Fridays, I ship out an e-mail outlining my dinner plans for the upcoming week which are designed to work with Weight Watchers. I additionally publish them on my weblog. This observe helps me keep on monitor with my meal selections and motivates me to make more healthy meals selections.
My Method 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 thought of what I’m planning to prepare dinner for dinner within the coming week I’m a lot much less prone to succumb to the temptation of quick meals or takeout.
That being stated, my strategy 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 maintain a post-it notice on the counter with an inventory of some dinners I’m planning to make. That’s it.
We’re a middle-aged couple so I’m largely cooking for simply the 2 of us. We’ve got a reasonably energetic social life, which suggests our plans are at all times 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 subsequent day. I get pleasure from discovering inventive methods to make use of and re-purpose leftovers.
I’m at all times asking myself, “How can I make this as straightforward as doable? For me meal planning works solely after I maintain it so simple as doable. When I’ve a prepared provide of straightforward to arrange, 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 normally 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 onerous boiled eggs, container or leftovers and/or salad fixings staring again at me after I open the fridge!
This Week’s WW Dinner Recommendations with Factors
This week encompasses a mixture of straightforward sluggish cooker and stovetop meals together with breakfast for dinner. Most will present leftovers for extra fast and simple meals! I can’t inform you how a lot I really like cooking as soon as and consuming twice 🙂
Gradual Cooker Teriyaki Rooster with Pineapple – Right here’s a brilliant straightforward recipe for sluggish cooker teriyaki hen. With simply 5 components dinner doesn’t get a lot simpler or extra scrumptious. Served over rice or cauliflower rice with an Asian vegetable mix on the aspect, this sluggish cooker teriyaki hen is tender and flavorful and a daily in our rotation.
Impossibly Simple Zucchini – This low calorie zucchini pie jogs my memory of a really mild quiche and makes a scrumptious aspect dish or mild lunch or supper. I’ll plan to serve steamed contemporary inexperienced beans or a easy salad alongside.
Skinny Simple Tuna Melts – A lightened up model of a diner traditional the entire household will love. Fluctuate the seasonings to fit your tastes and preferences. Be happy to make use of all mild mayonnaise or all Greek yogurt for those who choose. I’ll plan to serve them with some carrot and celery sticks and apple slices.
Skinny Large Mac Salad for One – A lighter, more healthy solution to get pleasure from all of the flavors of a your favourite quick meals burger with fewer energy and no bread, this Skinny Large Mac Salad Recipe is a brand new lunch and dinner favourite. Seasoned floor beef atop a heap of shredded lettuce topped with a sprinkling of shredded cheddar cheese, sesame seeds chopped pickles and a light-weight and zesty “particular sauce” this salad is bound to fulfill in simply 20 minutes or much less. I’ll double the to make two salads.
Trisha Yearwood Creamy Grape Salad Dessert Made Lighter – Trisha Yearwood’s Creamy Grape Salad/Dessert is a winner anytime of yr, however particularly within the summertime. Creamy, mild and refreshing, this no-cook creamy grape salad made lighter and more healthy is good sufficient for many of us Weight Watchers to eat for dessert, which is how we plan to get pleasure from it. This straightforward creamy salad/dessert with maintain within the fridge for a number of days.
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I hope this helps you with your personal meal planning this week 🙂
A notice about WW Factors
For those who’re following Weight Watchers, all of the recipes right here on Easy Nourished Residing have been up to date for the brand new WW program, with factors displayed within the recipe card. The Examine the WW Factors hyperlink within the recipe card takes you to the Weight Watchers App the place you may edit it utilizing the WW recipe builder or add it to your day.
(Have to be logged into WW account on a cell machine, corresponding to smartphone or pill).
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