Hey, hey ! Happy Friday!
Benjamin Franklin said it best...
"If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail."
How often do you end up without something prepped for easy grabbing throughout the
day?
The key to having food ready to go is to...
1) PLAN your meals or ingredients for the meals for the week ahead, or for at least three days.
2) While Planning those meals or ingredients, be sure to PICK food that you enjoy and love for the week.
3)
And lastly, PREPARE the foods ahead of time so that you can create meals with ease. No need to prep for the week; try prepping things for 2-3 days for freshness.
I no longer get eleventy billion Tupperware containers out and line them up on the counter to make a week's worth of meals. And, then, by Wednesday, I am tired of eating soggy meals.
I can picture those days
like it was yesterday. I don't prep for the week like that anymore.
There is nothing inherently wrong with that, per se. But there is a better way! If that way is working for you, keep on keeping on. But, if you begrudge the marathon Sunday-style meal prepping, there are many other ways to prep for the week ahead.
Batch cooking or ingredient prepping, slicing up veggies, prepping and washing your
fruit, choppin' things up, etc. is a WHOLE flex, aka set you up for success, without spending eleventy billion hours in the kitchen.
Pick 2-3 protein sources, a couple of fibrous carb sources, and starch sources, and cook them bad babies up to have on hand for easy nutritious meal making.
- Pick a Protein or 2 to Batch: turkey, chix, steak, pork tenderloin, Tofu,
etc.
- Pick a Fibrous-based Carb: broccoli, salad, bell peppers, green beans, etc.
- Pick a Starchy Carb: rice, potatoes, quinoa, beans, oatmeal, etc
- Pick a Fat: Olive oil, nuts, avocado, dressing, etc.
In addition, STRONG friend, buy frozen fruits &
veggies, bagged salads, already chopped veggies, chopped starches, quick protein sources like - canned or pouched tuna, lunch meats, etc.
I love, love rice, and sometimes I don't even feel like cooking it, so I buy the Trader Joe's Frozen Jasmine rice. It's perfect and cooked to perfection!
Another thing you can do is when you are cooking a meal during the week, go ahead and make extras - cook
once, eat 2 or 3 times! For example, if you are making a meal with chicken breasts, make 3 or 4 more. Having potatoes for a meal, make some extras. #EasyPrep
Easy peasy! Choose ease! Have your own convenience foods on hand!
It doesn't have to be complicated or take forever long to have some healthy foods on hand so that you don't have to order food or stop by the
drive-thru when in a pinch.
Plus, you’ll be saving your hard-earned coin by reducing the need for takeout or dining out.
That's that STRONG friend. Eating well and staying on the proverbial track with your nutrition can be simple, and you can enjoy your food too!
Thanks for reading! Lemme know if you need anything. I love
hearing from you!
Have a wonderful weekend!
In Strength + Health,
Xo
Candace
