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Anti-Inflammatory Diet: Budget Friendly Sample Meal Plan - 1 Week

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Monday

Breakfast

  • Oatmeal with frozen blueberries, nuts, banana
  • Green tea or coffee

Lunch

  • Vegetable soup with lentils
  • Multigrain crackers
  • Green or herbal tea

Dinner

  • Baked frozen salmon
  • Steamed broccoli or greens
  • Brown rice
  • Herbal tea

Snacks

  • Almonds
  • Celery sticks and peanut butter/hummus

Tuesday

Breakfast

  • Scrambled eggs or tofu with veggies
  • Multigrain toast
  • Green tea or coffee

Lunch

  • Canned sardines/anchovies/salmon with whole grain crackers and Dijon mustard
  • Carrots and hummus
  • Green or herbal tea

Dinner

  • Stuffed pepper
  • Brown rice
  • Black beans
  • Mixed fresh/frozen berries and coconut cream
  • Herbal tea

Snacks

  • Whole grain crackers
  • Apple
  • Yogurt*

*non-dairy options such as coconut yogurt can be substituted

Wednesday

Breakfast

  • Low glycemic index granola
  • Banana
  • Yogurt*
  • Green tea or coffee

Lunch

  • Lentil soup
  • Celery and hummus
  • Green or herbal tea

Dinner

  • Tofu stir fry with mushrooms
  • Steamed broccoli/carrots
  • Brown rice
  • Herbal tea

Snacks

  • Celery sticks
  • Peanut butter

*non-dairy options such as coconut yogurt can be substituted

Thursday

Breakfast

  • Fried potatoes with veggies
  • Banana/orange/apple
  • Green tea or coffee

Lunch

  • Black bean tacos on corn tortilla
  • Cucumber slices
  • Apple
  • Green or herbal tea

Dinner

  • Baked chicken
  • Salad with homemade dressing
  • Herbal tea

Snacks

  • Yogurt*
  • Boiled egg
  • Crackers

*non-dairy options such as coconut yogurt can be substituted

Friday

Breakfast

  • Scrambled eggs or tofu with veggies
  • Toast
  • Green tea or coffee

Lunch

  • Salad (greens, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, sunflower seeds, avocado with olive oil and vinegar dressing)
  • Banana and peanut butter
  • Green or herbal tea

Dinner

  • Chicken curry
  • Black beans
  • Brown rice
  • Salad with homemade dressing
  • Herbal tea

Snacks

  • Yogurt*
  • Pumpkin/sunflower seeds

*non-dairy options such as coconut yogurt can be substituted

Saturday

Breakfast

  • Oatmeal with frozen blueberries, nuts, banana
  • Green tea or coffee

Lunch

  • Tuna salad sandwich on multigrain bread
  • Berries and coconut cream
  • Green or herbal tea

Dinner

  • Baked chicken
  • Broccoli
  • Baked sweet potato
  • Herbal tea

Snacks

  • Orange
  • Almonds
  • Whole grain crackers

Sunday

Breakfast

  • Veggie and fruit smoothie with peanut butter and protein powder
  • Green tea or coffee

Lunch

  • Black bean tacos on corn tortilla
  • Mixed veggies
  • Mixed fresh/frozen berries and coconut cream
  • Green or herbal tea

Dinner

  • Baked frozen salmon
  • Steamed rice
  • Steamed vegetables
  • Herbal tea

Snacks

  • Apple with peanut butter
  • Yogurt*
  • Carrots and hummus

*non-dairy options such as coconut yogurt can be substituted

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