An 1,800-2,000 Calorie a Day Meal Plan for Busy Moms

Back again this week with another meal plan from a BUSY MOM! If you follow me on social, you know we’re deep in the travel ball life, along with school and school sports and church! So PLANNING out my meals is ESSENTIAL for me. And the truth is that I am eating a LOT of the same things from week to week, so if this looks familiar from week to week, that’s ok. There is JOY and progress in the mundane!

The other truth is that I’m not going to share fancy, multi-ingredient recipes with you each week. I KEEP IT BASIC. My BEST meal prep strategy is to BATCH PREP and pull from that work each day. (I promise I’ll make a post about BATCH PREP soon.)

The key is to find what works for YOU! What I’m sharing works for ME and my family, but set some goals and parameters for your food this week. I’m in FAT LOSS mode right now and super serious about RADICAL DISCIPLINE in my fitness.

So here goes! This week we have baseball games and travel ball as well.

What I’m Eating This Week 

Monday: 

• Breakfast – Chocolate and Vanilla Protein Powder, Fairlife Milk, avocado (FIBER)
• Lunch – Newk’s Cobb Salad (minus the gorgonzola and croutons) 1/2 serving of ranch
• Dinner – Roast salmon and asparagus (same every week!), kraut for gut health
• Snack – two boiled eggs and berries

Tuesday 

• Breakfast – two eggs + 1/2c egg whites, bacon, avocado on sourdough toast 
• Lunch – Roast salmon, asparagus (leftovers) 
• Dinner – Burger Salad
• Snack – cottage cheese and berries 

Wednesday 

• Breakfast – Protein shake, 1/2 banana, fair life milk, 1/3 c dry oats
• Lunch – Chipotle Burrito Bowl ( 1/2 serving of rice and beans, extra greens, chicken, corn salsa)
• Dinner – Proscuitto wrapped chicken tenders, raw veggies and pickles
• Snack – rice cake with almond butter and dark chocolate chips

Thursday 

• Breakfast – two eggs + 1 c egg whites, chicken sausage (Aldi) , apple butter on sourdough toast 
• Lunch – Proscuitto wrapped chicken tenders, raw veggies and pickles
• Dinner – Chicken and rice bowl with teriyaki sauce and steamed veggies
• Snack – two boiled eggs, Chomp stick and apple 

Friday 

• Breakfast – two eggs + 1 c egg whites, chicken sausage (Aldi) , avocado on sourdough toast 
• Lunch – Ground chicken, cauliflower rice, frozen peas, soy sauce, olive oil and avocado 
• Dinner – Smash burger (no bun), smashed potatoes, green salad and balsamic dressing
• Snack – Protein balls (oats, peanut butter, flax seed, chocolate chips)

I really pray this encourages you and gives you some meal ideas for your week! Send me an email at rachel@racheljmitchell.com if you want more details or want to calculate your own macros and goals!