Inside: Can you eat dairy-free while following the Trim Healthy Mama diet? While it can be a challenge, I hope the following this dairy-free Trim Healthy Mama meal plan will encourage you that it is possible!
When I first heard about the Trim Healthy Mama eating plan back in 2013, I fell in love with the concept. But my initial excitement faded when I read the book and realized that so many of the recipes included dairy.
At the time, our children and I were all dairy free.
I’ll admit: Back then, I simply gave up.
However, since then, many more dairy-free products have come on the market, and eating dairy free has become easier. I’ve also learned that when there is a will, there is often a way.
I hope that the following one-week dairy-free Trim Healthy Mama meal plan will give you some meal ideas and inspiration to eat the Trim Healthy Mama way–while also maintaining a dairy-free lifestyle!
A few quick notes:
If you’ve read the Trim Healthy Mama Plan book, you know that it’s vital to switch up fuels every three hours. You will see this reflected in my meal plan. Remember to space at least 3 hours in between fuels unless you are pregnant or nursing!
Several of the linked recipes require modifications to make them dairy-free. I have made note of these modifications in this meal plan.
Without further ado, enjoy!
Monday
Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs, 2 chicken or turkey sausage links, 1/2 cup strawberries, coffee with Pyure (or sugar-free sweetener of choice), collagen (Zint is my preferred brand), and unsweetened almond milk (S)
Lunch: 1 medium baked sweet potato with 1 tsp. coconut oil (or butter) and cinnamon, 5 oz. salted canned salmon or tuna, and a side salad spritzed with olive oil and/or a drizzled with a sugar-free vinegar-based dressing (E)
Supper: Mediterranean Quinoa with Shrimp (Modifications: Leave out the cheese to make it E & keep it dairy-free.)
Tuesday
Breakfast: 2 boiled eggs, 3 slices turkey bacon, 1/4 cup blueberries, and Dairy-Free Bulletproof Coffee (S)
Lunch: 5 oz. lean turkey slices rolled up with pickles and mustard, handful of baby carrots, pepper slices, cucumbers, and other non-starchy veggies dipped in hummus, and 1 apple (E)
Supper: Instant Pot Sweet Potato Chili (E Modifications: Use lean ground turkey instead of beef to make it E.)
Wednesday
Breakfast: Crockpot Apple Crumble (Modifications: Use coconut oil instead of butter and drop amount down to 2 Tbsp. oil & eliminate nuts to keep in E mode.) and coffee with sugar-free sweetener and unsweetened nut milk.
Lunch: S Salad – greens, cherry tomatoes, avocado, cucumbers, EVOO, protein (4-5 oz. grilled chicken, turkey slices, or canned salmon), salt and pepper (S)
Supper: Seared Salmon and Salsa Verde (S)
Thursday
Breakfast: Oat Fiber pancakes and coffee with Pyure (or sugar-free sweetener of choice), collagen (Zint is my preferred brand), and unsweetened almond milk (S)
Lunch: E salad – greens, 1/4 cup black beans, 1/4 cup chopped apple, cucumbers, lean protein (5 oz. deli turkey slices or 5 oz. grilled chicken breast), red wine vinegar, salt and pepper (E)
Supper: 30-Minute Chicken Fajita Bake (Modifications: Use low carb tortillas.) (E)
Friday
Breakfast: Creamy Clementine Smoothie and coffee (Dairy-Free Modifications: Leave out the yogurt OR use dairy-free yogurt, and add more ice to thicken the smoothie.) (E)
Lunch: S snack plate – olives, pickles, nuts, meat sticks, berries, non-starchy veggies, and skinny chocolate are all good options!
Supper: Garlic Shiitake Beef and Broccoli (S)
Saturday
Breakfast: E pancakes (Modifications to make this dairy free: Replace cottage cheese with 1/3 cup unsweetened almond or cashew milk, 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar, 2 teaspoons collagen, and 2 teaspoons gelatin. Be sure to let the batter sit for 15 minutes–or even prepare overnight. The batter needs to thicken before you cook the pancakes.)
Lunch: E snack plate – cucumbers and hummus, clementine orange, lean turkey slices with pickles and mustard
Supper: Herb Chicken Skillet (FP)
Sunday
Breakfast: omelette with lots of veggies (S) and Dairy-Free Blended Ice Coffee (S Modifications: Use stevia to taste or a THM-approved sweetener instead of the maple syrup.)
Lunch: leftovers
Supper: White Turkey Chili (E–leave out the sour cream and cheese)
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Snacks!
Having a good snack on hand is KEY to this eating plan. The following will help you when cravings hit and you just want to eat something to curb the munchies!
E Snacks/Desserts
3-ingredient peanut butter smoothie bowl (E Modifications: you will need to sub in peanut butter powder instead of the peanut butter for this one to keep it in E territory. Leave out the chocolate chips.)
Banana Coconut Pudding (E Modifications: Leave out shredded coconut.)
Apple with 1 tsp. Peanut Butter
Carrots and 1 tsp. Peanut Butter
Carrots, Celery, Snap Peas, or Cucumbers and Hummus
S Snacks/Desserts
Silk Dairy Free Yogurt Alternative
Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Strawberry Cobbler
Protein-Packed Peanut Butter Cups
Nuts and Berries
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- Print. Any paper will do the trick. You’re going to want to print a fresh copy each week to stay on track.
- Keep your printable meal plan somewhere handy like the fridge–so you’re more likely to use it.
Samantha
Hi Erin, Great post. Thanks for sharing this weekly meal plan. I loved it.
Nicole Gray
How do I make the WWBB dairy free? I can’t have whey, dairy yogurt, or cottage cheese.
Erin
I have personally never made WWBB DF, so I apologize for not knowing exactly, but I would try subbing the Creamy Dreamy Plant Protein in for the whey and using an on plan (like Kite Hill) DF yogurt instead of the cottage cheese/yogurt. I would think both would be a 1:1. Hope that helps!
Erin
I’m so glad you liked it!
Jessica
May I have a printable version of your diary free meal ideas?
Sucre
Hi! Is there a printable version? This is wonderfully helpful! Thank you!
Erin
I made one that you can now sign up for in the post!
Erin
I made one that you can now sign up for in the post!