7 Days of High-Energy Meals to Make Your Week Better Than Ever

This healthy meal plan includes all the delicious essentials for breakfast, lunch and dinner (and snacks!) every day of the week.

Breakfast: Start off your week right with a bowl of high-protein Greek yogurt, berries, and raw almonds drizzled in honey.

Lunch: Try a deli sandwich on toasted multigrain bread with tuna, bell peppers, avocado slices, sprouts and Swiss cheese.

Snack: Skip the sugary energy bar, and go back to nature with an apple and a handful of walnuts.

Dinner: Burgers? Yes, please! Marinate Portobello mushroom caps in a balsamic vinegar mixture, grill them and top with low-fat cheese and dark, leafy greens. Serve with a whole-wheat bun or alone. Pair with arugula salad.

Breakfast: Wake up to a bowl of quinoa with chopped walnuts, cinnamon and honey.

Lunch: Grilled chicken cubed with cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, basil and pine nuts in a balsamic vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil dressing, with a whole-grain roll or whole grain crackers on the side.

Snack: A peach and part-skim string cheese should satisfy your afternoon craving.

Dinner: Wild salmon (try it baked with soy sauce or lemon and olive oil) with brown rice and a side salad.

Breakfast: A hard-boiled eggs (with a dash of pepper!) and one piece of high-fiber toast with almond butter.

Lunch: For an open-faced sandwich, toast a whole-wheat English muffin and top with avocado and two poached or over easy eggs.

Snack: Try kale chips dipped in hummus. To make your own: Drizzle kale with extra-virgin olive oil, sprinkle sesame seeds on top for crunch, then bake for a few minutes in a hot oven.

Dinner: Take a break and order Chinese in, but mix extra vegetables into your non-fried beef, chicken, or tofu dish. Pair with brown rice.

Breakfast: Scramble tofu with green peppers, onions, veggies, low-sodium soy sauce, garlic powder, black pepper and extra-virgin olive oil.

Lunch: How about a Greek salad with chicken? Toss feta cheese, grilled chicken, onions, olives, and tomato over greens with a vinaigrette or lemon juice and olive oil.

Snack: Greek yogurt with fruit.

Dinner: Grilled chicken with roasted zucchini (or eggplant) on the side. Drizzle veggies with pasta sauce or oil and vinegar.

Breakfast: Sip a smoothie made of non-fat yogurt and organic frozen berries in lieu of ice! Add soy protein powder if you like.

Lunch: In a whole-wheat or spinach wrap, combine seasoned baked tofu, a tablespoon of Thai peanut sauce, chopped red bell peppers and sliced snow peas. Dip sliced bell pepper in hummus as a side.

Snack: Edamame’s name is more complicated than the sum of its parts. Buy the green pods frozen, pop them in the microwave and bam! Steamy, yummy protein!

Dinner: Healthy burrito made with black beans or lentils, plus sautéed spinach, avocado, fresh salsa, and a touch of Monterey Jack cheese inside a whole-wheat tortilla. Serve with salad.