Step 1: Define what your clean eating is going to look like. Some people follow the Whole 30 plan, others go gluten-free or dairy-free. The latest “fad” is Paleo. Chose what you want and how you want to do it. I go Paleo with a small amount of dairy. Chose what is important to you.
Step 2: Plan your meals. You can use a website that plans for you, or scour Pinterest and the internet for recipes. I use a combination. I like Onceamonthmeals.com for planning. For a basic membership at $10 a month, they give you the recipes, the shopping list, the prep list, the directions, and even labels. You cook 3 breakfasts, 4 lunches and 8 dinners. If you upgrade to the $16 a month membership, you can swap out different portions of the meals and create your own recipe. Then you select how many people you are cooking for, and the spreadsheet does the math for how much of each ingredient you need. You make each meal twice, so you end up with 6 breakfasts, 8 lunches, and 16 dinners. For us, that’s usually ⅔ of the month.
For free ideas, you can use the recipes on Once a Month Meals. You only have access to the recipes only, not the shopping lists or portion calculator. Pinterest is a great place to find clean eating recipes. PaleOMG.com and whole9life.com have lists and ideas and recipes as well. Simply pick the ones you want to try and make one large list. You can do this for any time period you choose.
