Seasonal fruits and vegetables for July and how long they last:

Apricots 6-7 days
Blueberries 6-7 days
Cantaloupes 3-5 days
Cherries 1-2 days
Corn 1-2 days
Cucumbers 3-5 days
Green beans 1-2 days
Figs 3-5 days
Lettuce 7-10 days
Nectarines 3-5 days
Peaches 3-5 days
Plums 6-7 days
Strawberries 1-2 days
Tomatoes 6-7 days
Watermelons 6-7 days
Yellow squash 3-5 days
Zucchini 3-5 days

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Epicurious Seasonal produce maps by state
CUESA Seasonal vegetables by month

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Recipes from the July Meal Plan

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*Attention real food purists/whole foodies – the recipes I link/pin are all from scratch, but some of them you may have to make substitutions or modifications. For example, I link recipes that have sugar, but you can substitute whatever your favorite sweetener is.

Tier 1/Most Perishable (ie corn, cukes, green beans, lettuce, mushrooms, spinach, yellow/summer squash, zucchini)

Arugula, Italian Tuna, and White Bean Salad from Cooking Light 30 min grape tomatoes, red onion, arugula no cook serve room temp
Arugula, Watermelon and Feta Salad from Barefoot Contessa arugula, mint, shallots, watermelon no cook
Bacon Tomato Cucumber Salad from Simply Healthy Home cucumber, tomato no cook serve room temp
Bacon, Peach and Arugula Sandwiches from Food Network arugula, basil, peaches stovetop 20 min serve room temp
Chickpea Burgers with Cucumber Sauce from Coffee Clutter and Chaos cucumber stovetop
Chickpea Salad Sammiches from Post Punk Kitchen carrot, celery, tomato, lettuce 10 min no cook
Cold Noodle Salad with Spicy Peanut Lime Sauce from Running on Real Food cucumber stovetop serve cold
Colorful Lentil Salad from $5 Dinners carrot, garlic, onion, tomato stovetop
Confetti Chickpea Salad from Budget Bytes carrot, scallion, yellow squash, zucchini 10 min serve room temp
Early Summer Pasta Salad from Real Food Co basil, tomato, cucumber no cook serve room temp
Gazpacho Sandwich from Giada tomato, basil, shallot, cucumber, bell pepper, arugula 25 min no cook
Greek Pasta Salad with Red Wine Vinaigrette from Just a Taste red onion, cherry tomato, cucumber, bell pepper make ahead 3 hr serve cold or room temp
Greek Quinoa Salad from Joy In My Kitchen tomato, cucumber 30 min stovetop serve room temp or chilled
Grilled Tomato-Basil Fish from Cultured Palate tomato, basil grill
Italian Panzanella from Martha Stewart basil, cucumber, tomato 2 hr 15 min no cook serve room temp
Lemony Orzo-Veggie Salad with Chicken from Cooking Light pre-cooked chicken, cucumber, bell pepper, scallion 20 min precooked chicken stovetop
Pan-grilled Veggie Sandwiches with Ricotta, Arugula and Balsamic from Dave Lieberman zucchini, arugula 40 min
Quinoa Garden Salad from Gnowflins pre-cooked chicken, cucumber, bell peppers, tomatoes no cook soak the day before
Rolled Chicken Sandwich with Arugula and Parsley Aioli from Giada arugula, chives, parsley no cook 10 min
Sesame Chicken and Cucumber Noodle Salad from Mother Earth News & Simply Ming cookbook lettuce, cucumber, bell pepper, pre-cooked chicken stovetop
Southeast Asian Tomato and Cucumber Salad from Healthy Green Kitchen no cook tomatoes, cucumber serve room temp
Tuna Butter Bean Salad from Stone Soup red onion, greens wicked quick < 15 min no cook
Tuna Nicoise Sandwiches from Martha Stewart lettuce, onion, pre-boiled eggs 20 min no cook serve room temp
White Bean and Roasted Chicken Salad from Cooking Light tomato, basil, red onion no cook serve room temp
White-Bean Salad with Zucchini and Parmesan from Martha Stewart zucchini, green beans, basil < 15 min no cook serve room temp
Zucchini and Bean Salad With Bulgur from Real Simple zucchini, shallot 20 min no cook serve room temp
Zucchini Lasagna with Farmer Cheese from Martha Stewart zuchini, tomatoes, basil no cook serve room temp

Tier 2/Less Perishable (ie beets, bell peppers, cabbage, peppers, scallion, tomatoes)

Tuna Melts from The Pioneer Woman red onion, bell pepper, jalapeno 20 min oven serve hot

Tier 3/Pantry or Make It Whenever (ie carrot, celery, onion)

None this month, off to the farmer’s market we go!

What is this REAL FOOD I keep babbling about? Real food is how your great-grandma cooked. It’s just home-cooked meals, from scratch. Nothing weird or super hard, just making food yourself from “real” schtuff, not paying someone else to prepare something for you and add weird stuff and franken-food ingredients. You have control over exactly what goes into your family’s dinner, and your body. Good stuff, like tomatoes. And mozzarella. And dark chocolate. Lots of chocolate. But no glitter. That would be bad.

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Download the Printable PDF

Download PDF. This has the links in the order listed above. Keep in mind I don’t limit myself to particular days, so this is not in order by date. Save it to your desktop and you will always have a quick reference when you’re hunting dinner.

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Other July Real Food Meal Plans

Bi-Weekly Whole Food Meal Plan from The Nourishing Home on The Better Mom
Real Food Meal Plan from Don’t Waste the Crumbs
Real Food Meal Plan from Real Food Real Deals

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July Meal Plan Pinterest Boards:

Meal Plan July (just look at all that tastiness!)

Recipes to Try Summer

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