Week Three of Meal Planning Mania February

How was week two? I really enjoyed week two. On Thursday I felt the best I have felt in a long time. I can see that the hard work of exercising and eating better is paying off...progress not perfection. During week two, I was introduced to lentils, and I must say I was very pleased with them. I am going to start using them in my baking to add a little punch of protein. Yum! Some of my favorite recipes this week were the lentil granola bars, the peanut butter cookie dough oatmeal, and the tofu. Tofu is so good if it is cooked right! All of the recipes are new for me this week! Things seem to be going well so far, so I hope it continues.

Here is week 3..

Sweet Treat: peanut butter oat cookies

Recipe inspired by Eating Bird Food and Peanut Butter Fingers

 I’m going to replace the granola in the first recipe with the granola in the second. I'm also going to use regular peanut butter as a replacement for the chocolate peanut butter…follow directions of first recipe.

Monday 18 

Breakfast -

carrot cake oatmeal 

recipe adapted from Oh She Glows

I will be using 1 cup of oatmeal

This makes two servings

Lunch –

4 oz Tuna

3 tbsp Eggplant hummus

1 egg

10 baby carrots

½ garlic naan

Dinner -

eggplant parmesan 

recipe adapted from My Recipes

salad 

Snack – 

1 peanut butter oat cookie

Snack –

1 banana, 1 string cheese

Tuesday 19 

Breakfast -

spiced pear oatmeal

recipe inspired by A Cozy Kitchen

I will be combining ½ cup rolled oats, ½ packet of natural sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt, 1 pear, vanilla extract, and ¾ almond milk…microwave for 2 min

Lunch -

lentil salad

recipe adapted from Crumb Blog

1 cup seasoned kale

Dinner -

tomato and corn soup

recipe adapted from White on Rice Couple

turkey burger quesadillas - 1 tortilla, 1/2 c turkey burger, 1/4 cup fat-free feta cheese  (topping can include onion, lettuce, tomato)

*no recipe for quesadillas

Snack -

1/2 cup cottage cheese

1/2 cup grapes

Snack -

1 egg

10 baby carrots

Wednesday 20 

Breakfast-

pumpkin pie oatmeal

recipe adapted from Snixy Kitchen

I will be halving the recipe and replacing truvia for brown sugar

Lunch -

leftover soup

salad with 10 baby carrots, 2 egg, and dijon/olive oil dressing

Dinner -

mac-and-cheese-style cauliflower

recipe adapted from Vegetarian Times

tomato slices

optional bread

I will be omitting the nutritional yeast and adding chicken sausage

Snack –

1 pb oat cookie

Snack – 

½ cup strawberries, ½ cup blueberries, 1 cup fat free vanilla yogurt

Thursday 21 

Breakfast - 

the best oatmeal I've ever had oatmeal

recipe adapted from The Kind Life

I will be halving the recipe

Lunch-

1/2 naan

4 oz tuna

2 tbsp hummus

1 cup kale

1 tomato slice

2/3 apple

1 tbsp almond butter

Dinner - 

spaghetti and "meat"balls

recipe adapted from Sprint 2 the Table

I will be using whole wheat noodles as a replacement for the spaghetti squash

1/2 cup healthy pasta sauce

2 cup lettuce with 1 tbsp dijon/olive oil dressing

Snack -

1/2 cup cottage cheese

1/2 cup grapes

Snack - 

1 string cheese 

Friday 22 

Breakfast-

banana, blueberry, jam oatmeal

I will be combining ½ cup oats, 1 banana, ¾ cup almond milk and any seasoning of choice..microwave for 2 min. Once microwaved, add ½ cup blueberries and 1 tbsp jam

Lunch –

lentil salad

1 cup kale

Dinner-

falafel patties  

recipe adapted from Plant Powered Kitchen

Mediterranean inspired salad: lettuce, tomato, 1/8 cup feta, 5 olives

½ piece naan bread

2 tbsp eggplant hummus

Snack – 

2 pb oat cookie

Snack – 

1 egg

There it is folks! Let me know if you have any questions, and as always feel free to comment below on anything! 

This weekend Mark and I are going to LA to hike and eat. We are then going to take the dogs to the beach! I'm hoping to see some celebs..where we are hiking is supposedly where a lot of them exercise! Be on the lookout for pictures!