The Feel-Good Meal Plan: A Fresh Take on Meal Prep with Over 100 Nourishing Recipes to Feed Your Family with Ease

by Lindsay Pleskot

Overview

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Flexible meal planning for your busy life! With weekly meal prep done in under two hours, you’ll have flavorful, nutrition-packed meals on the table quickly every night of the week.

You lead a busy life and it can be tough to find the time and energy to make nourishing, flavorful meals every morning, afternoon, and night. Maybe you tried meal prepping and it zapped all the joy out of eating. Was it the rigidity? The repetitive meals day after day? The hours of work? Don’t give up: The Feel-Good Meal Plan has a fresh, flexible, and unfussy solution to get you ready for the week—with less than two hours of prep and meals on the table every night in 30 minutes or less.

With Registered Dietitian and mom of two Lindsay Pleskot as your guide, take the next steps on your meal-planning journey with:

• A Four-Week Meal Plan: Dive into a month of lunches and dinners designed to save time, minimize food waste, and maximize taste and nutrition. Follow ready-made grocery lists and step-by-step meal prep instructions to simplify the process.

• Affordable, Accessible Cooking: No fancy ingredients required— just everyday staples you likely already have on hand. These recipes and shopping tips will keep your grocery bill and food waste to a minimum.

• 100+ Family-Friendly Recipes: Try breakfasts like One-Pan Green Goddess Hash and Tiramisu Overnight Oats, snacks like Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Energy Bites and Mexican Street Corn–Inspired Guacamole, and heaps of mains, like Korean- Inspired Beef and Rice Bowls with Pickled Cukes, Sheet Pan Margarita Shrimp Fajitas, Best-Ever Veggie Bolognese, and Juicy Spinach and Feta Turkey Burgers.

• Healthful, Intuitive Eating: Drawing on her certification as an Intuitive Eating Counselor, Lindsay has crafted meal plans and recipes that foster a balanced and joyful relationship with food, nurturing body, mind, and soul.

Ideal for busy families looking to alleviate the daily cooking grind, The Feel-Good Meal Plan gives you the freedom to enjoy mealtimes with ease!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780525612322
Publisher:	Appetite by Random House
Publication date:	12/31/2024
Pages:	296
Product dimensions:	8.32(w) x 10.29(h) x 1.01(d)

About the Author

LINDSAY PLESKOT has been a Registered Dietitian for over a decade and is also a Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor. She is the founder of Make Food Feel Good Wellness Inc. and LindsayPleskot.com, where she runs the online coaching program Make Food Feel Good, and shares recipes and meal plans to help readers find freedom, peace, and joy in everyday eating. She lives in Vancouver, BC, with her husband and kids.

Read an Excerpt

How to Use This Book

This book is here to make life easier. We’ve got enough going on, but we do need to eat. Every day. Multiple times a day. I want food to feel like an exciting yet grounding part of your day, whether it’s sitting down for a moment to yourself in the middle of the day, or re-centering at the end with those you love most.

There are two main components to this book: 1) guidance on how to meal plan and prep with ease (including four weeks of meal plans to get you started), and 2) the recipes themselves.

The Meal Plans

The meal plans are where this book really shines. Now, I didn’t just slap together a calendar with five random recipes from the book for each week;
every ingredient, cooking method, and meal prep opportunity was specifically considered to give you the smoothest week possible. Complete with organized grocery lists, meal calendars, and streamlined prep instructions to carry you through the week with energy and ease, these meal plans will also help reduce food waste and save money on your grocery bill!

If you’re looking to take the guesswork out of mealtimes, I suggest starting off with the premade weekly meal plans, beginning on page 36. They provide dinner for four people and lunches for two. I’ve found that this gives flexibility
(in case anyone’s not too keen on leftovers, you’re not stuck with servings that go uneaten) and takes care of the more challenging and time-consuming meals of the day while being mindful of food waste and fridge storage space.

As you master the meal plans and gain confidence with meal prep, you may choose to build on them by adding a batch-prep breakfast to the week or a snack or two to fill the gaps. You’ll find a ton of meal prep–friendly recipes in every chapter, and a couple of suggestions from me that are best suited to each plan.

Alternatively, if you’re just dipping your toes into meal prep and the idea of doing a full week feels overwhelming, start where you’re at! Ask yourself,
“What feels like the easiest win or most impactful meal to begin with?”
Maybe pick one to three foundational recipes, so you know you’ll always have a delicious and nutritious base, or batch prep a few meals for the week and go from there. You’ll find what works for your life.

Editorial Reviews

Lindsay has hit it out of the park with The Feel-Good Meal Plan! There’s no greater excitement than when mealtime guesswork is off my plate, knowing that breakfast, lunch, and dinner are going to be easy, fresh, and most importantly, kid-approved. This book will be a staple in our household!”—JILLIAN HARRIS, bestselling co-author of Fraiche Food, Fuller Hearts

“Feeding a family can feel like a constant compromise between health, flavor, and effort but The Feel-Good Meal Plan will show you that it’s possible to love what you eat, even midweek! With fun, flavorful recipes and detailed, practical guidance on how to make meal planning work for you, you just might find yourself falling back in love with cooking.”—DESIREE NIELSEN, RD, bestselling author of Eat More Plants and Plant Magic 

“These delicious, wholesome, and simple recipes, combined with helpful tips and tricks, make The Feel-Good Meal Plan a must-have! Lindsay’s meal-planning approach is practical and truly a gift for those aiming to eat well effortlessly.”—TORI WEESZER, RD, bestselling co-author of Fraiche Food, Fuller Hearts

“Lindsay’s meal-planning method is brilliant! She’s nailed down a system that works beautifully so that busy families can create satisfying, nourishing, and delicious meals quickly.” —SARAH REMMER, RD, President of The Centre for Family Nutrition and co-author of Food to Grow On


“The Feel-Good Meal Plan is a go-to for anyone aiming for a healthier lifestyle. Lindsay’s recipes are approachable, craveable, and nutritious and her game-changing strategies will simplify mealtime for even the busiest families.”—VANESSA PERRONE, RD, bestselling author of Everyday Mediterranean


“With a fresh, unique, and smart take on meal planning, and with over 100 nourishing recipes, you will be inspired to feed your family with comfort and ease. Lindsay guides you through all you need to know to make food feel good!”—KARLENE KARST, nutritionist, cookbook author, and founder of Verily Kitchen 


“Whether you’re a meal-prep novice or a seasoned pro, Lindsay’s approach to nourishing your family keeps mealtime exciting, varied, and most importantly, delicious. This beautiful book is more than a collection of recipes; it’s a foundational guide to meal prep, meal planning, and meeting your nutrition needs without rigidity. A must-have in every kitchen!”—CARRIE WALDER, MS, RD, creator of the popular blog Walder Wellness

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