Meal Planning for Week of March 7, 2021

What to make for dinner?

This question can be the hardest question for me to answer. I go in cycles where I am really good at meal planning for the week and then other weeks, not so much. I have found that it does relieve a lot of anxiety when I have a plan for what I will be making for lunch or dinner.
Plant-Based meals are so “forgiving” and you can basically improvise a lot, which makes it easier. The more I have looked at recipes, the more I want to make and a lot of them use the same ingredients – no different than making traditional western type meals, expect that usually the main portion of the meal is the meat and we have to throw in a vegetable (usually steamed in my case) to “make sure we are eating our vegetables.”
Since I’m making so many new and exciting meals, I have to write them down. I have started to been asked, “What are you eating?” What a good way to kill two birds with one stone. I can share what I plan to make for the week and it’s a list for me to refer to, as well. I may not end up making everything because sometimes our plans change or we have leftovers
My goal is to try to plan my meals out and give the link to the recipe or a way to find it for yourself. If anyone decides to make something, they can add a comment to this post and we can start a conversation. Take pictures too. In addition, I will be posting my final meals on my new “My Healthy Manual – Heart Healthy Lifestyle” Facebook Page.
Sound like fun? I hope so. I am not promising that every week I’ll get this done, but I will try for myself and you!
So, this week,  I have a lot of recipes that I want to try from a video I watched called “Foods that Cure Disease.” You can find the link as well on my “Plant-Based Research” Page. Craig McMahon took control of his health and beat his genetic fate by consuming a whole plant-based diet inspired by Drs. Campbell, Esselstyn, Greger, and McDougall. He is now certified by Cornell in plant nutrition. His 4-hour video is broken up by interviews with the doctors and broken up with 26 cooking meal demonstrations that are simple and all look wonderful.
I have taken the time to mark each meal recipe’s timestamp so you can scroll to the one you think may sound good.
This week I will be trying a lot of these meals and maybe a few others that I slide into the week. Flexibility is the key to reducing stress as well.

26 meals you can watch a demonstration on how to make yourself!

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Crispy Tofu Veggies w/ Peanut Sauce

25:29

Parmesan Sprinkle

Goes on top of Pasta dishes and anything else you might use Parmesan on.

42:52

Lasagna

44:37

Classic Tomato Soup

59:52

Fajita’s

1:04:50

Black Bean Burger

1:29:15

Broccoli Salad

1:35:53

Sandwich Spread

1:39:57

Pizza

1:48:37

Vegetable Barley Soup

1:56:54

Hummus

2:00:27

Mexican Beans & Rice

2:04:20

Barbecued Bean Chard Wraps

2:17:11

Potato Mac n’ Cheese

2:20:09

Gnocchi

2:25:25

Gold Potato Soup

2:36:17

Scrambled Veggies w/ Hash Browns

2:42:21

Sweet n’ Sour Kale Salad

2:53:50

Spanish Black Bean Soup

2:57:19

Creamy Butternut Squash and Mushroom Risotto

3:07:30

Red Beans over Rice

3:18:13

Cauliflower Casserole

3:30:23

Creamy Penne w/ Sun Dried Tomatoes

3:26:48

Crusted Eggplant Meatballs

3:57:23

Mandarin Orange Cauliflower

4:05:02

My Meal Plan

Although, this is just a rough idea of what I’m planning, I probably won’t follow it perfectly because things come up during the week that we may not expect. At least it’s a start. 

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