a time to eat: Whole33 Meal Plan and Recipes

Day 1

Breakfast-
Iced coffee with coconut cream
Shredded beef made with beef broth instead of barbecue sauce (I made this over the weekend so I would have it at the ready) with sauteed veggies
a side of grapes

Lunch-
Chicken and Sweet Potato Hash
A side of clementines.

Snack-
A "smoothie" with a splash of leftover coffee, about 1/2 cup of coconut cream, a good sprinkle of cinnamon and 1 1/2 frozen bananas. I blended it well (and added a little bit of water to get it going) and drank it with a side of almonds and cashews.

Dinner-
Steak Pizzaiola (I also made this over the weekend) with a loaded salad (romaine, red leaf, spinach, carrot, broccoli, slivered almonds, hard-boiled egg, with a drizzling of red wine vinegar and olive oil.

Day 2

Breakfast-
Iced coffee with coconut cream, 2 hard-boiled eggs, an apple, a handful of cashews and almonds

Lunch-
Leftover chicken and zucchini from yesterday, a boatload of strawberries

Snack-
Clementines and more cashews and almonds

Dinner-
A bunless burger topped with guacamole, green beans (steam in bag), sweet potato chips, a lot of grapes for dessert

Day 3

Breakfast-
A scramble with red peppers, broccoli, kale, (saute all 3 until softened) spinach, shredded beef (added in these just to warm through), and two eggs.
A side of grapes and an iced coffee with coconut cream

Lunch-
Chicken fajita salad with guacamole

romaine lettuce
2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
3 tbs olive oil
taco seasoning- to your taste (for me, this is chili powder, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, dried oregano, salt and pepper)
Marinate chicken breasts in the olive oil and taco seasoning for at least one hour in the refrigerator. To cook, preheat oven to 350 and heat a large oven-proof skillet over medium heat. When skillet is hot, brown chicken on both sides for about 2 minutes per side. Do not cook through; just brown both sides. Transfer chicken and pan to oven and cook for about 10 minutes, until cooked through. Remove from oven and let rest on a plate for about 3 minutes, then slice.

Sauteed red peppers and onions in another skillet until softened and browned, placed on top of the chicken.

Snack-
A boatload of strawberries

Dinner-
A family gathering with barbecue- smoked turkey, chopped brisket, mustard-based slaw, a chopped salad, and roasted peppers, onions, and carrots

Day 4

Breakfast-
Apple slices wrapped in last night's turkey, hard-boiled egg, clementines
Iced coffee with coconut cream

Snack-
Banana, almonds, and cashews

Lunch-
Baked sweet potato stuffed with leftover Steak Pizzaiola
Side of sauteed kale

Snack-
Banana Split with Coconut Cream

Dinner-
Steak with balsamic red onions
Salad and green beans

Day 5

Breakfast-
Sweet potato hash brown, scrambled eggs with lots of veggies

Lunch-
Chicken Fajita lettuce wraps with avocado

Dinner-
Chicken stir-fry with carrots and snow peas- adapted from my favorite stir-fry. Omit the pasta of course, and the soy sauce.

Day 6

Breakfast-
Scrambled eggs and hash browns

Lunch-
Shredded beef with veggies- similar to this recipe, which is my favorite go-to for the Whole30.

Dinner-
Salad with grilled chicken

Day 7

Breakfast-
Scrambled eggs, strawberries
Bacon

Easter Lunch-
Ham, roasted carrots and sweet potatoes, smashed potatoes, grilled asparagus, salad

Day 8

Breakfast-
Fried eggs with roasted potatoes, red peppers, and sauteed spinach

Lunch and dinner-
Roasted veggies with sauteed chicken on a bed of spinach

Day 9

Breakfast-
2 hard boiled eggs, an apple, cashews and almonds
Iced coffee with coconut cream

Lunch-
Salad with roasted chicken, roasted tomatoes with basil, a side of grapes

Dinner-
Bunless burger with guacamole, roasted tomatoes with basil, leftover roasted veggies, sauteed green beans, fresh raspberries

Day 10

Breakfast-
Sweet potato hash brown, scrambled eggs with spinach, grapes

Lunch-
Stuffed Peppers- heavily adapted this recipe. Omit orzo of course and the cheese. I added cooked ground beef and used basil instead of mint.

Snack-
Lettuce wrap with leftover ham and hard boiled eggs, drizzled with olive oil and red wine vinegar

Dinner-
Half a baked potato topped with fajita chicken, peppers, and onions

Day 11

Late Breakfast/Lunch-
Cari's Frittata with spinach and kale, tomatoes and potatoes

Saute onion & garlic in olive oil. Add four heaping handfuls of baby spinach. Wilt down. Toss in some cherry tomatoes (or any tomatoes, I suppose?) that have been sliced in half. Stir in 6-8 eggs that have been whisked. Add salt & pepper. Either make it in a cast iron or transfer to an oven safe dish. Add a sprinkle of cayenne pepper on top if you're feeling spicy! Bake at 400 for 15 min.

Dinner-
Chipotle- salad with chicken, 2 salsas, guacamole

Day 12

Breakfast-
Frittata

Lunch-
Chicken fajita salad with avocado

Dinner-
Spaghetti sauce, twice-baked potato (half sweet, half russet)- omit all dairy and just use a couple of tablespoons of olive oil, sauteed zucchini and onion, sauteed kale

Snack-
Banana split

Day 13

Breakfast-
Scrambled eggs with sliced tomatoes and avocados, clementines

Lunch-
Leftover burger topped with sliced tomatoes, leftover twice baked potato, leftover zucchini, green beans

Dinner-
Sauteed chicken, skillet roasted veggies, green beans

Day 14

Breakfast-

Leftover veggies, scrambled eggs, clementines

Lunch-

Steak Pizzaiola (I froze half of it the first week), green beans

Dinner-

Scrambled eggs

Day 15

Breakfast-
Leftover Frittata with clementines

Lunch-
A "clean out the fridge" stir fry with garlic, carrots, green beans, chicken, rice wine vinegar, topped with chopped almonds. Apple slices

Dinner-
Leftover Steak Pizzaiola with a baked sweet potato and green beans

Day 16-

Breakfast-
Iced coffee with coconut milk from Starbucks, scrambled eggs

Lunch-
Chipotle chicken salad with mild salsa and guacamole

Dinner-
Guacamole burgers on lettuce

Day 17-

Late breakfast (I woke up not hungry for some reason)-

Scrambled eggs, sweet potato hash browns, spinach, raspberries and blueberries

"Lunch/Snack" (at the zoo with my family)-

Oranges, banana, almonds, hard-boiled eggs

Dinner-

Fish tacos (minus the tortillas and rice) from our favorite restaurant

Day 18-

Breakfast-
Go-to-on-the-go breakfast of nuts, fruit, hard-boiled eggs

Lunch-
Onions, sweet potatoes, kale saute with homemade Whole30 Meatballs (surprisingly delicious)

Dinner-
Smashed yukon gold potatoes, salad with lettuce, spinach, carrots, oil and vinegar, Lemon Herbed Chicken

Day 19-

Breakfast-
Scrambled eggs, sauteed veggies, raspberries

Lunch-
Chicken, kale, and roasted potatoes, fruit

Dinner-
Whole30 Meatballs with spaghetti sauce, spinach salad, sauteed kale

Day 20-

Breakfast-
A ROYGBIV plate with spinach, peppers and onions on top of a burger. Fruit. This was a super delicious breakfast.

Lunch-
A baked sweet potato topped with spaghetti sauce. Spinach salad.

Dinner-
Steak fajitas with onions and peppers, guacamole. Also super delicious, but I still wanted the chips my family was eating.

Day 21-

Breakfast-

Scrambled eggs and fruit

Lunch-

An alfresco lunch after church at a local pizza place. They let me create my own chopped salad and I got a side of guac for my dressing. Really delicious.

Dinner-

Steak fajita-stuffed baked potato with guacamole

Day 22-

Breakfast-
Scrambled eggs and fruit

Lunch-
Fish tacos from Pepe's

Dinner-
Used every last veggie in the house- sauteed onions and carrots with chicken thighs, a side of kale chips. Chased with every last piece of fruit in the house.

Day 23-

Breakfast-
Scrambled eggs and fruit

Lunch-
What I wanted- nachos. What I ate- leftover steak and peppers with scrambled eggs and half an avocado.

Dinner-
A rooftop party with plenty of grilled meats and a big salad with balsamic vinaigrette.

Day 24-

Breakfast-

Green eggs and fruit

Lunch-

Leftover steak with a salad with balsamic vinaigrette

Dinner-

Chipotle

Day 25-

Breakfast-

Eggs and fruit

Lunch-

Chicken and zucchini, salad, baby carrots

Dinner-

Dad's retirement dinner- fajita-style chicken and steak over a salad with salsa

Day 26-

Breakfast-

Scrambled eggs with veggies, fruit

Lunch-

A picnic lunch with my favorite Kindergartener- hard-boiled eggs, fruit, baby carrots

Dinner-

A home run! Chili, (used onion, garlic, and red pepper in place of the onion and garlic powders, left out the cornmeal, used crushed tomatoes instead of tomato sauce) guac burger, smashed potatoes, salad

Day 27-