A week of healthy meals and snacks tailored to support healthy weight loss and improve insulin resistance.
Insulin is a hormone that plays a vital role in how your body cells obtain energy to function properly.
How We Create Meal Plans
Registered dietitians thoughtfully createEatingWellsmeal plans to be easy-to-follow and delicious.
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This 1,500-calorie meal plan has modifications for 2,000 calories to support those with differentcalorie needs.
While we previously included meal plans and modifications for 1,200 calories, we no longer do.
Perfection is not required to reap the benefits of this eating plan.
Carson Downing
Frequently Asked Questions
We no longer provide modifications for 1,200-calorie days in our meal plans.
What Causes Insulin Resistance?
It’s pretty challenging to pinpoint exactly what causes insulin resistance.
Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman
And it can lurk for many years before symptoms are apparent, making it difficult to diagnose.
That said, losing weight is one of the many steps that can help improve insulin resistance.
Snack (62 calories)
Lunch (368 calories)
P.M. chopped walnuts to A.M. snack.
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Melissa Gray, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster
Day 2
Breakfast (345 calories)
A.M.
Snack (263 calories)
Lunch (351 calories)
P.M. ## Day 3
A.M.
Snack (206 calories)
P.M. ## Day 4
Breakfast (286 calories)
P.M. ## Day 6
A.M.
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Margaret Dickeyt, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless
Snack (95 calories)
Lunch (402 calories)
P.M. ## Day 7
A.M.
Snack (156 calories)
P.M. chopped walnuts to A.M. snack and add 1/4 cup unsalted dry-roasted almonds to P.M. snack.
U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025.
Kelsey Hansen
Photographer: Robby Lozano, Food Stylist: Jennifer Wendorf
Laura Kanya & Breana Killeen
