Easy and Delicious Ground Beef Recipes - Weekly Meal Plan (2024)

FAQs

How do I make a weekly meal plan for one? ›

After thawing beef in the refrigerator, you don't have to cook it right away. Ground beef can be stored an additional 1 to 2 days before cooking; beef roasts and steaks may be stored 3 to 5 additional days before cooking.

To lose 10 pounds in one week, you'll need to burn between 3,500 and 5,000 calories more than you consume each day by restricting your diet to small portions of nutritious yet low-calorie foods, and significantly increasing your aerobic exercise with interval training, sports, and other vigorous activities.

Set a new daily calorie goal to create a 1,500 per day deficit. 3 lb (1.4 kg) is equal to 10,500 calories, which means you'll need to cut 1,500 calories per day using diet and exercise. Once you know how many calories you burn in a day, subtract 1,500 from it to get your daily calorie goal.

A healthy eating plan: Emphasizes vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and fat-free or low-fat dairy products. Includes lean meats, poultry, fish, beans, eggs, and nuts. Limits saturated and trans fats, sodium, and added sugars.

If you're meal prepping…

The basic/best meals to prep are stews, chilis, pasta dishes, curries, sheet pan meals, stir frys, burrito bowls, enchiladas, and casseroles. You really can't go wrong with these kinds of meals!

Generally speaking, you shouldn't eat meat past its expiration date, notes the Cleveland Clinic. You don't have a long window of time to use up raw ground beef to begin with—aim to eat it within two days—but checking the expiration date is always a good habit.

Is cooked ground beef good for 7 days? ›

USDA recommends using cooked beef within 3 to 4 days, kept refrigerated (40°F or less). Refrigeration slows but does not stop bacterial growth. USDA recommends using cooked leftovers within 3 to 4 days.

The USDA recommends that after thawing meat such as seafood, poultry, and ground beef, it should be cooked within 1 to 2 days. Red meats can remain in the fridge for 3 to 5 days. There is a great article on the USDA's website about how to safely thaw meat and guidelines for refrigerator time afterwards here.

The GM Diet Plan is focused on ensuring the consumption of complex carbs, along with low-calorie foods. This combined with an increased water intake can result in a significant weight loss in the span of a week. The idea is to limit one's weekly diet to just fruits, vegetables, brown rice, and chicken.

7 course meal: A 7 course dinner menu includes an hors d'oeuvre, soup, appetizer, salad, main course, dessert, and mignardise. 6 course meal: A 6 course dinner menu includes an hors d'oeuvre, soup, appetizer, salad, main course, and dessert.