Beginner Keto Meal Plan
My favorite fitness guy would always say “Fail to plan is a plan to fail”. A Beginner Keto Meal plan is an essential part of staying on track to being healthy. When we throw caution to the wind and then we are faced with ravenous hunger pains theres no telling what foods we will put in our mouths.
It does not have to be difficult…start super simple. No one is expecting you to be Julia Childs. When we are semi-prepared then we decide what goes into our bodies.
A very busy life
Life gets so so busy and we have a bazillion decisions to make every day….and quite frankly it’s exhausting! I’m sure you’ve heard of Steve Jobs or Mark Zuckerberg wearing the same thing everyday so they don’t even have to make a decision that early in the morning.
That’s what we’re doing with our food choices when we make a Beginner Keto Meal Plan for the week. This saves time, saves money, saves trips to the market, helps with batch cooking and quite frankly is a lot less exhausting then getting stung 2-3x a day with “WHAT SHOULD I EAT?????”
When I do some simple planning early in the week it takes a lot of the decisions and “on the fly” choices out of my hands. What I’m having for lunch or dinner has already been decided and planned for.
This meal plan I do every Sunday is nothing fancy, but it works! P.S. I add my work outs, too!
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I’ve given you a 7 day Beginner Keto Meal Plan below, but what if you want to make it even easier? Emeals.com will do the work of planning and making the grocery list for you!!! I have a 14-day free trial for you to try it out.
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My secret to lasting weight loss
Maintaining my weight loss, and quite frankly staying healthy, has always been the main driver for this website. Making meals like these Pepperoni Pizza Egg Cups is really my trick. Sorry, it’s that simple for me…I meal prep and almost always cook at home.
I wrote a few articles about this and will write more, but I want everyone to know that cooking at home is one of my major keys to success. Every meal does not have to be epic, but when I am prepared I have a much better chance at success.
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7 Day Beginner Keto Meal Plan
All of these meals are interchangeable. Don’t feel like you must eat salmon for dinner or greek yogurt for breakfast. And heck, here’s a thought for you…how about you skip breakfast all together???
I know it sounds crazy, but just skip it. By skipping breakfast you eliminate another meal to plan or prepare….PLUS you head into the world of Intermittent Fasting. More on that later.
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Let’s Get Started
Monday
Breakfast: Coffee or tea with or without heavy cream, two eggs scrambled with 1 tbsp butter
If you are sensitive to caffeine or coffee, try black tea which has a similar taste and texture to coffee, but lessens the caffeine while providing fantastic detoxification benefits.
Lunch: Salad with Rotisserie Chicken & cheese & real dressing
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 cup chopped chicken (make your own or buy rotisserie or canned)
- 2-4 cups of green and colorful leafy vegetables (mixed greens, red cabbage, onion, mushroom, tomato, etc)
- 1/4 cup cheese
- 1-2 TBSP of olive oil
- generous pinch of salt and pepper
- dressing of choice with NO SUGAR (ranch, blue cheese, homemade-whatever, just make sure its full fat and no sugar)
Snack: A handful of macadamia nuts or pecans (if you can skip this then do)
Dinner: Beef or Turkey Cheeseburger with a green vegetable
- 4 oz beef or turkey burger (prepare extra for leftovers)
- 1 slice cheese (american, cheddar, swiss, or whatever)
- ½ avocado or 2 TBSP of guacamole
- Lettuce, tomato, onion, dill pickles
- 1 cup of broccoli or asparagus or spinach cooked in 2-3 tbsp olive oil, coconut oil, grass-fed butter, or ghee – seasoned well with salt and pepper
Tuesday
Breakfast: Coffee black or with splash of cream & Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 cup plain 5% greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup raspberries or strawberries
- 2 tbsp chopped pecans or almonds
Lunch: Leftover Beef or Turkey Cheeseburger
Make it into a salad with choice of cheese, lettuce, onion, avocado, olive oil, mayo or ranch dressing, generous pinch of salt
Dinner: Portobello Pepperoni or Veg Pizzas (make extra for leftovers)
- Large Portobello Mushrooms
- Marinara Sauce (Rao’s brand is best, but any low carb will do)
- Shredded mozzarella
- Pepperoni slices chopped
Side salad with mixed greens, onions, tomato, shredded parmesan and a drizzle of olive oil…don’t forget to salt your salad.
Wednesday
Breakfast: Coffee or tea and 2-3 scrambled eggs w/ 1/4 cup cheese and 1/4 cup mixed vegetables (mushroom, tomato, spinach, onion)
Lunch: Leftover Portobello Pizzas and a side salad
Dinner: Beef Taco Salad (make extra for leftovers)
- ground beef (15% fat)
- taco seasoning (Trader Joes is low carb or make your own)
- sour cream
- avocado
- lettuce shredded
- tomato
- olives
- onions
- cilantro
- salsa
- shredded cheese
Thursday
Breakfast: Coffee black or with splash of cream & Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 cup plain 5% greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup raspberries or strawberries
- 2 tbsp chopped pecans or almonds
Lunch: Taco Salad (leftovers)
Dinner: Zucchini Boats (make extra for leftovers)
- Ground turkey
- marinara sauce
- zucchini scooped out and pre-baked
- parmesan cheese
Side salad of leafy greens with shaved almonds, parmesan cheese, drizzle in olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Friday
Breakfast: Coffee or tea with splash of cream and 2 slices bacon (no added sugar) with 2 scrambled microwave eggs and 1/2 avocado (yes, do it all in the microwave!)
Lunch: BLT wraps with avocado or cheese and spicy mayo
- bacon (left over)
- romaine lettuce leaves
- tomato
- avocado or cheese
- spicy mayo (store bought or homemade)
Dinner: Lemon Salmon (bake for 20mins + depending on thickness)
- Salmon filets (make extra for leftovers)
- sliced lemon
- olive oil
- butter
- dill weed
- Salt and Pepper
Generous salad with nuts and cheese and avocado
Saturday
Breakfast: Black Coffee or tea only
Lunch: Bomblette and Bistro Salad
- shredded cheese
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 avocado
- greens with balsamic dressing
Dinner: Salmon Cesar Salad with Parmesan Crisps
- Salmon (leftover)
- Romaine Lettuce
- Sriracha Ceasar dressing (mix ceasar with sriracha)
- parmesan cheese
- whisp crackers
Sunday
Breakfast: Black coffee or tea with splash of cream & Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 cup plain 5% greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup raspberries or strawberries
- 2 tbsp chopped pecans or almonds
Lunch: Antipasto Salad
- Leafy greens/lettuce
- Olives
- Pepperoni
- Salami
- Cheese
- Peppers
- Olive oil or no sugar Italian dressing
- Salt and pepper
Dinner: Rotisserie Chicken Burrito Bowl
- Lettuce
- Shredded chicken
- A nice mound of guacamole
- Cheese
- Sour cream
- Sautéed onions and peppers
- hot sauce
- A chopped egg if so desired
Here’s the link to a pdf of the weekly Keto meal plan for you to print out and fill in…so easy.
The Kellie Kitchen Keto Meal Plan
I print out this very simple Beginner Keto meal plan every Sunday and hang it on my fridge. Planning to succeed leads to success. When we “fail to plan, then we can plan to fail”….so keeping meal planning as simple as possible is my first step to success in my health.
Here’s a blank version for you to look at or create your own with the link below.