pre-written meal plans
For the person who loves cooking, but not the planning. Red Fennel kitchen meal plans are designed to take care of the mental load of finding recipes, making a grocery list, and figuring out what to tackle first in the chef-curated menu. All you need to do is the shopping and cooking! Filter through the available meal plans by dietary restriction or allergy so you know the plan is aligned with your nutrition goals and needs.
Each meal plan includes:
-A pre-selected menu of at least 3 meals, each designed to yield 4 portions
-A step-by-step guide for how to prep all of the meals at once or how to make weeknight cooking easier *see the note below on prep versus plan!
-Grocery list for the menu, including substitutions
-'What's left over?' ways to use any ingredients that may not be fully used up in the meal plan (typically less than 6 ingredients, not including pantry staples)
-Reheat instructions
-Freezing instructions - what is freezer friendly, how long it will keep, and how to safely defrost
-Individual recipes for each meal
types of meal plans available
The meals are packed with beans, legumes, lentils, and other alternate protein sources to support a healthy diet and your lifestyle.
Trader Joe’s-friendly
These plans are written using Trader Joe’s brand ingredients to make meal prep even easier!
General Meal Prep
These meal plans include traditional protein sources, such as chicken or fish, with fun flavors and recipes to mix up the routine!
Meal plans labeled as Meal Plans, on the other hand, are designed to do a little prep at the beginning of the week but still cook for fresh meals each night. With Meal Plan plans, each meal is made easier by prepping marinades and sauces, precutting proteins, and sometimes preparing sides ahead of time. My goal with the Meal Plans is that you only have to turn on one appliance to finish the meal in as little time as possible. Meal plans are best suited for clients who have the time and desire to cook each evening.
‘prep’ versus ‘plan’
what do these labels mean?
Meal plans labeled as Meal Prep indicate that all of the cooking is designed to take place at one time. After a few hours of cooking, all of the meals are fully prepared and ready to be eaten throughout the week. The steps in the Meal Prep plans will be done to efficiently tackle the meals, so you will be cooking multiple meals at once, and different elements of each dish will finish at different times. Meal prep is best for clients who are looking for variety in their preexisting meal prep approach or clients who are interested in exploring this approach to cooking because they don’t have time to cook throughout the week.
try it out for yourself
Interested in seeing what the meal plans are like?
Check out one of my meal plans for free and see for yourself how easy meal prepping can be!
ready to get full access to the plans?
The full library of meal plans is accessible to all paid subscribers. There are two subscription tiers available:
- monthly ($11/month)
- annually ($111/year)
nutrition disclaimer
As a classically trained chef, I am trained in food handling and preparation, including techniques for cooking, cooling, and storing food to avoid foodborne illness. My training is not nutrition-focused, and I am not, nor do I claim to be, a certified nutritionist, dietician, or medical professional in any capacity. Services rendered by, or products purchased from, Red Fennel kitchen are not intended to, nor do they claim to, diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical diseases or conditions.