Whole 30 Meal Plan: Week One

With the first seven days on the fourth round of Whole 30 behind me, I want to share my week one meal plan with you.

As a reminder (or if you are new), Whole 30 focuses on eating three meals a day (no snacking, but I snack if I get hungry then make the necessary changes to my meal to prevent hunger in between). For today’s post, I am going to share what I ate this last week for breakfast, lunch & dinner, plus reveal my strategies I use when meal planning. I suppose I could have shared that on my previous post, which talks about meal planning and grocery shopping. Eh, better late than never!

***Please keep in mind that some of the meals below are marked with an asterisk. PAY ATTENTION TO THE ASTERISK! Although I have linked to most of the recipes, an asterisk means a substitution was made to certain ingredients to make it an acceptable Whole 30 meal. Be sure to scroll below to read the necessary changes.***

Without further delay, here are the strategies I keep in mind while planning each meal:

Breakfast

For the most important meal of the day, I keep it simple. I eat breakfast at work and usually make a lot of these items on Sunday to eat during the week. Breakfast on Whole30 is not your typical breakfast. I am VERY boring for breakfast and pretty much eat the same thing throughout the week.

Deviled Eggs

Lunch

I make a batch of chicken salad and eat dinner leftovers throughout the week. I throw in a few different sides and eat many baked potatoes with ghee.

The BEST Chicken Salad Ever

Dinner

I mix up the meats so we aren’t eating the same thing (like poultry) seven days a week. Since we have a sometimes-busy schedule, I base certain meals (Instant Pot or slow cooker dishes) on nights when we have activities late in the afternoon. I also do not modify a recipe to meet my serving size. There may only be three of us, but leftovers are always welcome!
 

Brussels Sprout Chips & Orange Chicken

Kale Chips

Now that you have experienced a brief look into my mind while planning for the week, here’s what I ate for week one on round four of Whole 30:

Whole 30 Week One	Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner
Monday	Coffee with NutPods Creamer Aidells Chicken & Apple Sausage Apple w/Almond Butter Roasted Veggies/Mashed Potatoes Deviled Egg	****Chicken Salad Deviled Egg Roasted Broccoli/Mashed Potatoes	*Instant Pot BBQ Ribs Mashed Potatoes Roasted Broccoli
Tuesday			**Instant Pot Orange Chicken Brussels Sprouts Chips
Wednesday			Chicken Puttanesca Roasted Brussels Sprouts Crispy Potatoes
Thursday		Leftover Orange Chicken	Chicken Salad Deviled Egg Crispy Potatoes
Friday		Leftover Orange Chicken	Chipotle
Saturday		Leftover Chicken Puttanesca	***Creamy Spaghetti Squash w/ Shrimp Kale Chips

*Make sure to the BBQ sauce used is Whole 30 compliant. I buy mine from Tessemaes. 

**Nix the brown sugar. Substitute coconut aminos and arrowroot powder for the soy sauce and corn starch. Make sure all other ingredients (i.e. ketchup and OJ are Whole 30 compliant).

***Follow the dairy free parts of the recipe. 

****Use Whole 30 mayo. Check out my link below (Whole 30 Food Processor Fun) for a recipe. 

It is important to continuously mix up your recipes when participating in Whole 30 to prevent boredom from setting in. Boredom can lead to failure and nobody likes a failure, but don't be afraid to find something you like and stick with it. There are some staples that I can’t get enough of and have no problem eating over and over (i.e. chicken salad or baked potatoes). 

Still curious about Whole 30? Simply shoot me an email or comment on this post and I will be glad to help you, if possible! I also have a small (but mighty) arsenal of Whole 30 posts, such as:

Why I Started Whole 30

Round One Week One Meal Planning

Round One Week Two Meal Planning

Round One Weeks Three & Four Meal Planning

Round One Results

Whole 30 Recipe Index

Whole 30 Food Processor Fun

How to Survive Whole 30

Meal Planning & Grocery Shopper