Meal Prep for Success!

Each week I take a day and cook about 4 days worth of meals, which takes about an hour to an hour and a half of my time. I weigh my food and pre-package it in easy togo containers. I love doing my meal prep because of the time I save each day and I don't ever have to think or stress over what I am eating that day, I just grab it and go! 

I will usually saute a batch of chicken breast or extra lean ground turkey, veggies and cook either brown rice or brown rice pasta. I really love sauteing fresh vegetables, but to save time I will buy a variety of frozen vegetables. The frozen veggies are great because they never go bad in the freezer, they save me money each week, and are easy to prepare.

Below I have listed an example of my current daily meal plan. If I feel like I am still hungry, I will have an apple during the day or even throw in a 6th meal with grilled chicken and veggies.

I have also included an example of a 6 day meal plan that I created a few months ago. This meal plan successfully helped me to loose weight and build muscle while doing cardio and weight training 6 days per week. Click here for the printable 6 day meal plan.

Meal 1: 1/2 cup egg white, 1 whole egg scrambled with sauteed mushrooms
  1 cup old fashioned oatmeal
 Green tea with stevia or coffee with almond milk and stevia

Meal 2: Pre Workout Protein Shake: 
1 scoop protein powder
almond milk
2 tsp unsweetened cocoa 
instant coffee
stevia

Meal 3: Post Workout Pumpkin Protein Pancake

Meal 4: 4oz chicken breast
1/2 cup brown rice pasta
sauteed spinach 

Meal 5: Protein Shake:  
1 scoop protein powder
2 tsp unsweetened cocoa
stevia
1 tbsp flax meal

4 oz. chicken, sweet potatoes, and chickpeas yummy!