Hearty Whole-Food Vegan 7-Day Meal Plan (No Nightshades, No Onion/Garlic)

Day 4 (More elaborate)

• Breakfast: Baked oatmeal casserole with apples, chopped walnuts, ground flax, cinnamon, plant milk (slice and serve with maple and yogurt).
• Lunch: Lentil-walnut “meat” loaf (red lentils + toasted walnuts + oats + herbs), oven-roasted butternut, baby greens, mustard-tahini dressing.
• Snack: Sliced pear and almond butter.
• Dinner: Mung dal khichdi-inspired bowl: split mung or whole mung cooked with turmeric, ginger, cumin, then mixed with basmati rice; top with pan-roasted tofu cubes and spiced yogurt (plant-based) drizzle.
• Evening snack: Warm spiced milk (plant milk) with a spoonful of date syrup.

Day 5

• Breakfast: Smoothie bowl: blended banana, oats, spinach, soaked cashews, plant milk; top with sliced apple, pumpkin seeds, coconut flakes.
• Lunch: Grain bowl — basmati rice, roasted Brussels sprouts, roasted butternut, sautéed greens, sesame-tahini drizzle, chopped toasted peanuts.
• Snack: Sourdough toast with almond butter and sliced banana.
• Dinner: Red lentil patties in lettuce wraps with cucumber-apple slaw (lemon, grated apple, olive oil) and a drizzle of tahini.
• Evening snack: Small bowl of natural trail mix and dried apricot.

Day 6 (Elaborate dinner)

• Breakfast: Warm millet/oats porridge with chopped apples, raisins, cinnamon, tahini swirl.
• Lunch: Mung bean soup with ginger, turmeric, carrot, celery, herbs; serve with sourdough.
• Snack: Roasted spiced chickpeas (no garlic) + orange.
• Dinner: Stuffed roasted butternut squash: roast halved squash, fill with mixture of spiced basmati rice, sautéed mushrooms, crumbled baked tofu, chopped herbs, toasted pine nuts; drizzle lemon-tahini. Side: simple arugula-pear salad (or other greens).
• Evening snack: Banana with tahini and cacao nibs.

Day 7

• Breakfast: Tofu scramble (no onion/garlic): crumbled tofu sautéed with turmeric, nutritional yeast, chopped spinach, diced mushrooms, bell-pepper substitute like zucchini, served with sourdough.
• Lunch: Lentil salad with roasted root veg, arugula, walnuts, lemon vinaigrette.
• Snack: Oat pancakes (banana + oats) topped with apple compote.
• Dinner: One-pot basmati rice with mung beans and roasted vegetables—season with ginger, cumin, coriander; finish with chopped herbs and toasted seeds.
• Evening snack: Warm baked banana with almond butter.

Portioning and calorie tips

• To reach ~3000 kcal/day, use larger portions and energy-dense add-ons: 1.5–2 cups cooked grains per meal, 1–2 servings of nuts/seeds per day (2–4 tbsp each), 2–4 tbsp nut butter daily, 1–2 full-fat coconut milk servings (in curries/dals), and generous olive/tahini dressings.
• Example day composition target: Breakfast 700–800 kcal, Lunch 800–900 kcal, Snack 150–300 kcal, Dinner 900–1000 kcal, Evening snack 150–250 kcal.

Shopping and prep suggestions

• Batch-cook: large pot of red lentils and/or mung beans; roast a tray of butternut and root veg twice weekly; bake extra tofu; cook a big pot of basmati rice to use across meals.
• Flavor notes: use ginger, turmeric, cumin, coriander, mustard seed, za'atar, lemon, tahini, nutritional yeast, fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley) and toasted seeds/nuts to add richness without nightshades or alliums.

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