Our 2019 sisters retreat had a wellness focus. I talk in this blog post about how we really tried to keep things on a budget. Sure, there are a bunch of wellness retreats we could have gone to, but we couldn’t find one within our budgets. Hence our DIY women’s wellness retreat that needed some healthy meal ideas. Eating in helped keep the costs down, and eating healthy helped keep the “wellness” aspect on point.
We consciously planned healthy meals ideas that wouldn’t take too long to make, would be easy to prep, and would fill us up for our active plans. Plus, because we were headed to an Airbnb and not staying home, we needed our ingredients list to not be too crazy.
Healthy Meal Plan
Here are my healthy meal ideas for our meal plan (in the order of how we had them):
Dinner – Chicken caesar salad and oven fries
We got to our Airbnb in the late afternoon, so our first meal there was a dinner. After cooking some chicken on the stove top and slicing it up, we could easily throw together a chicken caesar salad. The oven fries were a nice way to bulk up the meal while still keeping it healthy.
Breakfast – Veggie scrambled eggs and sourdough toast
The first morning of our sisters retreat, we quickly pan-fried some veggies and then scrambled in some eggs. With toast, this felt like a hearty meal and prepped us for our first day full of hiking. FYI, if you’re not a fan of ketchup than try Sriracha or a drizzle of something else on top of your scramble.
Lunch – Turkey paninis
I’m a big panini fan and so my sisters were subjected to this lunch (which they loved btw). Why am I a fan? Heating up a sandwich just takes it up a notch and makes it feel like a meal. We had a bunch of vegetable options we could add to our sandwiches before heating them up in the panini press.
Dinner – Chicken gyros and cantaloupe
We wanted to have something on the menu that none of us make very often, and chicken gyros was the perfect thing! In a pita was a mound of fresh vegetables and the chicken with tzatziki sauce brought loads of flavor.
Breakfast – Pancakes and fruit
Nothing starts the day like a stack of pancakes covered in fruit slices. We needed our energy for hiking, so these pancakes were the perfect thing to get us off on the right foot.
Lunch – Veggie wraps
Simple and easy. You just pack a bunch of chopped vegetables into a tortilla and call it good. And it was good!
Dinner – Shrimp tacos and guacamole
For our last dinner of the sisters retreat, we made shrimp tacos. These shrimp tacos with cilantro lime slaw and a side of guacamole were a huge hit! Honestly I could have eaten twice as many as I did because they were just that tasty.
Breakfast – Veggie omelet
To shake things up, you can make a veggie omelet. Some of us did. The others of us just scrambled our and had a repeat of the breakfast from day 2.
Lunch – Eat out on the way home
Our last meal was a get-your-own lunch on the drive home. We stopped at Cafe Rio, a Mexican food joint, and all ordered what we wanted. Everyone’s lunch was under $10 and it was fun getting to eat out after a few days of eating in.
Healthy Meal Ideas Ingredients List
If it’s helpful to you, here is my list of ingredients for our sisters retreat meal plan:
Dinner: chicken caesar salad + oven fries (we used our classic oven fries recipe you can find here)
- romaine
- caesar
- parmesan
- chicken breast (3 lbs+)
- potatoes
- olive oil
- salt, pepper
- ketchup
Breakfast: veggie scrambled eggs + sourdough toast
- eggs
- mushrooms
- bell pepper
- spinach
- sourdough
- butter
- repeat: ketchup, salt, pepper
Lunch: turkey paninis
- bread
- mayo
- sriracha
- mustard
- turkey
- swiss
- spring mix
- tomatos
- panini press
Dinner: chicken gyros (we used this recipe)
- onion
- red onion (2)
- minced garlic
- oregano
- red wine vinegar
- lemon
- plain greek yogurt (2 c)
- cucumber (3)
- white wine vinegar
- dried dill weed
- pita bread
- repeat: romaine
Breakfast: pancakes & fruit
- kodiak pancake mix
- syrup
- strawberries
- cantaloupe
- bananas
Lunch: veggie wraps
- tortillas
- repeat: veggies, mustard
Dinner: shrimp tacos with guac (we loosely followed this recipe)
- avocados (2-3)
- lime (5)
- cilantro (1/2 cup ish)
- cumin
- 1 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
- shredded green cabbage (1 c)
- garlic powder
- repeat: sriracha, mayo (1/3 c), tortillas (8), tomatoes, salt, pepper, garlic
Breakfast: veggie omelets
- repeat: eggs, spinach, mushrooms, bell peppers, ketchup, salt, pepper, cheese
Snacks for when we are hungry between meals:
- chips and salsa
- apples and peanut butter
- carrots and hummus
- cucumber
- pretzel chips
Other Healthy Meal Ideas
Here is a list of cheap breakfast ideas that cost less than $1/person.
And here is our popular list of cheap meal ideas for feeding large groups on a budget.
Please leave any other healthy meal ideas you have below!
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