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See all weekly meal plans here. I have another week of meals to share with you today! This week started off strong with some fancier (for me) meals, but I’m so glad I switched to some easier dinners by Wednesday because I was pretty much mentally fried by then. I think the number one rule for meal planning is to know yourself and your rhythms. For me, I feel inspired to make more intricate meals on Sunday and Monday. I have some energy left on Tuesday, but by Wednesday and Thursday the days of lessons and sports lessons have worn...

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Who doesn’t love dunking into a delicious dip on game day? Whether you’re going to a Super Bowl party for the game, the commercials, or merely the camaraderie, it is undeniably a social event whose culinary focus seems to be all about prolonged snacking — and these Trader Joe’s dips and spreads are the perfect partners for your party spread. Furthermore, these Trader Joe’s dips and spreads themselves can actually have a lot of nutritive benefits — if you know how to proceed. Kimberly Gomer, MS, RD/LDN, and director of nutrition for Body Beautiful Miami, as well as Danielle Crumble...

Sunday is a day for relaxation, recovery, getting ready for the week ahead, and, if you’re anything like me, meal prepping. However, if you’ve spent the majority of your adult life thinking meal prep just isn’t for you, I get it. But you don’t have to be a gourmet chef to meal prep for the week, and you certainly don’t have to eat the same exact meals every single day. Nobody likes getting to Thursday and thinking, “ugh, chicken and broccoli again?” Sponsored By / Ultima Replenisher Step Aside, Coffee: I Started Using This as a Replacement ...and I've never...

See all weekly meal plans here. I have another week of meals to share with you today! This week started off strong with some fancier (for me) meals, but I’m so glad I switched to some easier dinners by Wednesday because I was pretty much mentally fried by then. I think the number one rule for meal planning is to know yourself and your rhythms. For me, I feel inspired to make more intricate meals on Sunday and Monday. I have some energy left on Tuesday, but by Wednesday and Thursday the days of lessons and sports lessons have worn...