20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne

These meals are all low-glycemic, sugar-free, soy-free, and dairy-free. They are also high in zinc and contain lots of vitamin C to help support your clients’ largest organ - the skin.

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Tabitha Wills, CNE Tabitha Wills, CNE
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Meal planning for acne-prone clients doesn’t need to be difficult. With the ability to filter recipes inside of That Clean Life by nutrition content, as well as our handy tags, you can create a program to help heal your clients' skin and regain their confidence in no time.

To make things even easier for you, we’ve rounded up 20 meal ideas for you to help manage your clients’ acne. These meals are all low-glycemic, sugar-free, soy-free, and dairy-free. They are also high in zinc and contain lots of vitamin C to help support your clients’ largest organ.

1. Steamed Mussels in Spicy Tomato Sauce

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Steamed Mussels in Spicy Tomato Sauce

Mussels are naturally high in zinc, which is a key nutrient that can help acne-prone skin heal. This recipe has 7mg of zinc per serving, bringing in more than 50% of your client’s daily zinc needs.

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2. Pistachio Crusted Salmon

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Pistachio Crusted Salmon

This recipe is packed full of healthy fats like omega 3’s coming from the fish and the nuts. It is also very high in vitamin C which plays a large role in maintaining skin health.

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3. Turkey Apple Breakfast Hash

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Turkey Apple Breakfast Hash

This hearty yet simple breakfast is high in both vitamin A and vitamin C. It is also a great low-glycemic breakfast to kick off your clients' day and keep their blood sugar stable, which in turn helps their acne.

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4. Rainbow Chopped Salad Jars

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Rainbow Chopped Salad Jars

This recipe comes together so quickly and it packs a mega punch of vitamin A, vitamin C, and zinc. With all the different colors, it's high in phytonutrients and polyphenols too!

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5. Spinach Scramble with Fruit

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Spinach Scramble with Fruit

This scramble is stepped up a notch with vegetables cooked right into the eggs. The ultimate lazy omelette! Served with a side of orange, the micronutrients in this recipe are going to hit all of your clients’ RDAs with very little effort.

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6. Mashed Cauliflower Breakfast Bowl

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Mashed Cauliflower Breakfast Bowl

Our Mashed Cauliflower Breakfast Bowl is the perfect solution for clients who love savory breakfasts, and it's a great way to squeeze vegetables in before noon!

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7. Lima Bean, Rice & Beet Bowl

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Lima Bean, Rice & Beet Bowl

This Buddha-style bowl will keep your clients satiated with a great balance of vegetables and starches. The ingredients can even be swapped for other low-glycemic options that your client has in their pantry.

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8. Falafel Stuffed Peppers

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Falafel Stuffed Peppers

It’s like a stuffed pepper and a falafel came together for the most delicious meal in this recipe! The peppers make this recipe super high in vitamin C and it’s a plant-based option packed full of protein and healthy fats.

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9. Zucchini Breakfast Boats

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Zucchini Breakfast Boats

Eggs stuffed in zucchini are such a great way for your clients to get a serving of vegetables in before noon! Gluten-free, dairy-free, and low-glycemic, this recipe is a great way to kick off the day.

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10. Lemon Kale Salad with Chickpeas & Avocado

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Lemon Kale Salad with Chickpeas & Avocado

Kale salad, but loaded with flavor and texture. There is over 20g of fiber per serving in this recipe, meaning it is a salad that can definitely be enjoyed on it’s own for a meal while leaving your clients satisfied.

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11. Frozen Yogurt Bites with Berries

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Frozen Yogurt Bites with Berries

These yogurt berry bites come together in no time and they are great as a snack or a light breakfast! They're naturally sweetened with high fiber berries, so they're sugar-free.

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12. Peanut Butter Curry Chickpea Stew

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Peanut Butter Curry Chickpea Stew

Your clients will never guess that this creamy, flavor-filled stew is dairy-free, sugar-free, and packed full of fiber. They’ll want to double this recipe and freeze to have leftovers on hand!

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13. One Pan Breakfast Hash

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: One Pan Breakfast Hash

Breakfast made easy, all on one baking sheet! Yes, even the eggs. This recipe also squeezes in some veggies for breakfast that pair perfectly with the other ingredients. This recipe is a must-repeat on the weekends.

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14. Green Lemonade Smoothie

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Green Lemonade Smoothie

A smoothie is such a classic way to pack in mega-nutrients. Our Green Lemonade Smoothie and tart but naturally sweet and a great change-up from your clients' regular smoothie.

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15. Baked Salmon with Broccoli & Quinoa

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Baked Salmon with Broccoli & Quinoa

You can’t go wrong with this classic! Packed with loads of omega-3’s to support your client’s skin health, this is a great crowd-pleaser and an easy repeat on your meal plans.

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16. Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup

Our Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup has all of the home comforts of cabbage rolls without any of the work. It is also gluten-free, dairy-free, and loaded with vitamin C and K.

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17. Chocolate Cherry Overnight Oats

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Chocolate Cherry Overnight Oats

Overnight oats are a busy client's best friend. Encourage your client to seek out gluten-free oats, and use this recipe to satisfying their chocolate cravings with the support of fiber and micronutrients.

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18. Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas

Fajita night is done right, and quickly, with this easy one-pan meal. The shrimp contribute lots of omega-3’s to support your client’s skin health. This recipe is also gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free.

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19. Beef & Broccoli

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: Beef & Broccoli

Your clients won’t want to order takeout again after seeing how quick and easy this recipe comes together. The broccoli contributes major micronutrients to support your clients, while the other ingredients make a flavor-packed combo.

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20. One Pan Sausage, Kale & Jicama Home Fries

20 Meal Ideas to Help Clients Manage Acne: One Pan Sausage, Kale & Jicama Home Fries

This easy breakfast is a great sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free alternative to your clients’ classic AM meal. Jicama provides an awesome alternative to potatoes, or it can be replaced for any other root vegetable they have on hand.

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Want even more acne-friendly resources? Be sure to check out our Skin Health Program, as well as our Plant-Based Skin Health Program to satisfy all of your clients.