Meal Planning for Muscle Building: How to Get Started, Even With Little Time

Fuel your muscles with this step-by-step meal plan!

Let’s ditch the overwhelm.

You pour your heart and sweat into every single training session, pushing past the limits you thought were unbreakable.

But what about fuel? Are you sabotaging your efforts by not prioritizing nourishing meals?

Stop selling yourself short by just grabbing a fast-food or vending machine meal. It’s time to savvy up your fueling game.

Over my 14-year career as a sports dietitian, I’ve helped hundreds of female athletes transform their relationship with food, and meal planning is the critical missing link.

Let’s ditch the overwhelm and step into a world of nourished sports performance.

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Video Chapters:

1:47 – The first thing you need to do – taking stock of what foods you have on hand and categorize them (carbs, protein, fats, fruits & veggies).
4:11 – Picking a food item from each category to create a meal. Watch for my example.
5:19 – Working with your calendar to create a meal plan for the week.
6:24 – Batch cooking to create quick and easy leftovers for a couple of meals.
7:23 – Tracking which recipes you like for easy reference later.
8:13 – Grocery list hacks: watch for my examples of using tech or other methods, such as a whiteboard.
9:55 – Recap of steps to get started with meal planning.