Knock Out the Fat Menu Plan

This is week 3 of the George Foreman Knock Out the Fat Weight Loss Challenge. If you follow my main blog, I've mentioned the challenge over there. But that is why I haven't posted a new menu plan here recently.  As part of the challenge, I've received a custom menu plan from Alsya (@inspiredrd) for the first two weeks. Now, as week 3 begins, it's my job to plan my own menu based on what I'm learning from her.

One of the requirements of the challenge is to utilize my new George Foreman grill at least five times a week.  It has 2 interchangeable plates, including a grill plate and a bake plate. I can make pancakes on the bake plate, and that's one thing I'll be trying this week.

Here's my plan for this week:

Breakfast: 1 cup oatmeal, 1 T PB, ½ cup unsweetened applesauce, 1 egg

Snack: 2 T dried fruit, 12 almonds

Lunch: 2 slices whole wheat bread, 1 T hummus, 2 oz tuna, dill pickles, lettuce, 1 c. raw veggies on the side, 1 small apple

Snack: 6 oz Greek yogurt, ¾ cup blueberries, 1 T sliced almonds

Dinner: 3 oz grilled nitrate-free chicken sausage, ½ cup grilled veggies, side salad, 2/3 cup cooked bulgar, 1.5 tsp butter

Snack: 1 cup celery sticks, 1 ½ tsp PB

Breakfast:  6 oz Greek yogurt, 1 cup strawberries, 1/3 cup homemade granola

Snack: 1 peach, 6 cashews

Lunch:  Salad: salad greens, 1 cup chopped veggies, 1 hard-boiled egg, 1 oz cheese, ¼ cup salsa, 1 slice whole wheat bread w/ 1.5 tsp butter

Snack: 6 oz Greek yogurt, 1.5 tsp PB, 1 small banana

Dinner: 3 oz grilled steak, 1 cup grilled veggies, 2/3 cup brown rice w/ 1.5 tsp butter

Snack:  1 cup carrot sticks, 1 T hummus

Breakfast: 2 slices whole wheat toast w/ 1.5 tsp butter, 1 egg, 1 small banana

Snack: 2 T raisins, 20 peanuts

Lunch: Large salad w/ 2 oz leftover steak w/ extra veggies, ¼ cup salsa, ½ cup corn, olive oil/lemon juice for dressing

Snack: 6 oz Greek yogurt, ¾ cup blueberries, 1 T sliced almonds

Dinner: 3 oz grilled chicken, 2/3 cup whole wheat pasta, 1 cup grilled veggies, 1 oz feta cheese

Snack:  1 cup sliced cucumber, 16 pistachios

Breakfast: oatmeal pancake w/ 1 .5 tsp PB, 1 cup strawberries

Snack:  1 small banana, 1 T PB

Lunch: 2 slices whole wheat bread, 1 T hummus, 2 oz leftover chicken, lettuce, pickle, tomato, 1 peach

Snack: 6 oz Greek yogurt, 1 small apple chopped, 1.5 tsp PB

Dinner: grilled salmon patties (2 meat, 1 starch exchange), 1 oz low fat Colby, 1/3 cup quinoa, 1 cup sautéed veggies w/ 1.5 tsp olive oil

Snack: 1 cup carrot sticks, 1 T hummus

Breakfast: repeat Breakfast #1

Snack: 2 T dried fruit, 12 almonds

Lunch: open-face salmon patty sandwich, 1 T hummus, side salad, 1 cup strawberries

Snack: 6 oz Greek yogurt, 1 peach, 1 T sliced almonds

Dinner: Steak/Veggie kabobs (if I can find skewers!), 2/3 cup bulgar, 1.5 tsp butter

Snack: 1 cup celery sticks, 1.5 tsp PB

Breakfast: repeat Breakfast #2

Snack: 17 grapes, 32 pistachios

Lunch: grilled tuna melt – 2 slices whole wheat bread, 2 oz tuna mixed w/ 1 T. hummus, 1 oz low fat Colby, spinach, 1 cup carrot sticks, 1 small apple

Snack: ½ cup fruit salad, 1 T sunflower seeds

Dinner: 2 oat pancakes w/ 1.5 tsp PB, 2 eggs scrambled with 1 cup chopped veggies & 1 oz cheese

Snack: 1 cup sliced cucumber, 1 T hummus

Breakfast: repeat Breakfast #3

Snack: 1 cup cubed cantaloupe, 32 pistachios

Lunch: Large spinach salad w/ 1 hard-boiled egg, 1 cup strawberries, 1 oz shaved parmesan cheese, chopped onion, olive oil/lemon juice for dressing, 4 crispbread crackers

Snack: 3 dates,  1 T pine nuts

Dinner: Tacos – 2 whole wheat tortillas, 3 oz seasoned ground turkey, 1 oz low fat cheese, shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes & onions, salsa. Small side salad

Snack: 1 cup broccoli, 1 T hummus

Disclosure: I am one of 10 Brand Ambassadors in the George Foreman Knock out the Fat Weight Loss Challenge. I was sent a George Foreman Grill for my participation in this challenge and will be compensated for my time at the end of the 90 day challenge. HOWEVER, ALL opinions expressed in this post are 100% my own.