Healthy Vegetarian Meal Plan – 1.25.20

Hi friends! Happy Saturday.

Mike and I did something a little crazy this week…and signed up for another half marathon!! So I’ll be doing the NYC Half Marathon in March and then the Brooklyn Half Marathon in May. Perhaps a little over ambitious, but I think we can do it. So far I’ve run up to 9 miles in my training and that felt great. We have a bit of a crazy February between a conference I have to go to for a few days and my SIL’s wedding, so I’m trying to load up January with as many long runs as possible. Obviously each run is different and you never know what will happen on race day, but my goal is to get to 10 or 11 miles in training so that I can feel more confident on the day of.

All this running requires lots of eating and cooking because this girl is STARVING in the days after a long run. Here’s what we’ve got on this week’s meal plan!

• roasted butternut squash soup – looks so velvety smooth
• quinoa fried rice – love takeout at home!
• warm farro bowl with roasted vegetables – such a hearty grain bowl
• spaghetti squash with roasted pecan pesto – yesssssss
• broccoli cheese baked potatoes with tempeh bacon crumbs – all about this

Happy eating!

Sunday

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup from She Likes Food

Prep Ahead Tip: Butternut squash can be roasted up to 2 days in advance

Vegan/Gluten-free Substitutions: Recipe is vegan and gluten free

 

Monday

Quinoa Fried Rice from Hummusapien

Prep Ahead Tip: Quinoa can be made up to 2 days in advance

Vegan/Gluten-free Substitutions: Tamari can be subbed for gluten-free version

 

Tuesday

Warm Farro Bowl with Roasted Vegetables from Eats Will With Others

Prep Ahead Tip: The farro, roasted vegetables, and pesto can be made 2-3 days in advance. Toss together when ready to eat.

Vegan/Gluten-free Substitutions: Recipe is already vegan. Use quinoa, millet, or brown rice instead of farro to make it gluten free.

 

Wednesday

Spaghetti Squash with Roasted Pecan Pesto from The Roasted Root

Prep Ahead Tip: Spaghetti squash can be roasted up to 4 days ahead of time and the pesto sauce can be prepared up to 3 days ahead of time.

Vegan/Gluten-free Substitutions: Recipe is vegan and gluten free

 

Thursday

Broccoli Cheese Baked Potatoes with Tempeh Bacon Crumbles from Making Thyme For Health

Prep Ahead Tip: Cheese sauce and bacon bits can be prepped up to 3 days in advance.

Vegan/Gluten-free Substitutions: Recipe is already vegan and gluten-free.