One-week flexitarian meal plan
Day 3
BREAKFAST
- Breakfast Bowl: 1 cup cooked pearled barley (¼ cup dry), topped with ½ sliced banana, ½ cup chopped mango, 1 tsp honey and 2 tbsp chopped walnuts
MORNING SNACK
- Trail Mix: ¼ cup soy nuts, 2 tbsp dried cherries and 2 tbsp golden raisins
LUNCH
- 1 serving Black Bean and Pumpkin Chili with Toasted Pepitas (get recipe here)
- 4 whole-grain crackers
AFTERNOON SNACK
- Topped Apple Rounds: 1 apple, cut in several horizontal (round) slices, cored and topped with total of 1 tbsp almond butter and 2 tbsp flaxseed granola
DINNER
- Endive Chicken Salad: 3 cups shredded romaine lettuce; ½ cup chopped Belgian endive; 2 oz cooked, chopped, skinless chicken breast; ½ cup chopped avocado; ½ chopped apple with skin; 2 tbsp chopped walnuts; 1 tbsp ground flaxseed; and a spritz of balsamic vinegar 8 oz calcium-fortified organic soy milk
Daily total: 1,820 cal, 69g fat (19g mono, 28g poly, 9g sat), 4mg chol, 384mg sodium, 258g carb (55g fiber, 91g sugars), 66g protein