Menu planning / nutritionist service

[Anonymous]

I need LOTS of help with family menu planning. Met with a dietician through INOVA and she pointed me to eatingwell.com. It's a good site, but I don't have the time to look for recipes. Want to hire someone to come up with four weeks of meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) that are high protein, high fiber, less than 30 minutes prep time. Does such a service exist? TIA!

[Anonymous]

I hope you get some good advice. I need this too.

[Anonymous]

My weekly meals don't require recipes. Just bake broil saute, steam etc.

[Anonymous]

Yes, I used to use them for my clients as a nutritionist. There are lots of different ones, they have sample menus then want you to pay.
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Lindsay Nixon
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Just search for “meal plan fast and easy”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I need LOTS of help with family menu planning. Met with a dietician through INOVA and she pointed me to eatingwell.com. It's a good site, but I don't have the time to look for recipes. Want to hire someone to come up with four weeks of meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) that are high protein, high fiber, less than 30 minutes prep time. Does such a service exist? TIA!

30 minutes total or 30 minutes per day?

[Anonymous]

Under 30 minutes prep for dinner. Breakfast and lunch would hopefully be faster! And with 30 minutes, I mean hands on time. If I’ve prep for 30 minutes and then stick it in the oven for an hour that’s fine.

[Anonymous]

The only meal prep that takes me over 30 min is Thanksgiving. Have you cooked much, OP? From scratch?
I was cooking meals from a young age. Betty Crocker Cookbook. Really, read it.

[Anonymous]

Ask your nutritionist for another option or 2 with what you need. Was she really a nutritionist or just pimping the eating well?

[Anonymous]

OP, when you say four weeks of meals - are you assuming no repeats? Because if so, that's your problem. It's okay to have some repetition. You should have 1-3 breakfasts that you can have on repeat, for example. Oatmeal with berries and hard boiled egg whites; Greek yogurt with berries; eggs and avocado and fruit. Dinners should have a simple protein as the main event (grilled chicken/steak, roasted chicken, fish, etc.) with salad and a separate vegetable and, if you want a starch, brown rice or sweet potato or quinoa. Etc. You can vary the veggies and the proteins but keep the general formula the same. Keep things simple and streamlined. I've found meal planning and health/weight management to be much easier by adopting these basic principles rather than trying to go for excitement at every meal.

[Anonymous]

I think that meal plans given to you does not take into account family food preferences at all. I can happily eat some super healthy recipes, but my family may not want them on the regular, and we don’t have time to make multiple meals.

You could have certain day “themes”

Meatless Monday (focus on healthy protein such as tofu, beans, eggs)
Taco Tuesday (tacos, black bean burritos, ground turkey enchiladas (limit cheese))
Salad for dinner Wednesday (grill proteins, precut different vegetables for people to throw together what they want)
Thursday breakfast for dinner
Friday pizza and salad
Saturday clean out the fridge leftover roulette
Sunday “homey” family meal

[Anonymous]

A private chef that specializes in healthy eating could develop a plan for you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I need LOTS of help with family menu planning. Met with a dietician through INOVA and she pointed me to eatingwell.com. It's a good site, but I don't have the time to look for recipes. Want to hire someone to come up with four weeks of meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) that are high protein, high fiber, less than 30 minutes prep time. Does such a service exist? TIA!

Use ChatGPT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, when you say four weeks of meals - are you assuming no repeats? Because if so, that's your problem. It's okay to have some repetition. You should have 1-3 breakfasts that you can have on repeat, for example. Oatmeal with berries and hard boiled egg whites; Greek yogurt with berries; eggs and avocado and fruit. Dinners should have a simple protein as the main event (grilled chicken/steak, roasted chicken, fish, etc.) with salad and a separate vegetable and, if you want a starch, brown rice or sweet potato or quinoa. Etc. You can vary the veggies and the proteins but keep the general formula the same. Keep things simple and streamlined. I've found meal planning and health/weight management to be much easier by adopting these basic principles rather than trying to go for excitement at every meal.

This is a helpful point - thanks. I'm fine with redundant breakfasts, but the kids (and hubby) want more variety for dinner. And I'd rather not be planning separate dinners. Appreciate all the tips so far!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A private chef that specializes in healthy eating could develop a plan for you.

Exactly! Any recommendations for one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The only meal prep that takes me over 30 min is Thanksgiving. Have you cooked much, OP? From scratch?
I was cooking meals from a young age. Betty Crocker Cookbook. Really, read it.

Nope. Haven't cooked much. I don't have time or interest to read a cookbook. But that's probably obvious!