Its that time of the week again! Meal prep! I like doing them on Sundays and Wednesdays. One, I don't work. I can roll like that. Two, I don't like week old food in the fridge LOL. I prepped a little more than usual for this weekend cause I have a wedding on Saturday and I'm going to be super busy. I need to stay on track cause... well, GOALS! I'll show you my carrying case for my meal prep at the end. :) This is super quick and easy and FAST! So I don't portion them out into a million container like a lot of folks do. 1st off I don't have room in my fridge between hubs food and baby snacks. Its just not practical for me. 2nd, I'm a stay at home mom. I have a meal pack in case I have a day that I'm going to be running around, but I only use it on those days. I'm OK with measuring and weighing my meals out of large Tupperware from the fridge and microwaving it on my plate.
Also, I have tilapia listed, but did not picture it. I keep them frozen cause re-heated fish freaks me out. I don't even thaw them. They're individually wrapped and I just put it on a small pan lined in foil, spray cooking spray on them and season them then throw them in the oven at 415 degrees for 20 min. done. By the time I've portioned out my sides and heated them up fish is done and its time to eat. :) If you work then by all means do this by the bulk!
So lets start meal prep!! Here's my shopping list:
I like to note that this is half a week cause hubs eats this as well. If this was just for me and me alone, it would be enough for the whole week. :)
Protein:
- 1lbs all natural chicken breast (My store was weirdly out so these are boneless skinless thighs pictured)
- 1lb ground turkey
- tilapia
Produce:
- 2lb bag of red potatoes
- 2 bunches of broccolini
- 4 medium sweet potatoes
- cucumbers
- Bell Peppers
Seasoning:
- Flavor God in garlic lovers, Everything, and Lemon Garlic (note: you can use any salt free seasoning you like. These are just my favorites)
- Pink Himalayan sea salt
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| All of my fave seasonings. I honestly don't change them often. |
So first I started with the thighs, simply because I was starving LOL!! I seasoned them with Flavor God garlic lovers, salt, and pepper. Baked at 375 for 30 min and done! Boom. First meal done. Now, I have some pictures, but they actually didn't get stored. Apparently hubs was hungry. Luckily I have a crap ton of Tilapia to make up for it lol.
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| How could you not eat these at once! I was starving I tell you!! |
While the thighs are cooking I prep the potatoes. I cut them into even pieces, drizzle with 2 tables of olive oil, and season with garlic and salt and pepper. Bake at 350 for 35 min. Transfer to Tupperware.
Also while the thighs are cooking I make my ground turkey and brussels sprouts. I brown the turkey in the pan, cutting the sprouts in half as it cooks. When the meat is no longer pink I add sprouts, season it, and stir it together. They go in the oven with the potatoes for 20 min.
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| Is that not a pretty picture of meat?? haha! |
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| The ingredients |
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| Mmmmmmmmmmm. |
Ok, so we are what, like half an hour in and already have almost the whole prep done? Bitchin.
So while those last 2 things are cooking I cut the stems off the broccolini and seasoned them. I also cut up the bell peppers and cucumbers and put them into baggies for easy snacking. I also cut off the stems to the broccolini, added a tablespoon of olive oil, seasoned them to taste and transferred them to a baking dish. When my 2 other things were done I added them to the oven for 15 min.
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| Cutting off the icky stems |
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| Oh yea. I'm gonna eat the shit out these. |
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| Just cause I like my veggies to feel pretty too. |
The night before I had baked the sweet potatoes whole. I just wrapped them in foil and baked at 375 for about 45 min. I did that as soon as I got home from the grocery store cause they're so low maintenance.
And there you have it, Meal prep done! The trick is simplicity. I love the way all these things taste. I don't get bored with them.
I basically eat scrambled eggs and turkey bacon or make breakfast tacos from my last blog for breakfast every day. A sample of how I would do this would be maybe baking some tilapia and eating it with the broccolini and potatoes, or the brussels and turkey and eat that with a sweet potato. Thats really why I enjoy doing it this way. I'm not obligated to eat a certain meal, and by not eating the exact same things together all the time, I don't get bored with the prep!
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I put them all in containers and portion as I eat. That's what
works best for me. |
After meal prep mess....
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| I left the dishes for the maid. |
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JK! I have the sweetest husband who did them while I was taking my photos.
Isn't he the sweetest! And he does it shirtless. Oh heeeeeyyyyyy |
In other news I also got my hair done today! I've been a red head for a year and decided for a change. We did a dark brown with highlights a few weeks ago, and today just added more highlights. Then hubs cut it. I'm so in love with my new hair!! I've been growing it from a pixie cut since 2012 and this is the longest my hair has been in almost 10 years. I'm so excited.
I had this whole workout planned for today, wrote in my book and everything. (Yes I keep a workout journal. More on that later) But aunt flo came a knocking this morning along with lower back pain so bad that I actually took one of my husbands muscle relaxers (which I NEVER do) I did take a walk around the neighborhood in our wonderful 100 degree July weather, so that counts. :)
Here is my meal back I'll be taking along Saturday. I use them for busy days as well if I have a bunch of errands to run. :) I bought this little one off Groupon to see if I like it, and honestly its awesome. I think the bigger ones would've been too much for my needs.
Be sure to comment below with any questions or suggestions!!
