Weekly Meal Plan: Easy Beginner Vegan Meals to Start Your Plant-Based Journey in 2020!

If you’d like to try going vegan or want to eat more plant-based, here is the meal plan you’ve been looking for! These meals are simple, plant-based, and offer a variety of foods that you’re familiar with, just with an added plant-based twist! Start off your Monday with a hearty bowl of peanut butter oats, and end your Friday with delicious chickpea cinnamon rolls! If you’re looking for more recipes like these ones!

We also highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App  — with over 15,000 delicious recipes it is the largest meatless, vegan, plant-based and allergy-friendly recipe resource to help you get healthy! And, don’t forget to check out our Meal Plan Archives!

Are you ready to have a week full of awesome vegan food that leaves you nourished and content? Let’s get started!

This week, we’re bringing you breakfasts, lunches, dinners and desserts that are fully vegan and plant-based, and beginner-friendly!

Monday

Source: Mexican Quinoa Bowl

happy Monday! Starting your seek can be a trial sometimes but these meals will help keep it a bit more simple. From enjoying a simple bol of overnight oats, and ending the day wiht sweet brownies, these meals will keeo you full and ready to conquer the week!

• Breakfast: Peanut Butter Overnight Oats by Hayley Canning
• Lunch: Tofu Nachos by Lydia Filgueras
• Dinner: Mexican Quinoa Bowl by Pavani Nandula
• Dessert: Paleo Brownies by Nele Liivlaid

Tuesday

Source: Roasted Garlic Tomato Spaghettini With Garlic ‘Parmesan’ Bread Crumbs

It’s Tuesday! Starting your day off with a filling smoothie is thew ay to go! And, these meals are excellent to take on the go; you can pack the lettuce wraps for lunch (or even deconstruct them!) and make the pasta pictured above ahead of time to enjoy on-the-go. And of course, for dessert, a beautiful plum galette!

• Breakfast: Pina Colada Protein Smoothie by Kennedy Kitchings
• Lunch: Green Goddess Mexican Lettuce Wraps by Kaylee Pauley
• Dinner: Roasted Garlic Tomato Spaghettini With Garlic ‘Parmesan’ Bread Crumbs by Rene Barker
• Dessert: Plum Galette by Teri Macovei

Wednesday

Source: Eggnog Cheesecake

It’s hump day, which means you may be feeling like the week is never going to end, or that it’s speeding by! Don’t worry! These meals will keep you full and focused that you won’t even realize you’re eating fully plant-based.

• Breakfast: Healthy Chunky Monkey Pudding Parfait by Kat Condon
• Lunch: Sweet and Sour Tofu by Tallie Samuels
• Dinner: Cauliflower Salad With Roasted Almonds and Brazil Nut Parmesan by Josefine T. Meineche
• Dessert: Eggnog Cheesecake by Gabrielle St. Claire

Thursday

Source: Cheesy Tofu Breakfast Bagel

It’s Thursday, which means you’ve got one more day of the week left! Start your day off with a filling breakfast bagel and end your day with beautiful nutty chocolate chip cookies! You’ve got this Thursday in the bag!

• Breakfast: Cheesy Tofu Breakfast Bagel by Hailee Repko
• Lunch: Spinach Artichoke Quesadillas by Rene Barker
• Dinner: Teriyaki Tofu Steaks by Sarah Creighton
• Dessert: Caramelized Pecan Cacao Chocolate Chip Cookies by Stephanie McKinnie

Friday

Source: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie

Happy Friday! Today is the day to celebrate making it through the week! These plant-based meals are perfect for your end-of-the-week celebrations; start your morning with these exciting blueberry oat muffins

• Breakfast: Blueberry Oat Muffins  by Jessica Bose
• Lunch: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie by Lenny Wu
• Dinner: Black Eyed Pea Patties by Lydia Filgueras
• Dessert: Chickpea Cinnamon Rolls by Stephanie Davies

Other Plant-Based Meal Plans:

Check out the following resources and don’t forget to check out our Meal Plan and Meal Prep Archives for most recent content:

• Weekly Meal Plan: Vegan Meals Ready in One Pot!
• Weekly Meal Plan: Vegan Meals Ready in 30 Minutes or Less!
• Weekly Meal Plan: Vegan Meals Rich in Healthy Fats!
• Weekly Meal Plan: Vegan Meals Made With Fall Produce!
• Weekly Meal Plan: Calcium-Rich Vegan Meals!
• Weekly Meal Plan: Vegan Meals with Ten Ingredients Or Less!
• Weekly Meal Plan: Nut-Free Vegan Meals!
• Weekly Meal Plan: Omega-3 Rich Vegan Meals!
• Weekly Meal Plan: High-Fiber Vegan Meals Part!
• Weekly Meal Plan: Oil-Free Vegan Meals!
• Weekly Meal Plan: Vitamin B-Rich Vegan Meals!
• Weekly Meal Plan: Magnesium-Rich Vegan Meals!
• Here’s How You Can Do Oprah’s 30 Day Vegan Meal Plan Challenge

Learn How to Cook Plant-Based Meals at Home!

Reducing your meat intake and eating more plant-based foods is known to help with chronic inflammation, heart health, mental wellbeing, fitness goals, nutritional needs, allergies, gut health and more! Dairy consumption also has been linked many health problems, including acne, hormonal imbalance, cancer, prostate cancer and has many side effects.

For those of you interested in eating more plant-based, we highly recommend downloading the Food Monster App — with over 15,000 delicious recipes it is the largest meatless, plant-based, vegan and allergy-friendly recipe resource to help reduce your environmental footprint, save animals and get healthy! And, while you are at it, we encourage you to also learn about the environmental and health benefits of a plant-based diet.

Here are some great resources to get you started:

• Weekly Vegan Meal Plans
• Plant-Based Health Resources
• Plant-Based Food & Recipes
• Plant-Based Nutrition Resources
• The Ultimate Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition
• Budget-Friendly Plant-Based Recipes
• High Protein Plant-Based Recipes
• Plant-Based Meal Prep

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