Calorie Targets:

• 👩 Gracia: ~1,800 cal/day (deficit)
• 💪 Austin: ~2,300 cal/day (high-volume, whole foods, no processed)
• 🩺 Mother-in-Law: ~1,000–1,200 cal/day (diabetic-friendly, low carb, low glycemic, no added sugar)

🥚 Breakfast update: Mon–Fri breakfast = 4 Homemade Egg Bites (egg whites, skim cheese, spinach, bacon) + 100 cal coffee (~340 cal total, 28g P). Sat–Sun use cookbook breakfasts. Base meals now run ~1,096–1,360 cal. Add a Fairlife protein shake (~150 cal, 30g P) + air-fried broccoli side to reach 1,800. Austin: scale up protein and grain portions. MIL: swap noted below each day.

🛒 SHARED SHOPPING LIST

(Items in bold are used across multiple days — buy in bulk to save money and reduce waste)

🥩 Protein

• ~~~~Chicken tenderloins (2–3 lb bulk pack) → Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun lunches + dinners~~~~
• ~~~~Lean ground beef, 90/10 (1 lb) → Tue dinner, Sat dinner~~~~
• ~~Turkey breakfast sausage patties (1 lb) → Sat breakfast, Sun breakfast~~
• Sirloin steaks (2–3 steaks) → Sun dinner
• ~~~~Eggs (1 dozen) → used throughout the week~~~~
• ~~~~Liquid egg whites / Egg Beaters (1 large carton) → Mon, Wed, Fri~~~~
• Canned chicken (2 small cans) → Mon snack (Crack Chicken Dip)
• Rotisserie chicken (1 whole) → Thu lunch + Fri lunch (pull-apart protein)

🧀 Dairy

• ~~~~Plain nonfat Greek yogurt (1 large tub + 6–8 single-serve cups) → throughout~~~~
• Light Laughing Cow cheeses (2 boxes) → Mon snack, Wed lunch, Fri wrap