Here’s your ingredient list if your daily calorie goal is between 1,200 and 1,400 calories.
Ingredient List for Week 1 Recipes
Shrimp Burrito Bowl
For the cilantro black beans & rice
- 3/4 cup uncooked long-grain brown rice
- 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 tsp grated lime zest
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
For the Burrito Bowl
- 1 tsp canola oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 2 bell peppers (any color), sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 1 tomato, seeded and chopped
- 1 avocado, diced
Chicken & Butternut Squash Stew
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 4 x 5 oz boneless, skinless, chicken breasts
- 1 onion
- 2 tsp Ras el Hanout seasoning (or Cumin, Ginger, Paprika, Coriander and Cinnamon)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 1/4 lb butternut squash, diced
- 1 14oz can of fire-roasted, diced tomatoes
- 2 tbsp cilantro
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat cous cous
Sweet Potato and Roasted Chickpea Bowl
- 2 x 15oz can chickpeas/garbanzo beans
- 1 tbsp fresh rosemary
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups sweet potato, diced
- 4 cups chopped kale
- 1/4 cup walnuts
Make Your Own Salad
Yields 3 servings
Start with a base of 8 oz of Mixed greens (Spinach, kale, arugula)
Choose 1 Protein Source:
- 12 oz chicken breast
- 12 oz steak
- 12 oz salmon
- 18 oz tofu
- 1 cup dry lentils or canned beans
Choose 1:
- 1 cup brown rice
- 1 cup quinoa
- 1 cup farro
- 1 1/2 cups of diced apples
- 1 1/2 cups of berries or
- 1 1/2 cups of dried fruit
Toppings:
- Shredded Carrots
- Broccoli
- Radishes
- Tomatoes
- Nuts
No Cook Lunch Option - Sandwich
Yields 3 meals
- 6 slices of whole wheat bread
- 1 1/2 Avocados
- Protein option (see below)
- Veggie Toppings (See Below)
Select a protein:
- 12 oz cooked chicken (rotisserie, shredded etc)
- 3 cups canned chickpeas, mashed
Select veggies of your choice:
- Lettuce
- Tomato
- Bell peppers
- Spinach
- Sprouts
- Cucumbers