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This five day 21 Day Fix Meal Plan A will help you start off your FIX journey on the right foot. The 21 Day Fix is a way of clean eating that focuses on unprocessed foods and portion control.
Eating a specific number of colored containers every day will help you achieve the weight loss you’re wanting, and this 1200-1800 calorie meal plan will help.
Meal Plan Questions?
The Fix can be overwhelming to begin! If you’re new to this diet plan I highly recommend starting with one of my easy meal plans. They’re made of simple foods (no cooking recipes) are are super easy to swap foods out if you have any intolerances or are a picky eater.
Good luck!
– Becca
How to use this 21-Day Fix Meal Plan A
This meal plan is broken down for Monday through Friday. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks are included.
For Bracket A, you’ll be eating the follow portion-control containers every day:
- 4 Green Containers (vegetables)
- 2 Purple Containers (fruits)
- 4 Red Containers (lean proteins)
- 2 Yellow Containers (healthy slow burning carbs)
- 1 Blue Container (healthy fats)
- 1 Orange Container (seeds & dressings)
- 3 teaspoons of oil based foods (mayo, olive oil, peanut butter, etc)
There is a 21 day fix food list that goes along with the containers, and those are the foods you’ll be eating. For example, you can’t just fill the yellow container with any carb you choose. The food list is very specific and tells you how much or how many of each food you can use. One half of a banana, one whole small apple, or 1 cup diced pineapple are all counted as a purple container.
I’ve created a printable food list that has not only the foods that are on Beachbody’s main list, but also their free food list, container sizes, calorie ranges for each container, and shopping tips. You can view it in my printable library with more than 20 other resources by signing up for my email newsletter here: https://mycrazygoodlife.com/newsletter/.
Updated for Ultimate Portion Fix/Portion Fix
The 21 Day Fix has gone through a few name changes. Whatever you’re calling it these days, rest assured that this meal plan is updated to what Beachbody is currently calling Portion Fix.
Resources for those using 21 Day Fix Meal Plan A:
- Check your bracket There is a formula for taking your current weight and using that to find your bracket, but I’ve created a simple calculator for you to do it. Always check your bracket before starting a round to make sure you haven’t gone up or down a bracket. Eating the correct amount of containers every day is what makes this weight loss program work.
- Sample Meal Plans Meal planning for the Fix is very important because it helps you stay on track. Think of it like a budget–if you eat all your containers before dinner, you’ll be hungry and go over your budget. You can find free sample meal plans on this site that will help! If you need more, I have a video about How to Meal Plan for the 21 Day Fix. (side note: meal planning is important for the Fix, meal prep is not–if it’s helpful to you, do it. If it stresses you out, don’t feel that you have to meal prep!)
- 21 Day Fix Recipes with Container Counts
1,200-1,499 Calorie Bracket | 21 Day Fix Meal Plan A
directions for getting a printable version of this Meal Plan are at the bottom of the post
Monday
Breakfast: Healthy Banana Pancakes (2 Purple, 1/2 Red)
Snack: Celery with Nut Butter (1G, 2 teaspoons)
Lunch: Salad Using (1 Green, 1 Red, 1 Orange, 1 Yellow)
Snack: Instant Pot Hard Boiled Egg, Carrots (1/2 Red, 1 Green)
Dinner: Instant Pot Jambalaya with Quinoa (2 Red, 1 Green, 1 Yellow, 1 Teaspoon)
Snacks: Raw Whole Almonds (1 Blue)
Tuesday
Breakfast: 3 Copycat Starbucks Egg Bites (1 Red, 3/4 Blue)
Lunch: Grilled Chicken with Steamed Veggies with Apple (1 Red, 2 Green, 1 Purple)
Dinner: Beef Fajita Bowls (1 Red, 1 Green, 1/2 Yellow) Toppings (1/4 Blue for Avocado, 1 Green for Veggies) ( Total 1 Red, 2 Green, 1/2 Yellow, 1/4 Blue)
Snacks: Fruit & Nut Butters (1 Purple, 3 Teaspoons), Treat Swap (1 Yellow), Shakeology with Pumpkin Seeds (1 Red, 1 Orange)
*treat swaps can be used for almost anything not on the food list! Potato chips, alcohol, chocolate… here’s a video about treat swaps*
Wednesday
Breakfast: Homemade Turkey Sausage, Whole Grain Cereal with Banana (1 Red, 1 Teaspoon, 1 Yellow, 1 Purple)
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Lunch: Grilled Salmon, Roasted Carrots & Asparagus Topped With Sesame Seeds (1 Red, 1 1/2 Green, 1 Orange)
Dinner: Instant Pot Beef Stroganoff (1 Yellow, 1/2 Green, 1 1/2 Red)
Snacks: Carrot and Celery Sticks (1 Green), Hummus on Lettuce (1 Blue), Apple with Nut Butter and one hard boiled egg (1/2 Red, 1 Purple, 1 Teaspoon)
Thursday
Breakfast: Bread, Whole Grain with Nut Butter and Banana Slices (1 Yellow, 1 Purple, 1 Teaspoon)
Lunch: Salad with Chicken and Quinoa (1 Green, 1 1/4 Red, 1 Orange, 1 Yellow)
Dinner: Low Carb Meatza made with 3 Veggies (2 1/4 Red, about 1 Green, 1 Blue)
Snacks: Apples with Nut Butter (1 Purple, 1 Teaspoon), Snowpeas (1 Green)
Friday
Breakfast: Flourless Banana Pancakes (2 Purple, 1/2 Red)
Lunch: Leftover Instant Pot Jambalaya (2 Red, 1 Green, 1 Yellow, 1 Teaspoon)
Dinner: Leftover Beef Fajita Bowls (1 Red, 1 Green, 1/2 Yellow)
Snacks: Hummus on Lettuce (1 Blue), Celery & Nut Butter (1 Green, 1 Teaspoon), Pumpkin Seeds (1 Orange)
To gain access to my free printable library (to download a PDF of this Meal Plan for Bracket A) please fill out the form below:
I loved this meal plan! It made it so easy to stay on track with my goals while still enjoying delicious food. The variety kept things interesting, and I especially appreciated the tips for meal prepping. Can’t wait to try out more recipes from your blog!
I loved reading about the 21 Day Fix Meal Plan A! It’s so helpful to have a structured eating plan, and the recipes you shared look delicious. I can’t wait to try them out. Thanks for breaking everything down so clearly!