Every week, we share a summary of my family’s Mediterranean diet Meal plan, as a way to simply share ideas and recipes.
We also share a few thing we’ve been loving lately near the bottom of the article. This ranges from recipes, products or just anything in between.
Our Mediterranean Diet Meal Plan
We share our family’s weekly meal plan simply for meal ideas and recipe inspiration for anyone else looking for suggestions. Please keep in mind that every family and person is different and this is just what works for us.
Check out our previous weekly Mediterranean Diet Meals and Menus here –
How We Meal Plan
We go more in depth on how we go about planning meals in this post – Meal Planning Guide but just to quickly summarize –
- Breakfast is usually pretty standard in our house so I don’t include it on our meal plan list
- My kids either bring a bagged lunch or buy hot lunch at school so I only meal plan for my lunch (and my husband if he is working from home that day)
- I include notes on some days to indicate if the meal is something we have to make quickly, on the go, etc. This really helps when it comes to planning meals and buying food to know our schedule in advance.
- On Saturdays we typically eat leftovers and eat out for lunch or dinner. I indicate that on the meal plan each week but just in case you were wondering
What We Ate this Week
Our normal meal planning schedule got mixed up a bit this week due to payday issues but we made it work. Therefore, towards the end of the week we had to stretch meals a bit instead of going to the store on our normal grocery shopping day. That’s why you’ll see a few more “hodge podge” meals than usual.
We also are fully in softball and little league season, so some nights require a quick and easy dinner before showers and bedtime.
I did have a goal this week to focus on including more plant based lunches into our meals. I’d say it was a success for the most part and quite tasty!
Sunday
Lunch – We went to check out an RV for our summer cross country trip so we stopped at a local Greek Restaurant for lunch. We shared hummus, tzatziki with pita and cucumbers, falafel and feta fries. Everything was delicious!
Dinner – The kids had pizza and we had leftover Pasta (Spaghetti Aglio e Oleo)
Monday
Lunch – Super Plant Salad – spinach, sprouts, onion, cucumber, strawberries, almonds and Spicy Cashew Butter Dressing (from Trader Joe’s), Toasted Bread with Fix & Fogg Everything Butter and blueberries
Dinner – Skirt Steak, Angel Hair Pasta, Za’atar Salad (from Trader Joe’s)
Tuesday
Lunch – Brain Boosting Smoothie, Ultimate Green Veggie Sandwich with Hummus
Dinner – Spinach White Bean Gnocchi Skillet from Recipe Runner (so so so good!!!!!)
Wednesday
Lunch – Super Easy Salad – cauliflower medley veggie mix, blueberries, sauerkraut and spicy cashew butter dressing (from Trader Joe’s), side of toast with Fix & Fogg Everything Butter
Dinner – Smoked Salmon with Olive Oil, Red Onion, Tomato and Capers, Toast with Everything Butter, Scrambled Eggs with Vegan Kale, Basil, Cashew Pesto (from Trader Joe’s)
Thursday
Lunch – same salad as Wednesday
Dinner – Roast Chicken, Garlic Naan, Butternut Squash Soup
Friday
Lunch – Turkey & Avocado Sandwich (from Togo’s)
Dinner – Steamed Rice, Lemon & Garlic Pan Seared Salmon, Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts
Saturday
Lunch – Super Simple Tuna Salad
Dinner – my daughter and I went out to dinner where I had the most amazing Beet & Burrata Salad that I can’t wait to try making at home!
What We Loved this Week
I popped into Whole Foods and found a few new snacks to try that I absolutely loved!
We’ve tried both the Everything Flavor and Bombay Spice. Both are great! These are a great on the go snack or would be great on top of a salad for some crunch.
My husband didn’t love these as much as the Biena snacks but I thought they were just as delicious!
Spicy Cashew Butter Dressing
This dressing is from Trader Joe’s and I have become obsessed with finding things to put it on this week. It’s got a pretty good kick heat wise but isn’t overwhelming. So so good on salads.
