Belly first.

A cookbook for real evenings

Dinner doesn’t
need a big plan.

Belly First Meals

50 simple, healthy meals to make at home—built around protein and fiber, with no extra fuss.

By Claire Donovan

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50 everyday mealsOne page eachMade to make your own
The designed cover of Belly First Meals by Claire Donovan
A little more ease at 5 p.m.
01A softer start

For the days when
you’re already doing enough.

It’s late afternoon. You’re tired. Someone asks what’s for dinner, and the fridge stays quiet. This book is for that moment.

Inside are 50 practical meals made with familiar grocery-store ingredients: breakfasts, lunches, quick dinners, one-pan meals, and snacks. Each one gives protein and fiber a place on the plate—then lets you make it yours.

See the simple idea behind it
01

Food for real life

Normal ingredients, doable steps, and meals for the kind of day you actually had.

02

A steady little framework

Protein anchor. Fiber anchor. Flavor. Something to round it out. That’s the plate.

03

Permission to change it

Swaps, leftover ideas, and room to note what you’d do differently next time.

02The plate formula

Simple by design

Four parts.
One less thing to figure out.

You don’t need to memorize 50 recipes. Get the feel of one good plate, then build from there.

  1. 1

    A protein anchor

    Eggs, beans, yogurt, chicken, tofu—something that holds the meal.

  2. 2

    A fiber anchor

    Beans, lentils, vegetables, fruit, oats, or a whole grain.

  3. 3

    Something with flavor

    A sauce, a spice, a squeeze of lemon, something crunchy.

  4. 4

    A little to round it out

    Rice, potatoes, bread, avocado—or whatever sounds good to you.

Not a diet. Not a set of rules to get right. Just a helpful place to begin.

03A peek inside

A book you can use tonight

A little of everything.

Five small chapters, fifty one-page meals, and practical extras for the days when planning is not happening.

01Mornings10 breakfasts 02Lunches10 packable ideas 03Fast dinners30 minutes or less 04One pan, one potFewer dishes 05Snacks & something sweetA little pick-me-up

A few on the menu

  • Black Bean and Egg Breakfast Wraps
  • Chickpea Salad Sandwich
  • Sheet-Pan Lemon Chicken and Chickpeas
  • Crunchy Roasted Chickpeas
A real interior recipe page from Belly First Meals, showing Black Bean and Egg Breakfast Wraps with ingredients, steps, swaps and a leftover idea.
ONE MEAL · ONE PAGEJust enough detail to get cooking.

Also tucked inside: the fridge card, shopping lists, five quick sauces, leftover ideas, and a simple made-it log.

A note from the kitchen

Belly first.

04Meet Claire

“I got tired of 5 p.m.
and decided to cook my way out of it.”

Claire Donovan

Claire isn’t a chef or a dietitian—she’s a home cook who wanted dinner to feel less like another job. She made this book for anyone standing in front of the fridge, hoping it will answer the question for them.

Start anywhere. Pick the one that looks easiest tonight. Tick the box when you make it, and make a note of what you’d change. The best meal in this book is the one you make yours.

Spend a little time with the book

The digital edition · $26

A good place to start.

Fifty practical meals and a steadier answer to “what’s for dinner?” Whenever you’re ready, the book is here.

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Belly First Meals

50 simple, healthy meals by Claire Donovan. Familiar ingredients, doable steps, and room to make each meal your own. Includes both PDF and EPUB editions in one ZIP download.

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