SAMPLE MENUS FOR 14 DAYS

PEOPLE OFTEN ASK ME FOR MORE THAN RECIPES

They want suggestions on how to create meal plans for a week or more. To honor those requests, here are two full weeks of menu preparations. You can also check out my Lighter profile for free meal plans incorporating hundreds of recipes at www.lighter.world/providers/Michael_Greger

WEEK 1

DAY 1

BREAKFAST

Summertime Oatmeal

LUNCH

Curried Chickpea Wraps

V-12 Vegetable Blast

DINNER

Super Salad with Garlic Caesar Dressing & Hemp Hearts

Zucchini Noodles with Avocado-Cashew Alfredo

DESSERT

Strawberry-Banana Nice Cream

DAY 2

BREAKFAST

Burrito Breakfast Bake

LUNCH

Vegetable & Red Bean Gumbo

Cheesy Kale Crisps

DINNER

Miso Soup with Spinach & Dulse

Buckwheat Soba & Edamame with Almond Butter Sauce

DESSERT

Berry Chocolate Chia Pudding

DAY 3

BREAKFAST

Morning Grain Bowls

LUNCH

Spinach & Mushroom Black Bean Burritos

Edamame Guacamole + raw veggies

DINNER

Mango-Avocado-Kale Salad with Ginger-Sesame Orange Dressing

Yellow Rice & Black Beans with Broccoli

DESSERT

Fudgy No-Bake Brownies

DAY 4

BREAKFAST

Super Green Smoothie

LUNCH

Black Bean Gazpacho Salad

Pumpkin Seed Dip + raw veggies

DINNER

Stuffed Portobellos with Herbed Mushroom Gravy

Purple Cabbage Sauté

DESSERT

Baked Apple Crumbles

DAY 5

BREAKFAST

French Toast with Berry Drizzle

Warm Pear Compote

LUNCH

Kale & White Bean Soup

Three-Seed Crackers

DINNER

Super Salad with Garlic Caesar Dressing & Hemp Hearts

Roasted Vegetable Lasagna

DESSERT

Very Cherry Nice Cream

DAY 6

BREAKFAST

Skillet Sweet Potato Hash

100% whole-grain toast

LUNCH

Beans & Greens Quesadillas

Summer Salsa

DINNER

Portobellos & Greens on Toast

Baked Onion Rings

DESSERT

Two-Berry Pie with Pecan-Sunflower Crust

DAY 7

BREAKFAST

French Toast with Berry Drizzle

LUNCH

Sloppy Jacks

DINNER

Lentil Shepherd’s Pie

Roasted Asparagus with Yellow Pepper Béarnaise

DESSERT

Almond-Chocolate Truffles

WEEK 2

DAY 8

BREAKFAST

Summertime Oatmeal

LUNCH

Moroccan Lentil Soup

Cheesy Kale Crisps

DINNER

Garlic Greens Sauté

Mac & Cheese

DESSERT

Raspberry-Peach Crisp

DAY 9

BREAKFAST

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie

Superfood Breakfast Bites

LUNCH

Chopped Vegetable Salad

Champion Vegetable Chili

DINNER

Quinoa Pilaf with Carrots & Chickpeas

Cauliflower Steaks with Chermoula Sauce

DESSERT

Strawberry-Banana Nice Cream

DAY 10

BREAKFAST

Chocolate Oatmeal

LUNCH

Black Bean Soup with Quinoa & Kale

Beet Burgers

DINNER

Pistachio-Spinach Salad with Strawberry Balsamic Dressing

Whole Wheat Pasta with Lentil Bolognese

DESSERT

Fresh Fruit Skewers with Blackberry Coulis

DAY 11

BREAKFAST

Burrito Breakfast Bake

LUNCH

Smoky Black-Eyed Peas & Collards

Brown rice

DINNER

Chickpea & Cauliflower Curry

Brown rice

Indian-Style Spinach & Tomatoes

DESSERT

Fudgy No-Bake Brownies

DAY 12

BREAKFAST

Superfood Breakfast Bites

Cherry-Berry Smoothie

LUNCH

Veracruz Tempeh Lettuce Wraps

Smoky Roasted Chickpeas

DINNER

Braised Tempeh & Bok Choy with Spicy Ginger Sauce

Brown rice

DESSERT

No-Bake Oatmeal Walnut Cookies

DAY 13

BREAKFAST

Morning Grain Bowls

LUNCH

Black Bean Burgers

Sesame Purple Cabbage & Carrot Slaw

DINNER

Roasted Beets with Balsamic-Braised Beet Greens

Stuffed Winter Squash with Black Bean Sauce

DESSERT

Peanut Butter–Banana Nice Cream

DAY 14

BREAKFAST

Skillet Sweet Potato Hash

100% whole-grain toast

LUNCH

Kale Salad with Avocado Goddess Dressing

Beans & Greens Quesadillas

DINNER

Lemon-Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Carrots with Pecans

Red Quinoa Loaf with Golden Gravy

DESSERT

Fresh Fruit Skewers with Blackberry Coulis