My Plant-Based Family

Feeding My Family a Whole Food, Plant-Based Diet, On a Budget

Meal Plans

Sick Girl Meal Plan

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I haven’t cooked in days! Can you believe it? I’ve been sick so my kids have been eating cereal and sandwiches for every meal. I worked my way up to crackers and toast. This week our meals will be simple as I work my way back to real food. If you are snowed in or living in the seemingly endless winter that is canvasing parts of the US and Canada then I recommend this Snowed In Meal Plan from last winter!

I’ll take each day as it comes but these soups are easy to make and I think will be gentle enough for me to eat. I may be up for anything tomorrow but I’m leery today.

Meal Plan

Sick Girl Meal Plan

Simple Veggie Soup

Potato and Kale Soup

Crock Pot Baked Potato Soup

Minestrone Soup

Breakfasts will likely be the same as always. I know I can rely on toast and fruit, I’m also working on some great oatmeal recipes! Lunches will be easy things like Baked Potatoes, Baked Sweet Potatoes and leftover soup.

I don’t want to leave you without enough Meal Plan inspiration to get you through the week. In addition to the Snowed In meal plan mentioned above check out the Simple Meal meal plan or my Crock Pot Week meal plan.

Don’t forget to follow me on Pinterest! I follow some of the BEST plant-based bloggers and I pin their recipes daily! You don’t want to miss it!

While you’re here, go ahead and give me your advice for what you eat when you are sick or recovering!

Soup Week Meal Plan

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This week I’ve created a Soup Week Meal Plan. It is dedicated to all of you who are dealing with cold weather right now. Even though the weather is great here I still enjoy soups but I won’t be able to say that in a few months. In fact, I got my first sun burn of the year on Saturday.

I’ve been cooking Steel Cut Oats in my Instant Pot but we rely on cereal for breakfasts too. I have an “emergency” gluten-free waffle stash for my 4 year old. On those mornings when we are running really late he gets to eat a waffle on the way to preschool.

I’m about to make some baked potatoes for the week. I like to pour leftover soup over baked potatoes for a hearty lunch. Surely it will be the envy of the office.

Soup week meal plan

Soup Week Meal Plan

Potato and Kale Soup I make it in the Instant Pot but you can make it on the stove or in the Crock Pot.

Hearty Lentil and Barley Stew contains gluten but make it gluten-free by using rice, quinoa, millet or amaranth in place of the barley.

Chickpea Noodle Soup

Green Chili, Cilantro and Lime Soup is perfect the perfect comfort soup but I confess we don’t give it to the kids.

Slow Cooker Potato Soup is the easiest Crock Pot soup you’ll ever make!

Later this week I’ll share a tip that will make preparing soups even easier!

Last week I shared an EPIC round-up of 40+ Meatless recipes for Lent. If you know anyone who needs meatless ideas please pass it along!

 

Dinner Meal Plan, the one with Hot Dogs

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This week we have a very special interruption to our Dinner Meal Plan. We have a birthday and my soon to be 6 year old has requested hot dogs. It’s a tradition for the birthday boy to choose dinner so hot dogs it will be. Last year he requested a cake with black and white stripes and Angry Birds on it. Here is a picture of the excitement!

 

birthday

The Meals

I’ve gotten away from planning every meal of the day but I’ll give you a few ideas of what we are eating. Breakfast has been Breakfast Rice, cereal and Baked Sweet Potatoes (these come out perfect in the Instant Pot) and Gluten-Free Steel Cut Oats also in the Instant Pot.

Lunches are usually leftovers. I’ll admit to skipping lunch a few days a week when I’m in the office. I love what I’m doing and don’t even think about lunch until it’s almost time to leave. I pack my kids lunches and snacks every day. I just did a recap last week.

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Dinner Meal Plan

Faux Cheezy Black Bean Quesadillas with Mexican Rice

Potato Kale Soup

Hot Dogs and Birthday Cake

Burritos with Unfried Black Beans, Cilantro Lime Quinoa and Pico de Gallo

Fiesta Pasta

I’ll save time this week by using Black Beans for 3 different dishes! I’ll cook up a large batch in my Instant Pot. If you don’t have an Instant Pot you can read my Beans Guide for soaking and cooking directions.

This meal plan is really easy because most of the recipes use similar ingredients which I usually keep on hand. The biggest deal will be making the birthday cake and reading the ingredient list on a dozen packages of hot dogs before I find the right ones. I’ll come up with some side dishes for the birthday dinner as well.

We’ve had a complete lack of Mexican Food lately so I’m making up for it this week.

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My Dinner Meal Plan for the week

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I didn’t get much batch cooking done this weekend so this week I’ll mostly stick to easy meals, especially the first few days of the week. Veggie Pad Thai is always a favorite at our house. It is different every time because I use whatever I have on hand. This weeks version will be especially good because I have more veggies than usual to work with.

I also have a new recipe for you. I’ve been making oil-free fried rice since before I was plant-based. I’ve made it so long didn’t even think about sharing it so this week I finally will. It’s not fancy or exotic, it’s simple and delicious.

This week our breakfasts will mostly be cereal but I just bought Gluten-Free Steel Cut Oats and I have a membership to Amazon Prime
so I’ll have those in two days. I plan to try them in my Instant Pot for the first time. Yes, I get excited about this kind of stuff.

We will enjoy leftovers for lunches. My husband always takes his lunch to work and one of his co-workers was admiring it every day, so he started to share. Occasionally he takes two lunches now, one for him and one for his buddy.

With that in mind, check out my plant-based dinner meal plan for the week!

Plant-Based Dinner Meal Plan

Plant-Based Dinner Meal Plan

Veggie Pad Thai

Oil-Free Fried Rice Recipe Coming Soon (I’ll try to post some teasers on Instagram tonight.)

Potato Kale Soup

White Enchiladas with Cilantro Lime Quinoa

Homemade Pizza using a recipe from Gluten-Free Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day

What are you eating this week?

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Meal Plan Monday is Back!

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The 31 Day Plant-Based eCourse is now over, except for a few people who started late. It’s been replaced with a “self-paced” eCourse. I can now return to my normal schedule. Part of that is bringing back Meal Plan Monday!

Let’s hop to it! I’ve already did some batch cooking last night, yes during the Super Bowl. I have breakfast rice, brown rice, lentils and leftover Veggie Pad Thai to work with.

Meal Plan Monday

For breakfast I made a giant batch of Breakfast Rice (with apples and blueberries) in my Instant Pot. We will nosh on that throughout the week. Lunches will be leftovers and Bean and Grain bowls for the grown ups. I pack lunches for my kids.

Dinner Meal Plan

Leftover Veggie Pad Thai

Lentil-Quinoa Salad (made with rice instead of quinoa)

Lentil Tacos with Mexican Rice

Cheesy Broccoli and Brown Rice Casserole (Crock Pot)

Minestrone Soup with a giant salad

Did you create a Meal Plan yet this week? What are you eating? 

For more inspiration check out my Meal Planning archives!

 

Start the new year with the 31 Day Plant-Based eCourse

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I’m not a fan of New Year’s resolutions. I can’t recall anyone that has made a New Year’s resolution that lead to a sustained life change. I’m not saying that it doesn’t happen but it doesn’t really seem to last.

I prefer to prepare and make a choice that will lead to a lasting change. That is one of the reasons I put together the 31 Day Plant-Based eCourse. The eCourse lets you learn how to make lasting changes.

So if you are new to a plant-based diet or if you’ve been struggling with sticking to it then this eCourse is for you.

Check out the eCourse page for more information or go ahead and sign up here.

31 Day Plant-Based eCourse and Challenge

The eCourse launches on January 1st, 2015

You’ll get:

  • a copy of The Plant-Based Diet Starter Guide: How to Cook, Shop and Eat Well (as a PDF download)
  • a weekly Meal Plan plus recipes
  • a weekly workout guide from Kimbre Varney at Fueling the Temple
  • plus plant-based lessons that cover everything you need to know to thrive on a plant-based diet with special contributions from Andrea Denton of Veggie Craving and Dustin Rudolph the Plant-Based Pharmacist and author of The Empty Medicine Cabinet.
  • and prizes from our sponsor Anne Haring with Pampered Chef.
  • lots of support in our private Facebook group and weekly conference calls.

The eCourse is a $30 dollar investment that can help you change your life. For less than a dollar a day you’ll get daily help and encouragement along with all of the tools you need for a successful lifestyle change.

If you are like us, we were on a number of different prescriptions for chronic health problems; hundred’s of dollars per month went to are pharmacy just to keep us going. After we got on a plant-based diet we no longer take any prescription medications. We felt and looked better than ever. I’m not a doctor but I’ve heard countless stories of regular people regaining their health and reversing disease by making the changes I talk about in this eCourse.

 

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