My Family Meal Planner Meat Optional Meals can be made with or without Meat! As I was trying out the vegetarian recipes, I realized that it would be easy to just add in  meat.  This is where the meat optional came from.  Instead of making this a vegetarian meal  planner, i felt that if I made it meat optional I could encourage more people to add a couple  of meatless meals in their diet each week.  I was pleasantly surprised at how tasty and  filling these recipes were.  There are many studiew out there that support the fact that a  vegetarian diet is better for us in many aspects of our health.  From the American Heart  Association website, americanheart.org, “Many studies have shown that vegetarians seem  to have a lower risk of obesity, coronary heart disease (which cases heart attack), high  blood pressure, diabetes mellitus and some forms of cancer.”  And from mayoclinic.com “A  National Cancer Institute study of 500,000 people found that those who ate 4 ounces (114  grams) of red meat of more daily were 30 percent more likely to die of any cause over 10  years than those who consumed less.”  Mayo clinic also stated, “Many people save money  by adding meatless meals to their weekly menus.  Meatless meals are built around  vegetables, beans and grains - instead of meat, which tends to be more expensive.” My Family Meal Planner Meat Optional includes: • 4 meals per week for an entire year.  All the recipes are included and so are the weekly grocery lists.  You can also get a preprinted grocery list notepad for your refrigerator.  On the notepad, groceries are separated by meals on the front and by categories in a grocery store on the back. • Almost every week there is a crock pot meal or the possibility of a crock pot meal. • Every recipe includes nutritional analysis. • All recipes that have a heart by them meet the American Heart Association requirements for a heart healthy recipe. • If you are a diabetic, I have also included the amount of Carb Choices for each recipe.  1 Carb Choice = 15 grams of Carbohydrates.  Recommended amount for most diabetics is 3 to 4 carb choices per meal.  (If you are a diabetic, make sure you follow your individual plan made for you by your doctor or dietitian.) • If you are on a weightloss system that counts points, those are already figured for you for each recipe.  This meal planner is not intended to be a weight loss plan.  (This meal planner is in no way affiliated with Weight Watchers International and it has not been reviewed by Weight Watchers for accuracy and suitability for Weight Watchers members.) My Family Meal Planner Meat Optional (Book Only) $20.00
Eliminating the Question: What’s for Dinner?  Plus your Grocery List is already Done! My Family Meal Planner Meat Optional and Grocery List Notepad $25.00
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