Have you found yourself in the meal prepping craze yet? No? Well this post is a bit of insight into what has become one part of the latest fitness fiasco that has swept over the generation I’m in. My boyfriend and I made the decision a long time ago to focus on our health, not just to look good, but to be healthy for ourselves and our future child(ren) (Disclaimer: I am not pregnant). In making that decision, we also realized that we spend so much money on eating out, it wouldn’t hurt our pockets either if we spent less money grocery shopping and more time meal prepping so that we wouldn’t be faced with “what are we gonna eat” which usually ends up being Bernie’s or Chicken Plus. FYI, these are not the healthiest options. This is how we began meal prep. If you live under a rock and are not aware of what meal prep consists of, it is just what it sounds like. Prepping meals to have for the week, or in our case, for 3-4 days since neither of us like eating week old food, which are usually healthy options.
WARNING: If you’re a vegetarian/vegan etc, these photos do consists of eggs & raw meat.
It takes some time to get the hang of making sure you have enough food for each day for multiple people. We found ourselves miscounting a few times but after a while, it becomes second nature.
For big cooking jobs like this, its smarter to buy in bulk. That way you wouldn’t have to visit the grocery store as often.
Middle row: washed spinach which will accompany either grilled chicken or baked tilapia.
Bottom row: brown rice and quinoa mix which will also have either grilled chicken or baked tilapia to pair with.
Our new found favorite side: grilled squash, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes. Fun fact: I actually do not like tomatoes at all. My boyfriend tried this recipe a week or so ago and when he mentioned it to me, I was not too thrilled. But lo and behold, I decided to try and I actually really really enjoy it. So by meal prepping and trying new dishes, I’ve now found at least one way I can eat tomatoes, aside from ketchup.
Scrambled egg/egg whites, shredded cheese and turkey sausage.
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