Meal Plan #1 - Cozy Fall Flavors
A curated collection of cozy, fall-inspired, healthy recipes from across the internet that your family will love this week - part of the Golden Grown Wellness Meal Plan series. Includes a printable menu and grocery list.
Cozy fall table with pumpkin centerpiece for Golden Grown Wellness Meal Plan #1.
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Easy Healthy Meal Plan for Busy Families
Welcome to the Golden Grown Wellness meal plan series. Each week, we share a curated collection of recipes from talented creators around the internet that our family is actually eating. All recipes are credited to their original creators, with direct links so you can easily find the recipes and explore more from these talented creators.
In our house, breakfast and dinner are the anchor meals and we usually enjoy leftovers for lunch the next day. These are the meal prep containers I use, they are the perfect size and come in a pack of 10.
Since mornings are busy, I often make breakfast for the next day while I’m making dinner the night before. This supports a healthy, stress-free morning routine.
Each Golden Grown Wellness Meal Plan includes breakfast and dinner ideas you can mix, match, and repeat without spending your whole life in the kitchen.
This week’s theme is Cozy Fall Flavors and features comforting meals that feel like fall, make use of seasonal produce, and work with your busy schedule.
This Week’s Golden Grown Wellness Meal Plan
Monday 🍂
- 🥣 Breakfast:
Sourdough Pumpkin Scones
(make the night before) by Artful Homemaking
Or Pumpkin Scones by Gimme Some Oven (if you don’t have sourdough starter or discard) - 🍽 Dinner: Simple Lasagna by Spend with Pennies Can also be make the night before for an effortless Monday
Tuesday 🌾
- 🥣 Breakfast: Overnight Oats by Slimming Violet There are many different variations here, choose one that looks good to you
- 🍽 Dinner:
Slow Cooker Maple Dijon Chicken by I Am Winfred
Serve with broccoli or green beans and mashed potatoes or cauliflower rice.
Wednesday 🍁
- 🥣 Breakfast: High Protein Baked Yogurt with Raspberries by Taylor Likes
- 🍽 Dinner:
Spinach salad with dried cranberries, chopped walnuts, feta, and
Creamy Balsamic Tahini Dressing by Walder Wellness
Add leftover maple dijon chicken or serve alongside leftover lasagna.
Thursday 🌿
- 🥣 Breakfast: Cinnamon Pumpkin Muffins by Molly’s Home Guide (make the night before)
- 🍽 Dinner:
Slow Cooker Three Bean Chili by Aberdeen’s Kitchen
Serve over tortilla strip chips or with tortillas.
Friday ✨
- 🥣 Breakfast: Eggs and toast (optional: add cottage cheese and some fresh fruit)
- 🍽 Dinner:
Salmon Cakes by Golden Savory
Serve with french fries (cooked from frozen) and carrot sticks. We like ours with tartar sauce or honey mustard.
Saturday 🧺
- 🥣 Breakfast: Applesauce Oatmeal Cookies by Golden Grown Wellness
- 🍽 Dinner:
Creamy Pumpkin Feta Pasta by Tasty Pleasure
Optional: serve with ground beef to add more protein.
Sunday 🕯️
- 🥣 Breakfast: Gingerbread Pancakes by Yusra Recipe
- 🍽 Dinner: Lentil Stew Over Mashed Potatoes by Recipes Flavors
Featured Pinterest Recipes We Loved This Week
Explore this week’s full menu collection on Pinterest → Golden Grown Wellness Meal Plan #1 - Cozy Fall Favorites
Pantry Staples for Cozy Fall Flavors
To make meal planning easier, we rely on a few core ingredients each week. Having these on hand means fewer last-minute grocery runs and more flexibility to mix and match recipes.
This week’s staples: canned pumpkin, maple syrup, cinnamon, oats
Shop my pantry picks → Grown Pantry Staples for Fast, Healthy Meals
✨ Download the free printable menu + grocery list
Next Week’s Meal Plan
Next week’s theme: More Fall Y’All
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Recipes shared with full credit to their creators. We love highlighting the amazing recipe developers behind the meals that make eating healthy at home easy!
About the Golden Grown Wellness Meal Plan Series
Have you ever tried following a meal plan and thought, “Who would actually eat this?” That was me. I used to spend hours flipping through magazines, cookbooks, and Pinterest boards every week — searching for easy, healthy, quick recipes my family would actually enjoy.
That frustration is what inspired this series. My goal is to help simplify your weekly meal planning, save money at the grocery store, waste less food, and make it easier to serve balanced, nourishing meals everyone will love.
The Golden Grown Wellness Meal Plan Series features curated collections of family-friendly recipes from talented creators across the internet. Every recipe is credited to its original author — we’re simply sharing the healthy, delicious ideas that inspire our family each week.