To help focus our grocery trips and keep us from getting tons of extra junk, we've been meal planning weekly before heading out and making a list based solely off of that chart. It's too early to say whether it's affecting my weight greatly, but it's definitely helped me curb picking up junk food or food that I think I might want to snack on. (God knows I need all of the focus I can get... )
This week's plan:
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
SUNDAY 1/5
Baked oatmeal
Guacamole & chips/kale chips
Turkey chili
MONDAY 1/6
Leftover baked oatmeal
Turkey chili
Spaghetti squash boats
TUESDAY 1/7
Bfast sandwiches
Turkey chili
Baked Sausage and Spinach Pasta
WEDNESDAY 1/8
Bfast sandwiches
Leftover pasta/meal
Turkey meatloaf & veggie
THURSDAY 1/9
Bfast sandwiches
Meal/salad
Leftovers
FRIDAY 1/10
Bfast sandwiches
Meal/salad
Mexican Pizzas
For breakfast sandwiches, I'm simply using whole grain English muffins, one egg, a slice of Weight Watchers cheese, and a slice of Canadian bacon.
Links to the meals:
Baked Oatmeal with Bananas and Pumpkin
Turkey White Bean Pumpkin Chili
Spaghetti Squash Sausage Lasagna Boats
Baked Pasta with Sausage and Spinach
Skinny Mexican Pizzas
Happy cooking!