Summer Soccer Training Packet - Day 35

Advanced Meal Planning

Unless you are at the highest level of soccer you wont have your own cook or club nutrition expert, but that does not mean you cant eat like a professional, it just takes planning and learning to cook. Last week we make a easy meal plan with what you know, this week we are making it more advanced by adding the shopping and planning today. I know this is almost impossible to do with shopping and planning a entire week, but the goal here is to show you how to do it, see if you can do as much of this weeks cooking as possible, and if you cant you will compare what you eat to what the plan does.

The best part of making your own food is you can add more of less of anything or change it up, for example I HATE tomatoes and cilantro so I can take them out of any of these recipes. Also for me I cook for 4 people so I have to make sure I make enough for everyone, and I have picky kids so I have to change things for them as well, but that is the challenge I have cooking for a family.

This weeks meal plan:

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Shopping List

Using the links above make a shopping list for the week, if you are not making these items and have your own list make a shopping list for yourself. Make sure to add extras like fruit and vegetables that will be added to the main course.

Here is sample of the first day:

• Unsweetened almond milk (or milk of your choice)
• Protein powder (vanilla or chocolate)
• Bananas
• Greek yogurt
• Chia seeds
• Peanut butter (or almond butter)
• Spinach leaves
• Frozen berries (strawberries, blueberries, or mixed)
• 6 large eggs
• Mayonnaise
• Dijon mustard
• Lemon
• Celery
• Red onion
• Fresh parsley
• Butter lettuce or romaine lettuce
• Avocado
• 2 cups elbow macaroni
• 2 cans (5 oz each) tuna
• Sour cream
• Dill pickles
• Sweet pickle relish
• Lemon juice
• Salt and pepper

Journal Entry #35: Provide your complete shopping list for the week, even if you are not doing the menu above this week, you still need to make the shopping list.

Put your food and drink intake from yesterday