Fridays, I ship out an e-mail outlining my dinner plans for the upcoming week which can be designed to work with Weight Watchers. I additionally publish them on my weblog. This observe helps me keep on observe with my meal decisions and motivates me to make more healthy meals choices.
My Strategy to Meal Planning
Each time I get out of the meal planning behavior I find yourself consuming an excessive amount of take-out, restaurant meals, unhealthy snacks. It’s wonderful how crappy I really feel and the way rapidly the kilos start to creep again.
When I’ve a tough concept of what I’m planning to cook dinner for dinner within the coming week I’m a lot much less more likely to succumb to the temptation of quick meals or takeout.
That being mentioned, my method is an off-the-cuff one. Meal planning can overwhelm me if I attempt to do an excessive amount of. So I make it SUPER EASY. I hold a post-it word on the counter with a listing of some dinners I’m planning to make. That’s it.
We’re a middle-aged couple so I’m principally cooking for simply the 2 of us. We have now a reasonably lively social life, which suggests our plans are all the time topic to alter. (Learn extra about my ideas on sensible meal planning for busy, unpredictable lives.)
Most recipes make greater than we are able to eat, so we are likely to have a prepared provide of leftovers for lunch or dinner the following day. I get pleasure from discovering inventive methods to make use of and re-purpose leftovers.
I’m all the time asking myself, “How can I make this as straightforward as attainable? For me meal planning works solely after I hold it so simple as attainable. When I’ve a prepared provide of straightforward to organize, good for me meals within the fridge and pantry I’m arrange for achievement.
What Do I Eat for Breakfast on Weight Watchers?
Most days my breakfast is one thing fast like an english muffin with almond butter, avocado toast, cottage cheese with fruit, eggs, yogurt with fruit, oatmeal or a smoothie, relying on my temper and the season.
What Do I Eat for Lunch on Weight Watchers?
Lunch is often leftovers or some mixture of soup / sandwich / salad. This components is a confirmed winner for me. I by no means fall into the temptation of takeout when I’ve a jar of soup, bowl of exhausting boiled eggs, container or leftovers and/or salad fixings staring again at me after I open the fridge!
This Week’s WW Dinner Ideas with Factors
This week encompasses a mixture of straightforward gradual cooker, oven and stovetop dinners. A pair name for cooked hen. I’ll substitute leftover gradual cooker turkey breast. Most will present leftovers for extra fast and straightforward meals! I can’t let you know how a lot I like cooking as soon as and consuming twice 🙂
Gradual Cooker Turkey Breast – Do this splendidly flavored, easy-to-fix, moist and tender, gradual cooker turkey breast the following time you’re craving turkey. Or for Thanksgiving in case your gathering is small. I’ll serve it with Skinny Mashed Potatoes, or Skinny Mashed Candy Potatoes and a Inexperienced Vegetable.
Gradual Cooker Italian Pizza Sloppy Joes – Right here’s a enjoyable Italian impressed variation on conventional sloppy joes that’s positive to please the complete household. It did mine! Simply 3 components mix to type the inspiration for a successful dinner. Excellent for busy days. I’ll serve them with a easy inexperienced salad.
WW Hen Orzo Soup with Lemon – Orzo, the rice formed pasta, replaces conventional noodles on this mild and luscious model of hen noodle soup, brightened by the addition of recent lemon juice and dill. A longtime favourite from an outdated WW Weekly, it’s a success each time I make it. I’ll use leftover gradual cooker turkey as an alternative of the hen the recipe requires.
Turkey Broccoli Casserole – A lightened up model of Mother’s favourite hen and broccoli casserole recipe. It requires hen, however I’ll use leftover turkey breast as an alternative. I’ll serve a easy leafy inexperienced salad alongside.
Curried Carrot Apple Soup – Gorgeously golden, this gradual cooker curried carrot soup is as straightforward as it’s scrumptious. I’ll serve it with straightforward soda bread.
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I hope this helps you with your individual meal planning this week 🙂
A word about WW Factors
In the event you’re following Weight Watchers, all of the recipes right here on Easy Nourished Dwelling have been up to date for the brand new WW program, with factors displayed within the recipe card. The Verify the WW Factors hyperlink within the recipe card takes you to the Weight Watchers App the place you possibly can edit it utilizing the WW recipe builder or add it to your day.
(Have to be logged into WW account on a cell machine, similar to smartphone or pill).
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