Whole 30: Week 2
Whew! The weekend is finally here - did anyone else feel like this was a crazy week? Maybe that was from Week 1 of the Whole 30, but here we are! We've made it through to the weekend and it's time to start shopping and planning for Week 2!
Here is the Week 2 meal plan:
You'll notice a couple of repeats from last week - these are the meals that made extra that you should have put in your freezer. If you didn't, feel free to experiment with some other lunch options this week!
Day 8:
Breakfast: Sliced tomatoes, sliced avocado, 2 hard boiled eggs
Snack: Raw cashews + banana chips. I've been adding raisins to mine, just to spice things up. You could also use any other type of nut you'd like and make your own "trail mix".
Lunch: Leftover Broccoli Sweet Potato Bake: this was on the plan for dinner Day 7. Just eat leftovers of whatever you cooked the night before!
Snack: Celery or Sliced Apple with nut butter. (Make sure your nut butter is sugar/sweetener free!)
Dinner: Grilled pork chops, grilled veggie, mashed potatoes. Potatoes can be sweet or white or red, etc. Just remember - if weight loss is a goal for you on this, white potatoes are not your best option!
Day 9:
Breakfast: Pizza Quiche - I haven't tried this recipe yet, but I think you could tailor the toppings to fit your tastes. Applegate pepperoni is not quite compliant, it lists dextrose in the ingredients, but the sugar count shows zero, so I'll let you decide how to tackle that one. I plan to use sausage or hamburger or maybe even try prosciutto. This recipe makes (4) servings, so put one in the fridge for later in the week.
Snack: Homemade Granola Bar - I have a hard time finding compliant dried cranberries, so I plan to use raisins. If you'd rather buy Larabars or similar, you can tweak your shopping list.
Lunch: Beef vegetable stew. Hopefully you still have this in your freezer! I enjoy a side of fruit (fresh or not) with mine.
Snack: Unsweet applesauce + cinnamon
Dinner: Crockpot rotisserie chicken, baked sweet potato, garden salad. Put your potatoes in the crockpot too! I use them instead of just plain balls of foil.
Day 10:
Breakfast: 2 egg muffins or sausage patties / links, sliced tomatoes. (I'm going to be honest - I didn't make the egg muffins. I just ran out of time. So, this week, I'm going to buy some chicken sausage and use that instead.)
Snack: Fresh fruit
Lunch: Shredded chicken (leftover from the rotisserie dinner), steamed veggies and a baked sweet potato (make an extra when you make dinner the night before).
Snack: Raw nuts + banana chips
Dinner: Pizza night - we are going to try this crust recipe and top with compliant pizza sauce, sausage, bell peppers, tomatoes, etc. Pick your toppings!
Day 11:
Breakfast: Eat that second serving of pizza quiche you stuck in the fridge.
Snack: Raw veggie with guacamole.
Lunch: Garlic lemon chicken breast (you should have one of these in the freezer!) garden salad, fresh lemon wedges.
Snack: Warm apple + cinnamon + chopped pecans - cube a fresh apple, sprinkle with cinnamon and microwave it for 45 seconds. Top with chopped pecans. Yum!
Dinner: Fajita bowls - cook some shredded or strip meat of your choice and make a bowl with sauteed onions, bell peppers and shredded lettuce. Add tomatoes and chiles if you like!
Day 12:
Breakfast: Homemade granola bar.
Snack: 2 hard boiled eggs
Lunch: Leftover fajita bowl. Top with avocado.
Snack: Unsweet applesauce + cinnamon.
Dinner: Grilled skewers with cubed meat, onion, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, roasted squash with grilled pears. I halve the pears and core them, drizzle with a bit of cranberry balsamic, and grill for a few minutes.
Day 13:
Breakfast: Roasted veggies + chicken sausage.
Snack: Raw nuts + banana chips
Lunch: Sliced roast beef, raw veggie in a lettuce wrap. Applegate roast beef is compliant, as well as the fresh sliced meat from most deli counters. (I know for sure the Fresh Thyme Al & John beef is compliant.)
Snack: Warm apple + cinnamon + chopped pecans
Dinner: Chicken tenders and baked sweet potato fries. ** I eliminated the almond meal from this recipe.**
Day 14:
Breakfast: Veggie omelet or scramble with shredded chicken.
Snack: Raw veggie with guacamole.
Lunch: Turkey meatloaf muffins (from your freezer) with steamed or roasted veggie.
Snack: Fresh fruit.
Dinner: Chili topped with avocado. I have had a hard time finding compliant chipotle peppers in adobo, so I'm probably going to use dried chipotle peppers with a little tomato paste. Grind them up in your food processor / blender to release the flavor.
Time to get shopping!
** Note - Applegate pepperoni is not quite compliant, it lists dextrose in the ingredients, but the sugar count shows zero, so I'll let you decide how to tackle that one. I plan to use sausage or hamburger or maybe even try prosciutto.**
Here are some more shopping tips for your Whole 30 adventure!
How's it going so far?
