How I Think About Meal Planning: 3-in-1s!

Don’t like eating the same thing every day? Me too. In Simple with Feel Good FoodI will show you how I prepare food to keep my cooking simple, yet exciting.

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Ok, logistics aside, I want to tell you about a really cool feature on the Simple with Feel Good Food: the 3-in-1 meal plan!

What is a 3-in-1?

I also like to call this section “Meal Preparation for People Who Don’t Want to Eat the Same Thing Every Day.”

Here’s how it works:

With each plan, we’ve come up with 3 dinner recipes that share the grocery list. You can find the grocery list and recipe overview on the first page of each plan (see above).

You’ll do most of the cooking on day 1 so that your preparation is streamlined on days 2 and 3. Leftovers from day 1 carry over to days 2 and 3, but they become completely different. recipe every time. You never have to eat the same thing twice!

For example, Zucchini 3-in-1 starts with Farro Stuffed Zucchini. Day 2 and 3 carry two parts:

1. zucchini flesh that you scoop into the zucchini boats to fill them
2. Whipped feta (vegan option available too)

On day 2, you blend the remaining zucchini flesh into a sauce for this creamy Zucchini Lemon Pasta.

And on the 3rd day, whip the whipped feta Grilled Zucchini Flatbreads. With the whipped feta ready, they come together in minutes!

Remember that you are also reusing fresh ingredients from day 1 throughout days 2 and 3. You should have very little produce left at the end of the plan. Don’t waste, don’t!

There are eight 3-in-1 meal plans inside Simple with Feel Good Food.

They are five product-oriented meal plans. They will help you drain

• a garden full of zucchini
• a WHOLE head of cabbage(!)
• a summer haul of sweet corn
• broccoli AND its stem
• and bunches of leafy greens.

Three of the plans are pantry-oriented meal plans. They are centered

• a (large) pot of rice
• a batch of lentils
• and a pot of beans.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve prepared a week’s worth of meals and then ended up not wanting to eat what I made. Using this instead-doing technique parts instead of whole meals in advance—has been incredibly effective and satisfying for me.

I hope these plans do the same for you, streamlining your weekly cooking while keeping it exciting.