Clean eating meal ideas

This month I'm going to really buckle down and focus on my clean eating principles.  5-6 meals a day (every 2-3 hours), whole foods only (no preservatives!), drink a crap load of water (12-16 glasses!) and combine a complex carb with a protein at each meal.  That is something I haven't really done in a while.  So, I've made a list of some of my own go-to meals. Keep in mind these can all be varied and changed up based on your own tastes, as well as your own personal food beliefs (vegan/grain free, etc), so just use these as a guideline.  If you have others to share, I'd love to hear them!

Happy Clean Eating!  <3

Breakfasts

Green Lemonade

Hard boiled eggs with fruit or raw vegetables, or chopped over whole grains

Rice and shine cereal (or any hot grain cereal) with fruit, honey/stevia and spinach (finely chopped!)

Fruit salad with hemp seeds

Eggs and sautéed veggies

Eggs over easy with gluten free toast

Almond flour pancake with fresh fruit “syrup” (mash and heat any fresh berries/fruit)

Sweet potato hash browns, eggs

Sautéed veggies with walnuts

Black beans with greek yogurt, salsa, green onion, fresh cilantro

Greek Yogurt and berries, with nuts

Raw buckwheat cocoa puffs cereal with almond milk and bananas

Egg “burrito” (two scrambled eggs cooked like an omelet, but roll your pre-cooked veggies inside for a burrito-ish meal) top with greek yogurt/sour cream/cashew sour cream, salsa and avocado!

Snacks

Raw veggies, avocado dip (mashed avocados with seasonings), hemp seeds

Smoothie (fruit/spinach), protein source: cheese sticks or yogurt in smoothie

Greek yogurt, honey, almond slices, berries,  protein powder

5-6 Medjool dates with raw walnuts tucked inside

Handful of any nuts with fruit and/or veggies

Greek yogurt with nut butter and bananas

Celery, carrots and apple with nut butter

Hard boiled egg, cucumbers (or any veg/fruit)

Roasted or steamed squash/sweet potato with cinnamon, agave/honey/stevia and chopped nuts

Sliced tomatoes, goat cheese, basil, balsamic vinegar and olive oil

Cucumber, tomato, red onion salad with rice wine vinegar and grapeseed oil, salt/pepper

Black and green olives, cheese stick or nuts

Romaine or iceburg leaves with nut butter or hummus, rolled up

Deviled Eggs (two hard boiled egg yolks, greek yogurt or homemade mayo, mustard, garlic powder, salt, pepper, paprika)

Lunches/Dinners

Marinated, grilled Portobello mushrooms with goat cheese, and grilled veggies

Organic Corn tortillas, grilled veggies, greek yogurt (or cashew sour cream), salsa, guacamole

Fresh salad with lots of veggies, add nuts, meat, or hemp for protein

Greens with walnuts, dried cherries and goat cheese or blue cheese

Large fruit salad with spinach, almonds, hemp seeds

Taco salad with walnut “meat” (or real meat)

Quinoa stuffed peppers  (pine nuts, zucchini, onion, mushrooms, quinoa)

Whole grain tortilla (preferably brown rice or organic, sprouted whole wheat), spaghetti or pizza sauce, any 

sauteed or grilled veggies, mozzarella cheese. Broil until melty!

Any soup!  Soups are a great way to get your veggies in. Protein sources can be beans or meat.

Quinoa pasta with olive oil, garlic, any veg, or with marinara sauce

Grilled or pan seared haddock with sautéed veggies (your fave!), served on hemp seeds or brown rice, quinoa, wild rice, etc.

Tacos (organic corn shell, lots of homemade quac, fresh lettuce, organic salsa, meat or beans of your choice)

Spaghetti squash with grilled chicken, olive oil or marina sauce, fresh chopped veggies,  sprinkling of white wine vinegar

Protein of your choice with mashed cauliflower and roasted broccoli

Roasted sweet potatoes, greens salad with pine nuts

Salmon (grilled or baked), on a bed of hemp seeds, grain of your choice, or any sautéed greens, with salad  or roasted/grilled veggies.

Grilled chicken on bed of lettuce with lots of veggies, slivered toasted almonds, honey mustard dressing

Indian butter chicken with brown rice or cauliflower rice

Veggie stir fry with any protein source

Cauliflower crust pizza
Any seafood with veggies!