Meal Plan: Take Me Out

Burritos, casserole and pizza – doesn’t sound like a weight loss week, does it? Unless you know what you’re doing 🤗

And we do, and now you do, too!

So we’ve filled this week with tasty recipes to look forward to (and maybe impress friends or family, too).

For weight loss to really work in the long term, we have to remove stress from our food lives. You can be sure these recipes have both taste and enjoyment in mind – so you’ll want to keep coming back to them!

As always – any questions – just hit me up and I’ll reply as soon as I see your message!

On to the stats:

• you’ll be getting 61g protein at about 1280kcals (three main meals);
• or 87g of protein at about 1500kcal per day with snacks;
• if you include the big snack, then you’ll be at 111g protein at 2000kcal per day.

If you’re not sure how many calories you should be eating please have a quick read through this page on calories.

Enjoy the recipes. Please give me a shout if any questions.

Dave 🙂

PS. don’t forget – further down on this page is a list of which recipes can be made ahead, which can be frozen and some vegan alternatives if you fancy them.

Give us a shout if there’s anything else you’d like to see featured in the plans!

Any questions or feedback?

Please share your opinion with us in the Facebook group (PW: protein power) or via email.

We hope you enjoy the recipes and as always we love seeing images of your creations in the Facebook group or @hurrythefoodup on Instagram so tag us there too if you like!

Day 7 is all up to you. It’s a great day for leftovers, or if you want to go out to eat. Buddha Bowls or Burrito Bowls are a great way to use up leftovers. We still recommend keeping the calories to about 1300kcal if weight loss is a priority.

Recipe Tips:

• Any berries you like can be eaten with the Cornmeal Porridge. I definitely recommend whatever your fave is, or whatever is in season near you!
• Breakfast Egg Burrito: You can wrap the burrito with foil or parchment paper and have it to go. This recipe is made for one serving considering how the assembly of the burrito is made.
• Bulgur Kidney Bean Salad is ideal to take for work.
• Bean and Pasta Casserole: If you only shop once a week you might want to freeze the kale until you arrive at that recipe.
• Baked Sweet Potatoes: Have more produce that needs to go? Don’t be afraid to chop some more into the salad!
• You can definitely add your favourite pizza toppings to the Perfect Pizza Pancake.

Meal Prep (Quick Tutorial): These recipes can be made ahead.

Generally we advise to keep them in airtight containers and/or in the fridge. Some of them need to be reheated.

• Breakfast Egg Burrito
• Tropic Thunder Overnight Oats
• Cottage Cheese Salad
• Healthy Masabacha
• Bulgur Kidney Bean Salad
• Baked Sweet Potatoes
• Pea and Mint Soup
• Watermelon and Mint Salad
• Bean and Pasta Casserole
• Perfect Pizza Pancake (the batter can be made ahead)
• Custard Pudding with Strawberries

Freezable:

• Breakfast Egg Burrito
• Bean and Pasta Casserole
• Pea and Mint Soup
• Custard Pudding with Strawberries

Vegan Alternatives (More Here)

• Breakfast: Chia Breakfast Puddings always rock!
• Lunch: How about Vegan Tofu Scramble?
• Dinner: Yay, Stuffed Peppers!

You can use the ‘recipe vault’ to instantly find great replacement or additional meals, too!

And don’t forget – if you have lots of leftover ingredients in the fridge we highly recommend turning them in to Buddha Bowls or Burrito Bowls! There’s so much choice, and you can throw together virtually everything you have leftover with a tasty sauce!