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Our column, ThePrep, has everything you’ll need to make dinner planning and grocery shopping as easy as can be. Nutritional needs differ from one individual to another, and we invite you to use these dinner plans as inspiration and adjust them as you see fit.Sign upto get a dinner plan delivered to your inbox every Saturday!I have a love-hate relationship with Labor Day weekend—the unofficial end of summer. I am truly a fall girl, so I look forward to the cool, crisp days and all things apples, pumpkins and falling leaves, but I still don’t like to see summer coming to an end. So before we all embrace fall, let’s give summer a final hurrah with a collection of quickgut-healthydinners that are packed with all the vegetables that make us think “summer,” like corn, zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, tomatoes and bell peppers, and fresh herbs like basil and cilantro. To help improve yourgut health—which supports your immune health, can reduce your risk for chronic disease and more—these dinners are all high in fiber and containprobiotic- orprebiotic-rich foods, perour nutrition parameters.Your Weekly PlanSunday:Lemon Zucchini PastaMonday:No-Cook White Bean & Spinach Caprese SaladTuesday:Sauteed Corn with Basil & ShallotsWednesday:Grilled Vegetable & Black Bean Farro BowlsThursday:Lentil Salad with Feta, Tomatoes, Cucumbers & OlivesFriday:Cauliflower Gnocchi with Asparagus & PestoGet the Shopping List
Our column, ThePrep, has everything you’ll need to make dinner planning and grocery shopping as easy as can be. Nutritional needs differ from one individual to another, and we invite you to use these dinner plans as inspiration and adjust them as you see fit.Sign upto get a dinner plan delivered to your inbox every Saturday!
I have a love-hate relationship with Labor Day weekend—the unofficial end of summer. I am truly a fall girl, so I look forward to the cool, crisp days and all things apples, pumpkins and falling leaves, but I still don’t like to see summer coming to an end. So before we all embrace fall, let’s give summer a final hurrah with a collection of quickgut-healthydinners that are packed with all the vegetables that make us think “summer,” like corn, zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, tomatoes and bell peppers, and fresh herbs like basil and cilantro. To help improve yourgut health—which supports your immune health, can reduce your risk for chronic disease and more—these dinners are all high in fiber and containprobiotic- orprebiotic-rich foods, perour nutrition parameters.
Your Weekly Plan
Sunday:Lemon Zucchini PastaMonday:No-Cook White Bean & Spinach Caprese SaladTuesday:Sauteed Corn with Basil & ShallotsWednesday:Grilled Vegetable & Black Bean Farro BowlsThursday:Lentil Salad with Feta, Tomatoes, Cucumbers & OlivesFriday:Cauliflower Gnocchi with Asparagus & Pesto
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Sunday: Lemon Zucchini Pasta
This bright, lemony pasta is perfect for a late-summer evening. The combination of whole-wheat spaghetti and lots ofzucchiniensures that the dish is full of gut-healthy fiber. Some heavy cream and Parmesan cheese, plus a bit of the pasta cooking water, combine to create a luscious sauce. Because it’s also packed with antioxidants andvitamin C, this dish will give extra support to your immune system.
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Monday: No-Cook White Bean & Spinach Caprese Salad
Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Holly Dreesman, Prop stylist: Addelyn Evans
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Tuesday: Sautéed Corn with Basil & Shallots
Photographer: Morgan Hunt Glaze, Food Stylist: Margaret Monroe Dickey, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless
04of 06Wednesday: Grilled Vegetable & Black Bean Farro BowlsPhotographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Shell RoysterZucchini, squash, eggplant, bell peppers … these bowls are heaped with vegetables. Plus they have black beans and farro, so they’re packed with fiber, which is so important for gut health. And just like the white beans in Monday’s salad, black beans are a great source of prebiotics. It’s all topped with a cilantro-lime dressing, which adds brightness.Get the Recipe
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Wednesday: Grilled Vegetable & Black Bean Farro Bowls
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn, Prop Stylist: Shell Royster
Zucchini, squash, eggplant, bell peppers … these bowls are heaped with vegetables. Plus they have black beans and farro, so they’re packed with fiber, which is so important for gut health. And just like the white beans in Monday’s salad, black beans are a great source of prebiotics. It’s all topped with a cilantro-lime dressing, which adds brightness.
05of 06Thursday: Lentil Salad with Feta, Tomatoes, Cucumbers & OlivesJennifer CauseyFor this quick salad, you’ll combine traditional Greek salad ingredients—cucumbers, tomatoes, feta and red onions—with high-fiber, prebiotic-richlentils. The lentils give the salad a heartiness, while the vegetables keep the summer vibes going. Serve it with some rotisserie chicken on the side, or shred the chicken and stir it right in if you like.Get the Recipe
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Thursday: Lentil Salad with Feta, Tomatoes, Cucumbers & Olives
Jennifer Causey
For this quick salad, you’ll combine traditional Greek salad ingredients—cucumbers, tomatoes, feta and red onions—with high-fiber, prebiotic-richlentils. The lentils give the salad a heartiness, while the vegetables keep the summer vibes going. Serve it with some rotisserie chicken on the side, or shred the chicken and stir it right in if you like.
06of 06Friday: Cauliflower Gnocchi with Asparagus & PestoCarolyn Hodges, M.S., RDWhy not make Friday night a stay-at-home date night, with this cauliflower gnocchi for two? It takes just 10 minutes to make, since it calls for frozen cauliflower gnocchi and store-bought pesto. If you’re like me and havehomemade pestostashed in your freezer, you can use that instead. The asparagus adds nutrients, including fiber, vitamin C and folate. Serve it with some crusty whole-grain bread.Get the Recipe
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Friday: Cauliflower Gnocchi with Asparagus & Pesto
Carolyn Hodges, M.S., RD
Why not make Friday night a stay-at-home date night, with this cauliflower gnocchi for two? It takes just 10 minutes to make, since it calls for frozen cauliflower gnocchi and store-bought pesto. If you’re like me and havehomemade pestostashed in your freezer, you can use that instead. The asparagus adds nutrients, including fiber, vitamin C and folate. Serve it with some crusty whole-grain bread.
I wish you all a great week, and I hope you enjoy this dinner plan. If you try a recipe, remember to add a review.
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