Here Are 9 Weeks’ Worth of High-Protein Meals
If you’re trying to eat a diet that is high in protein, you know just how valuable it is to meal plan. In order to get however many grams of protein you’re wanting to eat in a day, you need to map your meals out. That can be both time-consuming and overwhelming, so we want to help! Here are nine of our most popular high-protein meal plans that suit a wide range of tastes and eating styles. You’re sure to find one you can start digging into this weekend.
Follow the plans as written, or mix and match recipes for a plan that fits your needs.
1. A Week of Easy Plant-Based Dinners Packed with Protein
This week of dinners relies on beans, legumes, and whole grains for filling, plant-based dinners like curried vegetable and chickpea stew, wild rice bowls, and a quick pot of tofu and broccoli green curry.
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2. How I Prep a Week of High-Protein Vegetarian Meals in Just 2 Hours
Eating vegetarian often comes with the reputation that you’re not eating enough protein. That’s hardly the case. This meal plan — which includes a week’s worth of breakfasts, lunches, and dinners — proves you can eat meatless and still get your fill of protein.
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3. How I Prep a Week of High-Protein Meals in Just 2 Hours
With butter chicken, beef taco casserole, and wholesome cottage cheese muffins on the menu for this meal plan, you’re guaranteed to eat well all week long.
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4. How I Prep a Week of High-Protein Plant-Based Meals in Just 1 Hour
Plant-based eating doesn’t come with a set of rigid dos and don’ts. In fact, the way it’s interpreted can vary slightly from person to person, which means eating high-protein meals is easier than you might think. Tomato-braised lentils, smashed chickpea salad sandwiches, and BBQ tofu bowls are just a few of the meals in this plan.
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5. 3 Low-Carb, High-Protein Dinners to Meal Prep This Weekend
If you want a light meal-prep lift, consider this easy one. Rather than cook enough to get you through the entire week, cook just a few things to simply lighten the load.
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6. How I Prep a Week of High-Protein Vegetarian Meals in Under 2 Hours
This feel-good meal plan replaces meat with high-protein vegetarian alternatives, like lentils, tofu, eggs, Greek yogurt, and a plant-based beef substitute, along with ingredients that are rich in fiber and healthy fats.
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7. How I Prep a Week of High-Protein Meals in 2 Hours
The average amount of protein most people need in a day is 50 grams. This meal plan, which includes egg muffins, Greek chicken grain bowls, and spicy salmon and black bean salad, sets you up with roughly double that — about 100 grams per day — divided between three daily meals.
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8. 5 Low-Carb, High-Protein Dinners to Plan for the Week Ahead
Each one of these dinners starts with a high-protein ingredient at the center of the plate, which is partnered with low-carb vegetables like cauliflower rice, spinach, kale, and mushrooms.
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9. How I Prep a Week of High-Protein Meals Packed with Veggies
You want to load up on all the veggies at mealtime, but you also want a meal that’s totally filling and won’t leave you reaching for a snack in an hour. Good news: You can have both! This one-week plan is all about loading up on a variety of vegetables and leaning on high-protein ingredients to keep every meal filling and satisfying.
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