A free 7-day flexible weight loss meal plan including breakfast, lunch and dinner and a shopping list. All recipes include calories and Weight Watchers Freestyle™ SmartPoints®.
Hope everyone’s enjoying the weekend. I am back on Weight Watchers tracking everything I eat (I go back to tracking anytime I need to lose a few pounds, like after a vacation or the holidays) and I’ve been sharing my daily routing on Instagram stories, if you are interested you can follow along, here is my Instagram. It’s also a year since my Dad passed, so it’s fitting to add his Czech Crepes with Berries and Cream to the meal plan this week, I grew up making them with my Dad.
And if you’re new to my meal plans, I’ve been sharing these free, 7-day flexible healthy meal plans (you can see my previous meal plans here) that are meant as a guide, with plenty of wiggle room for you to add more food, coffee, beverages, fruits, snacks, dessert, wine, etc or swap recipes out for meals you prefer, you can search for recipes by course in the index. You should aim for around 1500 calories* per day.
There’s also a precise, organized grocery list that will make grocery shopping so much easier and much less stressful. Save you money and time. You’ll dine out less often, waste less food and you’ll have everything you need on hand to help keep you on track.
Lastly, if you’re on Facebook join my Skinnytaste Facebook Community where everyone’s sharing photos of recipes they are making, you can join here. I’m loving all the ideas everyone’s sharing!
Also, if you don’t have the Skinnytaste Meal Planner, now would be a great time to get one to get organized for 2019! There was a print error last year, but it’s perfect now! You can order it here!
THE DETAILS:
Breakfast and lunch Monday-Friday, are designed to serve 1 while dinners and all meals on Saturday and Sunday are designed to serve a family of 4. Some recipes make enough leftovers for two nights or lunch the next day. While we truly believe there is no one size fits all meal plan, we did our best to come up with something that appeals to a wide range of individuals. Everything is Weight Watchers friendly, I included the updated Weight Watcher Freestyle Points for your convenience, feel free to swap out any recipes you wish or just use this for inspiration!
The grocery list is comprehensive and includes everything you need to make all meals on the plan. I’ve even included brand recommendations of products I love and use often. Cross check your cabinets because many condiments you’ll notice I use often, so you may already have a lot of them.
And last, but certainly not least, this meal plan is flexible and realistic. There’s plenty of wiggle room for cocktails, healthy snacks, dessert and dinner out. And if necessary, you can move some things around to make it work with your schedule. Please let me know if you’re using these plans, this will help me decide if I should continue sharing them!
MONDAY (1/28)
B: Classic Egg Salad (3) on 1 piece whole grain bread (3)
L: Orange and Arugula Salad with Red Onion and Gorgonzola (4)
D: Baked Broccoli Macaroni and Cheese (8)
Totals: Freestyle™ SP 18, Calories 806*
TUESDAY (1/29)
B: Classic Egg Salad (3) on 1 piece whole grain bread (3)
L: LEFTOVER Baked Broccoli Macaroni and Cheese (8)
D: Shrimp Scampi Tacos with Caesar Salad Slaw (6)
Totals: Freestyle™ SP 20, Calories 917*
WEDNESDAY (1/30)
B: Classic Egg Salad (3) on 1 piece whole grain bread (3)
L: LEFTOVER Baked Broccoli Macaroni and Cheese (8)
D: Beef, Tomato and Acini di Pepe Soup (5)
Totals: Freestyle™ SP 19, Calories 859*
THURSDAY (1/31)
B: Classic Egg Salad (3) on 1 piece whole grain bread (3)
L: LEFTOVER Beef, Tomato and Acini di Pepe Soup (5)
D: Chicken Thighs with Shallots in Red Wine Vinegar (8) with Roasted Cauliflower “Rice” with Garlic and Lemon (2)
Totals: Freestyle™ SP 21, Calories 1,022*
FRIDAY (2/1)
B: PB & J Yogurt (6)
L: LEFTOVER Beef, Tomato and Acini di Pepe Soup (5)
D: Fish Florentine (6)
Totals: Freestyle™ SP 17, Calories 858*
SATURDAY (2/2)
B: Czech Crepes with Berries and Cream (4)
L: Baked Buffalo Chicken Nuggets (2) with 8 baby carrots (0) and ¼ cup Blue Cheese Dressing (3)
D: DINNER OUT!
Totals: Freestyle™ SP 9, Calories 527*
SUNDAY (2/3)
B: Easy Bagel Recipe (3) with 2 tablespoons light cream cheese (3), sliced tomato (0), cucumber (0) and red onion (0)
L: Mini Bell Pepper Loaded Turkey “Nachos” (5), Bacon Wrapped Chicken Bites (2) and Skinny Buffalo Chicken Dip (2) with 4 celery sticks (0)
D: Quick Beef Chili (4) with 2 tablespoons shredded cheddar (2)
Totals: Freestyle™ SP 21, Calories 982*
*This is just a guide, women should aim for around 1500 calories per day. Here’s a helpful calculator to estimate your calorie needs. I’ve left plenty of wiggle room for you to add more food such as coffee, beverages, fruits, snacks, dessert, wine, etc.
Shopping List:
Produce
- 1 small orange
- 1 small and 1 medium head garlic
- 2 medium red bell peppers
- 1 medium head cauliflower (or 1 pound “riced”)
- 2 (5-ounce) bags/clamshells baby spinach
- 1 (5-ounce) bag/clamshell mixed greens or arugula
- 1 (6-ounce) clamshell fresh blackberries
- 1 (6-ounce) clamshell fresh raspberries
- 1 (12-ounce) clamshell fresh strawberries
- 1 pound broccoli florets (or 1 [12 ounce] pre-cut bag)
- 1 small bunch fresh Italian parsley
- 1 small bunch scallions
- 1 small container/bunch fresh chives (can sub scallion greens for garnish on Egg Salad, if desired)
- 3 medium lemons
- 1 (1-pound) bag mini rainbow peppers
- 1 large bunch celery
- 1 (1 ½ pound) bag baby carrots
- ¼ pound red seedless grapes
- 1 medium cucumber
- 4 small vine-ripened tomatoes
- 1 large shallot
- 1 small head Romaine lettuce
- 1 small jalapeno (optional for Bell Pepper Nachos)
- 1 small bunch fresh cilantro
- 1 large red onion
- 2 small yellow onions
Meat, Poultry and Fish
- 1 pound peeled and deveined jumbo shrimp
- 1 pound 90% lean ground beef
- 1 pound 93% lean ground beef
- 1 pound 93% lean ground turkey
- 4 (5-ounce each) thick pieces of skinless white firm fish fillet (such as grouper, bass or halibut)
- 2 pounds (8) boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 3 ¼ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 package center-cut bacon
Grains*
- ½ loaf whole grain bread
- 1 container seasoned whole wheat (or white) bread crumbs
- 1 bag all-purpose or white whole wheat flour
- 1 small bag corn tortillas
- 1 package elbow pasta (regular, whole wheat or high fiber)
- 1 package small pasta, such as Acini di pepe (can sub 4 ounces elbows, if desired)
- 1 small package panko breadcrumbs
Condiments and Spices
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Cooking spray
- Olive oil spray (or get a Misto oil mister)
- Kosher salt (I like Diamond Crystal)
- Pepper grinder (or fresh peppercorns)
- Franks RedHot sauce
- Cumin
- Chili powder
- Paprika
- Garlic powder
- Mayonnaise
- Balsamic vinegar
- Honey
- Red pepper flakes
- Dijon mustard
- Bay leaves
- White wine vinegar
- Optional bagel toppings such as everything bagel seasoning, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dried garlic flakes, or dried onion flakes
- Distilled white vinegar
- Red wine vinegar
Dairy & Misc. Refrigerated Items
- 1 (12-ounce) bottle 1% milk (or milk of your choice)
- 1 pint skim milk
- 1 dozen large eggs
- 1 small box butter
- 1 package blue cheese (you need about 3 ½ ounces)
- 1 large wedge fresh Parmesan cheese
- 1 (8-ounce) bag shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 (8-ounce) bag reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 (32-ounce) container plain nonfat Greek yogurt (I like Fage or Stonyfield)
- 1 container light whipped cream
- 1 (8-ounce) tub light sour cream
- 1 (8-ounce) container fat-free sour cream (can sub 1 cup Greek yogurt in Buffalo Chicken Dip, if desired)
- 1 pint half and half
- 1 (8-ounce) tub light cream cheese
- 1 (8-ounce) block fat-free cream cheese
Canned and Jarred
- 1 small can/jar anchovy filets
- 1 (32-ounce) carton beef stock
- 1 (4-ounce) can or 1 (4.5-ounce) tube tomato paste
- 1 (15-ounce) can reduced-sodium black beans
- 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
- 1 small jar reduced fat peanut butter
- 1 small jar reduced sugar grape jelly
- 1 (2.25-ounce) can sliced black olives
- 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (28-ounce) can diced tomatoes (I like Tutturosso)
- 1 (32-ounce) carton chicken broth
Misc. Dry Goods
- 1 bottle dry white wine
- 1 small package unsalted peanuts
- 1 small package powdered sugar
- Baking powder
- 1 bottle/can light beer (I use Corona. Can sub ¾ cup reduced sodium beef broth in Chili, if desired)
*You can sub gluten free, if desired
I just finished Day 1 of this week’s plan and let me just say that it was DELICIOUS. I can’t wait to have the mac & cheese leftovers for lunch tomorrow!
Please please please keep doing these plans! I’m only one day in, but I’m already SUCH a huge fan!! I’m only cooking for 2, so the serving sizes are perfect with all of the leftovers we can share.
I cannot express just how grateful I am that you put in the work to set this up for us! For FREE! Thank you so much!!
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Although I’ve used a few of your recipes, I plan on trying a meal plan next week! I was a diabetic, and am a bariatric patient so these plans help A LOT for new and inventive ways to eat healthy.
Love your meal plans! They make following WW so much easier and less boring. Please keep sharing them.
Excited to start using your meal plans! do have one quesrion though. If breakfast and lunch is designed for one person does the grocery list need to be adjusted to add for additional ingredients?
I want to tell you Thank You! I have found that I love your healthier versions of some of the foods I love. I also like the new things that I haven’t tried too. I bought your cookbooks and have been meal planning off of them. I brought my teen girls into the kitchen with me to make these meals. It has been bringing us closer. It also makes the girls like the healthier meals because they are helping put it all together. I just found your website, and your meal plans. Wow this is so perfect. It makes our whole process simpler. The grocery list too!!! Thank you for all of your time and care. We feel it in our home.
My pleasure!!
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Please keep sharing! Your meal plans make my life so much easier! Thank you for all your hard work and inspiring words.
The meal plans are amazing! Thank you for adding “game food” for the Super Bowl inn sunday!!!
Gina, I love these plans. Even if I don’t follow it exactly, it’s a great way to see recipes I missed.
Thank you for posting these meal plans! My family has been using them and it’s really helpful! We always struggle with what to make and end up repeating a lot of meals. This makes planning so much easier and we look forward to trying new recipes.
I love your meal plans and have used a weekly plan at least 8 times in the last year. Thank you! And the recipes are always delici
I don’t know why I forgot about this site. You make it so easy- thanks for doing all the work. I am a WWer, and you have provided an amazing resource. xx
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I am sooo happy to have found these weekly meal plans!!!! Just what a busy working mom needs to help plan to stay on track!
Thank you for sharing these. I have found them very useful and have even been coordinating with my mom and sister how to follow these together as they use them too. It’s such a great way to stay on track. Hoping you will continue to share these.
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I love love love that you have stuff to eat on Superbowl Sunday! how fun!
Thank you so much for these plans! I check them out every Sunday! They are so helpful for fresh, new ideas and my family enjoys so many of your recipes.
Love this week’s meal plan. Thank you!!
I love your plans! Please keep making them. The way everything is so clearly laid out is perfect. I can go to the grocery store (or better yet do my clicklist and pickup!) so easily and I love knowing what to eat each day. Please keep them coming!
I love your meal plans !- the recipes are wonderful, everyone in my family loves them! I love the flexibility and the grocery lists. Saves me time and money! Please continue to share!
Thank you for sharing your meal plan AND shopping list. Just shaved hours off of my week! Cant wait to put these meal plans in motion!!!
These plans are a lifesaver. Great for meeting the desires of a family while allowing me to stay on a healthy weight loss track! The recipes are always crowd pleasing! Don’t ever stop providing these.
Don’t stop doing the meal planner! I love them! It’s too much for me to try to figure out a meal plan on my own being a working mother with three kids.
This is saving me from my food rut. The grocery list is so helpful, too. I”m heading to Wegmans right now with printed list in hand!
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Yep, I enjoy using them too!
Yes yes yes we use these. Every week these are amazing!!! Thank you
Please continue to post meal plans, recipes and shopping lists. I’m grateful for your effort to assist us all in slimming down!
Please keep sharing, I just found out you share these ideas! Thank you for taking the time to do them. It is going to save me so much time
Thank you so much for sharing these plans! YES! I am using them! It has gotten back on to a good routine of meal planning for the week which saves me so much time DURING the week since I no longer have to hunt for recipes each day. It also keeps me from making those unhealthy eating choices I make when I don’t have a plan. Thank you. Please please keep sharing.