Meal Prep Done Right
When I meal prep, I usually just meal prep my proteins, veggies, and carbs. Some people prep their breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks but I like to cook my breakfast fresh every morning and usually prepare my dinners fresh if I have time.
-First you will need tons of tupperware or meal prep containers from amazon.
-Pick one day a week where you will take at least 1-2 hours to meal prep (Sunday is usually ideal).
-Grocery shop on this day as well.
-Plan your meals - protein + starch + veggie + fat
Some of my favorite protein sources are:
- chicken breast (boneless and skinless)
- fish (tilapia, cod, salmon)
- lean ground turkey (93/7 or 99/1) or turkey breast
- lean ground beef (93/7 is usually ideal)
- steak (sirloin, flank)
- turkey bacon (lower sodium or regular)
- eggs (hard boiled for snacks too)
- plant based proteins (tofu, garbanzo beans, black beans, tempeh, edamame)
Veggies:
- asparagus (bake in the oven with seasonings on it)
- broccoli
- green beans (sauté with seasonings and coconut oil)
- stir fry veggies (fresh or frozen)
- spinach
- cucumber
- bell peppers (also cut up for snacks)
- spaghetti squash (replacement for spaghetti noodles)
- zucchini (grilled or baked)
Starch/Carbs:
- sweet potatoes/yams
- brown rice/jasmine rice/basmati rice/quinoa
- red potatoes (fingerlings) roasted in the oven with olive oil and rosemary yummmm
- Peel, chop, and cut all your veggies you plan to use (make snack baggies with sliced veggies for snacks)
- Prep all of your meat (cut gristle off, rinse and season)
- Ground turkey meatballs, homemade burgers with veggies and seasonings, crockpot freezer meals, grill chicken in bulk, hard boil enough eggs for snacks
