So many people feel overwhelmed with trying to figure out what they can eat for breakfasts, lunch/dinners, and snacks. So I want to share this plant-based diet meal plan resource that should make things a little easier.

Whole Food Plant-Based Diet Meal Planning 101

Most of us have about nine meals that we make over-and over-because we like them and they are familiar to us. We keep the ingredients on hand and can whip them up in no time. I call those the 9 meals in our Wheelhouse.

The key to being successful with plant-based nutrition is changing out those old wheelhouse meals to healthier ones.

The Meal & Snack Planner below will help guide you to do that. It links breakfast and snack ideas from my website to help get you started.

Think of three meals that you already like that are plant-based

For the lunch/dinner meals, the meal planner encourages you to first think of 3 meals that you already like that are plant-based. That might be vegetable soup, pasta salad, Portobello burgers, rice dishes, baked potatoes, etc and write those down.

Minestrone is plant-based. Click the photo to see the recipe.

Three meals that you already like that could easily be veganized

In the next section, think of 3 meals you like that could easily be veganized. That might be spaghetti made with marinara and veggies or bulgur (no ground beef), tacos with beans and rice (no cheese or beef), a black bean burger (instead of a regular burger).

Nachos can easily be made vegan. Click the photo to see nacho recipe.

Three meals that are new to you

Lastly, you’ll need to get creative and resourceful. Look through plant-based cookbooks and websites to try new recipes. Keep trying until you come up with 3 new recipes that you really like that can complete that Wheelhouse recipe list.

With a completed list, you will be able to keep the main ingredients stocked in your kitchen to whip up the new favorites in a flash. In time, this becomes your new, healthier second nature.

Hang in there, because it does get easier with time.

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Meal Planner PDF

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