Lindsay's 6-Day Journal
Many moms have asked me what I prepare at meal-time. I don't always make the best choices, but the better choices. The following 6-day meal plan is what my family and I ate one week. Of course it's not perfect! We ended up only eating out 1 night within the last 6 days and I usually end up going through a drive-thru once or twice a week for lunch. And when I do that I watch my portions with kid size meals and/or make up for bad choices the following meal. In my upcoming book I really get into the best choices for drive-thrus and eating out; and how to lose weight while eating out!
I did not include my snacks, but I usually end up eating 1 snack a day of about 200 calories in the afternoon: fruit, popcorn, cheese and crackers, yogurt, baked potato, peppers and hummus, shrimp cocktail or a side salad. And I concentrate on filling voids that won't be filled by my meals (usually vegetables or calcium).
*All of these recipes can be found here on Moms Into Fitness Recipes.
Day 1
- Breakfast-2 eggs with diced green peppers and onions. Side of fruit.
- Lunch-2 bean burritos and a 2 cup side spinach salad with green peppers, cucmbers and 2T Italian dressing. Roll-upsfor my daughter.
- Dinner-Mexican soup served in a kids bowl. I eat 2 bowls, both topped with 2% shredded cheddar cheese. I top crushed chips with Mexican soup (drained) and 2% shredded cheddar cheese for my daughter.
Day 2
- Breakfast-Half whole grain English Muffin with 1 TB peanut butter. Apple.
- Lunch-Grilled cheese with tomato soup. I use 2 pieces whole grain bread, 1 slice American cheese and spray butter to toast my grilled cheese in a pan. I end up making 2, ½ for my daughter and 1 ½ for me. I prefer Campbell's drinkable tomato soup since I am usually in a hurry!
- Dinner-Vegetable Pasta for everyone. I add chicken for my husband. I eat if off of a kids plate, about 1 ½ - 2 cups of pasta and veggies. Plus I eat 2 pieces whole grain white toast topped with spray butter and garlic bread sprinkle.
Day 3
- Breakfast-Fruit
- Lunch-Mexican soup leftovers. I eat 1 kids bowl, topped with 2% shredded cheddar cheese and a side salad with 2T Italian dressing and Salad Toppings (bacon bits, sunflower seeds and seasoning). Again I make Mexican Soup Nachos for my daughter.
- Dinner-Regular crust Cheese pizza from Pizza Hut! My husband and I split a medium-size, he prefers hamburger on his half. I eat 3 slices—oops I meant to only eat 2 slices! Macaroni and cheese with tuna & green beans for my daughter.
Day 4
- Breakfast-Drinkable yogurt smoothie (Yoplait) and an apple.
- Lunch-Soup and salad, plus a roll. Again it's a side salad with Italian dressing (greens, peppers, cucumber and salad toppings for some crunch!) And a can of soup—not my favorite but we're stuck at home today. I love to take home a family serving of Broccoli Cheese soup at Panera (or homemade soup from the grocery store)and pair 1/3 of it with a salad. Then have the leftovers as a snack or the next few days' lunches. Leftover pizza or Kids Pizza Recipe with spinach for my daughter.
- Dinner-Baked Potato Bar for everyone! I top mine with broccoli and then melt some cheese on top in the microwave. We had very large potatoes so it filled me up (and I'm still feeling guilty about the extra slice of pizza I had last night.)
Day 5
- Breakfast-Fruit & Fiber pancakes. I eat 2 of the 6 pancakes and top them with banana slices and maple syrup.
- Lunch-Lean Cuisine frozen meal and a side of broccoli from last night (shock-I was the only one that ate the prepared broccoli last night). I tried leftover potato bar for my daughter, but I ended up making Spaghettios and green beans.
- Dinner-Crock Pot Beef Stew for everyone. I eat 2 bowls, served in kids size bowls. And I love to make our beef stew with lots of broth, so I always eat it with saltines (about 12 crackers).
Day 6
- Breakfast-2 Fruit and Fiber pancakes with maple syrup.
- Lunch-1 Bean Burrito, 1 Taco with sour cream and a side of rice from Taco Bell.
- Dinner-Homemade Hickory Burger sliders for everyone! I eat 2 sliders made with 93/7 beef, 1 slice bacon, onions and 1T barbeque sauce.
Day 7
Looks like I have some "making up" to do for yesterday! I will shoot for high-volume foods, meaning I will base all of my meals around fruits, lean protein and veggies--things that fill me up quickly with less calories. I usually end up doing fruits, soups, salads and Baked Potato Bar stuff.
If you're looking for a weight loss meal plan please refer to the Moms Into Fitness home page .
