New To Veganism? Get Started With This Simple 7 Day Meal Plan
Ready to get started on your vegan journey? Below I’ve compiled a simple meal plan for 7 days of vegan breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Feel free to follow the plan to the letter, or pick and choose specific recipes and meal ideas you’d like to try.
Going vegan can feel like a really drastic change at first, which is why some people might benefit from making the switch gradually; for example, you might swap out one non-vegan food item at a time (eggs, dairy, chicken, beef, etc) rather than all at once.
While this is certainly valid, those wishing to make the change cold turkey-or should I say cold tofurky-might benefit from meal ideas and guidelines, such as what I’ve laid out below.
The following meal plan includes ideas for a week of main meals. If you’d also like some ideas for snacks and desserts, you might also find this post helpful: 15 Quick & Easy Vegan Snack Ideas.
Now, on to the meal plan!
Days 1 and 2
Breakfast: Non-Dairy Yogurt Parfait
In a serving cup, layer 1 cup of vegan yogurt-you can mix 1 teaspoon of ground flaxseeds into the yogurt if desired for a nutrition boost-with one sliced banana and 1/4 cup vegan cereal or granola. Top with 1 tablespoon of vegan chocolate chips, if desired.
Lunch: Spicy Potato Burrito Bowls
Dinner: Pasta with marinara sauce and steamed broccoli. Top with dairy-free mozzarella shreds if desired.
Days 3 and 4
Breakfast: Classic Avocado Toast
Lunch: Veggie Burger Parm, enjoyed on a toasted vegan bun.
Day 5
Breakfast: Cool Ranch Tofu Scramble
Lunch: Spicy Hash Brown Taco Wrap
Dinner: Personal pizza with dairy-free cheese and Tofu Pizza Dough
Day 6
Breakfast: Cool Ranch Tofu Scramble
Lunch: Spicy Hash Brown Taco Wrap
Dinner: Vegan turkey sub with lettuce, tomato, onion, banana peppers, vegan mayo and oil/vinegar.
Day 7
Lunch: Vegan turkey sub with lettuce, tomato, onion, banana peppers, vegan mayo and oil/vinegar.
Dinner: Vegetable roll sushi (make sure the kind you get doesn’t contain any fish)
Thanks for reading! I hope this post is helpful to you and, at the very least, gave you some ideas. For further reading, check out some of the articles below: