I’m not going to lie. Thanks to my husband’s food allegies, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to plan meals for my family. Planning meals that pleases everyone and are void of tomatoes, beans and rice (foods we typically love) is getting tougher and tougher each week. After all, beans, rice and tomatoes are staples when you grow up in a Hispanic-Italian home. And not to mention, beans make up many British meals too.
Yes, I am at a loss.
I’ve never been one to eat the same meals over and over. That’s so boring and basic. I love variety and changing things up; and yet, here I am cooking the same meals each week and becoming a short-order cook preparing foods separate to avoid cross-contamination. We’ve also found ourselves eating more meat to replace the absence of beans, since we need the right balance of protein for our active lifestyle.
So, if you have any suggestions, I am all ears. Just remember, what foods we need to avoid: beans, rice, tomatoes, eggplant, broccoli, cauliflower, peanut butter, tree nuts and soy.
In the meantime, here’s our dinner menu for the week.
Run DMT’s 7-Day Meal Plan
Sunday
Breakfast – Sliced of Seed Your Soul Bread with 1 Tbsp sunbutter and ½ sliced banana
Snack – 1 cup mixed fruit
Lunch – Romaine lettuce wrap with 2 slices of Applegate turkey, ½ avocado & red onion
Snack – Apple with 2 Tbsp sunbutter
Dinner – Grilled Garlic-Rubbed Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce, Oven-Roasted Potatoes and a Mixed Greens Salad
Snack- ½ cup mixed berries
Meatless Monday
Breakfast – Sliced of Seed Your Soul Bread with 1 Tbsp sunbutter and ½ sliced banana
Snack – ½ cup red seedless grapes
Lunch – Mixed greens salad, ½ avocado, ½ red bell pepper, red onion slices and ¼ sunflower seeds
Snack – Apple with 2 Tbsp sunbutter
Dinner – Penne and Asparagus
Snack- 1 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt and ½ cup mixed berries
Tuesday
Breakfast – Sliced of Seed Your Soul Bread with 2 Tb sunbutter and ½ sliced banana
Snack – 1 cup Greek yogurt and ½ cup mixed berries
Lunch – Applegate Turkey and Hummus Lettuce Wrap
Snack – Apple and 2 Tb sunbutter
Dinner – Grilled Indian-spiced Chicken Kabobs with Saag Aloo and Kachumber Salad
Snack – 1 cup mixed fruit
Wednesday
Breakfast – 1 cup non-fat Plain Greek Yogurt with Strawberries
Snack – 3 Tbsp Hummus with 1/4 cup Sugar Snap Peas
Lunch – Romaine lettuce wrap with 2 slices of Applegate turkey, ½ avocado & red onion
Snack – 1 small apple and 2 Tbsp sunbutter
Dinner – Chicken Marsala with Mashed Potatoes
Snack – 1 cup mixed fruit
Thursday
Breakfast – Sliced of Seed Your Soul Bread with 2 Tb sunbutter and ½ sliced banana
Snack – 3 Tbsp Hummus with 2 stalks of celery
Lunch – Romaine lettuce wrap with 2 slices of Applegate turkey, ½ avocado & red onion
Snack – 1 small apple and 2 Tbsp sunbutter
Dinner – Skinnytaste’s Sausage and Peppers (Skinnytaste Cookbook)
Snack – 1 cup mixed fruit
Friday
Breakfast – 1 cup non-fat Plain Greek Yogurt with Strawberries
Snack – 3 Tbsp Hummus with 2 stalks of celery
Lunch – Publix Southwest Salad
Snack – 1 small apple and 2 Tbsp sunbutter
Dinner – Homemade pizza and flatbread with 1967 Salad
