Menu Plan (and a back-up plan) for April 21-27

In line with what I just posted about creating a better plan, here’s my menu for this week complete with a 5-minute backup plan. Instead of getting derailed when unexpected things come up or when I’m in a hurry, I’ve come up with a plan for that. I can almost always spare 5 minutes, so I’ve got a plan for a back-up for breakfast, lunch, and dinner if I should need it.

Breakfast:
5-minute Backup: Kashi Lean Pocket (250 cals)
Tues: Kashi Garlic Chicken Pizza
Wed: Cheese Omelet with peppers
Thurs: Cheese Omelet with Peppers
Fri: Cheese Omelet with pepprs
Sat: Probably nothing for breakfast, since I start out my morning with a workout and then eat lunch
Sun: Cheese Omelet with peppers
Mon: Cheese Omelet with peppers

Lunch:
5-min Backup: Turkey and Cheddar Lunchable (350 cals)
Tues: Salad w/ boiled egg and freshly grated cheddar cheese
Wed: Southwest turkey burger
Thurs: Southwest turkey burger
Fri: Southwest turkey burger
Sat: Probably a new recipe -I’m going to try making my own stuffed chicken breast and freezing them
Sun: None (I eat more like brunch on Sunday)
Mon: Southwest Turkey burger

Dinner
5-min Back-up: Kashi frozen dinner (250 cals)
Tues: Spinach/artichoke stuffed chicken breast and green beans
Wed: Salad w/ boiled egg and freshly grated cheddar cheese
Thurs: Spinach/artichoke stuffed chicken breast and green beans
Fri: Three-cheese jalapeno stuffed chicken breast and green beans
Sat: ?
Sun: ?
Mon: Cheese omelet and frozen vegetables

Snacks:
Apples w/ caramel dip
Oranges

Check out Menu Planning Monday for more meal planning ideas.

Think again!

So just when you thought “diet” food had to be dull, bland, tiny, unsavory, and unsatisfying, check out my perfectly on plan dinner. Parmesan crusted tilapia with green beans (obviously). I know it looks like chicken, but it’s tilapia. 4 oz of tilapia has less than 100 calories. Anyway, this whole meal has 380 calories, 25 g carbs, 43g protein.

Low calorie, low-ish carb, high-ish protein dinner!