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, & 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°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 & Chips Plate

Starch
581 calories (581 calories per serving)
30g
Carbs
34g
Protein
36g
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
3 Tbsp Guacamole (Tbsp) – 78 calories
¼ Avocado, small – 58 calories
¼ tsp Salt – 0 calories

Directions

  1. Slice bell pepper and avocado into strips.
  2. Arrange all foods on a plate, and enjoy!
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Tuna with Crackers

Starch
291 calories (291 calories per serving)
26g
Carbs
33g
Protein
6g
Fat
Fiber
4g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

1 Tuna, canned in water, drained – 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
¼ tsp Salt – 0 calories
¼ tsp Pepper, ground – 0 calories

Directions

  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
¼ tsp Red pepper flakes – 0 calories
¼ tsp Garlic salt – 0 calories
¼ tsp Pepper, ground – 0 calories
1 tsp Avocado oil (tsp) – 41 calories

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°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 & 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 & seasonings & let heat through.
  8. Top spaghetti squash with meat sauce, enjoy!
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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
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Potatoes, Eggs, & 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°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 & Chips Plate

Starch
581 calories (581 calories per serving)
30g
Carbs
34g
Protein
36g
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
3 Tbsp Guacamole (Tbsp) – 78 calories
¼ Avocado, small – 58 calories
¼ tsp Salt – 0 calories

Directions

  1. Slice bell pepper and avocado into strips.
  2. Arrange all foods on a plate, and enjoy!
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Tuna with Crackers

Starch
291 calories (291 calories per serving)
26g
Carbs
33g
Protein
6g
Fat
Fiber
4g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

1 Tuna, canned in water, drained – 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
¼ tsp Salt – 0 calories
¼ tsp Pepper, ground – 0 calories

Directions

  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
¼ tsp Red pepper flakes – 0 calories
¼ tsp Garlic salt – 0 calories
¼ tsp Pepper, ground – 0 calories
1 tsp Avocado oil (tsp) – 41 calories

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°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 & 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 & seasonings & let heat through.
  8. Top spaghetti squash with meat sauce, enjoy!
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