Easy Meal Prep Tips

 

Well…it’s a new year a lot of you are ready to focus on nutrition!

Meal Prep is a simple way to stay on track and make sure you feel amazing by appropriately fueling your body regularly!!

Pick one or two items from each slide.

Cook them up.

Portion them out.

Have you meal prepped before? If not what’s the roadblock?

Pick up:

  • 2 Proteins
  • 2 carbohydrates
  • 2 healthy fats
  • 2 Fruits
  • 2 veggies

Pick one from each category and create your breakfasts lunches and dinners!

Protein ideas:

  • Eggs
  • Steak
  • Ground Beef
  • Beef Roast
  • Ground Turkey
  • Ground Turkey
  • Chicken Breast, Wings, or Thighs
  • Chicken Sausage
  • Wild-Caught Fish
  • Wild-Caught Shrimp
  • Wild-Caught Scallops
  • Uncured Bacon
  • Uncured Minimally Processed Lunch Meat

HEALTHY FAT ideas:

  • Avocado
  • Avocado Oil
  • Olives
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Coconut
  • Coconut Oil
  • Flax See
  • Pumpkin Seed
  • Sesame Seed
  • Sunflower Seed
  • Pistachios
  • Hazelnuts
  • Macadamia Nuts
  • Clarified Butter
  • Ghee
  • Duck Fat
  • Nut Butters
  • Cashews
  • Almonds
  • Walnuts
  • Pecans

SMART CARB ideas:

  • Whole Grain Oatmeal
  • Quinoa
  • Any kind of squash
  • Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Carrots
  • Sweet Potatoes
  • Root Veggies
  • Whole Grain Rice
  • Yuca
  • Lentils
  • Beans
  • Rice
  • Ancient Grain Blends
  • Whole Grain Granola
  • High Quality Protein Pancakes or Muffin Mix
  • Plantains

 

FRUIT ideas:

  • Apples
  • Bananas
  • Apricots
  • Peaches
  • Berries
  • Grapefruit
  • Oranges
  • Tangerines
  • Nectarines
  • Dates
  • Figs
  • Grapes
  • Kiwi
  • Mango
  • Papaya
  • Pineapple
  • Plum
  • Pomegranate
  • Passion Fruit
  • Melons
  • Pears
  • Cranberries
  • Cherries

Veggie ideas:

  • Arugula
  • Asparagus
  • Artichokes
  • Beets
  • Bell Peppers
  • Broccoli
  • Brussel Sprouts
  • Cabbage
  • Bok Choy
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower
  • Celery
  • Collard Greens
  • Cucumber
  • Eggplant
  • Endive
  • Fennel
  • Garlic
  • Green Beans
  • Leafy Greens
  • Kale
  • Leaks
  • Mushrooms
  • Okra
  • Onions
  • Romane
  • Peas
  • Spinach
  • Squash
  • Swiss Chard
  • Sprouts
  • Microgreens

IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT!

  • MIX & MATCH
  • ADD SEASONING OR SAUCE OF CHOICE
  • COOK IN BULK
  • WEIGHT IT AND PORTION IT OUT AHEAD OF TIME
  • YOUR ARE READY TO ROLL!

Keep your fruit separate and if your tracking… Be sure to track and weight everything including sauces. Be super gangster and put it in MFP the day you prep it!

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