,,,Meal Planning 101…

Preparing your meals is just as important as planning your workouts!
You should pick one (or two) days a week to cook meals that will last you for a few days (or for the whole week)

You can cook meals that will last you the whole week and freeze 1/2 of them!

This will help prevent the meat from going bad after you cook it. (this is something that I do regularly and I have not gotten sick)

A good thing to do would be to cook a whole bag of chicken or fish. I try to cook 2 meats so that I will have something different for lunch and dinner.

Example: 1 lb of lean beef and 1 lb of lean ground turkey or 1 package of lean turkey tenderloin and 1 package of chicken breast

I will cook the meat AND THEN weigh it (it weighs MORE uncooked than when it is cooked)

Depending on my meal plan for the week I will put 4-6 oz of meat in each container.

I will then place 4-6 oz of carbs (which usually are sweet potatoes, brown rice, whole wheat bread, or oatmeal)

I will then also pair it with 1 cup of green veggies (like broccoli, zucchini, green beans, or asparagus)

I will place each meal in Tupperware and just keep them in my fridge and freezer.  This allows me the chance to grab it and go when it is meal time.  When I take one meal out of the fridge I will replace it with a meal from the freezer.  I just rotate them so they all get eaten and nothing is wasted.

I also pre-make some of my breakfast items (like my protein pancakes or egg white muffins) so I can have those to grab-and-go in the morning.

Planning is KEY when you are trying to stay on track with your healthy eating!
If you have your meals planned it eliminates the urge to “go grab something” or get food that are not apart of your healthy eating plan.

You can have fun with your meals and also make other options like chili, tacos, tuna, and other flavorful meals.

You can get Tupperware from your local super store or you can find options here: Meal Planning

Fail to plan = Plan to fail!

Planning is KEY to reaching your goals.

It is easier to cook all of your meal in bulk at one time than come home and have to cook at each meal everyday!

Save time…save yourself from stressing out…save yourself from making bad food choices!