Pick your calorie level and you get a full day of food — breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks — cooked in an air fryer, a microwave, or in ten minutes or less. Every meal is one of the repeatable ones people actually make at home, and every grocery item shows its calories so nothing is a mystery.
⚡ Air fryer, microwave or 10 min or less🍗 Protein at every meal📋 Grocery list included
1. Choose your daily calories
Not sure which to pick? Use the calorie calculator first — it works out your number from your height, weight, age and activity.
2. Your 1800 calorie day
Day total: 1795 cal · 125 g protein (+5 to target)
You are about 5 calories short — add a piece of fruit, an extra spoon of peanut butter, or a little more rice.
BreakfastAir fryer10 min415 cal30 g protein
Air fryer breakfast burrito
Make five on Sunday, freeze them, air fry one each morning — a staple of meal-prep videos.
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What you need (base recipe 460 cal · 33 g protein)
1 each large tortilla140 cal · 4 g
2 large eggs140 cal · 12 g
2 oz sliced turkey60 cal · 10 g
0.25 cup shredded cheddar110 cal · 7 g
2 tbsp salsa10 cal · 0 g
Want more protein?
Add a seasoned chicken packet to the filling — +16 g protein (+90 cal)
Use a high-protein tortilla instead of a plain one — +8 g protein (+0 cal)
How to make it
Scramble the eggs in the microwave for 60–90 seconds, stirring halfway.
Fill the tortilla with egg, turkey, cheese and salsa, then roll it tight.
Air fry seam-side down at 375°F / 190°C for 6–8 minutes until crisp.
LunchAir fryer8 min355 cal24 g protein
Cottage cheese flatbread pizza
Blended cottage cheese as the base — the high-protein pizza that took over food feeds.
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What you need (base recipe 395 cal · 27 g protein)
1 each flatbread180 cal · 6 g
0.5 cup cottage cheese90 cal · 12 g
3 tbsp pizza sauce25 cal · 1 g
0.33 cup shredded mozzarella100 cal · 8 g
Want more protein?
Top with 3 oz of shredded chicken before it goes in — +26 g protein (+140 cal)
Add 2 oz of turkey pepperoni — +10 g protein (+80 cal)
How to make it
Blend the cottage cheese smooth (or mash it well with a fork).
Spread sauce then cottage cheese over the flatbread and add mozzarella.
Air fry at 350°F / 175°C for 6–8 minutes, then top with basil.
Dinner10 minutes or less8 min415 cal33 g protein
Garlic butter shrimp and rice
Frozen shrimp cook in four minutes — the fastest real dinner on the internet.
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What you need (base recipe 460 cal · 37 g protein)
6 oz raw shrimp170 cal · 34 g
1 tbsp butter100 cal · 0 g
2 clove garlic10 cal · 0 g
0.5 pouch microwave rice pouch180 cal · 3 g
Want more protein?
Scramble an egg through the rice, fried-rice style — +6 g protein (+70 cal)
Add ½ cup of edamame to the pan — +9 g protein (+95 cal)
How to make it
Melt the butter with the garlic in a pan.
Add the thawed shrimp and cook 3–4 minutes until pink.
Microwave the rice for 90 seconds and spoon the shrimp over it.
Snack10 minutes or less3 min305 cal13 g protein
Apple, peanut butter and cheese plate
The snack plate, built so it actually holds you until the next meal.
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What you need (base recipe 340 cal · 14 g protein)
1 each apple95 cal · 0 g
1 tbsp peanut butter95 cal · 4 g
1 each string cheese80 cal · 7 g
10 each almonds70 cal · 3 g
Want more protein?
Add a protein bar or a stick of jerky — +12 g protein (+150 cal)
Swap the almonds for a small pot of Greek yogurt — +8 g protein (+20 cal)
How to make it
Slice the apple.
Add the peanut butter, string cheese and almonds to the plate.
SnackMicrowave4 min305 cal25 g protein
Edamame and egg snack box
The grab-and-go box: steam the edamame, add eggs you boiled earlier, done.
On GLP-1: Easy to graze on in small bites across an afternoon when a full meal feels like too much.
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What you need (base recipe 340 cal · 28 g protein)
0.75 cup frozen edamame150 cal · 14 g
2 large eggs140 cal · 12 g
0.5 cup cherry tomatoes15 cal · 1 g
1 each clementine35 cal · 1 g
Want more protein?
Add a stick of light string cheese — +7 g protein (+80 cal)
Add a tuna packet — +16 g protein (+70 cal)
How to make it
Microwave the frozen edamame for 3 minutes and salt lightly.
Pack with halved boiled eggs, tomatoes and a clementine.
3. Your grocery list
Everything you need to repeat this 1800 calorie day for a week. Buy the nearest normal pack size — the numbers are a guide, not a rule.
Protein
Sliced turkey — 12.6 oz378 cal · 63 g
Dairy & eggs
Butter — 6.3 tbsp630 cal · 0 g
Cottage cheese — 3.2 cup567 cal · 76 g
Eggs — 25.2 large1764 cal · 151 g
Shredded cheddar — 1.6 cup693 cal · 44 g
Shredded mozzarella — 2.1 cup630 cal · 50 g
String cheese — 6.3 each504 cal · 44 g
Produce
Apple — 6.3 each599 cal · 0 g
Cherry tomatoes — 3.2 cup95 cal · 6 g
Clementine — 6.3 each221 cal · 6 g
Garlic — 12.6 clove63 cal · 0 g
Pantry
Almonds — 63 each441 cal · 19 g
Flatbread — 6.3 each1134 cal · 38 g
Large tortilla — 6.3 each882 cal · 25 g
Microwave rice pouch — 3.2 pouch1134 cal · 19 g
Peanut butter — 6.3 tbsp599 cal · 25 g
Pizza sauce — 18.9 tbsp158 cal · 6 g
Salsa — 12.6 tbsp63 cal · 0 g
Freezer
Frozen edamame — 4.7 cup945 cal · 88 g
Raw shrimp — 37.8 oz1071 cal · 214 g
Whole list: 12,571 calories and 874 g protein across seven days of food.
Protein salads — ready in 5 minutes
Four no-fuss salads that follow the same rules as everything else here: 30+ grams of protein, everyday ingredients, and nothing that takes longer than a microwave pouch. Swap any of them in for lunch on your plan.
Lunch10 minutes or less5 min370 cal50 g protein
Chicken Caesar protein salad
The high-protein Caesar hack: light dressing swapped for a Greek yogurt blend.
What you need
5 oz cooked chicken breast230 cal · 43 g
3 cup romaine lettuce25 cal · 2 g
2 tbsp light caesar dressing70 cal · 1 g
2 tbsp shaved parmesan45 cal · 4 g
Want more protein?
Stir 2 tbsp of Greek yogurt into the dressing — +4 g protein (+20 cal)
Add 2 chopped hard-boiled eggs — +12 g protein (+140 cal)
How to make it
Toss the romaine with the dressing and half the parmesan.
Slice the cooked chicken and lay it over the top.
Finish with the rest of the parmesan and a squeeze of lemon.
Lunch10 minutes or less5 min377 cal36 g protein
Tuna and white bean salad
The no-cook Mediterranean tuna bowl — beans double the protein and keep you full.
What you need
1 pouch tuna creation packet100 cal · 22 g
0.75 cup white beans (canned)180 cal · 12 g
1 cup cherry tomatoes27 cal · 1 g
2 cup salad greens15 cal · 1 g
0.25 cup red onion15 cal · 0 g
1 tsp olive oil40 cal · 0 g
Want more protein?
Add a second tuna packet — +22 g protein (+100 cal)
Crumble ¼ cup of feta over the top — +5 g protein (+100 cal)
How to make it
Rinse and drain the beans, then add them to a bowl with the tuna.
Add the tomatoes, onion and greens.
Dress with olive oil and lemon, season well and toss.
LunchMicrowave5 min616 cal42 g protein
Salmon, quinoa and edamame salad
Microwave-grain salad bowls — the work-lunch formula all over meal-prep feeds.
What you need
4 oz cooked salmon230 cal · 25 g
0.5 pouch microwave quinoa pouch140 cal · 5 g
0.5 cup frozen edamame95 cal · 9 g
1 cup cucumber16 cal · 1 g
0.5 each avocado120 cal · 1 g
2 cup salad greens15 cal · 1 g
Want more protein?
Use a 6 oz salmon portion instead of 4 oz — +12 g protein (+115 cal)
Add ½ cup of extra edamame — +9 g protein (+95 cal)
How to make it
Microwave the quinoa pouch and the frozen edamame for 90 seconds.
Tip into a bowl over the greens with the cucumber and avocado.
Flake the salmon over the top and squeeze over the lemon.
Lunch10 minutes or less5 min488 cal38 g protein
Greek cottage cheese protein salad
The cottage cheese bowl trend done Greek-style — salty, crunchy and 30+ grams of protein.
What you need
1 cup cottage cheese180 cal · 24 g
0.5 cup chickpeas (canned)130 cal · 7 g
1 cup cucumber16 cal · 1 g
1 cup cherry tomatoes27 cal · 1 g
0.25 cup feta100 cal · 5 g
6 each olives35 cal · 0 g
Want more protein?
Add 3 oz of shredded rotisserie chicken — +25 g protein (+140 cal)
Add 2 chopped hard-boiled eggs — +12 g protein (+140 cal)
How to make it
Spoon the cottage cheese into a bowl as the base.
Pile the chickpeas, cucumber, tomatoes and olives on top.
Crumble over the feta and finish with olive oil and herbs.
All 31 meals, by how you cook them
Swap any meal in your day for another one in the same row — the calories are close enough for a beginner plan.
Breakfast
Air fryer cottage cheese egg bites
Air fryer · 12 min · 410 cal · 37 g protein
Breakfast
60-second microwave protein oats
Microwave · 3 min · 480 cal · 40 g protein
Breakfast
Greek yogurt crunch bowl
10 minutes or less · 3 min · 370 cal · 25 g protein
Breakfast
Air fryer breakfast burrito
Air fryer · 10 min · 460 cal · 33 g protein
Lunch
Chicken and rice protein bowl
Microwave · 5 min · 478 cal · 50 g protein
Lunch
Tuna crunch wrap
10 minutes or less · 5 min · 375 cal · 28 g protein
Lunch
Air fryer chicken tenders and salad
Air fryer · 12 min · 400 cal · 27 g protein
Lunch
Cottage cheese flatbread pizza
Air fryer · 8 min · 395 cal · 27 g protein
Lunch
Chicken Caesar protein salad
10 minutes or less · 5 min · 370 cal · 50 g protein
Lunch
Tuna and white bean salad
10 minutes or less · 5 min · 377 cal · 36 g protein
Lunch
Salmon, quinoa and edamame salad
Microwave · 5 min · 616 cal · 42 g protein
Lunch
Greek cottage cheese protein salad
10 minutes or less · 5 min · 488 cal · 38 g protein
Dinner
Air fryer salmon and broccoli
Air fryer · 12 min · 455 cal · 39 g protein
Dinner
Air fryer chicken strips and sweet potato fries
Air fryer · 10 min · 415 cal · 47 g protein
Dinner
10-minute turkey taco bowl
10 minutes or less · 10 min · 620 cal · 47 g protein
Dinner
Garlic butter shrimp and rice
10 minutes or less · 8 min · 460 cal · 37 g protein
Snack
Protein shake and banana
10 minutes or less · 2 min · 325 cal · 34 g protein
Snack
Cottage cheese and pineapple bowl
10 minutes or less · 2 min · 200 cal · 19 g protein
Snack
Air fryer crispy chickpeas
Air fryer · 14 min · 240 cal · 11 g protein
Snack
Apple, peanut butter and cheese plate
10 minutes or less · 3 min · 340 cal · 14 g protein
Breakfast
Microwave egg white, spinach and feta mug
Microwave · 4 min · 300 cal · 35 g protein
Breakfast
Air fryer turkey sausage and pepper hash
Air fryer · 15 min · 380 cal · 28 g protein
Lunch
Microwave lentil and chicken soup
Microwave · 6 min · 280 cal · 33 g protein
Lunch
Chicken packet cucumber crunch bowl
10 minutes or less · 7 min · 325 cal · 34 g protein
Lunch
Air fryer turkey meatballs in marinara
Air fryer · 14 min · 415 cal · 36 g protein
Lunch
Microwave black bean and cheese quesadilla
Microwave · 5 min · 360 cal · 29 g protein
Dinner
Air fryer cod with green beans and lemon
Air fryer · 14 min · 390 cal · 38 g protein
Dinner
20-minute beef and broccoli bowl
20 minutes or less · 20 min · 500 cal · 46 g protein
Dinner
Air fryer tofu and edamame rice bowl
Air fryer · 18 min · 515 cal · 39 g protein
Snack
Whipped cottage cheese chocolate mousse
10 minutes or less · 5 min · 250 cal · 33 g protein
Snack
Edamame and egg snack box
Microwave · 4 min · 340 cal · 28 g protein
PDF download
Take your 1800 calorie plan with you
Your chosen calorie level as a printable, fillable plan: every meal with calories, protein grams, ingredients, steps and two protein boosts, plus a tick-off grocery list and a 14-day protein and calorie tracker. The download follows the calorie level and list length you picked above — right now that is 1800 calories a day with a seven-day shop.
Protein shortcuts you can add to anything
Every meal above already has a protein source, and each one lists two ways to push the grams higher. These are the easiest things to keep in the house — shakes, packets, powders, dairy, meat and plants.
Tuna or chicken creation packets
Ready to eat, no cooking
16–22 g per pouch
Protein powder (whey or plant)
Shakes, oats, yogurt, pancakes
20–25 g per scoop
Cottage cheese
Sweet bowls, pizza base, dips
12–18 g per ½–¾ cup
Plain Greek yogurt
Breakfast, sauces, sour-cream swap
20 g per cup
Eggs and liquid egg whites
Air fryer bites, burritos, fried rice
6 g per egg
Rotisserie or frozen grilled chicken
Bowls, wraps, pizza topping
25 g per 3 oz
Shrimp, salmon and white fish
Air fryer in 8–12 minutes
20–34 g per serving
Edamame, lentils, beans, chickpeas
Plant protein you can microwave
7–11 g per ½ cup
High-protein tortillas, bread and milk
Same meal, more grams
+6–10 g per swap
Jerky and protein bars
Glovebox and desk-drawer snacks
11–20 g each
New to this? Start here
Pick one number and stay with it for two weeks. Jumping between calorie levels every few days tells you nothing.
Repeat meals on purpose. Eating the same breakfast and lunch most days is the single easiest way to stay on track.
Protein at every meal. Eggs, chicken, tuna, shrimp, turkey, yogurt, cottage cheese — it keeps you full and protects muscle while you lose weight.
Measure the calorie-dense things. Oil, peanut butter, cheese, dressing and granola are where most people go over without noticing.
Close enough is fine. Being within about 100 calories of your target is a good day.
Educational only. These plans are general information from The Modern Health Report, not medical or dietary advice for any individual. Calorie figures are typical values for common ingredients and will vary by brand and portion. Speak with a clinician or registered dietitian before making changes if you are pregnant, managing a health condition, or taking medication that affects appetite or blood sugar.