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A free 7-day, flexible weight loss meal plan including breakfast, lunch, and dinner ideas and a shopping list. All recipes include macros and Weight Watchers points.

Free 7 Day Healthy Meal Plan (April 8-14)

As April continues to give many of us “showers” (including snow and crazy weather!), fresh spring vegetables still keep coming! Carrots, leeks, and rhubarb are starting to show up! Some of my friends in other parts of the country are already seeing them in farmer’s markets! These Layered Potato Cups with Spring Herbs and Leeks are a great side to welcome in spring!

With grocery prices soaring, many of us are having to adjust, scale back and/or get more creative with our meals. One of the absolute BEST ways to stay within a budget and maintain healthy eating habits is to MEAL PLAN. You can get more 5-day Budget Friendly Meal Plans by signing up for Relish+ (get a 14-day free trial here!

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A note about WW PointsIf you’re following Weight Watchers, all the recipes here have been updated to reflect the new Weight Watchers program, with points displayed under the recipe title. The ww button in the recipe card takes you to the Weight Watchers website where you can see the recipe builder used to determine those points and add it to your day (US only, you must be logged into your account). All cookbook recipes in the cookbook index are also updated!

About The Meal Plan

If you’re new to my meal plans, I’ve been sharing these free, 7-day flexible healthy meal plans (you can see my previous meal plans here) that are meant as a guide, with plenty of wiggle room for you to add more food, coffee, beverages, fruits, snacks, dessert, wine, etc. or swap recipes out for meals you prefer, you can search for recipes by course in the index. Depending on your goals, you should aim for at least 1500 calories* per day. There’s no one size fits all, this will range by your goals, your age, weight, etc. There’s also a precise, organized grocery list that will make grocery shopping so much easier and much less stressful. Save you money and time. You’ll dine out less often, waste less food, and you’ll have everything you need on hand to help keep you on track. Lastly, if you’re on Facebook join my Skinnytaste Facebook Community where everyone’s sharing photos of recipes they are making, you can join here. I’m loving all the ideas everyone’s sharing! If you wish to get on the email list, you can subscribe here so you never miss a meal plan!

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Meal Plan:

Breakfast and lunch Monday-Friday, are designed to serve 1 while dinners and all meals on Saturday and Sunday are designed to serve a family of 4. Some recipes make enough leftovers for two nights or lunch the next day.

MONDAY (4/8)

B: Savory Cottage Cheese Bowl

L: Chicken Club Lettuce Wrap Sandwich and ¼ cup raw almonds

D: Risotto Primavera with Arugula Salad

Total Calories: 1,054**

TUESDAY (4/9)

B: High Protein Scrambled Egg with Cottage Cheese (½ recipe) with 1 slice whole grain toast and 1 cup mixed berries

L: LEFTOVER Risotto Primavera with Arugula Salad

D: Slow Cooker Salsa Chicken with Black Beans and Corn with Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice

Total Calories: 1,214**

WEDNESDAY (4/10)

B: High Protein Scrambled Egg with Cottage Cheese (½ recipe) with 1 slice whole grain toast and 1 cup mixed berries

L: LEFTOVER Risotto Primavera with Arugula Salad

D: Baked Pasta with Sausage and Spinach

Total Calories: 1,137**

THURSDAY (4/11)

B: Cinnamon-Raisin Overnight Oats

L: LEFTOVER Baked Pasta with Sausage and Spinach

D: Beef Negimaki Stir Fry with ¾ cup brown rice

Total Calories: 1,191**

FRIDAY (4/12)

B: Cinnamon-Raisin Overnight Oats

L: LEFTOVER Baked Pasta with Sausage and Spinach

D: Broiled Tilapia Oreganata and Lemon Asparagus Couscous Salad with Tomatoes

Total Calories: 1,165**

SATURDAY (4/13)

B: Protein PB & J Smoothie Bowl (recipe x 4)

L: Margherita Pizza # with 8 baby carrots

D: DINNER OUT

Total Calories: 532**

SUNDAY (4/14)

B: Bacon Egg and Avocado Breakfast Sandwich

L: Open-Faced Tuna Melt (recipe x 2) with an apple

D: One Pot Chicken and Orzo and Massaged Raw Kale Salad

Total Calories: 1,200**

*Set aside 2 servings of salad (with dressing on the side) for lunch Tues/Wed.**This is just a guide, women should aim for around 1500 calories per day. Here’s a helpful calculator to estimate your calorie needs. I’ve left plenty of wiggle room for you to add more food such as coffee, beverages, fruits, snacks, dessert, wine, etc. #Double dough recipe for bagels Sunday.

*Google doc Print Shopping List

Shopping list

• Produce
  • 4 medium apples
  • 1 (12-ounce) container strawberries
  • 1 (6-ounce) container berries (your choice)
  • 2 medium PLUS 1 large lemons
  • 2 medium limes
  • 2 small bananas
  • 1 small (5-ounce) Hass avocado
  • 1 medium red bell pepper
  • 1 Persian (mini) cucumber (can sub 1 small English, if desired)
  • 1 medium zucchini
  • 1 pound thin asparagus
  • … (more items)

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