Weight Watchers Weekly Meal Plan (July 17 - July 23) • Simple Nourished Living

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Weight Watchers Meal Plan Ideas
The Benefits of Weekly Meal Planning
The Key to Eating Well is Cooking
The Key to Consistent Cooking is Planning
This Week’s WW Meal Plan Suggestions with Points

Weight Watchers Meal Plan Ideas

Every Friday, I send out an email outlining my dinner plans for the upcoming week that are compatible with Weight Watchers, and I also publish them on my blog. This practice helps me stay on track with my meal choices and motivates me to make healthier food decisions.

Additionally, by sharing my weekly dinner plans, I hope to provide a useful reference for individuals searching for meal planning ideas or looking to vary their diet. If you’re looking for more inspiration, you might find the “101 Meal Prep Ideas from Successful Weight Watchers” resource helpful.

9 frame collage: dil potato salad, peanut butter chocolate chip cookies on a white plate, white bowl of shredded honey sriarcha chicken, bowl of cereal with fruit, cold sesame zucchini noodles, blue pottery bowl with crunchy tuna salad with toast behind, bowl of steamed broccoli, half BLT Round Green Text Box Overlay: Weight Watchers Weekly Meal Plan July 17 - July 23

The Benefits of Weekly Meal Planning

Planning and preparing your meals ahead of time can make a significant difference in avoiding unhealthy eating habits. With a clear idea of what you’ll be cooking for the week and all the necessary ingredients on hand, you are less likely to succumb to the temptation of fast food or takeout. Not only does meal planning give you more control over what you eat, but it also enables you to make healthier choices.

In addition, meal planning and grocery shopping can save you time and money in the long run. Instead of wandering aimlessly through the grocery store, you can create a list of the items you need and stick to it, avoiding impulse purchases and unnecessary spending. This approach allows you to shop more efficiently and reduces food waste, ultimately benefiting both your wallet and the environment.

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

Cooking at home is a fantastic way to eat healthier and lose weight! When you cook your own meals, you get to decide what goes into them and how they’re prepared. This means you can choose healthy ingredients and cooking methods, and avoid the processed and high-calorie foods often found in restaurants.

Cooking at home also gives you the freedom to customize your meals to fit your specific dietary needs or preferences, like reducing salt, cutting back on sugar, or avoiding allergens. For some it can even become a fun, creative outlet!

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 Alisha’s 12-Week eCookbook and Meal Planner (affiliate link) and Table for Two Meal Planner and eCookbook (affiliate link)

This Week’s WW Meal Plan Suggestions with Points

What Do I Eat for Breakfast on Weight Watchers?

Most days my breakfast is something quick like an english muffin with almond butter, avocado toast, cottage cheese with fruit, eggs, yogurt with fruit, oatmeal or a smoothie, depending on my mood and the season.

What Do I Eat for Lunch on Weight Watchers?

Lunch is usually leftovers or some combination of soup / sandwich / salad.

This week I am planning to make…

Low fat honey sriracha shredded chicken in a white bowl on a wood table.

Crock Pot Honey Sriracha Chicken
This simple protein-packed chicken dish combines honey, Sriracha chili sauce, chopped onion and a few spices—and then let your slow cooker do all the hard work. I’ll serve it with rice, cauliflower rice or quinoa and a green vegetable.

Crunchy tuna salad in blue ceramic bowl near small plate with toast.

Healthy Crunchy Tuna Salad for Two
There are lots of different directions you can go with tuna salad and I like just about all of them. I’m especially fond of tuna salads with a lot of texture and crunch. I never thought about creating a crunchy tuna salad with cabbage until I saw this recipe. It’s a winner in my book.

pottery bowl filled with skinny sesame zucchini noodles on granite countertop. Chopsticks balancing on right side of bowl.

Leftover Slow Cooker Honey Sriracha Chicken on top of Chilled Sesame Zucchini Noodles

BLT sandwich on brown napkin with whole tomato and second BLT in background.

BLT Sandwiches
BLTs are one of my favorite sandwiches. Rod’s too! The combination of crispy, smoky bacon, cool crunchy lettuce and sweet and tangy ripe tomato is pretty hard to beat. I love to make these when summer tomatoes are plentiful. So simple and delicious. I’ll serve them with Potato Salad, another summer favorite.

Breakfast for Dinner: Cold cereal with milk and fruit. (I’ve been on a Special K kick lately. Since I practice intermittent fasting most days I find myself enjoying breakfast foods for lunch and dinner much more often.)

3 peach breakfast cookies on round white saucer.

I may also whip up a batch of these Low Fat Peach Breakfast Cookies if the motivation strikes!

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I hope this helps you with your own meal planning this week 🙂

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 Alisha’s 12-Week eCookbook and Meal Planner and Table for Two Meal Planner and eCookbook

Customer Testimonials

“I can’t tell you how thrilled we were with your menu posted this week! We are on vacation and in a condo for five weeks. Keeping meals simple. I made both the chicken broccoli pie and the broccoli cheese soup for the first time this week. Both were a big hit. Then last night we had your Caribbean Jerk Chicken which is a definite favorite. Made your lasagna soup last week!!! Yum!

I am so thankful I found your website and continue to try new things. I started WW March 2020 (online only) and have lost almost 30 lbs. and am at my goal! Slow and steady wins the race!!! (Just like the tortoise and the hare).

Thank you for all your encouraging emails and wonderful recipes. We’ve been married almost 47 years. When I first found “my friend Martha” as all my friends know you by, my husband said “you’ve always been a good cook but we never tried so many different things!” He loves your recipes also!!!

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!!!!!” ~ Joyce

“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.