
If you’ve ever tried to hit your own health goals while feeding a family, you know the struggle. I’m a mom who’s trying to get strong and feel good in her body while feeding her family. I’m not cooking one dinner for me and another for everyone else, so we all eat the same thing, and that’s what this series is about. Here’s how I do it, and if you just want the meals, scroll on down 👇
My goals (for me and my fam)
- hit at least 120g of protein a day + 25g of fiber
- get stronger and keep working on my body composition
- feed my whole family the same meal, no short order cooking
- use quality ingredients (no seed oils, organic, grass fed etc) when we can, and keep it easy!
If that sounds like you, you’ll probably get a lot out of these meals. if your goals are different, that’s totally fine, take what’s useful and leave the rest.
How I build my meal plan
- look at the week first. before I plan anything, I check our schedule and figure out which nights need to be easy. those are my crockpot, one pan, or “dinner in 20 minutes” nights.
- build around a protein. every meal starts with a real source of protein, and I pay attention to quality. the rest of the plate gets built around it.
- After protein make sure every meal has a fiber or veg, a carb, and a healthy fat. that’s what makes a meal filling and actually satisfying.
- Check it with AI. sometimes I drop my meal plan into AI and ask how I could make it better or more well rounded to hit my goals when I have no brain capacity to figure it out on my own.
Here’s what we ate this week 👇

Hailey Beibs Chicken Parm Meatballs
Easy & delicious. I served over trader joe’s ravioli with a side of roasted zuchinni.
French Onion Pot Roast
I’m a sucker for a comforting pot roast. Made this in the crockpot & Served over mashed potatoes and sauteed green beans.


Leftover Pot Roast Shephards Pie
Never using pot roast leftovers for anything else, ever again. THIS was a hit.
My Mom’s Classic Chili Recipe
Takes less than 30 minutes and is full of protein & fiber!


Dino Nuggets + Fries
Sorry, like all mom’s I have nights that this is the best I can do. I do love these gluten free, better ingredient dino nuggets & frozen tallow fries. Plus add some kiwi for a little fiber! Grab these on your next Target run so they are stocked!
