Sample Daily Menus

Check out these fun, healthy, budget and family friendly menus which are just a small sampling of the kind of menus I can create for you. Perhaps you have been plagued with pesky “scale creep” or need to watch your salt and/or sugar intake. Maybe you have a child who needs to eat gluten-free putting your head in a tizzy wondering if you’ll ever be able to stop making separate meals for the rest of the family. Have you been contemplating “going vegetarian” or just want to feed your family nutritious meals that won’t break the bank? If any of these sound like your situation, I would love to help.

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Sample Pudge-Busting Menu

Sample Pudge-Busting Menu

Want to blast–off that annoying “pudge” that mysteriously found its way to your tummy and hips? Then start out by trying my Sample Pudge-Buster Menu. Simple and satisfying, this menu is designed for busy cooks like you who have limited food shopping and prep time.

And do check out my Food Coaching and Personal Meal Planning programs to help you create a healthy eating lifestyle and say goodbye to pesky “scale creep.”

I will teach you strategies for making healthy restaurant choices, coping with food temptations at parties, as well as conquering stress-induced snack attacks. So get ready to clean out your fridge, freezer and pantry and start melting away those annoying pounds and inches TODAY!

Here is a sample of a Pudge-Busting menu I might offer to my clients.

To make your meal plans truly personalized, I will do a detailed interview with you to identify your food likes and dislikes as well as find out how I can create menus that will work well with your lifestyle and budget.

Breakfast

MPM’s Signature Frittata

1 cup berries

1 slice sprouted grain or gluten-free toast


Power Snack

Fresh veggies with salsa


Lunch

Farmer’s Market Salad

topped with chicken, beef, turkey or fish


Power Snack

Razzle Dazzle Smoothie


Dinner

Chicken Cacciatore

served over spaghetti squash

Steamed broccoli with lemon and garlic

Sample Smoothie Shakedown™ Menu

Sample Smoothie Shakedown™ Menu

Want to BLAST off some unwanted “scale creep” that found its way to your tummy from too many recent indulgences? Then the 2-week Smoothie Shakedown™, created by Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph D. C.N.S. and the author of the N.Y Times Best Selling Fat Flush Plan™ may be the perfect solution for YOU!

Each day, you will enjoy 2 yummy smoothies plus a delicious meal of lean protein, veggies, salad and approved snacks. Before you know it, you can start kissing that nasty muffin top goodbye!

WHY NOT START TODAY?

Losing weight and inches was never so easy…

Need a little extra nudge getting started and “staying the course?“

Check out my popular Smoothie Shakedown™ Coaching!

Here is a sample of a Smoothie Shakedown™ menu I might offer to my clients.

To make your meal plans truly personalized, I will do a detailed interview with you to identify your food likes and dislikes as well as find out how I can create menus that will work well with your lifestyle and budget.

Breakfast

Bunches of Berries Smoothie

With this protein powder


Power Snack

Fresh veggies and salsa


Lunch

Blueberry Twist Smoothie

With this protein powder


Power Snack

2 hard-boiled eggs with Dijon mustard


Dinner

Chicken Cacciatore over steamed spaghetti squash

Sautéed green beans with garlic and dill

Sample Gluten-Free Menu

Sample Gluten-Free Menu

Although initially challenging, it is a bit easier these days to live a gluten-free lifestyle thanks to the increased recognition by the media, wider availability of quality meals and snacks as well as better product labeling.

But buyer-beware! Just because stores now carry bunches of enticing foods with an official gluten-free label, does not mean by any stretch of the imagination mean it is safe to assume these foods are always good for you. Unfortunately, there are thousands of packaged foods that barely deserve the right to be called nutritious. (even those sold in natural food stores!) But remove the gluten and these companies proudly shout out to the world, proclaiming their food product to be nutritious just because it’s gluten-free. Shocking, but very true!

I maintain that while nutritious packaged convenience foods do have their place in our busy lives, one is still better off from a health and budget perspective to stick primarily to freshly prepared foods whenever possible.

Here is a sample day of a Gluten-Free menu I might offer to my clients.

To make your meal plans truly personalized, I will do a detailed interview with you to identify your food likes and dislikes as well as find out how I can create menus that will work well with your lifestyle and budget.

Breakfast

Scrambled egg with tomatoes and peppers

Quinoa with honey and cinnamon

Fresh blueberries and raspberries


Power Snack

Pear slices topped with almond butter


Lunch

Shrimp and veggie roll-ups
made with steamed shrimp, avocado, diced cucumbers and tomatoes
rolled up in an Ezekiel Brown Rice Tortilla*

*found in Whole Foods, natural food stores and some supermarkets

Handful of blue corn chips


Power Snack

Triple Berry Flax Bars


Dinner

Grilled Salmon Burgers with Raita

Lettuce and tomato slices

Baked Sweet Potato “Fries”

Stir-fry of eggplant, mushrooms, zucchini and onions

Chewy Peanut Butter Choco-Chip Cookies

Sample Vegetarian Menu

Sample Vegetarian Menu

Even if you’re not a full time vegetarian, I would be willing to bet there are times when you feel like going meatless for a day or even a week. Vegetarian meals are filling and with the right food combos are balanced and full of vital nutrients, colorful and just plain fun to eat. Plus, did you know that recent studies have shown that protein derived from plants can help whittle away stubborn tummy pudge?

So whether you’ve been a serious vegetarian for ages, like to dabble occasionally in the meat-free world or just maybe you’re feeling like your meal planning has fallen into a huge rut, MPM would love to help.

Here is a sample of a Vegetarian menu I might offer to my clients.

To make your meal plans truly personalized, I will do a detailed interview with you to identify your food likes and dislikes as well as find out how I can create menus that will work well with your lifestyle and budget.

Breakfast

Pumpkin-Peach Cobbler Smoothie


Power Snack

Fresh veggies with hummus

Handful of almonds


Lunch

Cup of MPM’s Signature Gazpacho

Spinach, red pepper and artichoke omelet

Handful of brown rice crackers


Power Snack

Greek yogurt mixed with blueberries and sunflower seeds


Dinner

Garden Salad with Orange-Basil Vinaigrette

Spaghetti Squash ‘n Veggie Melange

Mini Fruit Kabobs with Chunky Strawberry Yogurt Dip

Sample On-the-Go Menu

Sample On-the-Go Menu

Is your schedule so crazy –busy that you barely have time to shop for food, let alone cook? After doing lots of detective work, I have created a “go-to” list of some of the “cleanest” convenience foods available. When intermixed with simple wholesome foods, I can create healthy and “doable” menus for you that taste good and are kind to your budget.

Check out my Food Coaching and Personal Meal Planning programs which will help you create a healthy eating lifestyle and say goodbye to living in the “fast food lane.”

Here is a sample of an On-the-Go meal plan I might offer to my clients.

To make your meal plans truly personalized, I will do a detailed interview with you to identify your food likes and dislikes as well as find out how she can create menus that will work well with your lifestyle and budget.

BreakfastYo-Fruity Crunch Sundae

Power Snack

1-2 hard boiled eggs
Cut-up veggies

Lunch

Go Picnic’s Hummus and Crackers

Power Snack

1 peach or apple

Dinner

Organic Bistro’s Savory Turkey
Garden salad with olive oil and lemon

Sample Healthy Kid-Friendly Menu

Sample Healthy Kid-Friendly Menu

So you have kids that swear they break out in hives if they eat veggies. Or your darling 2 year old son goes berserk at the suggestion of trying something besides his favorite “mac ‘n cheese” which he talks you into serving night after night…after night. Or perhaps your adorable 4 year old daughter goes into full freak-out mode because you finally refused to pack her peanut butter and jelly for lunch for the 3rd month in a row.

Trust me, I have seen it all! Not only do I have 2 daughters who abhorred anything green during most of their young lives, but I also taught preschool for 9 years where I witnessed anything and everything in terms of food habits. Through the years, I have collected an entire treasure chest of useful tips, tricks and kid-friendly recipes to help kick-start your precious young ones’ healthy eating, lifestyle. Hopefully instilling good eating habits that last a lifetime…or at least until Mom and Dad regain their sanity!

Here is a sample day of a Healthy-Kid Friendly menu I might offer to my clients.

To make your meal plans truly personalized, I will do a detailed interview with you to identify your food likes and dislikes as well as find out how I can create menus that will work well with your lifestyle and budget.

Breakfast

Breakfast Burrito

Cup of strawberries


Power Snack

Backpack Snack


Lunch

Cup of Old-Fashioned Veggie Soup
Turkey and Veggie Roll-Ups

Rolled up in a whole-grain tortilla
Handful of blue corn chips


Power Snack

Cup of Greek yogurt
mixed with banana chunks and a spoonful of almond butter


Dinner

Confetti Turkey Chili over brown rice pasta

Assorted veggie dippers and salsa

Steamed zucchini and yellow squash (or your kids’ fave veggies!)

Apple slices with cinnamon

Chewy Peanut Butter Choco-Chip Cookies