This week marks the beginning of what will hopefully be a lasting change - the beginning of eating clean and of consuming only water as a beverage. This week’s meal plan reflects that. All of the recipes come either from the Eat Clean website, the two books I have (The Eat-Clean Diet for Family & Kids and The Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook), or one of the Clean Eating magazines in my subscription. The page numbers are for my reference. My beverages will be one of the following: water, a smoothie, or some concoction created with my underused juicer. I will also have two to three healthy snacks. Some days it may look like I have lunch and supper reversed but those are likely days that I’ll be working a night shift and will have to take something to work already prepared.

Edit: August 12 - last night I sat down and made up two complete meal plans for this week and next. I’ll be heading out in an hour or so to pick up the things that I’ll need but am updating the menu I posted on Monday, which only contained suppers. I’m only filling in for the current and following days; I’m not back filling.

Monday: garden salad

Tuesday: Friday Night Chili (ECD F&K, pg 290)

Wednesday:
Breakfast - Oatmeal with apple; yogurt
Lunch - Quinoa, Apple & Walnut Salad with Turkey Sausage and Spicy Apple Vinaigrette (Fall 2008, pg 80)
Supper - unknown (road trip)

Thursday:
Breakfast - Potato & Egg Italiano Sandwich; smoothie (Jan/Feb 2009, pg 27)
Lunch - Mango Chicken Salad Wrap; yogurt (ECD F&K, pg 236)
Supper - Quinoa Black Bean Salad; sliced orange (Winter 2008, pg 76)

Friday:
Breakfast - Oatmeal with banana; juice
Lunch - Hummus & Veggie Wrap; smoothie (ECD F&K pg 240)
Supper - leftover chili

Saturday:
Breakfast - Oatmeal; smoothie
Lunch - Crispy Tuna Triangles; spinach salad (ECD F&K, pg 224)
Supper - Shrimp, Spinach & Mushroom Barley (May/June 2009, pg 82)

Sunday:
Breakfast - cottage cheese with apple butter; juice (Spring 2008, pg 54)
Lunch - Baked Salmon with Orange Glaze; brown rice (Spring 2008, pg 82)
Supper - Egg Salad Sandwich (ECD F&K, pg 232)

There are many more menu plans to be found over at Organzing Junkie. If you’re at a loss as to what to serve up this week, head on over and check them out.