How to plan a week's worth of meals in less than 3 minutes.

Hey life lovers! So today I'm going to show you how to make meal planning simple and fun. While doing research for meal planning, I realized that a lot of the methods out on the internet and in health stores were either restrictive or offered too much choice without any real guidance. That's when I decided decided to forego the article and focus on creating something that could balance the two.

This is how the Meal Dealing Deck came to be. Each card falls into one of 6 categories: proteins, veggies, carbs/ starches, snacks/ add-ons, oils/ fats and regional seasonings. Here is link to a quick demo of how the system works and below is a list of the 50 cards included in the base deck.

-Protein Cards

1. Beans

2. Eggs

3. Chicken

4. Beef

5. Shrimp

6. Lentils

7. Pressed Yogurt

8. Scallops

9. Fish

10. Pork Tenderloin

-Veggie Cards

1. Broccoli

2. Red Cabbage

3. Green Beans

4. Bok Choy

5. Spinach

6. Kale

7. Eggplant

8. Carrots

9. Brussels Sprouts

10. Bell Peppers

-Carb/ Starch Cards

1. Spaghetti Squash

2. Red Potatoes

3. Sweet Potatoes

4. Rice

5. Quinoa

6. Chickpeas

7. Pasta-Linguini

8. Plantain

9. Butternut Squash

10. Spelt

-Fat/ Oil Cards

1. Olive Oil

2. Walnut Oil

3. Sesame Oil

4. Avocado Oil

5. Canola Oil

6. Coconut Oil

7. Butter

-Add On Cards

1. Raw Avocado

2. Chopped Almonds

3. Chopped Peanuts

-Region Cards

1. Italian

2. French

3. Mexican

4. Japanese

5. Thai

6. Moroccan

7. Indian

8. Caribbean

9. Southwestern

10. Spanish

Each food card comes with info on prep and serving size and the oil/ fat cards show the smoke point and omega fatty acid content. Pre-order requests are being taken from now until March 20th via the Yagoli contact page. A special drawing for 5 free base decks will be held at the end of the month for site subscribers so if you haven't already be sure to subscribe to Yagoli.com.

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