1500 Cal Meal Preppers' Example Day

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monday
Day Total Calories
1528
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(1528 calories remainingover target)
Day Total Macros
161g
Carbs
149g
Protein
30g
Fat
Fiber
31g
Added Sugar
9g
breakfast @ 8:00 am
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Two meal prep bowls filled with seasoned ground turkey, sweet potatoes, bell peppers, onions, and fresh pico de gallo.

Turkey Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowls

Starch
360 calories (360 calories per serving)
44g
Carbs
44g
Protein
1g
Fat
Fiber
7g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

6 oz Ground Turkey, 99% lean, raw – 165 calories
4½ oz Tempeh – 210 calories
1 Potato, sweet, medium, 5 inches – 112 calories
½ Bell pepper, yellow, large – 25 calories
½ Onion, yellow – 28 calories
2 tsp Taco seasoning – 10 calories
⅛ tsp Garlic salt – 0 calories
¼ cup Fresh Salsa (Pico de Gallo) – 20 calories

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Dice sweet potato. Line pieces on a baking sheet with parchment paper. Bake for 25-35 minutes, or until potatoes have cooked through.
  3. Dice pepper & onion. Stir fry turkey, pepper, & onion on medium heat until cooked through. Add in taco seasoning & garlic salt.
  4. Combine potatoes & turkey mixture in a container or bowl. Top with fresh salsa.
  5. Enjoy!
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lunch @ 12:30 pm
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Tzatziki chicken salad with diced cucumbers and bell peppers stuffed inside a whole wheat pita pocket.

Tzatziki Bowl in a Pita

Starch
487 calories (487 calories per serving)
52g
Carbs
53g
Protein
7g
Fat
Fiber
4g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

6 oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, raw – 190 calories
1 cup Beans & legumes, Cannellini (white kidney beans), cooked – 190 calories
6 Tbsp Tzatziki sauce – 105 calories
4 Tbsp Hummus (Tbsp) – 100 calories
1 Cucumber, medium – 42 calories
1 Bell pepper, yellow, large – 50 calories
⅛ tsp Garlic salt – 0 calories
½ Pita bread – 100 calories

Directions

  1. Dice veggies & chicken (chicken on a separate cutting board).
  2. Spray a pan with an oil spray, stir fry chicken until cooked through.
  3. Combine all foods in a bowl and mix.
  4. Add into pita half, eat the rest on its own separately.
  5. Enjoy!

Following LOW-FODMAP? Omit garlic, onion, and/or use a gluten-alternative grain e.g. gluten-free bread

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Meal prep container with vanilla Greek yogurt topped with sliced strawberries and dark chocolate chips.

Vanilla Parfait

Fruit
331 calories (331 calories per serving)
36g
Carbs
20g
Protein
15g
Fat
Fiber
11g
Added Sugar
9g
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Ingredients

6 oz Yogurt, plain, Greek, 2%, from tub – 128 calories
9⁄16 cup Yogurt, plain, 2%, dairy-free, from tub – 113 calories
1 cup Strawberries, fresh – 50 calories
1⅔ Tbsp Chocolate chips, extra dark (Tbsp) – 133 calories
1⅔ Tbsp Chocolate chips, semisweet, dairy-free (Tbsp) – 133 calories
½ tsp Vanilla – 0 calories
1 tsp Honey – 20 calories

Directions

  1. Dice strawberries.
  2. Mix vanilla & honey together.
  3. Top yogurt with strawberries & chocolate when ready to eat.
  4. Enjoy!
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dinner @ 7:30 pm
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Ground beef, cauliflower rice, zucchini, corn, and black beans cooked together in a taco-seasoned skillet.

Zucchini Cauli Rice Taco Skillet

Starch
353 calories (353 calories per serving)
33g
Carbs
36g
Protein
8g
Fat
Fiber
10g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

4 oz Ground beef, 93% lean, raw – 170 calories
4 oz Tempeh – 182 calories
¾ cup Cauliflower rice, frozen – 20 calories
1 Zucchini, medium – 33 calories
½ cup Corn, canned – 63 calories
¼ cup Beans & legumes, black beans, cooked – 57 calories
2 tsp Taco seasoning – 10 calories
⅛ tsp Garlic salt – 0 calories

Directions

  1. Dice zucchini.
  2. Spray a pan with an oil spray, stir fry all ingredients mixing occasionally until everything has cooked through & any water has evaporated.
  3. Top with seasonings, mix in.
  4. Enjoy!
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monday

Calories
1530
163g
Carbs
151g
Protein
31g
Fat
Fiber
32g
Added Sugar
9g
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Two meal prep bowls filled with seasoned ground turkey, sweet potatoes, bell peppers, onions, and fresh pico de gallo.

Turkey Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowls

Starch
360 calories (360 calories per serving)
44g
Carbs
44g
Protein
1g
Fat
Fiber
7g
Added Sugar
—g
ViewHide meal Details

Ingredients

6 oz Ground Turkey, 99% lean, raw – 165 calories
4½ oz Tempeh – 210 calories
1 Potato, sweet, medium, 5 inches – 112 calories
½ Bell pepper, yellow, large – 25 calories
½ Onion, yellow – 28 calories
2 tsp Taco seasoning – 10 calories
⅛ tsp Garlic salt – 0 calories
¼ cup Fresh Salsa (Pico de Gallo) – 20 calories

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Dice sweet potato. Line pieces on a baking sheet with parchment paper. Bake for 25-35 minutes, or until potatoes have cooked through.
  3. Dice pepper & onion. Stir fry turkey, pepper, & onion on medium heat until cooked through. Add in taco seasoning & garlic salt.
  4. Combine potatoes & turkey mixture in a container or bowl. Top with fresh salsa.
  5. Enjoy!
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Tzatziki chicken salad with diced cucumbers and bell peppers stuffed inside a whole wheat pita pocket.

Tzatziki Bowl in a Pita

Starch
487 calories (487 calories per serving)
52g
Carbs
53g
Protein
7g
Fat
Fiber
4g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

6 oz Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, raw – 190 calories
1 cup Beans & legumes, Cannellini (white kidney beans), cooked – 190 calories
6 Tbsp Tzatziki sauce – 105 calories
4 Tbsp Hummus (Tbsp) – 100 calories
1 Cucumber, medium – 42 calories
1 Bell pepper, yellow, large – 50 calories
⅛ tsp Garlic salt – 0 calories
½ Pita bread – 100 calories

Directions

  1. Dice veggies & chicken (chicken on a separate cutting board).
  2. Spray a pan with an oil spray, stir fry chicken until cooked through.
  3. Combine all foods in a bowl and mix.
  4. Add into pita half, eat the rest on its own separately.
  5. Enjoy!

Following LOW-FODMAP? Omit garlic, onion, and/or use a gluten-alternative grain e.g. gluten-free bread

Recipe Details
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Meal prep container with vanilla Greek yogurt topped with sliced strawberries and dark chocolate chips.

Vanilla Parfait

Fruit
331 calories (331 calories per serving)
36g
Carbs
20g
Protein
15g
Fat
Fiber
11g
Added Sugar
9g
ViewHide meal Details

Ingredients

6 oz Yogurt, plain, Greek, 2%, from tub – 128 calories
9⁄16 cup Yogurt, plain, 2%, dairy-free, from tub – 113 calories
1 cup Strawberries, fresh – 50 calories
1⅔ Tbsp Chocolate chips, extra dark (Tbsp) – 133 calories
1⅔ Tbsp Chocolate chips, semisweet, dairy-free (Tbsp) – 133 calories
½ tsp Vanilla – 0 calories
1 tsp Honey – 20 calories

Directions

  1. Dice strawberries.
  2. Mix vanilla & honey together.
  3. Top yogurt with strawberries & chocolate when ready to eat.
  4. Enjoy!
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Ground beef, cauliflower rice, zucchini, corn, and black beans cooked together in a taco-seasoned skillet.

Zucchini Cauli Rice Taco Skillet

Starch
353 calories (353 calories per serving)
33g
Carbs
36g
Protein
8g
Fat
Fiber
10g
Added Sugar
—g
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Ingredients

4 oz Ground beef, 93% lean, raw – 170 calories
4 oz Tempeh – 182 calories
¾ cup Cauliflower rice, frozen – 20 calories
1 Zucchini, medium – 33 calories
½ cup Corn, canned – 63 calories
¼ cup Beans & legumes, black beans, cooked – 57 calories
2 tsp Taco seasoning – 10 calories
⅛ tsp Garlic salt – 0 calories

Directions

  1. Dice zucchini.
  2. Spray a pan with an oil spray, stir fry all ingredients mixing occasionally until everything has cooked through & any water has evaporated.
  3. Top with seasonings, mix in.
  4. Enjoy!
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