Getting Started With Paleo: Seven Day Meal Plan
One thing to remember when cooking, spices and home-made Paleo friendly dressings are going to be important in making foods not so blah and boring tasting. Experiment and create your own combinations.
Day One
Breakfast – omelet with turkey, mushrooms & spinach; fruit of your choice
Lunch – chicken salad (salad greens, tomatoes, avocado & chicken breast)
Create your own dressing (things like olive oil and balsamic vinegar are great choices to mix together or use as a starting point)
Dinner – Salmon & asparagus
Day Two
Breakfast – Two eggs, scrambled with smoked salmon
Lunch – chicken & vegetables
Dinner – “spaghetti”
For the noodles, thinly slice a couple zucchini and then cook them in butter & sea salt until tender
For the hamburger, use grass-fed beef
Mushrooms & tomatoes, optional
Create a sauce with olive oil & balsamic vinegar or make a homemade pesto
Day Three
Breakfast – bacon, eggs and a fruit if desired
Lunch – salad greens with Paleo friendly dressing
Dinner – grilled tuna, asparagus and a salad if desired
Day Four
Breakfast – fruit smoothie (use frozen or fresh fruit of your choice – blueberries, being one of the super foods, are an excellent choice – and some almond milk and blend until smooth.)
Lunch – tuna salad (tuna on salad greens with bell peppers and anything else you want to put in it)
Flavor with a few squirts of fresh lemon and sea salt
Dinner – grilled shrimp, broccoli and pineapple
Day Five
Breakfast – 2 hard boiled eggs, fruit of choice and avocado
Lunch – chicken breast and grapes
Dinner – pork chop and brussels sprouts
Day Six
Breakfast – scrambled eggs, bacon and blueberries
Lunch – nitrate-free deli meat and veggies
Dinner – salmon and vegetable of choice
Day Seven
Breakfast - omelet with spinach and salmon (you can also add things like mushrooms, onions, etc. if you want)
Lunch – shrimp salad (salad green, shrimp, mushrooms, carrots, onions and avocado mixed together with shrimp and tossed with a dressing – lemon juice and balsamic vinegar)
Dinner – hamburger and sweet potato fries
Snacks
A lot of people say that when eating Paleo they don’t find themselves wanting snacks throughout the day because they’re full. If you do find yourself hungry in between meals and feel the need for a snack, here are a few ideas:
Raw almonds
Raw cashews
Piece of fruit
Dark chocolate
Frozen berries
Deviled eggs (see recipe above)
Kale chips (make your own with a simple recipe like this one )
Almond butter (decide for yourself if you’ll eat this while following the Paleo way of eating – some people say yes, it’s fine and others say no.)
Desserts
Yes, even eating Paleo you can indulge in some mouthwatering desserts. Here are a few that may whet your appetite.
Chocolate Covered Almonds
Raw almonds (unsalted) – 2 cups
Dark chocolate – 8 ounces
Sea salt
Melt the chocolate (on stove or in microwave), add the almonds and stir until fully coated. Put them on a cookie sheet lined with tin foil or parchment paper and sprinkle with sea salt. Let cool and then enjoy!
Chocolate Avocado Pudding
1 avocado
6 Tbsp. milk (almond)
2 Tbsp. Paleo friendly honey or vegan agave nectar
2 Tbsp. cocoa power (unsweetened)
Cut avocado and remove pit. Scoop avocado out and place in blender.
Add the almond milk, honey (or agave nectar), and unsweetened cocoa. Blend on high until desired consistency is reached.
Refrigerate until ready to serve. (Tastes best when chilled)
Here’s a recipe for a Paleo-friendly cake that sounds delicious but is a bit more time intensive and calls for quite a few ingredients.
And here’s a great resource for all sorts of recipes, not just desserts but main meals, drinks, snacks, sides, soups and more.
Coming up next, a few more tips for setting yourself up for success when it comes to following a Paleo diet.
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