This Whole30 Meal Plan will help you press the reset button and start living a healthier lifestyle & lose weight! The Whole30 challenge is not easy, but it’s one of the best healthy eating plans for women – with major long term benefits!
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What Is Whole30?
Whole30 is a nutritional reset that places emphasis on eating clean while changing your mindset and relationship with food. You won’t be counting calories, weighing in or even measuring your body once.
In fact, get your scale and throw it in the trash can. You don’t need to weigh yourself anymore. Whole30 is about letting go of body shaming and guilt.
Whole 30 is also about saying buh-bye to unhealthy sugars, grains, dairy, legumes, and alcohol for a full month. Creator of Whole30 Melissa Hartwig explains that these foods are damaging to your digestive and immune system and create out of control blood sugar levels that are causing you to be dependent on sugar.
Processed foods are known to cause spikes in blood sugar and are most likely the reason behind those unhealthy late night cravings you wish would magically disappear. (Midnight chocolate, anyone?)
These unhealthy foods are also causing inflammation and gut health issues like bloat.
What happens when you take those processed junk foods away?
Magic.
Cravings disappear, bloat is banished, and you slowly begin to appreciate food again – maybe for the first time!
But you’ve got to give it 30 Days!
Seriously, there’s a reason why it’s not Whole7!
The Whole30 program will change the way you think about food & help you live a healthier lifestyle, but it doesn’t happen overnight. Your body needs the full 30 days to begin healing, and you need 30 days to start forming clean eating habits that will last a lifetime.
Benefits Of The Whole30 Meal Plan
More Energy
Clear Skin
Curbed Cravings
Better Sleep
Better Mood
Change your relationship with food (Finally!)
Weight Loss
Whole30 Meal Plan-Foods To Avoid
Dairy
Legumes
Grains
Added Sugars
Soy-No Tofu
Alcohol
Preservatives
No Junk Food!
What You Can Eat On The Whole30 Meal Plan
Lean Protein: Grass-fed Beef, Organic Chicken, Pork
Wild-Caught Fish
Eggs
Veggies
Nuts & Seeds (No Peanuts since technically they’re legumes!)
Fruits: Fruit is allowed in moderation, but tread lightly. Fruit is naturally high in sugar.
How To Do The Whole30 Challenge [Like A Boss]
Do More Research – Make sure you understand the Whole30 diet before jumping in! Read books like It Starts With Food and 30 Day Whole Food Challenge To Lose Weight & Live A Healthier Lifestyle.
Trust me, knowing why you’re avoiding certain foods will make a huge difference in whether or not you make the right decisions!
Find a Friend to Join You – This will make your life so much easier. Anytime you have someone who A) Doesn’t raise an eyebrow at your special lunch order and B) Holds you accountable – you are more likely to succeed and stick to your diet!
Meal Plan & Prep – Yeah, I know that may not sound super fabulous, but by planning out your recipes you won’t have to concern yourself with last minute dinner ideas and finding the “right” ingredients at your local grocery store. Use that energy where it’s needed – Willpower!
Set a timer for two hours on Sunday & chop up all the veggies you can & cook your chicken for the week in the crockpot or Instant Pot. When it’s ready all you have to do is shred it (AKA: stir it with a fork) and portion it out for salads & wraps.
You Can Find More Meal Prep Tips Right Here!
Choose Your Meals On Sunday – Select the tastiest, healthy recipes on Sunday – but Monday is fine too:) Save them to your phone or a Pinterest board. Then make a shopping list for those meals & get the grocery store out of the way! One & done! No more last minute recipe searches + shopping trips = a better diet & lower budget!
*Budget Tip: Before you select your recipes for the week – check what ingredients are on sale – & then find recipes!
Whole30 Meal Plan – 90 Recipes
Because I want you to totally rock the Whole30 program, I’ve selected 90 Whole30 approved recipes for breakfast, lunch, & dinner. Yes, 90 is a lot. But you need variety!
These meals are clean, “strict” Paleo, Whole30 approved recipes that are pretty easy to prepare and not too time-consuming! The crockpot & slow cooker recipes are fabulous sanity-savers! I also added a few sheet pan-one pan meals for your first meal prep day.