Each week, to make sure I’m staying on top of my health and budget goals, I will create a meal plan and then spend a few hours on Sundays prepping for the days to come. Meal prepping is amazing; it saves me so much time and money. I prep enough food for Monday breakfast to Friday midday (post-workout). I leave my Friday nights & weekends free but keep staples in my house, such as eggs and extra veggies, so I can make quick meals when needed.

I eat 5-6 small meals each day, roughly every 3-4 hours. This way, I never feel overly full or hungry; I’m content and have consistent energy. By eating small meals throughout the day, I’m also not likely to snack mindlessly or grab something on the fly (looking at you, Starbucks drive thru) since I already have it all prepped.

For my diet, during the work week I try to remain healthy. My weekends are usually filled of going to the beach, running around, or out of town. Due to my weekends never having consistency, I’ll stay pretty strict during the week to give me that wiggle room. I keep a 95% vegetarian diet, but will eat shrimp or crab on occasion. Dairy also doesn’t always agree with me, so I naturally try to eat dairy-free. I’ve completed the Whole30 (no dairy-grains-legumes-added sugar) and LOVED the way it made me feel. So, since I follow 1/2 of that diet just by what works for my body, I try eat a Whole30 diet during the week.

The meal plan below is Whole30 compliant. I will also add color count below my weekly plan if you follow the 21 day fix. 🙂

Meal plan for 7/31 – 8/4

21 Day Fix:

Breakfast – 1 red, 1 green, 2 blue

Lunch – 1 green, 1 yellow, 1 red

Pre-workout – 1 blue, 1 purple

Post-workout – 1 orange, 1/4 purple

Dinner – 1/2 red, 2 green

Dessert – 2 purple, 2 tsp

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What’s on your menu this week?