Some recipes may require specific kitchen tools. Here are some tools that you may want to consider investing in:

If you know how to make a few good sauces, then you can transform any basic meal into something special. Sauces are a great way to add in healthy fats and extra calories for anyone feeling hungry. Here are some easy sauce recipes:

• 3 Creamy Sauces
• 3 No-Blender Sauces
• “Cheese” Sauce

If you’re a person who gets their meal inspiration from social media, try following these Instagram accounts for great recipe ideas:

• Forks Over Knives (simple and quick recipes)
• Whole Food Plant Based Cooking Show
• Rainbow Plant Life 
• Better Food Guru (known for her great salads)

You may notice that the recipes in this meal plan are made entirely from the bottom two levels of the Mediterranean Food Pyramid. This means these recipes don’t include meat, butter, or cheese. While it’s absolutely possible to eat a healthy diet that includes these foods, most of us are already surrounded by meals that have high proportions of meats, saturated fats, and dairy. These foods can be tough to cut back on, so we’ve focused on recipes that don’t include them at all. This 2-week plan is designed to help you focus on building meals from the most nutritious foods first, making it easy to increase your consumption of foods like vegetables, beans, fruits, grains, nuts, and seeds without the stress of figuring out how to remove other foods.

Meal delivery services save a ton of time! They can be a great option for people who have the money to pay for prepared meals, and not enough time to do regular cooking. If you go with this option, you will still need to be selective on the food that is being delivered to make sure it aligns with the Whole Food Mediterranean-Style diet.

• Sprinly
• Purple Carrot
• Hungry Root