What you get every week on the Meal Plan
- PDF of a weekly menu for 2 people (includes recipes for 7 breakfasts, 7 dinners, 5 lunches and 5 snacks)
- Delicious and simple gluten free recipes linked in the menu
- Email of any ‘must-know’ things about this week’s menu (covering brands to buy, cooking tips and more)
- PDF of a complete grocery shopping list
When Do I Get My Files?
Your first meal plan will be available immediately inside the members only page – My Dashboard (top right tab). This is where the meal plans and grocery lists for the past 2 weeks live. Every Tuesday, I’ll send you a quick email that sends the latest meal plans and grocery lists right to your inbox, plus anything else you might need to know about the recipes that week.
Who Makes The Meal Plans?
I do! Hey, I’m Jenna Drew, and I started learning about the gluten free diet in 2006 when I was doing publicity for a Celiac cookbook. The next year my mom was diagnosed with Celiac Disease. It’s kind of unbelievable how fate puts you exactly where you need to be to help the people closest to you, right? In 2009, I was personally diagnosed with Celiac Disease and began my gluten free journey. I share my personal stories on GlutenFreeJenna.com and work with clients to re-discover themselves again after going gluten free on GlutenFreeLifestyleCoach.com. You can also find out more about me on here!
Are The Recipes Complicated? Is The Food Good?
Have you ever seen that Disney movie, Ratatouille? You know the one with the French mouse that can cook in a 5-star restaurant. Much like Chef Gusto, I believe anyone can cook. And my handpicked recipes have been put to the test to make sure anyone can make them.
You can check out all of the gluten free recipes on my recipes page here (there are more than 200 of them). The recipes are simple, using ingredients you’ll almost always recognize (sometimes I do add in a new treat, tho!).
Leftovers Make Life Easier
I pre-plan all of the lunches for you. Most are even based on leftovers from the delicious dinners. But who wants to eat leftovers every day of the week? So I spice things up with easy to prepare lunches that can be made the night before while you’re making dinner. If you boycott the brown bag, I can’t stop you, but I can suggest getting a super cute lunch bag.
Shopping List Details
There are some items you may not need to buy fresh every week (think honey or frozen berries). In our shopping lists we’ve included a small area where you can fill in the amount of each ingredient you already have in your kitchen before you head to the store. This means if you already have 6 eggs from last week, and you need 12 for the meal plan, you know you only need to buy a half-dozen for the week. This will help you waste less food, and therefore spend less money.
We also include the meal numbers next to each item on the shopping list so that you know where all your ingredients are going. That way, if you know you’re not going to be eating a certain meal (maybe you’re going out to eat that night) or you just don’t like that recipe, you can skip buying the ingredients for it.
Seasonal Foods
Often I list “fruit” or “nuts” or similar on my meal plans and shopping lists. I leave it to you and your taste buds to decide which types of fruit or nuts you want to eat, and allow you to keep it interesting and seasonal based on your location. So how does this look on the meal plan? My shopping list will merely say “Fruit: 4 servings.” This lets you know that you and your gluten free partner will have 2 servings each of fruit that week, and you should purchase accordingly.
Weekends
You might see “graze the fridge” on your meal plan. What does this mean? I plan weekend lunches and snacks as a chance to graze the fridge and pick out any meals or foods you may have missed over the week. There may be a few pieces of fruit left, some veggies, a can of tuna, some eggs, or a salad from the week’s lunch. Take this opportunity to be creative and finish the week’s groceries so you’re not throwing anything away (and wasting money!).
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