🍋 August Meal Plan

Hello friends, and happy August!!! I am soo excited to be back in my little corner of the internet! I have a ton of new recipes to share- many of which we've experimented with this summer, so I know they're good! I cannot actually believe school starts in two weeks, but I'm also looking forward to a routine. I hope you enjoy some of these meals! If you try them, please be sure to tag me! I love seeing those! :)

1. Sausage Kebobs

2. Teriyaki Zucchini Noodles (can use store bought zoodles, and I plan to add rotisserie chicken for protein)

3. Spicy Ranch Chicken Tacos

4. Rosemary Garlic Steak Kebobs

5. Air Fryer Monterrey Chicken

6. OUT or leftovers

7. Buffalo Turkey Burgers with Bleu Cheese Slaw

8. Shrimp Scampi with Zucchini Noodles (I always have the best luck with fresh peeled/deveined shrimp- its harder to overcook vs. frozen)

9. Bruschetta Chicken

10. Sausage & Zucchini Skillet

11. Our last day of summer! OUT

12. First day of school! Spaghetti + meatballs

13. Leftovers

14. Baked Cheeseburger Sliders

15. Chicken Spaghetti

16. Crispy Lemon Chicken 

17. Jalapeno Popper Beef Taquitos

18. Sweet Potato Frittata

19. Beef Ramen Stir Fry

20. OUT or leftovers

21. Quesadilla Burger

22. Air Fryer Chicken Parmesan 

23. Fish Tacos

24. Jalapeno Popper Chicken Salad Sandwiches

25. Texi-Cuban Quesadillas

26. Chicken Alfredo with Zucchini Noodles

27. OUT or leftovers

28. Grilled Eggplant with Feta

29. Avocado Grilled Chicken

30. Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

31. Lemon Ricotta Zucchini Pasta

🍋 May Meal Plan

1. chicken & veggie foil packets

2. shrimp & veggie sheetpan

3. sweet potato frittata 

4. crockpot lemon chicken

5. breakfast

6. meatball subs

7. OUT or leftovers

8. avocado ranch chicken burgers

9. Mother's Day- mama ain't cooking ;)

10. beef & cheese manicotti

11. beef ramen

12. kung pao chicken

13. BBQ chicken stuffed potatoes

14. OUT or leftovers

15. pulled pork sandwiches

16. bacon carbonara 

17. italian beef sandwiches 

18. sausage & veggie sheetpan

19. orange chicken

20. chicken parm zucchini boats

21. OUT or leftovers

22. quesadilla burgers

23. greek turkey burgers

24. buffalo chicken meatballs

25. lasagna roll-ups

26. broccoli & rice stuffed peppers

27. beef & broccoli stir fry

28. OUT or leftovers

29. kielbasa kabobs

30. garlic parm pork chops with mashed cauliflower

31. gnocchi sheetpan

🍋 April Meal Plan

I can hardly believe it's April already! This year has been flying by! I've received so much positive feedback on my meals to inbox service. If you haven't already signed up, you can do so here.

Hope y'all enjoy these meals! :)

1. Bang bang shrimp served with rice and veggie of choice
2. OUT or leftovers
3. Jalapeno turkey burgers with homemade fries
4. Sheetpan Easter dinner (absolutely love this idea!)

5. Sheetpan sausage & veggies

6. Turkey taco burrito bowls

7. Chicken salad sandwiches

8. Skinny chicken & rice casserole

9. OUT or leftovers

10. BBQ chicken foil packets

11. Ground turkey & black bean enchiladas

12. Chicken sausage pasta

13. Crispy lemon chicken with asparagus and mashed cauliflower

14. Black bean avocado quesadillas

15. Air fryer chicken parmesan with zucchini noodles

16. OUT or leftovers

17. Caramelized onion & gouda burgers with homemade fries

18. Fried rice (I plan on adding rotisserie chicken)

19. Air fryer loaded baked potatoes

20. Beef ramen

21. Whole30 Sloppy Joes

22. Chicken enchilada stuffed sweet potatoes

23. OUT or leftovers

24. Grilled chicken kabobs with grilled veggies

25. Kielbasa veggie sheetpan

26. Meatball subs (I prefer frozen turkey meatballs from either TJ's or Kroger, and Rao's marinara)

27. Crockpot stuffed artichokes

28. Crockpot BBQ chicken sandwiches (I'll stuff a potato with mine)

29.  Mexican Shrimp Diablo

30. OUT or leftovers

🍋 March Meal Plan

Is anyone else wondering where February went?! I cannot believe March is already upon us! I am really looking forward to more sunshine and longer days! This month we start baseball, too, so there are plenty of crockpot meals in this meal plan to get us mamas through those long days. Plus, I've included some yummy grilled options for warmer weather. 

I hope y'all LOVE this plan as much as I do! If you're interested in getting this plan sent to your inbox weekly with recipes and a weekly grocery list, click here!

ENJOY!

1. Greek Chicken Bake served with mashed cauliflower

2. Chicken Fajita Stuffed Peppers (I plan to make the chicken in my crockpot with fajita seasonings and chicken broth, and I will make enough for leftovers for the next night because #baseballlife)

3. Chicken Tacos with leftover meat

4. Teriyaki Chicken Lettuce Wraps (can easily serve this over rice noodles, if you prefer)

5. OUT or leftovers

6. Grilled California Avocado Chicken this would be good served with spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles

7. Crockpot Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches

8. Crockpot Mongolian Beef served over rice

9. Turkey Tacos

10. Tex Mex Chicken & Zucchini Skillet served over rice

11. Giant Turkey Meatball Parmesan with a giant caesar salad

12. OUT or leftovers

13. Hobo Foil Packets

14. Lasagna Roll-Ups

15. Shrimp & Sausage Sheetpan

16. Verde Chicken Tostadas (with enough for leftovers for the next night)

17. Verde Chicken Burritos

18. Gnocchi Sheetpan with a giant caesar salad

19. OUT or leftovers

20. Grilled Kielbasa Kabobs served over rice

21. French Onion Soup Burgers

22. Italian Sausage and Veggies Sheetpan (I love Trader Joe's spicy italian chicken sausage for this)

23. Beef & Broccoli Stir Fry (I like shredded beef from either Kroger or Trader Joe's for this)

24. Homemade Crunchwrap Supreme (Trader Joe's has a really good "queso cheese dip" that would be perfect for this! Good macros, too!)

25. Orange Chicken served over rice (double the sauce!)

26. OUT or leftovers

27. Sausage Foil Packets

28. Chili Lime Cod with rice and asparagus

29. Crockpot Italian Beef Sandwiches

30. Jalapeno Popper Zucchini Boats

31. Crockpot Ranch Chicken Tacos

🍋 February Meal Plan

Hi friends!! It's a new month, and you know what that means! A new meal plan! Woohoo! I'm excited about this month's meal plan - there's lots of new recipes and I'm now offering meal plans to your inbox! Go to the tab above or click here for more information. Of course, I'm still publishing the monthly meal plan too!

I hope you love it!

Kate

1. Hamburger soup (I plan to do this in the crockpot. Brown meat, and saute onion and garlic on the stove and transfer to crockpot.)
2. Chicken parmesan stuffed zucchini boats
3. Turkey teriyaki rice bowl
4. Broccoli & cheese stuffed peppers (can easily add rotisserie chicken for more protein!)
5. OUT
6. Tamale pie
7. Sweet potato buffalo chicken casserole
8. Skinny orange chicken
9. Creamy green chili chicken bake
10. Lasagna roll-ups
11. Mediterranean shrimp sheetpan
12. Potato & sausage skillet
13. Crockpot jambalaya
14. Stuffed shells with zucchini noodles
15. Greek pita with pork and cucumber feta salad
16. Kung pao chicken with rice noodles (I quarter and slice the zucchini and put it in the dish, and serve on top of rice noodles)
17. Unstuffed pepper skillet
18. Creamy chicken enchiladas
19. OUT
20. Lasagna soup
21. Garlic butter chicken with asparagus

22. Turkey tacos

23. Bruschetta chicken with zucchini noodles
24. Mexican zucchini and beef skillet (we always eat this over rice)
25. Hawaiian chicken tacos (someone take me to Hawaii!)
26. OUT
27. Sloppy joe sweet potatoes
28. Steak bites with sweet potato and peppers

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🍋 January Meal Plan

Not sure about y'all, but I absolutely LOVE the start of a new year. My hopes and dreams are fresh, my motivation is usually very strong, and I just get soo excited about the idea of a shiny, brand new year! I'm the same way about Mondays, too.

I am sooo pumped for a new year, and I have some really huge personal goals. One of them is to get my diet back in check. My plan is simple: no alcohol the entire month, lots of fruits and veggies, sticking to this meal plan to a T, and allowing myself one cheat meal each week (you'll see those listed each Friday). 

My hope for this blog, and this meal plan, is that maybe it can provide you with a source of inspiration, easy meal ideas and maybe start you down the path of a healthier lifestyle. One day at a time, friends!

1. skillet pork chops & cabbage with black eyed peas (all the black eyed peas, friends!!!)

2. beef & broccoli stir fry (I like to use shaved beef from Trader Joe's. Double the sauce!)

3. bruschetta chicken with spaghetti squash

4. meatloaf with mini potatoes & green beans

5. sausage & zucchini skillet

6. taco stuffed sweet potatoes

7. sloppy joe bowls

8. out

9. kielbasa & veggie sheetpan

10. hobo foil packets

11. verde chicken tostadas

12. leftovers

13. low carb taco casserole

14. santa fe chicken packets

15. out

16. grilled pork tenderloin with baked potatoes & broccoli

17. air fryer sausage & potatoes with a vegetable

18. turkey sausage lasagna soup

19. chicken scampi with garlic parmesan rice

20. crockpot buffalo chicken potatoes

21. crispy lemon chicken with green beans

22. out

23. air fryer chicken fried rice (I line my air fryer with foil)

24. verde chicken burritos

25. leftovers

26. skinny chicken and rice casserole

27. italian sausage & pepper sub sandwiches

28. crockpot BBQ chicken potatoes

29. out

30. roasted red pepper, mozzarella & basil stuffed chicken with zucchini noodles

31. tortellini chicken noodle soup

🍋 October Meal Plan

I am soo excited that it is officially FALL! The shadows are getting longer, the air is crisper and the crockpot is getting used more. I asked my Instagram followers when is the socially acceptable time to eat soups, and most people said Oct. 1 or when the temps drop below 65. I had a few people message me and say ANYTIME, which I absolutely love! :)  I had fun searching for healthy soup options this month, and I'm excited to hear what y'all think! Here we go...

1. unstuffed pepper skillet

2. OUT

3. sausage foil packets

4. chicken parmesan zucchini boats

5. skinny chicken fajita soup

6. taco stuffed sweet potatoes

7. teriyaki turkey bowls

8. leftovers

9. OUT

10. buffalo ranch sandwiches

11. chicken & rice casserole

12. chicken tortellini soup

13. leftovers

14. sesame chicken & veggies sheetpan

15. leftovers

16. OUT

17. cheesy ranch tacos

18. hamburger soup

19. leftovers

20. verde chicken tostadas

21. beef & broccoli stir-fry

22. sheetpan meatloaf & green beans

23. OUT

24. roasted poblano quesadillas

25. sausage & gnocchi soup

26. kielbasa & pepper kabobs

27. turkey tacos

28. ground turkey & sweet potato skillet

29. hobo foil packet

30. chili

31. pizza & trick-or-treating!

As always, if you have questions about any of these recipes or, if you try one and love it, I'd love to hear from you!!

Enjoy!
Kate

🍋 September Meal Plan

What a doozy the last half of August was! Amiright?! Virtual school has thrown my entire house for a loop, add in baseball, and the LAST THING I want to do is cook dinner! WOW! But, I have goals and I know I'll be SO MUCH HAPPIER if I cook healthy meals, and stick to my macros.

Good news is we only have a few days left of virtual school (#praisehands); however, we have tons of weeknight baseball this month. So, this meal plan is going to include a lot of leftovers, crockpot meals and meal prep. HERE WE GO!

1. verde chicken burritos

2. skinny orange chicken

3. leftovers

4. OUT TO EAT

5. meatball burgers with homemade fries & okra

6. grilled pesto chicken & tomato kabobs with rice

7. turkey tacos (+ enough for leftovers)

8. turkey burritos

9. kung pao chicken with rice noodles (I like to quarter the zucchini and saute it with the veggies, and serve it over rice noodles)

10. gnocchi sheetpan

11. OUT TO EAT

12. hamburger foil packets

13. keilbasa kabobs with rice

14. BBQ chicken sandwiches (+ enough for leftovers)

15. BBQ chicken stuffed sweet potatoes

16. air fryer chicken parmesan

17. breakfast tacos

18. OUT TO EAT

19. fajitas with rice & beans

20. rigatoni with sausage, tomatoes & zucchini

21. beef short rib pasta

22. leftovers

23. crockpot chicken chili tacos

24. leftovers

25. meatball subs (I prefer Trader Joe's turkey meatballs with Rao's marinara)

26. OUT TO EAT

27. honey mustard chicken kabobs with rice & veggie

28. beef & broccoli stirfry (I plan on using shaved beef)

29. verde chicken tostadas

30. leftovers

🍋 August Meal Plan

I can't believe it's almost AUGUST! We are on our way home from the beach right now, and will quickly be gearing up for school. Wowzer! When school and sports start ramping up, these meal plans will really help us stay on track without thinking too hard. Winning! Currently loading all my groceries in my Kroger cart for grocery pickup.... :)

1. Hamburger foil packet
2. Summer cavatelli with corn, tomato & zucchini (I'll also add chicken sausage)
3. Kung pao chicken
4. Grilled kielbasa kabobs with a balsamic honey glaze
5. Turkey black bean enchiladas
6. Air fryer chicken "fried" rice
7. Southwestern stuffed chicken breasts with rice & veggie
8. Chili lime turkey burgers with okra
9. Turkey taco burrito bowls
10. Buffalo sweet potato & chicken casserole
11. Chili lime cod with rice & veggie
12. Sesame encrusted chicken with potatoes & veggie
13. Taco stuffed zucchini
14. Kielbasa sheetpan
15. Meatball burgers
16. Spaghetti with meat sauce over spaghetti squash
17. Air fryer garlic parmesan pork chop with baked potatoes & veggie
18. Taco casserole
19. Grilled pesto chicken & tomato kabobs with rice
20. Sausage & veggie foil packets
21. Lobster rolls
22. French onion soup burgers
23. Poblano pepper quesadillas with guac and mexi rice
24. Margarita pizza grilled cheese with cesar salad
25. Fish florentine with rice and veggies
26. Green chile chicken enchiladas (use my verde chicken)
27. Tomato pie
28. Pork carnitas bowls
29. Bacon & bleu cheese burgers
30. Air fryer chicken parmesan
31. Breakfast

🍋 July Meal Plan

Hello, friends!! How are you doing? How is quarantine and corona life treating you? Hopefully better than our house! HA! Actually, now that distance learning has come to an end, we're getting into a really nice summer routine. The boys are older now, so they can entertain themselves a lot better and the fighting isn't as bad as last summer.

It has been so long since I've logged into this blog! I got sidetracked with life, and sadly with a lot of self-doubt. I started questioning whether this little corner of the internet was even important, whether people found my meal plans and recipes useful, and whether it was worth my time. I've had a LOVE for nutrition for a few years now, and HUGE SCARY BIG dreams within that field. And I'm here to tell you, that I'm sick and tired of watching other people chasing their dreams, I'm sick of sitting around waiting for an opportunity, and I'm sick of worrying about what other people think. This blog is important to ME because it helps me stay on track, gives me accountability and it's one step in the direction of my dreams. My hope is that it helps YOU stay on track and gives you accountability, as well!

I love sharing tasty, easy meals that fuel our bodies correctly and make us feel good! So that's what I'm going to do. And maybe somewhere a long the way, I'll take a leap of faith and tackle my big dream of getting my nutrition degree so I can help you out on a personal level.

So here we go...my meal plan for the entire month of JULY!

Why a month, Kate? That seems really aggressive.
A few reasons...planning a month at a time helps with variety. I don't know about you, but I get stuck in meal ruts so often. It's very easy to copy/paste from week to week, so this allows us to look at several weeks in a row and add variety. I also like it because you get it all done, and you can move on! There is no worse feeling on Sunday morning than meal planning for the next week....again. It seems to happen way too often! And lastly, because it allows you to use similar ingredients throughout the month without them going bad!



1. chili lime shrimp tacos with jasmine rice and mango salsa
2. air fryer chicken parmesan with zucchini noodles
3. verde chicken burritos (use my verde chicken)
4. bacon & bleu cheese burgers
5. green chile chicken enchiladas (use my verde chicken)
6. kielbasa sheetpan
7. mexican beef & zucchini skillet (I double zucchini and rotel)
8. BBQ chicken stuffed sweet potatoes
9. korean beef bowls with jasmine rice
10. teriyaki grilled pork chops with green beans
11. verde burgers (beef burgers topped with guacamole, green chilies and lettuce)
12. shrimp pesto packets
13. gnocchi sheetpan
14. turkey meatball subs with peppers & onions (Trader Joe's turkey meatballs, Rao's marinara sauce, sliced peppers & onions on sub rolls. Top with mozzarella and broil for a few minutes to get crispy!)
15. coconut shrimp tacos with island salsa (Trader Joe's frozen coconut shrimp on corn tortillas with TJ's island salsa.)
16. rigatoni with sausage, tomatoes & zucchini
17. skinny orange chicken with jasmine rice
18. buffalo turkey burgers
19. mexican stuffed peppers
20. blackened chicken with fiesta salad
21. chicken shwarma with jasmine rice and fresh veggie
22. italian sausage  & veggie sheetpan
23. gnocchi, sweet corn & arugula with cream sauce
24. creamy buffalo chicken stuffed sweet potatoes
25. bacon cheeseburgers
26. lemon butter tilapia with jasmine rice
27. grilled pesto chicken with tomato kebabs
28. taco casserole
29. grilled santa fe chicken packets with white rice
30. breakfast tacos
31. grilled pork tenderloin with baked potatoes and fresh veggie

September Meal Plan

I was looking at our family calendar for September and quickly realized that I needed to meal plan the entire month, or we'd be eating Taco Bell 30 nights in a row. HA! I'm exaggerating a little bit, but I'm serious when I say October will be here before we know it because our month is CRAY CRAY! Lots of baseball on week nights means easy meals that can be prepped over the weekend and re-heated before heading to the fields. I've added in some new meal ideas, which I think we're all excited about!

1. crockpot ribs
2. air fryer chicken parmesan (I plan to use Rao's marinara as the sauce w/ zucchini noodles)
3. turkey tacos
4. air fryer chili lime cod w/ rice and mixed veggies
5. italian sausage sheetpan
6. OUT
7. meatball burgers w/ homemade air fryer fries
8. million dollar spaghetti
9. chicken sausage, red onion, butternut squash and brussel sprouts sheetpan (this doesn't have a recipe; I just chop it all up and and bake on a sheet pan for 40 mins at 400*)
10. verde chicken burritos (use verde chicken with rice, black beans and pico)
11. sandwiches
12. grilled pork tenderloin w/ roasted potatoes and veggies
13. leftovers
14. jalapeno cheddar burgers w/ homemade air fryer fries
15. white chicken chili
16. turkey tacos
17. meatloaf
18. leftovers
19. BLTs
20. OUT
21. bacon & bleu burgers w/ homemade air fryer fries
22. chili
23. leftovers
24. mini turkey meatloaf w/ roasted potatoes and veggies
25. grilled cheese
26. protein pancakes
27. mini turkey meatloaf w/ roasted potatoes and veggies
28. jalapeno popper burgers w/ homemade air fryer fries
29. verde chicken enchiladas
30. quesadillas

If you make any of these, please let me know! I love it when I know people are utilizing these meal plans. XO

February Meal Plan

I found the January meal plan to be incredibly helpful for my family, so I'm sticking with it! There's a handful of new recipes in February's meal plan, plus a bunch of staples. I've had some interest in a Meal Planning 101 and/or Meal Prepping 101 series, so if you're interested in this- will you please comment below and let me know?!

I've been eating my Cream of Wheat Bowl for breakfast almost every single day (subbing the C.O.W. for oatmeal) and eating these delicious crunchwraps with Cut da Carb wraps. I'll have to do a separate post on those because they deserve it! Alright, here we go...

1. BLTs
2. out (we eat out every Saturday for lunch, and then eat something very light for dinner)
3. Zuppa Toscana
4. Cajun cauliflower rice
5. BBQ chicken sweet potatoes (this link is for the BBQ chicken, just shred and add to a sweet potato)
6. Leftovers (bunco night- boys are on their own)
7. Turkey tacos
8. Leftovers
9. out
10. Skinny chicken fajita soup
11. Chili lime cod with rice
12. Sloppy joes with sweet potatoes
13. Turkey burritos
14. Sushi for Valentine's Day
15. Leftovers
16. out
17. White chicken chili
18. Ground turkey cauliflower & veggies bowls
19. Grilled pork chops with potatoes and veggies
20. Sausage sheet pan
21. Turkey burgers with air fryer fries
22. Leftovers
23. out
24. Tuscan tortellini soup
25. Turkey tacos
26. Beef stir fry
27. Breakfast
28. Cauliflower gnocchi with pomodoro sauce (I plan to use Trader Joe's cauliflower gnocchi with this sauce)

January Meal Plan

I've never actually done an entire month meal plan before, but I'm kinda digging it! I've had a lot of requests for this, so here we go...

A few notes:
- I generally plan my dinners first (in terms of macros) and then back into the rest of the day.
- Dinner is always dependent on our nightly commitments/activities, so you'll notice some nights are lighter than others.
- Breakfasts usually look the same with my cream of wheat bowl, gluten free oatmeal, or protein pancakes.
- Lunches are generally the same as well- I enjoy sunflower crunch salads, sandwiches on sourdough, or sourdough avocado toast with turkey meat and egg. Just depends how much time I have and how hungry I am. If I think of other lunch ideas, I'll share them.
- Yes, Fridays are leftover nights in my house. Helps to clear out the fridge for the next week, and helps on waste! You should try it!
- Yes, every Saturday night we go out on a family date night. This is my one splurge meal of the week.

1. Skinny chicken fajita soup
2. Lasagna soup
3. Chicken and black bean burritos
4. Leftovers
5. OUT
6. Air fryer chicken fried rice
7. Jambalaya
8. Sloppy joes
9. Chili lime cod with rice
10. Fajita bowls
11. Leftovers
12. OUT
13. Zoodles with turkey meatballs and roasted red pepper sauce
14. Pineapple pork chops with rice
15. Turkey tacos
16. Sausage sheetpan (This doesn't have an actual recipe. I usually just chop up chicken sausage, red onion, butternut squash and brussel sprouts, and bake on a sheet pan for 40 mins at 400*)
17. Salmon and veggie bake
18. Leftovers
19. OUT
20. Turkey burgers with air fryer fries
21. Fish tacos
22. Turkey tacos
23. Turkey and black bean enchiladas
24. Buffalo chicken casserole
25. Leftovers
26. OUT
27. Beef stir fry (Again, no recipe. I just use a stir fry veggie mix, white rice and shaved beef. Drizzle with Trader Joe's sweet chili sauce.)
28. Air fryer chicken fried rice
29. BLTs
30. Chicken and black bean burritos
31. Breakfast

If you make any of these, please let me know!! I always love hearing feedback from other people.

Enjoy!
XO