Healthy Menu & Shopping List: Week 1

WEEK ONE Menu What You’ll Need Staples
SUNDAY Grilled Turkey Tenderloin

Grilled Asparagus

Corn with Roasted Red Pepper

Baked Potato
•
Turkey tenderloin 

2 – 2 ½
pounds (plan for

leftovers)
•
Asparagus
•
Baking potatoes
•
Frozen corn
•
1 red pepper

•
Olive oil
MONDAY Black Beans and Rice

Southwestern Coleslaw
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2 cans black beans
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1 can diced tomatoes or

Mexican style tomatoes
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Frozen corn, if desired
•
1 large head green cabbage
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1 medium jalapeno
•
Green onions

•
Brown rice
•
Hot sauce
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Cumin
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Cider vinegar
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Vegetable oil
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Garlic powder
•
Chopped garlic
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Cilantro
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Oregano
•
Onion
TUESDAY Garden Goodies Salad

Whole Grain Parmesan Toast

Melon
•
Romaine lettuce
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Cucumbers
•
Cherry tomatoes
•
Carrots
•
Melon
•
Leftover turkey
•
Shell pasta
•
100% Whole grain bread
•
Parmesan cheese
WEDNESDAY Baked Fish with Pineapple Salsa

Crazy Curly Broccoli Bake

Steamed Carrots
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Fish
•
2 cups fresh pineapple chunks
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Red pepper
•
1-2 jalapenos
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3 cups chopped frozen broccoli
•
1 10 oz. can low-fat cream of

broccoli soup, condensed
•
Carrots

•
Skim milk
•
Bread crumbs
•
Onion
•
Cilantro
•
Whole wheat

corkscrew
pasta

THURSDAY Cabbage Roll

Apple and Beet Salad
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1 pound lean ground beef
•
1 14 oz. can crushed tomatoes
•
Cabbage (leftover)
•
1 can julienned beets
•
4 Granny Smith apples
•
Radishes
•
Scallions
•
Apple juice
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Brown rice
FRIDAY Vegetarian Chili with Spinach

Cornbread
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Cornbread mix
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1 15 oz.can chili-style beans
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1 15 oz. can pinto beans
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1 14 ½ oz. can unsalted stewed

tomatoes
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4 oz. or more frozen spinach

•
Brown rice
SATURDAY Spaghetti with Quick Tomato Sauce

Mixed Garden Salad

Whole Grain Bread with Roasted Garlic
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2 cans crushed tomatoes
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Parmesan cheese, if desired
•
Romaine lettuce
•
Cherry tomatoes
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Shredded carrots
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Sliced cucumbers
•
Radishes
•
Spaghetti
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Chopped garlic
•
Parmesan cheese
•
Onion
•
Garlic
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Whole grain bread

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