Your backup plan = big fat salads đŸ„—

How this one simple strategy is the hero of your whole week

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Kristina Todini, RDN
April 07, 2024

My big fat salad strategy, explained.

One of my core meal planning strategies is to always have something on hand for when things don’t go as planned – because even the best laid (meal) plans go awry.

That’s where my “weekly big fat salad” strategy comes in:

  • You make a big salad once at the beginning of the week. Something that is sturdy enough to hold up well in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.

  • Then you take out the salad throughout the week when you need it. Maybe a quick lunch, a late afternoon munch, or even as a last minute “oh crap, dinner didn’t work out tonight” back up plan.

This big salad is like a background meal that just sits in your refrigerator and is available to you whenever you need it.

BONUS: It’s also a great way to add just a few more vegetables to your daily meals. 🎉

đŸ„— + đŸ‘©â€đŸł,

Kristina
big fat salad strategist

Big Fat Salad Recipes to Try This Week đŸ„—

BIG FAT SALAD #4 (this one is popular on Pinterest)

BIG FAT SALAD #10 (we make this one almost every week)

DID YOU KNOW? đŸ§

The term “salad” comes from the Latin word for salt (“sal”). In Roman times, salads consisted largely of salted vegetables glazed with an oil and vinegar dressing. The French eventually coined the term “salade,” which we know say as “salad” in English. (source)

TODAY’S VIDEO đŸŽ„

It’s a salad wrapped in
salad. It’s like the “Inception” of salads.

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Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now.

Alan Lakein

AN UPDATE ON MY SECRET PROJECT


I’ll be launching my new plant-based meal planning “school” to existing members of my meal plan club within the next week, so if you’re interested in becoming one of the first students then join the meal plan club (it’s only $7/month!) and you’ll be the first to experience the school when it opens.

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A recent weekly meal plan

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