Alright y'all.
Well when I started blogging I remember thinking to myself,
"I'm going to blog twice every week!!"
Yeah.....
Sorry former self... lol
So after months of people (mostly me, myself, I) telling me that I need to start blogging again; I'm back!
Life has been crazy these past few months!
My husband and I have both changed jobs and moved halfway across the country, and we could not be happier.
Now that things are calming down, expect to see a lot more of me.
;)
Now enough about that.
Let's get to the good stuff.
Today was my first Meal-Prep Sunday!
*Cue celebratory fanfare*
In this entry I'll break down all my meal prep-meals (both His and Hers), and give an overview of my beginner's meal-prep experience.
My husband and I are both on this fitness/health journey together and the other day we talked, and ultimately agreed on prepping and planning all our meals for the whole week.
Right now you might be asking yourself
"What is meal-prepping?"
Well I'm so glad you asked.
In my not-so (at all) expert opinion;
Meal prepping is when you take a day at the beginning of your week to prepare a bunch of healthy, pre-portioned meals (meals beneficial to your own personal health goals) and put them all into tupperware.
Lots and lots of tupperware...
Breakfast, snacks, lunch, dinner for the rest of the week already prepared for you and laid out appropriately.
Fool-proof eating. (Hopefully)
Joel (my husband) and my rule is: any food in the house that is not on our designated "shelf" is off limits.
You get the picture? Alright. So I started preparing mine and Joel's meals today around 2pm, and 5 hours, a million tupperware lids, a mini emotional break-down, 3 loads of dishes, a smoke detector alarm sound off, and exactly one episode of the Real Housewives of New Jersey later, I had every meal for my husband and me, for the week, planned and prepared. (Thank you Jesus and Pinterest) |
The materials you will need are pretty simple:
All the food you will need for the week, and about a billion tupperware dishes.
Yeah. That'll do it.
For the tupperware, I got a pretty good deal at Walmart.
(Sets of 15 for a little under $5, and sets of 10 for $4 and sets of 4 for a little under $2)
If anyone else finds some more good tupperware and container deals anywhere else, please comment below and let us know.
Now for all of your food for the week, I suggest picking out some sort of diet/ meal plan such as Paleo, Weight Watchers, Whole 30, Raw Food, etc... and creating a meal plan around that before you do anything. Then once your meals are written out, head to the store. Or, better yet, stop by and support your local Farmers Market. Sidenote: Joel and I have been buying about 75%-80% of our weekly groceries at our local farmers market. (Including treats and toys for our dogs/ furbabies.) It has inspired us to eat and cook healthier and sparked a passion in me for supporting local farmers and vendors. |
"His" Meals: So, like most couples, Joel and I have different tastes , likes and dislikes, which led me to creating a "His" and "Hers" menu. So we'll breakdown Joel's and then mine. Keep in mind the meal plan/ guidelines we are following is Weight Watchers. Breakfast: Breakfast "omelette " burritos: Onions, bell peppers, cheese and eggs scrambled together with a low-carb tortilla. And half an apple. Morning Snack: Puree apples and fruit Gogo squeez. Lunch: 2 hotdogs (he eats that for lunch everyday at work and is set in his ways) Afternoon Snack: Alternate between... Pretzel sticks and Laughing Cow cheese and, Raw bell pepper, carrots and garlic and herb Laughing Cow cheese. Dinner: 4 oz of baked chicken 2 tablespoons of bbq sauce green beans with goat cheese 1/2 cup of brown rice And 1/2 a potato. Dessert: Choose from Coffee with flavored creamer, Sugar-free freeze pop or 3 pieces of chocolate. |
"Hers' Meals: Like I said before, my husband and I have different tastes, likes and dislikes, so the meal plan for me for this week, will look a little different. So this week you guys get 2 sets of meal ideas for the price of one. lol Breakfast: 1 whole wheat, light English muffin 1 chipotle Laughing Cow cheese, 4 cherry tomatoes and about 5 jalapenos. I spread the cheese on the muffin, and then I slice the tomatoes and put them, and the jalapenos on top of the cheese. *tastes great toasted, or not. Morning Snack: 1 Gogo Squeez Lunch: Lettuce (a salad) 4 oz of baked chicken 1/4 of an apple cut into small pieces 1 tablespoon of herb goat cheese and 2 tablespoons of light Italian dressing Do not add the salad dressing until right before you eat your daily salad. If you add it on the day you prep your meals the dressing will cause your lettuce to wilt. Afternoon snack: *Same as Joel's- check above* Dinner: Tilapia fish filet prepared with lemon pepper seasoning Garlic roasted broccoli sauteed onions (one of my favorite smells) 1/2 cup of brown rice Dessert: *Same as Joel's- check above* |
More tupperware is on mine for sure.
In closing; my first meal-prep Sunday went pretty well.
I knew it would take a lot of time, but I like cooking so I learned a lot and even had a little bit of fun.
(Note: the key to not losing your mind, is to constantly clean up after yourself when "prepping")
I'll check back in with a review of the first week, and then our second week's menus.
So, until next time,
(which will hopefully be sooner than later now)
I'll leave you with this:
be fearless, and smart this week.
I challenge you to make a baby-step toward your goal and see how it can open you up to a domino effect of progress and change.
Love you
-mh