If you are looking for realistic examples of what eating a more Mediterranean inspired diet looks like…then look no further. We are sharing what our Mediterranean diet meal plan looks like this week, along with some items we are loving lately.
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
Sunday
This was Superbowl Sunday, so our schedule for meals was a bit off. We enjoyed some snacks during the game and then continued those snacks into our dinner.
These are the snacks that we made (both for the watch party we attended and then at home after the first half for dinner) –
- Loaded Mediterranean Hummus (served with pita chips and sliced cucumbers)
- Crispy Rice with Spicy Salmon (recipe from London Bruncher’s Instagram). I used smoked salmon in place of sushi grade salmon and it was fantastic.
- Chipotle Cashew Queso from Pinch of Yum
Monday
Lunch – 2 hardboiled eggs with Everything but the Bagel Seasoning, Celery Sticks with Fixx & Fog Everything Butter, Fruit Salad with pineapple, cantaloupe, pomegranate seeds, chia seeds and blueberries
Dinner – Salmon sautéed in a pan with olive oil, lemon, dried basil and garlic powder, steamed artichokes and easy bean salad
- we purchase Sitka Salmon for wild caught alaskan salmon that’s delivered right to our doorstep. It’s so fresh tasting and convenient. Check out more about them at www.sitkasalmonshares.com
Tuesday
Lunch – Nordic Breakfast Toast
Dinner – Greek Chicken Bowls, leftover bean salad
Wednesday
Lunch – leftover greek chicken bowls, an orange, pistachios
Dinner – Spicy Breakfast Tacos, big green salad. The kids had regular breakfast tacos (minus the chipotle sauce)
Thursday
Lunch – blueberries with cottage cheese, carrot and celery sticks dipped in hummus, and chips with salsa
Dinner – Smoked Salmon with Kite Hill Dairy Free Cream Cheese, red onion, capers and tomato with a side of celery sticks dipped in bean dip
Friday
Lunch – Whole Wheat Toast with Almond Butter, Sliced banana, Chia seeds and blueberries with a bowl of Cereal (testing out a cereal brand to review later)
Dinner – Air Fryer Greek Chicken with Leek & Asparagus Soup (we also went to a cheeseboard making workshop with friends, so we ate a lot of cheese and crackers)
Saturday
Lunch – my daughter and I attended a neighborhood “Galentines Day Party” so we ate lunch at the party
Dinner – Went Out for Dinner
What We’ve Been Loving Lately
This week we became re-obsessed with Bitchin’ Sauce, especially the chipotle flavor. If you aren’t familiar, it’s a sauce/dip/spread found at many chain grocery stores (by the refrigerated hummus) that is made from almonds and is gluten free and vegan as well. It is a great flavor and we put it on everything from sandwiches, crackers, tacos, etc.
While trying to figure out some ongoing dietary issues, I made an attempt to reduce dairy in my diet (no eliminate by any means, just scale back a bit) so I tried out this Kite Hill Chive Flavored Cream Cheese Alternative. It’s delicoius! The texture and flavor is so similar to regular cream cheese that my husband couldn’t even tell the difference.
