Weight Watchers Friendly Meal Planning Ideas
Every Friday I send out an email with what I'm planning to eat for dinner in the coming week which I also archive here on the blog. It helps keep me accountable and I hope you find it helpful as well.
The Benefits of Weekly Meal Planning
Getting dinner on the table is so much easier when you've planned what you're cooking and eating ahead of time and done the grocery shopping. It's the only thing that prevents me from resorting to fast food or takeout more often than I should.
Every time I get out of the meal planning habit and resort to take-out, restaurants, and snacking on junk, it's amazing how crappy I feel and how quickly the pounds pack on.
The Key to Eating Well is Cooking
When you're trying to eat well, not cooking isn't an option. There are just too many unknowns (hidden sugar, flour, fats, chemicals, points), too many temptations, and portions are way too large for you to routinely eat well on take-out or pre-made food.
The Key to Consistent Cooking is Planning
In the beginning meal planning can be a huge chore. The key is finding an approach that works for you over the long haul. If you are struggling with meal planning here are 3 great meal planning resources to help:
- My Month of Meal Month of Meal Plans eBook.
- My WW Friend Kristen's Slender Kitchen Meal Planning Made Easy (affiliate link)
- My WW friend Alisha's 12-Week eCookbook and Meal Planner (affiliate link) and Table for Two Meal Planner and eCookbook (affiliate link)
This Week's WW Friendly Meal Plan Suggestions
Breakfast
Most days my breakfast is something quick like an english muffin with almond butter, half a banana with some peanut butter, avocado toast, eggs, yogurt with fruit, oatmeal or a smoothie, depending on my mood and the season.
Lunch
Lunch is usually leftovers or some combination of soup / sandwich / salad.
This week I am planning to make...
Slow Cooker Hamburger Stew
Serve with a simple side salad drizzled with Balsamic Vinegar and 1 teaspoon Olive Oil and a slice of warm Crusty Bread
Easy Baked Fish with Lemon and Herbs
Along with roasted Grape Tomatoes cooked with 1 teaspoon Olive Oil and cooked Spinach
Breakfast for Dinner: Easy Peasy Skinny Cheesy Baked Ham & Eggs with Fruit
Slow Cooker Cranberry Apple Chicken
I'll also make a pot of this Slow Cooker Vegetarian Minestrone to enjoy for lunch during the week, along with a slice of warm Crusty Bread spread with a wedge of Laughing Cow Cheese
I hope this helps you with your own meal planning this week 🙂
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
Tired of trying to decide what to cook?
If you are struggling with meal planning here are 3 great meal planning resources to help:
- My Month of Meal Month of Meal Plans eBook.
- My WW Friend Kristen's Slender Kitchen Meal Planning Made Easy (affiliate link)
- My WW friend Alisha's 12-Week eCookbook and Meal Planner (affiliate link) and Table for Two Meal Planner and eCookbook (affiliate link)
Customer Testimonials
I have been using Slender Kitchen Meal Plans (affiliate link) since last year and we love it! Even more excited now that it has the new points. The recipes are easy, family friendly, and taste good. I love that I can customize for our family and the shopping list saves me so much time and money. One of my best purchases last year. ~ Camille
I bought the Table for Two eCookbook and I love it! It saved me from giving up on my weight loss journey. The meals are delicious and so easy to cook. Having a weekly grocery list, recipes and instructions with pictures readily accessible has taken so much stress off of me in meal planning. I was tired of cooking recipes that had multiple servings and eating the left overs several times during the week. My husband loves the Table for Two recipes and he doesn’t even need to lose weight! I have recommended your site to several friends on the same journey and they love your recipes too. Thank you for all your hard work in making meal planning so easy!
~ Barbara
Hi Martha - I cannot begin to thank you enough for my month of meals. We (my husband and I) have only had the first week, but WOW, what great meals! I can't wait for the second week. You have a customer for life!
~ Sharon S.
I bought the 12 Week eCookbook and Meal Planner by Alisha Hughes from Meal Planning Mommies. It is great 12 weeks with a shopping list which is wonderful. I just make a copy of the list and go shopping for the week.
~ Roberta R.
More WW Friendly Menu Planning Ideas
- WW Dinner Meal Planning Ideas with Freestyle SmartPoints - Week #90
- Dinner Meal Planning Ideas with Weight Watchers Freestyle SmartPoints - Week #89
- Weight Watchers Dinner Menu Ideas with Freestyle SmartPoints - Week #88
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Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.
A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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Rhonda Bardon
I am trying so hard and I found you when I searched for the old WW exchanges. Do you have a menu that tells me the exchanges? I know I can figure it out from your points menu, but that will take time I don’t have. I’m 53 and have a 2-yo. Thank you!
Martha McKinnon
Hi Rhonda, I don't have a menu with the old WW Exchanges. You might want to get yourself a copy of one of the old WW QuickStart Cookbooks from the late 1980s/early 1990s. It has plan details, a variety of menus and recipes all with the exchange information. Hope this helps - Martha
Wanda Bigelow
You mention warm crusty bread often, with just 2 pts. What kind of bread are you using?
Martha McKinnon
Hi Wanda, most any single slice of bread (about 1 ounce) has 2 pts - white, wheat, rye, - Martha