Skinnytaste Meal Plan (July 8-14)

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

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. You should aim for around 1500 calories* per day.

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!

Also, if you don’t have the Skinnytaste Meal Planner, now would be a great time to get one to get organized for 2019! There was a print error last year, but it’s perfect now! You can order it here!

THE DETAILS:

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. While we truly believe there is no one size fits all meal plan, we did our best to come up with something that appeals to a wide range of individuals. Everything is Weight Watchers friendly, I included the updated Weight Watcher Freestyle Points for your convenience, feel free to swap out any recipes you wish or just use this for inspiration!

The grocery list is comprehensive and includes everything you need to make all meals on the plan. I’ve even included brand recommendations of products I love and use often. Cross check your cabinets because many condiments you’ll notice I use often, so you may already have a lot of them.

And last, but certainly not least, this meal plan is flexible and realistic. There’s plenty of wiggle room for cocktails, healthy snacks, dessert and dinner out. And if necessary, you can move some things around to make it work with your schedule. Please let me know if you’re using these plans, this will help me decide if I should continue sharing them!

MONDAY (7/8)
B: 2 scrambled eggs (0) with a peach (0)
L: Taco Salad Meal Prep* (7)
D: Crustless Summer Zucchini Pie (3) and Avocado Salad with Citrus Vinaigrette (4)
Totals: Freestyle™ SP 14, Calories 811**

TUESDAY (7/9)
B: LEFTOVER Crustless Summer Zucchini Pie (3) with 1 cup mixed berries (0)
L: Taco Salad Meal Prep (7)
D: Cilantro Lime Fish Tacos (6) with Arroz Congri (4)

Totals: Freestyle™ SP 20, Calories 974**

WEDNESDAY (7/10)
B: LEFTOVER Crustless Summer Zucchini Pie (3) with 1 cup mixed berries (0)
L: Taco Salad Meal Prep (7)
D: Grilled Bourbon Chicken (5) with Grilled Prosciutto Wrapped Asparagus (2)
Totals: Freestyle™ SP 17, Calories 952**

THURSDAY (7/11)
B: Egg Tomato and Scallion Sandwich (4)
L: Taco Salad Meal Prep (7)
D: Greek Turkey Meatballs (5) with Zucchini and Feta Fritters (3) and Tzatziki (0)
Totals: Freestyle™ SP 19, Calories 927**

FRIDAY (7/12)
B: Egg Tomato and Scallion Sandwich (4)
L: Prosciutto, Arugula and Balsamic Sandwich (4) and an apple (0)
D: Shrimp Scampi with Broccoli Orzo (7)

Totals: Freestyle™ SP 15, Calories 879**

SATURDAY (7/13)
B: Strawberry Peanut Butter Swirl Smoothie Bowls (7) (Recipe x 2)
L: Instant Pot Tomato Basil Soup # (5) with 2 ounces multigrain baguette (3)
D: DINNER OUT!

Totals: Freestyle™ SP 15, Calories 585**

SUNDAY (7/14)
B: Fluffy Yogurt Waffles # (4) with 1 tablespoon maple syrup (3) and ½ cup mixed berries (0)
L: Tomato Tuna Melts (6) (Recipe x 2)
D: Juicy Turkey Burgers with Zucchini (3) and Watermelon Arugula and Feta Salad (4)
Totals: Freestyle™ SP 20, Calories 879**

*Prep Sunday night, if desired.
**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.
# Freeze any leftover you/your family won’t eat

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How Your Thoughts Affect Others

We had the opportunity to talk to Dr. Bradley Nelson for the podcast months ago, and — I’ll own up to it — I TOTALLY geeked out. (Listen to the episode here.) His work in understanding how trapped emotions can actually be stored in the body and impact your health and happiness blew my mind when I first learned about it. And using his techniques to find them and release them? Well, it definitely changed my life. Dr. Nelson just released a revised and expanded edition of his bestselling book, The Emotion Code: How to Release Your Trapped Emotions for…

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Products I’m Stocking Up on for Childbirth Recovery

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Perfectly Grilled Zucchini Recipe

Make Perfectly Grilled Zucchini all summer long! Quick and easy, great as a side dish with anything you’re grilling.

Grilled Zucchini

Zucchini is one of my favorite vegetables, I make it year round and have a ton of zucchini recipes. During the summer months, I love grilling zucchini as a side dish to serve with chicken, fish or meat. It’s fast, easy and delicious! A few zucchini dishes I also love all summer, Angel Hair Pasta with Zucchini and Tomatoes, Zucchini Feta Fritters and this Crustless Zucchini Pie.

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Eat Your Way to Better Sleep

Want to run faster? Think more clearly? Have increased energy? A good night’s sleep — on the reg — can help you do all that and more. And hey, if all you need to do is tweak your schedule so that you can get in bed earlier, that’s great to know! But one in four Americans develop insomnia each year — and if you’re one of them, or you just consider yourself a bad sleeper, then knowing you’re supposed to get more sleep isn’t exactly helpful. Now, there are loads of factors that can contribute to poor sleep, but there…

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Greek Pasta Salad

This Greek Pasta Salad is light and fresh, loaded with garden tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers tossed in a homemade Greek dressing with Kalamata olives and Feta cheese. Perfect for summer parties or potlucks!

Greek Pasta Salad

I love pasta salad, but taking my Greek Salad recipe and adding it to pasta is my favorite when I want a light pasta salad with no mayo. It’s easy to make and even tastes great the next day or two.

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Hot Summer Workout Tunes

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