Congrats on committing to go sugar-free for seven days! We are here to help you say no to sugar once and for all. First of all, make sure you’ve signed up for the next free Further Food 7 day sugar challenge so you will receive daily email tips and bonus sugar free recipes to help you ditch sugar. Sign up with your email here.
Now that you are getting ready for the Challenge, we’ve designed a Vegetarian Meal Plan with easy to make wholesome and delicious recipes that are both vegetarian and gluten free. (We also have two other meal plans, a Paleo meal plan and a Keto meal plan). You can choose the recipes you want to make and then use our handy shopping list to help you buy the ingredients for each recipe. You can also find easy recipe substitutions in our recipe database that can be searched by over 30 dietary restrictions. We have lots of vegetarian and vegan recipes on Further Food- check them out here.
To help you plan your meals, check out our infographic of YES and NO foods to guide you. If you have questions, leave a comment below and one of our experts will answer. You can also find our answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about the sugar detox, as well do’s and don’t on what to eat here.
Several recipes in these meal plans include Turmeric Tonic and Mindful Matcha. Both superfood and adaptogenic blends make a delicious detox tea with lots of health benefits. You can learn more here about turmeric and its benefits, and matcha’s benefits here.
WEEKEND MEAL PREP:
We love meal prep! By shopping and preparing some dishes in advance, you will save time and have healthy food on hand when the sugar cravings hit. We’ve chosen some dishes you can make on the weekend before the start of the challenge and listed them below. We also recommend you look through the meal plan and choose any other dishes that you can prep ahead of time. You can get lots more meal prep tips here.
Prep dinner for the first day:
Make the following snacks that are on the meal plan for the next few days:
Veggies for snacking and the quick and easy salad bowl
– Cut up 2 cucumbers, 2 stalks celery, 2 peppers, and any other veggies you may want to snack on
– Hard Boiled Eggs: 3-4 eggs for snacking or adding to salad
RECIPE INDEX AND DAILY GUIDE:
DAY 1 Monday
Breakfast: Crispy Turmeric Fried Egg + ½ cup berries
Lunch: Quick and Easy Salad Protein Bowl with 4 oz of your choice of protein
Snack: ½ cup Quick and Easy Guacamole with Crudite and Mindful Matcha Detox Tea
Dinner: Baked Turmeric Veggie Burgers and Roasted Lemon Pepper Broccoli
Post Dinner Snack: Paleo Fudge Brownie
DAY 2 Tuesday
Breakfast: ½ cup Keto Friendly Granola ½ cup berries and ½ cup Keto yogurt or unsweetened yogurt
Lunch: Leftovers from dinner
Snack: a handful of nuts
Dinner: Lentil and Bean Stew
Post Dinner Snack: Coconut Almond Butter Fudge
DAY 3 Wednesday
Breakfast: Super Healthy Green Smoothie + 1 hardboiled egg
Lunch: Leftovers from dinner
Snack: Veggies with 1 oz smoked salmon or ½ avocado and Mindful Matcha Detox Tea
Dinner: Eggplant Meatballs with Zucchini Spaghetti
Post Dinner Snack: Paleo Fudge Brownie
DAY 4 Thursday
Breakfast: Curry Scrambled eggs +½ cup berries
Lunch: Quick and easy salad bowl with leftovers and/or 4 oz protein
Snack: Energizing Matcha Power Bites
Dinner: Creamy Butternut Squash Soup AND Omega Packed Kale Salad
Post Dinner Snack: 1 cup Popcorn with Cinnamon and 1 oz piece of no sugar dark chocolate
DAY 5 Friday
Breakfast: Turmeric Chia Pudding with ½ cup berries mixed in or on top
Lunch: Omega Packed Kale Salad with 4 oz choice protein and/or leftover soup
Snack: 1 hardboiled egg and crudites
Dinner: Cheezy Black Bean Burrito Bowl
Post Dinner Snack: Coconut Almond Butter Fudge
DAY 6 Saturday
Breakfast: ½ cup Keto Friendly Granola ½ cup berries and ½ cup Keto yogurt or unsweetened yogurt
Lunch: Leftovers (soup or last night’s dinner)
Snack: Energizing Matcha Power Bites
Dinner: Turmeric Spiced Chickpea and Artichoke Saute
Post Dinner Snack: Easy 2 Ingredient Golden Milk + 1 piece dark chocolate
DAY 7 Sunday
Brunch: Crustless Spinach Quiche and Almond Butter Cacao Smoothie
Snack: Matcha Latte
Dinner: Spaghetti Squash with Tomato Sauce and Goat Cheese
Post Dinner Snack: ½ cup berries and 1 piece dark chocolate
On your vegetarian meal plan you have salmon?
Hi Patricia: The salmon in this meal plan was just an option that you can leave out. As you’ll note, the other recipes are vegetarian. Good luck.