I know exactly what it feels like to struggle with meal planning.
When we started this journey in 2010, it would take me forever to plan a week of meals for my family.
I was overwhelmed by the thought of putting vegan meals together and I didn't think my family would eat it anyway.

Here are 3 quick tips to plan your own simple meals: 

Keep breakfast super simple - eat the same couple of meals all week, so you don't have to think about it. Simple meals like oatmeal, cereal, smoothies, vegan pancakes, etc. Spend more time planning dinner and just put breakfast on autopilot.

Make a vegan version of your favorite meals -  I did this in the latest What We Ate Today video using the Chipotle burrito bowl. Instead of spending $40 for our family to eat out, I made my own version for a fraction of the price and not a lot of time.

Cook enough for leftovers - This is the perfect time of year to bring out the slow cooker for vegan soups, chili and stew. Leftovers will save you time in the kitchenand leave you with a few less meals to plan each week.

I love sharing some of the meals we eat as a family! I'm passionate about this because many people tell me that vegan food is tasteless, expensive and/or too different from the way they're already eating. I promise there's so much abundance - you just have to open your mind and heart to it.  

In the latest What We Ate Today video, I show you a day of simple meals that we enjoy as a family - Green smoothie & bagel, Chipotle burrito bowl and chickpea salad sandwich.

Click below to watch the video.....

Breakfast - Green smoothie & bagel

I used Earth Balance vegan margarine on the bagel

I didn't measure ingredients for the smoothie but I used almond milk, spinach, medjool dates (pitted and soaked them in water for about 7 minutes), frozen peaches and a banana. 

Lunch - Chickpea salad sandwich (here's the recipe), corn & grapes

Vegan options for mayo - Just Mayo, Vegenaise or make your own using this recipe

Dinner - Chipotle burrito bowl and tortilla chips

I hope this was helpful!

Let me know in the comments which recipe you're making this week.