Is Back to School back to reality and healthy eating for you? Here’s a week’s worth of easy to prep 21 Day Fix and 2B Mindset recipes to make Back to School a success!
My kids go back to school this week. And while I am actually super excited to get back to work (hello, dream job), I’m always sad to see summer break end. I love sleeping in, love that we wear our pjs for hours before leaving the house, love that there is more time for my kids to play together.
And I also always get sad thinking about next summer…when my kids are older. Next summer my daughter will be nine and my son will be five. That’s are decidedly older sounding than 4 and 8. Oh – and I’ll be 40, but somehow the fact that I’m getting older isn’t as hard as them getting older.
On the other hand, I have this feeling like, we made it. We did it. We conquered summer and had a blast.
Routine will also be good, and food-wise, I need it. I don’t think I’m alone here, either, so here’s a meal plan to get us all back on track.
Here’s a week’s worth of easy to prep recipes to make Back to School a success!
{Back to School} Meal Plan & Grocery List
Monday: Italian Chicken Skillet {21 Day Fix}
Groceries:
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 thinly sliced chicken breasts (1 lb)
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 cup crushed tomatoes, 2 cups if you are serving this with zoodles or pasta
- dried oregano
- dried basil
- crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese (2B Mindset can use low fat)
- 1 T of Parmesan cheese
Tuesday: 21 Day Fix Salsa Lime Chicken (Instant Pot/Slow Cooker)(I eat this over a taco salad!)
Groceries:
- 1-2 lbs of boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 jar of organic, all natural salsa with no added sugar
- 1 lime
- your favorite taco salad ingredients/toppings – I love romaine, Pico de Gallo, avocados, cheese, Greek yogurt, bell peppers, cucumbers and olives
Wednesday: 21 Day Fix Instant Pot Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes or Momma’s Meatloaf {21 Day Fix}
Groceries:
- 1 1/2lbs of lean, grass fed ground beef
- 1/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs (we use gluten free)
- 1/4 onion
- 7 cloves of garlic
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup of shredded pecorino romano, plus more for topping (Locatelli brand is the best)
- 1 tsp of dry parsley or 1 T freshly chopped parsley
- (1) 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 3 cups of quartered and peeled golden potatoes
- 3 cups of baby carrots
- 3 T vegan butter or ghee
- 1 cup of chicken broth or stock
(2B – leave out potatoes and make extra veggies!)
Thursday: 21 Day Fix Grilled Pork Tacos with Avocado Peach Salsa (peaches are SO good right now)
Groceries:
- 1 lb boneless pork chops
- 1 T salt free taco seasoning
- olive oil spray
- salt and pepper
- 8 corn tortillas
- shredded lettuce or cabbage
- 2 peaches
- 1 1/3 cup of ripe avocado
- 1 small red or orange bell pepper
- 1/2 cup red onion
- jalapeno
- fresh cilantro
- 1 lime
- 1 tsp honey
-
optional add-in – Greek yogurt with fresh lime juice
Friday: 3-Cheese White Pizza with Arugula {21 Day Fix}
(2B – try this Arugula Shrimp Salad {21 Day Fix})
Groceries:
- 1 gluten-free or whole grain flat bread
- part skim ricotta
- shredded mozzarella
- parmesan cheese
- turkey bacon
- arugula
- garlic powder
- crushed red pepper
- olive oil cooking spray
- olive oil (I used lemon infused olive oil)
- fresh lemon juice
Meal Plan & Grocery List {43} Back to School | 21 Day Fix | 2B Mindset
Ingredients
Monday: Italian Chicken Skillet {21 Day Fix}
Groceries:
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 thinly sliced chicken breasts (1 lb)
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 cup crushed tomatoes, 2 cups if you are serving this with zoodles or pasta
- dried oregano
- dried basil
- crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese (2B Mindset can use low fat)
- 1 T of Parmesan cheese
Tuesday: 21 Day Fix Salsa Lime Chicken (Instant Pot/Slow Cooker)(I eat this over a taco salad!)
Groceries:
- 1–2 lbs of boneless skinless chicken breast
- 1 jar of organic, all natural salsa with no added sugar
- 1 lime
- your favorite taco salad ingredients/toppings – I love romaine, Pico de Gallo, avocados, cheese, Greek yogurt, bell peppers, cucumbers and olives
Wednesday: 21 Day Fix Instant Pot Meatloaf and Mashed Potatoes or Momma’s Meatloaf {21 Day Fix}
Groceries:
- 1 1/2lbs of lean, grass fed ground beef
- 1/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs (we use gluten free)
- 1/4 onion
- 7 cloves of garlic
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup of shredded pecorino romano, plus more for topping (Locatelli brand is the best)
- 1 tsp of dry parsley or 1 T freshly chopped parsley
- (1) 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 3 cups of quartered and peeled golden potatoes
- 3 cups of baby carrots
- 3 T vegan butter or ghee
- 1 cup of chicken broth or stock
(2B – leave out potatoes and make extra veggies!)
Thursday: 21 Day Fix Grilled Pork Tacos with Avocado Peach Salsa (peaches are SO good right now)
Groceries:
- 1 lb boneless pork chops
- 1 T salt free taco seasoning
- olive oil spray
- salt and pepper
- 8 corn tortillas
- shredded lettuce or cabbage
- 2 peaches
- 1 1/3 cup of ripe avocado
- 1 small red or orange bell pepper
- 1/2 cup red onion
- jalapeno
- fresh cilantro
- 1 lime
- 1 tsp honey
-
optional add-in – Greek yogurt with fresh lime juice
Friday: 3-Cheese White Pizza with Arugula {21 Day Fix}
(2B – try this Arugula Shrimp Salad {21 Day Fix})
Groceries:
- 1 gluten-free or whole grain flat bread
- part skim ricotta
- shredded mozzarella
- parmesan cheese
- turkey bacon
- arugula
- garlic powder
- crushed red pepper
- olive oil cooking spray
- olive oil (I used lemon infused olive oil)
- fresh lemon juice
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