Meal Prep 101

One of the most important things in life that I've been told multiple times is, "a failure to plan is a plan for failure." Many of us apply that business aspects every day, however we should also learn to apply this great saying to our personal lives as well. Meal Prepping is key and essential when it comes to a healthy lifestyle. Having a prepared meal for you ready to go for lunch and snack is essential to avoiding the temptations of the junk food surrounding us everyday.  Think about all the temptations you hear on the radio on the drive to work, or the restaurants you pass by on that drive. It is hard to avoid all these temptations and sometimes we try and take the easy convenient way out. However if you make a plan each week you can quickly avoid these temptations and be on a new path of a healthy life style!

Meal Prepping 101-

I, myself prep for two people so most of this information is for two! Remember not to avoid food labels, they are very important! 

Example Grocery List:

6-8 lbs of Chicken

2-4 lbs of Fish (White fish (Swai), Tilapia, Salmon) - Make sure it is wild caught!

2-4 lbs of Lean ground turkey

Tuna - low sodium

Brown Rice

Quinoa

Zucchini

Avocado

Broccoli

Sweet potatoes

Spinach

Eggs

Apples

Cottage Cheese (lowfat)

Plain (not vanilla) Greek Yogurt (be careful of the sugar amount!)

Rice cakes (low sodium)

Natural peanut butter

Old fashioned oats

P28 Bagels or bread (my newest fav find they have 28g of protein) – Hyvee Health Market may have them

Pb2 – powdered pb

Almond Milk Unsweetened vanilla

Mrs. Dash (best because of no sodium)

Buy a ton of Tupperware!!!

Typically Sunday I Prep for the week Monday-Saturday!! I make about 18-20 meals all on Sunday, sounds like a ton, but it only takes me about 2 hours!