Meal Planning Guide
Being prepared for the week ahead is one of the best ways to stay on track during this program and can help you continue to make progress after the program is over. Use these tips and tricks to plan your meals and make shopping as efficient as possible.
Meal Planning Steps
- Look at your week. How many meals do you need? (number of people x meals)
- What eliminations are occurring this week?
- Which meals will be the same each day? Example: many people like to simplify by eating the same thing for breakfast or lunch every day
- Do you have any plans that will include meals or plans that will delay meals?
- What ingredients do you have that need to be used?
- What are your family's favorite meals? How can you adjust them to work with your eliminations? Example: If spaghetti is your family favorite, you could use gluten-free pasta and add in two types of veggies to the sauce.
- Look for recipes or create simple dishes based on what you have on hand. (Paleo recipes are often very close to what you will need)
- Plan out the week on the calendar and create your grocery list
- Go grocery shopping. Bonus tip: chop your veggies right when you get home from the store so they are ready to use throughout the week
- Schedule a time to prep and cook
- Leave some room for spontaneity and creativity
- Execute the plan!
Helpful Resources Online
- PaleoLeap.com- Has a free 2-week meal plan and meal planning app
- PaleoHacks.com- Has a free 3-week meal plan and lots of recipes
- Instinctualwellbeing.com- Has vegan recipes that follow the Paleo Autoimmune Protocol