Example "Carb Lover's" Meal Plan

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monday
Day Total Calories
1436
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(1436 calories remainingover target)
Day Total Macros
125g
Carbs
110g
Protein
54g
Fat
Fiber
17g
Added Sugar
14g
breakfast @ 8:00 am
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Loaded Egg Muffin

Starch
381 calories (381 calories per serving)
24g
Carbs
22g
Protein
20g
Fat
Fiber
3g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

2 Egg, large - 144 calories
1 English muffin, whole wheat - 120 calories
1 Uncured bacon, slice - 44 calories
2 slice Soy bacon, slice - 40 calories
2 Tbsp Cream cheese, whipped (Tbsp) - 66 calories
2 Tbsp Cream cheese, dairy-free (Tbsp) - 70 calories
½ tsp Everything bagel seasoning (tsp) - 8 calories
¼ tsp Hot sauce (tsp) - 0 calories

Directions

Swap bacon for soy bacon, cooking it to package instructions.
Swap regular cream cheese for dairy-free version.
  1. Fry bacon on the stovetop or in the microwave (1 minute per slice, cook until cooked through).
  2. Spray a pan with an oil spray.
  3. Scramble egg to your desired consistency.
  4. Toast English muffin.
  5. Top English muffin with cream cheese, bacon, egg, everything bagel seasoning, & hot sauce.
  6. Enjoy!
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lunch @ 12:30 pm
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Open Faced Tuna Melt

Starch
484 calories (484 calories per serving)
34g
Carbs
41g
Protein
21g
Fat
Fiber
7g
Added Sugar
2g
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Ingredients

1 Bread, thick, whole wheat, slice - 120 calories
1 Tuna, canned (1 can) - 120 calories
½ cup Beans & legumes, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), cooked - 134 calories
1 oz Cheese, sliced cheese, full fat/ regular - 110 calories
1 oz Cheese, sliced, dairy-free - 70 calories
½ Cucumber, medium - 21 calories
½ cup Celery stalks, chopped in half - 8 calories
¼ Tomato, medium - 6 calories
1 Guacamole, single-serving packet - 100 calories
⅛ tsp Salt - 0 calories
⅛ tsp Pepper, ground - 0 calories

Directions

Swap tuna for mashed chickpeas mixed with mayo and seasonings in Step 4.
Swap regular cheese for dairy-free version.
  1. Preheat oven to 35o°F.
  2. Toast bread.
  3. Add bread to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  4. Top bread with tuna (drain from the can, then add salt & pepper), then sliced tomato and cheese.
  5. Bake for 5 mins, or until cheese has melted.
  6. Slice cucumber and celery, and have on the side with guac.
  7. Enjoy!
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Pumpkin Pie Dip with Pretzels

Starch
197 calories (197 calories per serving)
40g
Carbs
8g
Protein
1g
Fat
Fiber
3g
Added Sugar
12g
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Ingredients

2 oz Yogurt, plain, Greek, 2%, from tub - 43 calories
¼ Yogurt, plain, 2%, dairy-free, from tub - 38 calories
1 Tbsp Pumpkin, puree, unsweetened (Tbsp) - 5 calories
2 tsp Honey - 40 calories
¼ tsp Vanilla - 0 calories
¼ tsp Pumpkin seasoning - 0 calories
1 oz Serving of pretzels, whole wheat or sourdough, 110 calories per serving - 110 calories

Directions

Swap regular yogurt for dairy-free version.
  1. Mix together all ingredients except pretzels.
  2. Serve with pretzels.
  3. Enjoy!
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dinner @ 7:30 pm
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Burger with Sweet Potato Fries

Starch
374 calories (374 calories per serving)
27g
Carbs
39g
Protein
12g
Fat
Fiber
4g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

6 oz Ground beef, 93% lean, raw - 255 calories
1½ Veggie burger (black bean & quinoa), patty - 270 calories
1 Lettuce leaves for lettuce wraps - 2 calories
1 Potato, sweet, medium, 5 inches - 112 calories
¼ Tomato, medium - 6 calories
¼ oz Pickles, chip-cut - 0 calories
⅛ tsp Salt - 0 calories
⅛ tsp Pepper, ground - 0 calories

Directions

Swap beef patty for a black bean & quinoa veggie burger patty in Step 6. Cook or heat the patty according to package directions.
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Slice potato into strips.
  3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  4. Add on potatoes, spray with an oil spray & top with salt and pepper.
  5. Bake for 20 minutes.
  6. Make ground beef into a patty shape, add onto the baking sheet, bake burger & fries for another 20 minutes.
  7. Add your burger onto a lettuce leaf, top with salt & pepper, tomato slices, & pickles.
  8. Enjoy!
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monday

Calories
1438
127g
Carbs
113g
Protein
55g
Fat
Fiber
18g
Added Sugar
14g
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Loaded Egg Muffin

Starch
381 calories (381 calories per serving)
24g
Carbs
22g
Protein
20g
Fat
Fiber
3g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

2 Egg, large - 144 calories
1 English muffin, whole wheat - 120 calories
1 Uncured bacon, slice - 44 calories
2 slice Soy bacon, slice - 40 calories
2 Tbsp Cream cheese, whipped (Tbsp) - 66 calories
2 Tbsp Cream cheese, dairy-free (Tbsp) - 70 calories
½ tsp Everything bagel seasoning (tsp) - 8 calories
¼ tsp Hot sauce (tsp) - 0 calories

Directions

Swap bacon for soy bacon, cooking it to package instructions.
Swap regular cream cheese for dairy-free version.
  1. Fry bacon on the stovetop or in the microwave (1 minute per slice, cook until cooked through).
  2. Spray a pan with an oil spray.
  3. Scramble egg to your desired consistency.
  4. Toast English muffin.
  5. Top English muffin with cream cheese, bacon, egg, everything bagel seasoning, & hot sauce.
  6. Enjoy!
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Open Faced Tuna Melt

Starch
484 calories (484 calories per serving)
34g
Carbs
41g
Protein
21g
Fat
Fiber
7g
Added Sugar
2g
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Ingredients

1 Bread, thick, whole wheat, slice - 120 calories
1 Tuna, canned (1 can) - 120 calories
½ cup Beans & legumes, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), cooked - 134 calories
1 oz Cheese, sliced cheese, full fat/ regular - 110 calories
1 oz Cheese, sliced, dairy-free - 70 calories
½ Cucumber, medium - 21 calories
½ cup Celery stalks, chopped in half - 8 calories
¼ Tomato, medium - 6 calories
1 Guacamole, single-serving packet - 100 calories
⅛ tsp Salt - 0 calories
⅛ tsp Pepper, ground - 0 calories

Directions

Swap tuna for mashed chickpeas mixed with mayo and seasonings in Step 4.
Swap regular cheese for dairy-free version.
  1. Preheat oven to 35o°F.
  2. Toast bread.
  3. Add bread to a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  4. Top bread with tuna (drain from the can, then add salt & pepper), then sliced tomato and cheese.
  5. Bake for 5 mins, or until cheese has melted.
  6. Slice cucumber and celery, and have on the side with guac.
  7. Enjoy!
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Pumpkin Pie Dip with Pretzels

Starch
197 calories (197 calories per serving)
40g
Carbs
8g
Protein
1g
Fat
Fiber
3g
Added Sugar
12g
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Ingredients

2 oz Yogurt, plain, Greek, 2%, from tub - 43 calories
¼ Yogurt, plain, 2%, dairy-free, from tub - 38 calories
1 Tbsp Pumpkin, puree, unsweetened (Tbsp) - 5 calories
2 tsp Honey - 40 calories
¼ tsp Vanilla - 0 calories
¼ tsp Pumpkin seasoning - 0 calories
1 oz Serving of pretzels, whole wheat or sourdough, 110 calories per serving - 110 calories

Directions

Swap regular yogurt for dairy-free version.
  1. Mix together all ingredients except pretzels.
  2. Serve with pretzels.
  3. Enjoy!
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Burger with Sweet Potato Fries

Starch
374 calories (374 calories per serving)
27g
Carbs
39g
Protein
12g
Fat
Fiber
4g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

6 oz Ground beef, 93% lean, raw - 255 calories
1½ Veggie burger (black bean & quinoa), patty - 270 calories
1 Lettuce leaves for lettuce wraps - 2 calories
1 Potato, sweet, medium, 5 inches - 112 calories
¼ Tomato, medium - 6 calories
¼ oz Pickles, chip-cut - 0 calories
⅛ tsp Salt - 0 calories
⅛ tsp Pepper, ground - 0 calories

Directions

Swap beef patty for a black bean & quinoa veggie burger patty in Step 6. Cook or heat the patty according to package directions.
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Slice potato into strips.
  3. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  4. Add on potatoes, spray with an oil spray & top with salt and pepper.
  5. Bake for 20 minutes.
  6. Make ground beef into a patty shape, add onto the baking sheet, bake burger & fries for another 20 minutes.
  7. Add your burger onto a lettuce leaf, top with salt & pepper, tomato slices, & pickles.
  8. Enjoy!
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