What’s the best way to set yourself up for a week of clean eating? Make the time to plan healthy meals, shop for the ingredients in advance and do some prep, and clean eating doesn’t have to be so hard.

This week, yours truly, The Clean Eating Coach, is on clean eating fire, having planned, shopped, prepped and cooked my way to delicious healthy food that my husband and I can enjoy all week.

Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t want you to think that every week is perfect and I always have my ducks in a row. Far from it in fact.

This past weekend I was wrapped up with my niece visiting, and doing a photo and video shoot for my new clean eating website.  In between leaving the studio and going to see “Annie” with my niece and mom, I squeezed in some quality time at Whole Foods, both eating lunch and doing some shopping.  I honestly hadn’t had sufficient time to plan out the meals, so I brought my meal planning gear (planning forms, recipes and cookbooks) with me and literally hatched my clean eating meal plan while eating lunch in Whole Foods.  Then I quickly navigated the aisles getting the items I needed.

Here’s a look at what I’ve whipped up so far and plan to eat the rest of the week:

• Asian style salmon baked in parchment paper. This is one of my favorites. We had this for dinner on Sunday night and it was delicious.  Watch the video I created to see how easy it is.  I substituted the salmon for flounder. It works well with most fish.
• Steamed broccoli with a touch of toasted sesame oil, kosher salt and pepper. I bought some beautiful broccoli and made enough for leftovers on Monday night.
• Quinoa tabouli. I love this side dish, so super easy and delicious, and quinoa is a whole grain high in protein.  Check out the recipe and video. We’ll be enjoying this for the next several days.
• White bean and kale soup. I’m a big fan of eating soup for lunch, especially during cooler months.  This soup is so easy and delicious and you can whip it up in no time. Plus, getting more greens in is simple when you put them in soup.
• Turkey meatloaf w/kale and spinach.  I love the clean eating recipe I found in Tosca Rena’s Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook.  It’s super simple and delicious. I made it on Sunday even though we didn’t have it until dinner on Monday. We’ll be enjoying this for the next several days so there will be minimal cooking, allowing time to get our workouts in at the gym.
• Roasted asparagus w/shallots and lemon zest.  I love asparagus and it’s so easy to roast.  A bunch will last us a couple of meals.  I’ll be whipping that up tonight.
• A stir fry is in the plans for Thursday night.  I’ll thaw out a couple of chicken breasts on Wednesday and prep the veggies so cooking will be simple and quick on Thursday.  I’m sure there will be enough for either lunch or dinner on Friday.

I will tell you that I did spend quite some time in the kitchen on Sunday afternoon prepping and cooking, so unfortunately, it didn’t magically appear already made, but the effort was worth it.  We now have delicious, healthy food that’s supporting our health.

What clean eating meals are on your menu for this week? What are you inspired to make? Do tell!

Filed under: Food Shopping, Food preparation, Healthy Meals, Meal Planning, clean eating