5-Day Anti-Inflammatory Diet Meal Plan

0:00 Intro
2:25 Roasted Sweet Potatoes
6:53 Energy Balls
8:10 Snacks
10:15 Dinner
12:50 Breakfast
15:35 Mediterranean Sweet Potatoes

[monicacaldwell]

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[Arthogofauberon]

I made this meal plan this week. OMG.. so delicious! I actually teared up when I started eating it because I found out I'm allergic to gluten and dairy and my entire diet had previously consisted of bread and milk products. I felt so lost and had no idea what to eat (that's how I found your video and blog). I must admit, the smoothie didn't keep me satisfied until lunch so I ended up including a small bowl of oatmeal to go along with it. But everything else worked P.E.R.F.E.C.T.L.Y. and kept me full all day and night. Okay, just to put that in perspective: I'm a 250 lb man... so when I say this meal plan is satisfying, It means something.

[christinab]

Ive never done anything like this but I’m suffering so badly from chronic inflammation. I’m always so swollen, puffy, bloated, tired, etc. I made a grocery list, prepared all the meals just like you said, and I started my intermittent fasting as well. Let me just say that coming from a Mexican background the foods I bought, and the way you put them all together was odd for me, to say the least, but I am so desperate I continued on. Today I ate my prepared meals and was shocked at how much I enjoyed them!!! I love all the flavors and the way everything was combined. All my family wanted to try it! I really really hope this helps me. I’m eating this all week and If it helps me I’m changing the way I eat forever! Nothing is worth losing your health and vigor for life! Thank you!

[StoneyTony]

made this tonight. everything but the smoothie. i thought i was just cursed to be excessively tired for seemingly no reason forever until i discovered ibs & celiac. i changed my diet to strictly clean foods and no gluten & now i have more energy than ever. 😁😊

[nancywright]

Day one: I have prepared the five days of these meals. They are tasty and filling. So far so good! Thanks. Nancy

[SurprisedEarth-hovl]

Started this meal plan on Friday 22.03.24 with the
16 - 8 fast at the tender age of 61. Only been on it for 2 day's and I am already
finding it agreeable with my body as my organ are saying thank you. I have a very sweet tooth however the energy bombs are really satisfying and after eating two or three (shall I say) i feel really good and havent raided my partner's empty calorie box of biscuits chocolates and crisp. especially whilst i am on the
anti - inflammatory diet.
The recipies really suit me they are quite filling, and I know that I am going to look and feel great while staying on it

Thank you Lacey

[emma_francis]

I just did this - and it's my first time meal prepping. Been having a lot of trouble with chronic pain so thought I would give anti inflammatory a try. Thank you so much for the recipes and video, it was so helpful to have the video to explain which tasks to do first and as a first time meal prepper I now see how great it will feel knowing that I have already done the work of preparing my food for the week. Thanks a lot :)

[SandraLemenaite]

I’m crying watching this. Finally, a meal
Plan I can follow. Thank you so

[tessmick]

I've made it to day 5, and am feeling well! I have added some protein to a couple of the meals - one night I had a small piece of salmon, another night tuna, and a couple times diced avocado. I am trying to eliminate taking pain killers for arthritis, and this seemed like a good place to start. I have also added an intense stretching program that I think is helping too.

I wanted to address some of the other comments here. If you are not a regular cook, my advice is you need to add extra time to this meal prep. I'm guessing Lacey's idea was having everything prepped before you start cooking & putting this all together - like veggies all cleaned & cut-up, lemons squeezed, etc. Have all your spice containers out, measuring items at the ready, etc. Know & have ready all your containers that the prepared foods will go into, and ready the space in your frig to receive these items. And I'd also suggest you go shopping ahead of time, like on another day. I started this on Monday of this week, and went to the store in the morning ... then came home & started cooking. Because I hadn't done any of this other prep ahead, this took me much longer than 1 hour & 45 mins. I had had my morning smoothie before going to the store, but lunch was really delayed! But I will know better next time!

I also have a question: I thought the plan for anti-inflammation is to eliminate refined carbs from the diet. Are quinoa & wild rice acceptable in this definition?


Thank you Lacey! I love your videos & advice ... I'm going to attempt your 7-day plan next, and probably your 30-day too!

[jadez]

Idk if it's just cause everybody is different but I have fibromyalgia which is alot like arthritis. I have found over the years that I can have thin skin potatoes like red or white potatoes as long as I don't indulge too much. Also premade frozen potatoes don't bother me. I think it has something to do with the starch or glycemic index in them? There's a potato diet & supposedly, if you parboil or parbake the potatoes & then refrigerate, it changes the carb content in the taters. Also I can't have quinoa, wild rice, brown rice or long grain rice. Jasmine rice, med grain rice or sushi rice doesn't affect me. I've been dealing with all this & doing the elimination diet over 20 yrs now & gees it's a literal pain but little by little I realize what I can & cannot have. Giving up tomatoes & cucumbers has been the hardest for me. It's been just recently actually that I've had to tell them bye-bye cause cuke n mater salad with thin sliced purple onion and a dressing of evoo & lime juice poured over then add salt, pepper, cilantro & toss...omg one of my most favorite dishes in the world & ima foodie so giving this up has been so hard! I gave up Dr. Peppers, smoking, alcohol, pizza, burgers & fried foods years ago but knowing that there are supposed healthy foods ive had to eliminate as well has been so hard. Just not fair but I prefer being pain free. Nuts & seeds don't bother me at all. I can't have regular oats, I have to get organic or gluten free. No nitrates. Low sugar is a must but I can have some because I'm hypoglycemic 🙄 ugh. My diet is a mess but I'm getting all figured out & that's my point here in this novel (sry) is to each their own. We all have to & must figure out what foods to avoid. It's such a flipping hassle when you love food. In my older age I'm being to have a love/hate relationship with food cause something that was once fun to me (grocery shopping, cooking, eating) is now causing me grief & I do not like it. I find myself eating gf oats with banana... smoothies... SALADS... & flax wraps with vegan content more than anything else. I just really don't even enjoy cooking anymore. My food luster has dwindled down to very little these days because of this illness.

[Shelbysworldyourentertainment]

Love this woman! Shes so detailed, and I can listen to her voice over and over 💜🤗

[ruthdreher]

Lacey thank you so much for this!!. I recently turned 61 I need to make a big change, and I didn't know where to start, so I feel this will be very helpful for me..

[amescot]

I just finished making all these meals for the week. I can’t wait to start the week tomorrow. Thank you for the recipes and video. I’ve never done a meal prep before. It’s so easy once you get everything sorted. I am trying out this meal prep for health reasons so I’m very encouraged by all the positive feedback you have on this video. Thanks again 🤗

[stephaniekrahn]

Hello, I have been dealing with inflammation for unexplained reasons for quite some time and this change in my diet has really helped. Thank you so much.

[MeganLombardiMakeup]

Lacey!!!! I’m not a person who cooks often, but I took myself to grocery store and made the Buddha bowl and Greek salad sweet potatoes. Just wow. It’s amazing how flavorful and filling these meals are. I don’t miss my takeout food at all with these meals and I LOVE how easy it was to make. I love your channel and want to watch all of your videos now!

[NcScbeach]

Lacy I appreciate your dedication and time making these videos. With that said, My lyme doctor advised me that the garbanzo beans ( any beans) are not good for my inflammation, as well as the wild rice. I spent a good bit on these meals and it was a blow to find out that all the work and time spent was in vein.

[kristaweaver]

I absolutely love this 5 day plan. It feels like I’m eating at a restaurant every day. The flavors are amazing!!! I want to do a second week! Does anyone have other anti inflammatory meal ideas I could use?

[jess_linz]

This is amazing. I love that you are using whole, healthy food options and lay out how to meal prep everything under 2 hours. Thank you!! This is exactly what I need in a meal prep video. 👏🏼

[susanshannon]

Any chance you'll be adding another anti inflammatory diet meal prep? I really love your video and meals.

[tamaraellis]

I can’t wait to make the lemon balls. I don’t know about other people but I started an anti-inflammatory diet and I am not allowed to have oils nor cheeses. When I cut out animal products and oils my knee pain went away in five days. I had been taking Cortizone shots in my knee and was at the point that I actually bought a cane. Just thought I would leave this here in case it might help someone else. I am taking all your recipes and just substituting other things where you use a little oil. Again, I can’t wait to make the lemon energy balls!