Fridays, I ship out an electronic 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 apply helps me keep on monitor with my meal selections and motivates me to make more healthy meals choices.
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 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 preserve a post-it be aware 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’ve a reasonably energetic social life, which suggests our plans are all the time topic to alter. (Learn extra about my ideas on reasonable meal planning for busy, unpredictable lives.)
Most recipes make greater than we will eat, so we are inclined to have a prepared provide of leftovers for lunch or dinner the subsequent day. I take pleasure in 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 potential? For me meal planning works solely after I preserve it so simple as potential. When I’ve a prepared provide of straightforward to organize, good for me meals within the fridge and pantry I’m arrange for fulfillment.
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 formulation 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 Ideas with Factors
This week includes a mixture of straightforward sluggish cooker, oven and stovetop dinners. A pair name for cooked hen. I’ll substitute leftover sluggish cooker turkey breast. Most will present leftovers for added fast and simple meals! I can’t let you know how a lot I really like cooking as soon as and consuming twice 🙂
Sluggish Cooker Turkey Breast
Do this splendidly flavored, easy-to-fix, moist and tender, sluggish cooker turkey breast the subsequent 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.
Sluggish Cooker Italian Pizza Sloppy Joes
Right here’s a enjoyable Italian impressed variation on conventional sloppy joes that’s certain to please your complete household. It did mine! Simply 3 components mix to type the inspiration for a profitable 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 gentle and luscious model of hen noodle soup, brightened by the addition of contemporary lemon juice and dill. A longtime favourite from an previous WW Weekly, it’s successful each time I make it. I’ll use leftover sluggish cooker turkey as a substitute 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 a substitute. I’ll serve a easy leafy inexperienced salad alongside.
Curried Carrot Apple Soup
Gorgeously golden, this sluggish 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 personal meal planning this week 🙂
A be aware about WW Factors
Should 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 Examine the WW Factors hyperlink within the recipe card takes you to the Weight Watchers App the place you’ll be able to edit it utilizing the WW recipe builder or add it to your day.
(Have to be logged into WW account on a cell system, akin to smartphone or pill).
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Buyer Testimonials
I can’t let you know how thrilled we have been along with your menu posted this week! We’re on trip and in a rental for 5 weeks. Holding meals easy. I made each the hen broccoli pie and the broccoli cheese soup for the primary time this week. Each have been a giant hit. Then final evening we had your Caribbean Jerk Hen which is a particular favourite. Made your lasagna soup final week!!! Yum!
I’m so grateful I discovered your web site and proceed to strive new issues. I began WW March 2020 (on-line solely) and have misplaced virtually 30 kilos and am at my aim! Sluggish and regular wins the race!!! (Similar to the tortoise and the hare).
Thanks for all of your encouraging emails and fantastic recipes. We’ve been married virtually 47 years. Once I first discovered ‘my pal Martha’ as all my associates know you by, my husband mentioned ‘you’ve all the time been a great prepare dinner however we by no means tried so many alternative issues!’ He loves your recipes additionally!!!
Thanks. Thanks. Thanks!!!!! ~ Joyce
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