Have You Prepared For Your Week?
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It’s almost a given that we are all very busy during the week. No time to cook or prepare foods, so most of us turn to processed foods or eating out. But there is a way to avoid this…and its all in the PLANNING!
I do my grocery shopping on the weekend and then pre-plan my meals for the week ahead. Even if I am not writing down my meals per say, I will prepare the staples, so that I am always ready for some type of meal. Here are just some of the things that I do to get ready for my week!
1. I will cook 5-6 frozen chicken breasts either in crock pot or on the grill. I then add them to salads, stir fry veggies, or whole wheat wrap. But what a time saver, just by having it already cooked!
2. I will pre-cook some quinoa or brown rice. Another thing to add to your eggs, chicken and veggies or any way you please! These again, lots of cook time, so having them in tupperware all ready to go makes is so quick!
3. I will brown up some lean ground beef or lean turkey or make meatballs out of the turkey.
4.I love to add sweet potatoes as a side to my eggs in the morning, so I will boil them up and put in baggie in fridge until needed.
5. I buy big bags of broccoli (my favorite) and boil up about 8 cups so that its ready for the week. I also will cut up veggies such as green and red peppers and put them in tupperware, so they are all ready to go into my stir fry meals or even in my eggs.
6.The quickest and easiest way to get in a meal if you are short on time or on the go is meal replacement shakes! All you need is a meal replacement powder, a shaker and water! If you are at home, you can add some milk, ice and fruit (frozen blueberries is my favorite) and you have yourself a great tasting shake!
Need some quick and easy snack ideas? Always make sure to pair a protein with a carbohydrate when choosing meals. Some examples: light string cheese and some fruit, yogurt (try to avoid any with corn syrup) and nuts, hummus and veggies, cheese and whole wheat crackers or smoothies (make sure they contain some protein).
So there you have some great tips on how to prepare foods ahead of time, so that a healthy meal is always just minutes away! It’s the little things that will help you get that much closer to reaching your fitness goals.
Angie Schumacher is a Certified Fitness Professional who trains clients in her home and is a Women's Boot Camp Instructor in Colorado. She is the author of The Fat Blasting Boot Camp Program and has offered a one stop website to help you with all of your health and fitness needs. Please visit www.BuildingABetterU.com to find exactly what you are looking for!
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I always struggle with the idea of pre-cut vegetable, salad and fruit. It is said to just chop them before you eat them to make sure you get all the vitamins because as soon as you chop, vitamins are lost. What is your take on that?
I guess for myself, I would rather have lost a few vitamins and have my foods ready to go so that I am choosing healthy foods over junk. I would guess that the little amounts of vitamins lost in the cutting of the fruits and vegetables I will get through my multi-vitamins.
Thank you for the reply! I try and keep my supplement intake low, but also eat little veg so what ever I do eat needs to be the full whack of vitamins
. Spread over the day I add tomatoes for breakfast, cucumber for snack, maybe spinach for lunch and different vegetables for dinner. Kiwi for breakfast, maybe apple for lunch in my porridge, fruit as a snack in the afternoon and my own made protein drink is filled with banana and mixed berries. What I need to do is broaden my horizon for more variety in vegetable, salad and fruits.
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Wow, great post, gave me some great ideas for what to add to eggs, similar to frittata I guess.
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