Healthy Family Meal Plans Recipes
This family-friendly, two-week healthy meal plan is designed for the fall and winter months and is full of recipes the whole family will love that are easy to make -- plus, it comes with a free printable shopping list.
I love having a plan when I'm cooking, if you do too, look at these posts: My Approach to Eating, What to Make for Dinner: Stop the 5 Oclock Dinner Planning and 3 Tips for Making Meal Prep EASY!
If you want to feed your family well but aren't sure where to start, this is the post for you. I have a whole foods approach to eating that your whole family will gobble up (with no health food store needed… score ).
Ultimate Plant Based Meal Plan For Families
This meal plan is ideal for families because all of the recipes are beyond simple, the ingredients are easy to find, and your whole family will chow down the meals. If you are new to healthy eating or trying to eat with a focus on whole foods, this a great place to start because the recipes are very traditional while also being simply delicious, if I do say so myself.
I do want to mention that “healthy” is a relative term, and we may not agree on what it means. To me, it’s about balance, eating foods that make you feel good, and not restricting yourself. You can check out my food philosophy here (LINK).
Let me take the thinking out of feeding your family! This eating clean meal plan is great for busy families who want to eat at home more! You are going to love all of the tried-and-true recipes I've been making for my family of seven for years.
Meal Prep Recipes: 3 Budget Family Dinners From One Slow Cooker Chicken Dish
Tip: Make a double batch of the waffles and pancakes on the first day, and freeze half for the second time you plan to serve them for breakfast. Thaw in the fridge overnight, and reheat in a toaster. Easy as can be!
Here are some simple lunch ideas for your family that can be made at home or taken on the go to work, school, or the park.
I've made this EVEN EASIER! Sign up here to get a free PDF printable shopping list for the dinners included in this meal plan.
Weekly Meal Plan
Dinner is the hardest meal of the day because everyone’s a little bit tired, and there’s still a lot left to do (homework, sports practice, baths, bedtime, cleanup, etc.). Here's my easy meal plan that is perfect for fall and winter dinners that’ll take the stress out of getting the final meal of the day on the table! They’re hearty and will warm you up from the inside out during the chilly months.
I rely on frozen veggies a lot in the winter months because there aren’t as many fresh options available as warmer months. If you need a side for your meals, consider adding baked or roasted potatoes, roasted fresh veggies , steamed frozen veggies, or making a simple side salad (with a great dressing) to go with your meal.
Hard squashes like butternut , spaghetti, and acorn are in season, as well as other dark greens like Brussels sprouts , kale, and cabbage.
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Fruits like apples, pomegranates, oranges, and other citrus fruits are also prime in the winter. Frozen fruit such as summer berries or peaches are also great (stock up and freeze them yourself when they are in season for added savings).
If your kids are like mine, I bet they come home hungry from school. This snack list is also great for things to send in school lunches.
Love a fall and winter meal plan? Don't worry, I have a summery one too! You can find mysummer meal plan here.
Healthy Family Meal Plan
I hope this free meal plan for families really helps you out, saves you time, and takes some of the thinking out of what's for dinner?!
Melissa is dedicated to helping parents figure out the nightly questions, What's for Dinner?! with her no-fuss approach to cooking. Read more...Family-friendly with every dish being veggie-loaded in delicious and easy ways! This plan is absolutely wonderful for kick starting how your family eats vegetables and gives you tools for keeping it going! Easy, healthy and delicious meals(breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and desserts included!). All recipes are gluten free and dairy-free.
Veggie-loaded is my approach to getting vegetables into easy and healthy meals. Every meal, in fact! In creative ways that won’t leave you feeling blah about eating veggies.
Free Easy And Healthy Meal Plans
The simple act of eating more veggies every day can do wonderful things for your health. Veggies fill your food and thus your body with more vitamins, minerals and nutrients. However, vegetables are also the one food group so many people have a difficult time getting excited about eating and are most likely to leave off their plate.
Which is why I started creating veggie-loaded recipes. Recipes that are loaded with vegetables that help makes veggies exciting again and get you jazzed about getting them into your life more. My veggie-loaded approach has helped many families (children and adults alike) change how they look at vegetables and how they eat them.
So, if veggie-loading is something you need in your life, I’ve created this 7 day meal plan to help you jumpstart your love affair with vegetables! It is full of easy recipes that won’t stress you out and that are not only tried-and-true but deeply loved by my veggie-loading community.
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You don’t HAVE to have anything fancier than a sharp knife to get veggies into your diet easily, but there are a few kitchen gadgets I reach for time and time again that make veggie-loading recipes easy-peasy!
I think I probably use my food processor on the daily. The “S” blade is awesome for finely (and oh-so quickly) chopping veggies to be sautéed or to be added to a sauce, meatloaf or meatballs. And the grating blade is perfect for shredding zucchini or carrots for baked goods, adding to oatmeal or quickly prepping veggies for a simple tossed salad!
My blender lives on my kitchen counter, because it gets a daily workout too! I love starting the day with a veggie-loaded smoothie, as it sends everyone into the day on an easy and healthy foot! My blender is my favorite for making quick veggie-loaded blender recipes, like Oatmeal Green Smoothie Muffins or Flourless Chocolate Waffles (with Greens). I also love love love my blender for pureeing up veggie-loaded tomato sauce, homemade carrot and applesauce or even a veggie-loaded soup for dinner! You can get a fancy blender (I finally got a Vitamix after years of longing for one) or keep it simple. Whatever blender you opt for, I highly suggest one with multiple speeds to help you blend whatever veggie-goodness you throw into it to perfection.
Days Of Healthy Family Meals
Yep, a grater. Like a cheese grater…. because they don’t have to just be for cheese! If you prefer to keep the kitchen gadgets to a minimum or are trying to be budget-friendly, a grater is a great (and relatively quick) way to shred up veggies for baked good, to stir into tuna and chicken salads, add to meatballs and meatloaves or even add to sauces and soups! They are easy to clean. Easy to store. And do a bang-up job at getting veggies tiny enough to add into so many recipes!
With all the veggies there are in the world, at the grocery store and farmer’s market…. which ones should you always have on hand to help you veggie-load your meals? While this is going to ultimately be a personal list that will evolve with your own unique tastes and preferences, here are the veggies I always keep on hand and find I get the most veggie-loaded mileage out of!
Okay, these are technically a fruit, but they are so low in sugar that many people enjoy them like a veggie! Loaded with creamy healthy fats, they are something I love to keep on hand whenever possible! Avocados are easy to add on top of soups, throw in smoothies, blend into baked goods, and on top of pretty much any dish for an extra punch of plant goodness!
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Spinach is such a powerhouse of a veggie and can be easily added to so many things! Full of vitamins A, B2, C and K, spinach also is a great source of magnesium, manganese, folate, iron, calciumand potassium. See? Serious goodness you want more of in your life! I love to add spinach to all the smoothies, finely chop it up to add into burgers, meatballs, meatloaves, tuna or chicken salad and tomato sauce. I also am known to add spinach to blender pancakes and muffins…turning them a fun green color (and no, you can’t taste the spinach!)
Zucchini is a really mellow veggie with a mild flavor and can easily disappear into a food, making it a great veggie to add to your veggie-loaded lifestyle! It is a great source of vitamin C and potassium and zucchini is rumored to be great for aiding in digestion! I love to add grated zucchini to baked goods, scrambled eggs or even into oatmeal for a veggie-loaded breakfast! I have
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