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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 Food Collage featuring: rotisserie chicken, chocolate chip kodiak snack cake, baked potato, simple green salad, impossible chicken broccoli pie, green beans, BLT with green round text box overlay: Weight Watchers Weekly Meal Plan 6/12 - 6/18

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’re 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.

Meal plan close up with pen.

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:

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…

Whole rotisserie chicken on wooden cutting board.
Rotisserie Chicken

Rotisserie Chicken (from the supermarket)
When I don’t feel like cooking, I often turn to rotisserie chicken available in most major grocery stores. I then enjoy it in a variety of ways during the week. I plan to serve it night #1 with Baked Potatoes and Steamed Green Beans.

Closeup of BLT on toast cut in half with tomato in background.

BLTs
The combination of crispy, smoky bacon, cool crunchy lettuce and sweet and tangy ripe tomato is pretty hard to beat. It is one of my favorite sandwiches of all time, especially in summer when tomatoes are at their peak. Broccoli Salad – another favorite recipe that shows up often in the rotation.

Sliced chicken broccoli impossible pie on a dark round board shot from above.
Skinny Chicken Broccoli Impossibly Easy Pie

Skinny Bisquick Impossibly Easy Chicken Broccoli Pie
I’ll use leftover rotisserie chicken to make this yummy savory pie and serve it with salad.

Scoop of low fat chicken salad with apples and cranberries on bed of lettuce.

Chicken Salad with Apples and Cranberries
Made from leftover rotisserie chicken. I’ll serve it either as a sandwich with sliced apples and carrots alongside or atop a bed of salad greens depending on my mood.

French bread pizza on a dark plate with fork digging in.
Lightened Up French bread pizza

Lightened Up French Bread Pizza
A lighter, healthier, tastier alternative to the Stouffer’s French Bread Pizza’s I loved growing up. I’ll plan to serve Salad alongside.

White plate with squares of chocolate chip quick cake artfully stacked on a gray granite counter.
Lightened Up Chocolate Chip Snack Cake made with Kodiak Pancake Baking Mix

I’m also planning to make this Chocolate Chip Kodiak Snack Cake to enjoy and share.

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

A note about WW Points
If you're following Weight Watchers, all the recipes here on Simple Nourished Living have been updated for the new WW program, with points displayed in the recipe card. The Check the WW Points link in the recipe card takes you to the Weight Watchers App where you can edit it using the WW recipe builder or add it to your day.
(Must be logged into WW account on a mobile device, such as smartphone or tablet).


Tired of trying to decide what to cook?

If you are struggling with meal planning here are 3 great meal planning resources to help:

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More Weight Watchers Weekly Meal Plans

9 Frame Food Collage featuring: rotisserie chicken, chocolate chip kodiak snack cake, baked potato, simple green salad, impossible chicken broccoli pie, green beans, BLT with green round text box overlay: Weight Watchers Weekly Meal Plan 6/12 - 6/18

 

About Martha McKinnon

Weight Watchers Lifetime Member, Yoga Practitioner and Blogger who loves to share her passion for trying to create a happy, healthy, balanced life in what often feels like an overwhelming out of control world.

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