When it comes to Galloway’s diet, she aims to get three types of foods in every meal:

1. Protein

Protein is “hugely important for muscle growth and repair,” Galloway says.

“For weight management, protein foods help you feel full and satisfied,” she adds. “So when you have a protein in every meal and snack, you’re helping support steady blood glucose levels, and you’re watching out for that blood sugar roller coaster.”

The kinds of protein that Galloway reaches for are:

• Protein shakes
• Seafood high in omega-3’s
• Chicken
• Turkey
• Tofu

“If you’re using meat in your meals, you want the amount of protein to be about the size of your palm,” she says.

2. Produce

“I want a fruit or a vegetable anytime that I eat anything. And I want to make sure that I vary my colors,” she says.

“Because when you’re varying your different colors, that means you’re varying your different antioxidants and vitamins that are in them.”

Her family’s favorite fruits to start their mornings with are berries, and she’s a huge fan of dark leafy greens like spinach, kale and arugula.

This is what Galloway made for breakfast, lunch and dinner for her and her kids on the day that she spoke with CNBC Make It.

• Breakfast: Overnight oats, made with plant-based milk, cinnamon and protein powder, topped with nuts and berries
• Mid-morning snack: Premier Protein high-protein shakes
• Lunch: Air-fried salmon with a broccoli slaw and microwave brown rice (Leftovers from the night before)
• Dinner: “Salmon again,” she says. But usually on Thursdays, her family has tacos with tilapia, black beans or ground turkey.

“The important thing that I think of when I’m framing what I eat from day to day is planning. I’m a mom, and I’m really busy,” Galloway says.

“I’m not trying to be the most creative person on Earth. I’m just trying to get in foods that taste delicious, that support my overall health goals, that make it easier for me to get that and not harder.”