Whole30 Sample Meal Plan- Week 1

One of the hardest things about the Whole 30 is thinking “What am I going to eat?”

I was talking with my bootcamp instructor the other day who just completed her Whole 30 (she did it through Christmas!) and we were saying the one downfall of Whole30 is there is NOTHING convenient about it. Everything you eat requires advanced thought, shopping, chopping, and cooking.

BUT! I think that’s part of the reason for the Whole30. Eating like this makes you think about your food instead of just mindlessly munching down an entire bag of potato chips in 20 minutes. Not that I’ve EVER done that. 😉

Anyway, like I said, advanced planning is required to make a Whole30 successful. (Here are my other tips for Surviving a Whole30).

 

This is a Whole30 Sample Meal Plan, but it’s pretty close to what I’ve done my first week of (my 2nd) Whole30.

Sunday:

Breakfast- scrambled eggs, compliant sausage, fruit

Lunch- Curried Indian Chicken Soup– so good for this cold weather!

Dinner- grilled chicken, green salad, roasted potatoes

Monday:

Breakfast- shredded sweet potatoes sauteed in olive oil, avocado (Shred enough sweet potatoes for 2 days)

Lunch- fresh kale/mushrooms/ almonds sauteed in ghee (Read more about ghee here)

Dinner- Italian style meatballs (recipe coming soon), seared carrots with rosemary (leave out honey for Whole30)

Tuesday: 

Breakfast- Brown compliant sausage, along with shredded sweet potatoes in a skillet. Top with a fried egg. Yum!

Lunch- salad with grilled chicken, fruit

Dinner- Whole 30 Chicken Korma, steamed broccoli or asparagus

Wednesday:

Breakfast- smoothie with frozen mango, banana, fresh kale, coconut milk, almond butter and ice

Lunch- leftover Chicken Korma

Dinner- Crispy Kale and Sausage Quiche with Sweet Potato Crust by Dawn Nicole (I doubled the recipe)

Thursday:

Breakfast- Savory Pumpkin Pie (sounds weird but SO good. I used canned pumpkin)

Lunch- green salad with grilled chicken or grilled fish, oil and vinegar, cashews (I had mine at Chick-Fil-A)

Dinner- 30 Minute Clean Thai Meatballs (one of my favorites!), green beans sauteed in coconut oil

Friday:

Breakfast- apple with almond butter, fried egg

Lunch- leftover sausage quiche, salad

Dinner- slaw salad mix with oil and vinegar and topped with almonds, Garlic Smashed Potatoes, (I used rosemary instead of thyme), avocado

Saturday:

Breakfast- before workout: banana with almond butter; after workout: compliant bacon, fried egg, compliant orange juice

Lunch- Butternut Squash Soup (I made up my own recipe but this one looks good, too. Add coconut milk to make it creamy, serve with toasted pumpkin or squash seeds), sauteed kale

Dinner- The Perfect Chili, baked sweet potatoes, sauteed cabbage

As you can see, it is a lot of work but the meals are delicious and filling. I really do feel great filling my grocery cart with fruits and veggies. And the mid-afternoon slump is almost gone. Hooray!

Have you done a Whole30? If so, what were your favorite recipes?