sunflower seed butter
Ingredients
Directions
- Cook quinoa & lentils as instructed on packages.
- Drain & rinse chickpeas.
- Combine quinoa, chickpeas, lentils, spinach, & tomatoes (halved).
- Mix with vinegar & seasonings.
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Ingredients
Directions
- This recipe works best when making 2+ servings at once (i.e. so you can use 1 whole egg instead of 1/2!).
- In a bowl, combine salmon, egg, cheese, and pepper. Mash everything together until combined, with a fork.
- Form the mixture into two patties per serving.
- Add oil to the pan. Fry on lowest heat, flipping every 4-5 min, for ~20 min.
- Make salad with greens, vinegar, and salt.
- Serve patties on top of salad.
- No canned salmon? Use tuna or the vegetarian option.
wednesday
Calories
1160
96g
Carbs
95g
Protein
48g
Fat
Fiber
22g
Added Sugar
—g
Ingredients
Directions
- Slice apple & dip in peanut butter.
- Notes: Any other fruit is fine, if you don’t have an apple. No nuts? Use a seed butter, e.g. sunflower seed butter
Ingredients
Directions
- Cook quinoa & lentils as instructed on packages.
- Drain & rinse chickpeas.
- Combine quinoa, chickpeas, lentils, spinach, & tomatoes (halved).
- Mix with vinegar & seasonings.
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Ingredients
Directions
- This recipe works best when making 2+ servings at once (i.e. so you can use 1 whole egg instead of 1/2!).
- In a bowl, combine salmon, egg, cheese, and pepper. Mash everything together until combined, with a fork.
- Form the mixture into two patties per serving.
- Add oil to the pan. Fry on lowest heat, flipping every 4-5 min, for ~20 min.
- Make salad with greens, vinegar, and salt.
- Serve patties on top of salad.
- No canned salmon? Use tuna or the vegetarian option.
thursday
Calories
1132
76g
Carbs
70g
Protein
62g
Fat
Fiber
13g
Added Sugar
—g
Ingredients
Directions
- Spray a pan with an oil spray.
- Whisk eggs in a bowl, pour onto pan. Mix frequently until cooked as desired.
- Top with cheese and have salsa on the side.
Ingredients
Directions
- Spray a pan with an oil spray. Add in beef & stir fry until no longer pink, ~7 minutes.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
- Top with salt & dressing.
- Note: I’m using Sriracha ranch dressing here, but you can use Ranch, 1000 Island, or whatever else you like.
- No beef? Use ground turkey or the vegetarian option.
Ingredients
Directions
- Spread peanut butter on banana slices, or dip whole banana in peanut butter.
- No nuts? Use a seed butter e.g. sunflower seed butter. No banana? Use any other fruit.
Ingredients
Directions
- Cook pasta as instructed on package.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
- Top with vinegar and seasonings.
- Feel free to swap out these nuts for any nut/seed you prefer (roasted & salted are fine!).
- Gluten-free? Use gluten-free pasta.
friday
Calories
1132
76g
Carbs
70g
Protein
62g
Fat
Fiber
13g
Added Sugar
—g
Ingredients
Directions
- Spray a pan with an oil spray.
- Whisk eggs in a bowl, pour onto pan. Mix frequently until cooked as desired.
- Top with cheese and have salsa on the side.
Ingredients
Directions
- Spray a pan with an oil spray. Add in beef & stir fry until no longer pink, ~7 minutes.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
- Top with salt & dressing.
- Note: I’m using Sriracha ranch dressing here, but you can use Ranch, 1000 Island, or whatever else you like.
- No beef? Use ground turkey or the vegetarian option.
Ingredients
Directions
- Spread peanut butter on banana slices, or dip whole banana in peanut butter.
- No nuts? Use a seed butter e.g. sunflower seed butter. No banana? Use any other fruit.
Ingredients
Directions
- Cook pasta as instructed on package.
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl.
- Top with vinegar and seasonings.
- Feel free to swap out these nuts for any nut/seed you prefer (roasted & salted are fine!).
- Gluten-free? Use gluten-free pasta.
saturday
Calories
1125
80g
Carbs
103g
Protein
44g
Fat
Fiber
20g
Added Sugar
—g
Ingredients
Directions
- This recipe works best when making 2-3 servings at once, so double or triple the ingredients above & then divide the frittata into 2 or 3 equal-sized servings.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Dice broccoli & onion.
- Spray a pan with an oil spray.
- Stir fry veggies for 6-7 minutes on low heat.
- Crack eggs into a bowl & add in cheese & seasonings. Whisk bowl’s contents with a fork.
- Spray an oven-safe pan (e.g., cast iron skillet) with an oil spray.
- Add in veggies to the oven-safe pan. Then add in eggs & cheese mixture.
- Bake for 25 minutes, or until eggs have cooked through.
Bell Pepper Subs with Hearty Sauce
17g
Carbs
33g
Protein
17g
Fat
Fiber
5g
Added Sugar
—g
Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Spray a pan with an oil spray.
- Cook ground turkey on medium-low heat for ~8 minutes or until no longer pink.
- Add in tomatoes & spices for ~2 minutes.
- Cut pepper into medium-sized slices.
- Top peppers with sauce & cheese.
- Bake in the oven for ~10 minutes.
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Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cut sweet potato, chicken, & onion into small pieces.
- Mix potato, chicken, onion, & broccoli with seasonings & BBQ sauce.
- Line the baking sheet with parchment paper & spray it with an oil spray.
- Bake the sweet potato pieces for 45 minutes; add the chicken, broccoli, & onion for the last 30 minutes.
- Mix food around at least once while cooking.
sunday
Calories
1125
80g
Carbs
103g
Protein
44g
Fat
Fiber
20g
Added Sugar
—g
Ingredients
Directions
- This recipe works best when making 2-3 servings at once, so double or triple the ingredients above & then divide the frittata into 2 or 3 equal-sized servings.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Dice broccoli & onion.
- Spray a pan with an oil spray.
- Stir fry veggies for 6-7 minutes on low heat.
- Crack eggs into a bowl & add in cheese & seasonings. Whisk bowl’s contents with a fork.
- Spray an oven-safe pan (e.g., cast iron skillet) with an oil spray.
- Add in veggies to the oven-safe pan. Then add in eggs & cheese mixture.
- Bake for 25 minutes, or until eggs have cooked through.
Bell Pepper Subs with Hearty Sauce
17g
Carbs
33g
Protein
17g
Fat
Fiber
5g
Added Sugar
—g
Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Spray a pan with an oil spray.
- Cook ground turkey on medium-low heat for ~8 minutes or until no longer pink.
- Add in tomatoes & spices for ~2 minutes.
- Cut pepper into medium-sized slices.
- Top peppers with sauce & cheese.
- Bake in the oven for ~10 minutes.
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Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Cut sweet potato, chicken, & onion into small pieces.
- Mix potato, chicken, onion, & broccoli with seasonings & BBQ sauce.
- Line the baking sheet with parchment paper & spray it with an oil spray.
- Bake the sweet potato pieces for 45 minutes; add the chicken, broccoli, & onion for the last 30 minutes.
- Mix food around at least once while cooking.
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