Weekly Food Order & Healthy Meal Plan

Nothing in this world makes me more excited than the delivery man ringing to say my weekly food shop is here.  Being in university, I find that one big order based on meal plans for each day saves time, money and it prevents (most of the time) snacking on the student union shop’s chocolate aisle.

I usually tend to stock up on staple food cupboard items such as pasta, rice, eggs and any cereal or granola in bulk once a month, therefore my weekly shop mainly consists of fresh food. After following a pescatarian diet for the past month, I am now back to having meat, but I still want to ensure I am getting the same large portions of fruit and vegetables as I was having with the medetarian based diet. Therefore, I have planned my meals around a guideline of 1/4 of protein, 1/4 carbs and 1/2 fruit or veg.

Food Order

• Eggs
• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Bananas
• Koko Dairy Free Milk
• Actimel Yoghurts
• New potatoes with herbs
• Gluten Free Pasta
• Buckwheat Pancake Mix
• Wholemeal Ciabatta Rolls
• Genius Plain Bagels
• Mixed Salad
• Asparagus
• Peppers
• Sweetcorn
• Tinned Tuna
• Minced Meat
• Cod and Parsley Fishcakes
• Steak Burgers
• Tilda Coconut Rice
• Mixed Carrots and Peas
• Smoked Salmon Slices
• Nairns Oat Crackers
• Roast Chicken Slices
• Pears
• Buckwheat Granola

I try to stick to breakfast, lunch, an afternoon snack and dinner. My meal portions vary depending on whether they’re pre or post workout, so if I’m going to the gym after breakfast I’ll have something small and energy fuelling then if I’m going later in the day I’ll have something bigger and then a smaller lunch.

Using the food order above, my meals this week will consist of:

Breakfast

• Granola, Yoghurt and Fruit
• Buckwheat Pancakes and Fruit
• Salmon & Scrambled Egg Bagel
• Mushroom and Spinach Omelette

Lunch

• Sliced Chicken and Salad Ciabatta Roll
• Tilda Rice, Salmon, Peppers & Asparagus
• Cod fishcake, Spinach & Salad
• Tuna & Sweetcorn Pasta
• Sliced Chicken, New Potatoes & Peppers

Afternoon Snack

• Blueberry, Strawberry & Banana Smoothie
• Bagel & Prutella Hazelnut Protein Spread
• Sliced Pear & Coconut Yoghurt
• Sliced Banana & Honey Oat Crackers

Dinner

• Low Fat Mince, Peppers, Mushrooms & Low Calorie Tomato Sauce
• Fishcake, Carrots, Peas & New Potatoes
• Ciabatta Steak Burger, Carrots, Peas & Salad
• Salmon, Coconut Rice, Asparagus & Peppers
• Tuna, Sweetcorn, Pepper & Spinach Pasta