The holidaze will be here before you know it! Put your plan in place today and start building good habits with this week's meal plan!

Fall in love with seasonal flavors & family-approved meals like Messy Puttanessies (NEW!), Chickpea Wing Tacos (NEW!), Tomato Basil Rigatoni, Apple Pie Bars (NEW!), & more!

Messy Puttanessies

Individual Highlights

• Chickpea Wing Tacos (NEW!)
• Maui Teriyaki Chili (NEW!)
• Tomato Basil Rigatoni
• Shawarma Pockets (NEW!)
• Zucchini Enchiladas
• Godzilla Rice (NEW!)
• Mexican Tortilla …

Now that summer is behind us...FALL BACK into a healthy routine with this week's meal plan!

Make eating healthy convenient with Spaghetti Pie (NEW!), Greek Fritters (NEW!), Big Mac Monster Pizzas, Cake Batter Breakfast Bake (NEW!), Queso'd Quinoa (NEW!), and more!

Spaghetti Pie

Individual Highlights

• Greek Fritters (NEW!)
• Big Mac Monster Pizza
• Honey Mustard Greens (NEW!)
• Bangkok Rice Salad
• Southwestern Bean Burgers
• Queso'd Quinoa (NEW!)
• Chickpea Caesar Salad
• Shanghai Noodles (NEW!)
• Cake Batter Breakfast Bake …

Back in April, Meal Mentor member Jenn took time out from her honeymoon in Japan to post pictures in the VIP Facebook group. (She's also a former Herbie of the Week! Read her story here.)

As you can see from the comments, the other members LOVED seeing all the plant-based and vegan offerings she found:

I immediately reached out to Jenn and asked if she would be interested in doing a guest post for Happy Herbivore once she returned …

If you’ve ever been curious about cooking only once a week...

NOW is the perfect time to try batch cooking because this week's meal plan has a batch cooking tutorial video!

Imagine not having to cook, prep, or clean up for 7 sweet days...

And opening the fridge and seeing ready-to-eat meals like Enchilada Cakes (NEW!), Pasta Carbonara (NEW!), Skyline Spaghetti Squash, Chick-Beet Burgers (NEW!) & more!

Enchilada Cakes

Individual Highlights

• Enchilada Cakes (NEW!)
• Almond Broccoli Noodles
• Lemon …

Since this column started in 2012, there have been 250 Herbies of the Week!

Each story has inspired us and shown us that there are a million different routes on the plant-based highway to health, a thousand different benefits, and that it doesn't matter how long it takes, how many exits or detours you hit along the way, or what speed you go in the process---you'll get there if you keep working "progress not perfection." The end result is YOU …