Sample Menus - Personal Chef Service

Balanced Plate customizes your weekly menu to your specific needs. You will discuss how many different dishes and total meals you desire weekly during your FREE lifestyle interview.

All dishes from Balanced Plate come in serving multiples of 2. For example, you may order 1 dish for a total of 2, 4, 6 servings or more.

Meals may be prepared ready to go in individual servings, in batches where you can mix and match the individual protein, vegetables, grains and sauces, or both!

Key for menu below: GF = gluten free, DF = dairy free, NF = nut free, , SF= soy free, SHF = shellfish free, FF = fish free

Sample Menu 1 for 2-person household :

Total servings for meals: 22
Breakdown per person:

4 breakfasts
7 lunches/dinners

Tier 1 ~5-6 hours
Service fee (meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking, clean up): $300-360 plus the cost of groceries

Breakfast Entree:
Homemade gluten free seeded loaf with strawberry chia jam and hard-boiled eggs
(GF, DF, SF, SHF, FF, vegetarian)
Nut free and vegan options available

8 servings

Lunch/Dinner Entrees:
Roasted salmon with tomato and shallot confit and herbed brown rice
(GF, DF, NF, SF, SHF, pescatarian)

4 servings

Grilled Chicken with basil lemon quinoa and mixed roasted vegetables
(GF, DF, NF, SF, SHF, FF)

4 servings

Grass-fed beef enchilada bake with roasted peppers and onion and cilantro lime crema
(GF, NF, SF, SHF, FF)
Dairy free option available

6 servings

Sample Menu 2 for 4-person household

Total servings for meals: 20
For snacks: 8
Breakdown per person:

1 breakfast
4 lunches/dinners
2 snacks

Tier 2 ~ 8-9 hours
Service fee: (meal planning, dietitian macronutrient calculation and customization, grocery shopping, cooking, clean up, review of goals for the week): $640-720 plus the cost of groceries

Breakfast entree:

High protein banana oat pancakes with blueberry yogurt sauce

(GF, NF, SF, SHF, FF, vegetarian)

DF option available

4 servings

Chicken meatballs in thai-style peanut sauce with ramen style noodles or steamed rice

(GF, DF, SHF, FF)

8 servings

Mexican-style tofu and black bean stuffed peppers with jalepeno drizzle
(GF, NF, SHF, FF, vegetarian)
DF and vegan options available

4 servings

Shredded bbq chicken sandwich with crunchy cabbage slaw and fresh cut fruit
(NF, DF, SF, SHF, FF)
GF option available

4 servings

Dark chocolate, roasted cashew and dried cherry bark

(GF, SF, SHF, FF, vegetarian)

Vegan and DF options available

8 servings

Sample Menus - Personal Chef Service

Sample Menu 1 for 2-person household :

Total servings for meals: 22 Breakdown per person:

4 breakfasts

7 lunches/dinners

Tier 1 ~5-6 hours Service fee (meal planning, grocery shopping, cooking, clean up): $300-360 plus the cost of groceries

Breakfast Entree: Homemade gluten free seeded loaf with strawberry chia jam and hard-boiled eggs (GF, DF, SF, SHF, FF, vegetarian) Nut free and vegan options available 8 servings

Lunch/Dinner Entrees: Roasted salmon with tomato and shallot confit and herbed brown rice (GF, DF, NF, SF, SHF, pescatarian) 4 servings

Grilled Chicken with basil lemon quinoa and mixed roasted vegetables (GF, DF, NF, SF, SHF, FF) 4 servings

Grass-fed beef enchilada bake with roasted peppers and onion and cilantro lime crema (GF, NF, SF, SHF, FF) Dairy free option available 6 servings

Sample Menu 2 for 4-person household

Total servings for meals: 20 For snacks: 8 Breakdown per person:

1 breakfast

4 lunches/dinners

2 snacks

Tier 2 ~ 8-9 hours Service fee: (meal planning, dietitian macronutrient calculation and customization, grocery shopping, cooking, clean up, review of goals for the week): $640-720 plus the cost of groceries

Mexican-style tofu and black bean stuffed peppers with jalepeno drizzle (GF, NF, SHF, FF, vegetarian) DF and vegan options available 4 servings

Shredded bbq chicken sandwich with crunchy cabbage slaw and fresh cut fruit (NF, DF, SF, SHF, FF) GF option available 4 servings

Phone 312-650-9130 P.O Box 228034 Chicago, IL 60622