Sample Menu: For Those Who Don’t Want to Cook

Someone recently asked me to create a THM-friendly sample menu for someone who doesn’t want to cook, so I did my best. I’ve gotta say, it was a little difficult because I happen to enjoy cooking and don’t buy many convenience foods, so I don’t even know what’s available for the mama who is used to buying pre-made items! Because of that, I decided to do a hybrid menu using menu items that are easy to make and don’t require much, if any, prep work – but use ingredients that I’m used to buying. Hopefully the Drive Through Sues in Trim Healthy Mama land will be able to find some ideas that are doable for them!

About the menu:

• Breakfast, lunches, and snacks are for one person while dinners are for a family.
• I don’t mind eating the same thing over and over again for the sake of simplicity, so I’m assuming that you don’t either, especially if you’re not willing to do much cooking.  😉
• Breakfasts all rely on make-ahead recipes, many lunches use leftovers from previous dinners, and the dinners require minimal prep work. All the recipes are super easy and minimalistic.

To make ahead for the week:

• batch of Vanilla Waffles
• batch of Blueberry Baked Oatmeal
• batch of Chewy Peanut Butter Protein Bites

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Sunday

• B – Vanilla Waffle with natural peanut butter and sugar-free syrup (S)
• L – Pineapple Marinated Chicken with green peas + a nice helping of fresh cherries (E)
• S – low-fat cottage cheese with sweetener and frozen blueberries (FP)
• D – Fried Cream Cheese & Berry Taco and Chocolate Dreamy (S)

Monday

• B – Blueberry Baked Oatmeal (E)
• L – 2 eggs, plenty of frozen diced okra, and some chopped ham (or turkey bacon, or whatever pre-cooked meat you’d like to use) sautéed in coconut oil (Deep S)
• S – Peach Smoothie (E)
• D – grilled or broiled hot dogs over salad with a small amount of cheese and lots of sliced cucumber and dressed with Ranch* + 2 Chewy Peanut Butter Protein Bites (S)
• *I like to thin down my Ranch with some water and a squirt of sriracha for less calories and more flavor.

Tuesday

• B – Vanilla Waffle with low-fat cottage cheese and sliced strawberries (FP)
• L – leftover Pineapple Marinated Chicken over salad with salsa as the dressing + a nice helping of fresh cherries (E)
• S – Blueberry Baked Oatmeal (E)
• D – Easy Mixed Rice & Beans with roasted green beans + a few fresh cherries (E)

Wednesday

• B – Blueberry Baked Oatmeal (E)
• L – cold cuts sandwich in half a Joseph’s pita, raw veggies with Ranch + 2 Chewy Peanut Butter Protein Bites (S)
• S – low-fat cottage cheese with sweetener and frozen blueberries (FP)
• D – big salad with hard-boiled eggs, small amount of cheese, sliced cucumber and tomato, chunks of pre-cooked ham, and Ranch + 2 Chewy Peanut Butter Protein Bites (S)

Thursday

• B – Vanilla Waffle with natural peanut butter and sugar-free syrup (S)
• L – leftover Easy Mixed Rice & Beans with plenty of lettuce in a low-carb wrap + a few fresh cherries (E)
• S – 2-3 meat, cheese, and lettuce roll-ups (S)
• D – Chicken in Creamy Dill Sauce over brown rice, green peas + Chocolate Dreamy (E)

Friday

• B – Blueberry Baked Oatmeal (E)
• L – 2 eggs, plenty of frozen diced okra (or leftover non-starchy veggies from the week), and some chopped ham (or turkey bacon, or whatever pre-cooked meat you’d like to use) sautéed in coconut oil (Deep S)
• S – Ice Cold Fruit Smoothie (E)
• D – pizza made on half a Joseph’s lavash bread, steamed broccoli + 2 Chewy Peanut Butter Protein Bites (S)

Saturday

• B – Vanilla Waffle with low-fat cottage cheese and sliced strawberries (FP)
• L – cold cuts sandwich in half a Joseph’s pita, raw veggies with Ranch + 2 Chewy Peanut Butter Protein Bites (S)
• S – low-fat cottage cheese with sweetener and frozen blueberries (FP)
• D – Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas with sour cream, salsa, and moderate cheese in low-carb wrap; steamed broccoli + 2 Chewy Peanut Butter Protein Bites (S)

 

Check out last week’s sample menu:

 

You may also enjoy:

• Starting THM
• my recipe index
• my recipes grouped by fuel type, allergy info, and theme
• my no special ingredients recipes
• my THM sample menus
• my index of THM tips

Check out my cookbook for lots of easy recipes!

 

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