Added sugar is everywhere: it’s packed in so many processed foods that it seems almost impossible to avoid it. However, if you want to be healthy, stay healthy, reduce the risk of many chronic diseases, improve your energy levels, have better skin and hair, it’s crucial to stay away from it.
So how can you do this? Mostly by making your own meals. To help you out, here is a 7-day meal plan that covers all the mains and includes snacks. Of course, you don’t have to follow this meal plan to a T – what’s important is that you’re eating healthy, nutrient-dense, sugar-free foods.
Monday
Breakfast: 2-3 eggs with spinach and some full-fat cheese
Snack: Blueberries
Lunch: Tuna with a big bowl of green salad of your choice
Dinner: Leftovers or Stuffed chicken with a cucumber salad and feta cheese
Tuesday
Breakfast: Avocado smoothie (1 avocado, 1 banana, coconut milk, some spinach of kale, a bit of vanilla extract)
Snack: Almonds and blueberries
Lunch: Chicken with sweet peppers and spinach
Dinner: Smoked Salmon with a salad of your choice
Wednesday
Breakfast: Veggie omelet
Snack: Butter-coffee
Lunch: Turkey lettuce wraps with plenty of veggies
Dinner: Chicken soup and a big bowl veggie salad and tuna leftovers
Thursday
Breakfast: 2-3 hard-boiled eggs with tomato salad
Snack: Macadamias
Lunch: Grilled chicken with herbs and a green salad of your choice
Dinner: Baked sweet potato with some chicken leftovers and a salad
Friday
Breakfast: Avocado smoothie
Snack: Almonds and blueberries
Lunch: Steak or grilled chicken with a salad of cucumbers, tomatoes and sweet peppers, with a bit of olive oil and vinegar
Dinner: Veggie stirfry
Saturday
Breakfast: 2-3 eggs with mushrooms and some full-fat cheese
Snack: ½ Avocado
Lunch: Tuna with a big bowl of veggie salad of your choice
Dinner: Chicken lettuce wraps
Sunday
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs with mushrooms and spinach
Snack: Butter-coffee
Lunch: Smoked salmon and a green salad
Dinner: Zucchini noodles and tuna with some full-fat cheese