This week starts the beginning of Lent which means I will try to remember to include a fish or vegetarian meal on Fridays.  My mom used to ask us kids to give up one thing during Lent and we would always to try to be sneaky and pick things we didn’t care about, like milk or bananas.  She was onto us.  Occasionally she asked us to give up fighting with each other.  Never!

Speaking of giving up things, I am excited (yes, excited) to be doing the Prolon Fasting Mimicking Diet again this week.  I did it three times last year and I’d like to continue to do it three times a year going forward. I believe the science that shows that fasting supports metabolic balance, cellular rejuvenation, weight loss (disclaimer: in a clinical study, ProLon is shown over three cycles to help individuals lose an average of 5.7 ibs and 1.6 inches off their waist circumference), and healthy aging.  If you’d like to see what it’s all about, click here and follow my Instagram stories this week. If you’d like to try the program, 1 kit/box is all you need for the 5-day program. You can use my discount code pamela25.

For those of you eating this week, here’s your dinner planner:

Meatless Monday: Hearty Vegetable Vegan Lasagna , add a salad if you need more.

Tuesday: Baked Parmesan Chicken Caprese with a side of warm marinara sauce, roasted broccoli and rosemary potatoes

Wednesday: Black Bean Salad Bowl from Kale & Caramel 

Thursday: Turkey and pinto bean sloppy joes; you can serve these on a bun with pickles and slaw or over rice or cauliflower rice 

Friday (Lent): Sugar Snap Pea and Quinoa Salad with Tofu as a vegetarian dinner or add some simple broiled salmon, grated carrot salad with avocado 

Saturday brunch: Grain-free Sweet Potato Pancakes served with an optional Petal & Berry Beauty Tonic from Moon Juice

(Daylight Saving Time) Sunday: Stir-fried Ginger Beef with Shiitake Mushrooms; toss with cooked buckwheat or rice noodles or serve with black rice

 

Here’s what you can do ahead if it helps you:

Sunday: 

Make all dressings, sauces and marinades

Wash and prep all vegetables

Roast vegetables and make vegan ricotta for lasagna

Prep broccoli 

Wednesday:

Cook quinoa  

Make sloppy joe filling

 

Here’s a linkto my previous dinner planners. I have LOVED seeing all your creations of my recipes on Instagram.

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