My Sunday ritual has become meal prep day. The busier my life gets, the more essential this has become and I need prepared for whatever comes my way. Prepping some of our food for the week allows me to have a healthy, stress-free week when it comes to meal planning. I don’t prep everything, but most of the essentials. That way when I do have to cook, I only have to prepare one or two side dishes. This prepped food usually lasts until Wednesday or Thursday, and then I’m back to either meal prepping for the rest of the week or just going with the flo for the rest of the week. I could prepare food for the whole week but by Thursday I’m usually ready for something fresh and new, or we might go out for dinner closer to the weekend.
From the time I shop for the goods to the clean-up it does take me a few hours but I more than reclaim that time during the week so it is so worth the time!
Here is what I made this Sunday:
1. Chicken
I use 6 chicken breasts and put ½ on the grill and ½ in the crockpot.
When grilling I sprinkle chicken with Ms. Dash “Garlic and Herb” but could use whatever you prefer, make sure to flip and sprinkle the other side.
Crockpot for 6-8 hours on low, and shred the chicken for salads.
2. A Dozen or So Hard Boiled Eggs
I boil my eggs for about fifteen minutes, chill them with cold water and put them back in the container in the fridge.
3. Salad (And Lots of it)
I love salad, I just don’t love making salads on a daily basis. It takes me ten times as long to prepare a salad as it does to eat it. So most of the time I buy this mix and leave out the good stuff in the packet.
If I don’t want to purchase this bag, I will make this mix:
Big Ole Salad Mix
Ingredients:
1 bag (350g) of mixed lettuce
1 pint of cherry tomato
2 mini cucumbers
2 stalks of celery
1 small bunch of scallions
½ small page of shredded carrots
handful of basil leaves
Directions:
Chop all vegetables. A tip for keeping the salad as fresh as possible, store in an airtight container with a dry piece of paper towel to absorb moisture. Each time you use the salad, give it a good stir and replace the damp paper towel with a dry one. This is also handy for storing fresh chopped vegetables!
4. Lastly, protein cookies or bars for snacks:
I usually will make 1-2 of these and I will switch between these 4:
- Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Protein Cookies
- Peanut Butter Protein Cookies
- Carrot Protein Cupcakes, I usually make these in a bar with an 8X8 pan
- Brownie Protein Bar
I hope you found this helpful. I’m looking forward to sharing next weeks meals with you too! Do you meal prep? What are some different foods you prepare?
3 comments. Leave new
This is so helpful. Meal planning is so hard for me
Good to hear! Thanks for the feedback!
I need to start doing this! Thanks for recipes, can’t wait to try them