Mel’s Clean Eating Meals are all about getting a variety of clean eating foods in my diet, but I also don’t want my meals to be boring. There is a great balance of healthy foods prepared in the right way that can keep you from feeling like you are eating plain chicken and plain broccoli.
Don’t get me wrong, I love chicken and broccoli, but if I ate it once or twice a day every day then I would get bored and end up snacking on more interesting foods! Here are some of the meals that I prepare using clean eating foods that can help you with your healthy lifestyle. Every single meal won’t work for you because we all have different taste preferences, availability of cooking and availability of eating. I have a desk job, so it is easy for me to have a daily eating routine. Use the ideas from the meals that stick out to you that you think would be easy enough to handle.
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4:30am – Pre-workout:
My goal every morning is to drink a full liter of water. It gets me rehydrated after a night of no water intake and it gives me some energy first thing. The first half of the liter I drink plain and the other half I use to mix my pre-workout supplement, MusclePharm Assault.
Along with water, I also like to have a little something to eat before I hit the gym. I don’t want anything too heavy, but want a little energy so I had 1/2 banana (47g).
6:30am – Meal #1:
The Meal Prep Series task for Week 4 is to prepare breakfast to last you the entire week. Honestly, I don’t normally do this during meal prep. Most mornings I’ll cook a quick breakfast of eggs or oatmeal. However, our kitchen is being remodeled right now. I will not be able to cook in the morning and I also wanted to follow the Meal Prep Series.
My breakfast consisted of 1 serving Peanut Butter & Banana Baked Oatmeal topped with 1/2 Tbsp peanut butter and 1/2 banana (45g). On the side I mixed 1 scoop MusclePharm Isolate protein (vanilla) with water and poured a small amount on top of the oatmeal so a little extra deliciousness!
I also had one cup of coffee and one to-go cup of coffee (both black).
Calories: 380
9:30am – Meal #2:
My mid-morning meal was Greek yogurt. I mixed 6.5oz 2% Greek yogurt with 1/3 scoop (9g) MusclePharm Isolate protein (vanilla). I topped the yogurt with 50g strawberry, 2Tbsp Uncle Sam’s Whole Wheat Flaked Cereal and 1Tbsp pepitas.
This yogurt bowl could also be used as a breakfast option for the Meal Prep Series task!
Calories: 260
12:30pm – Meal #3:
Lunch for the day was 100g zoodles (zucchini noodles) topped with 4oz ground beef and 50g broccoli. The beef was made using garlic, ginger, onion, soy sauce and coconut sugar, so it has a slightly Asian flavor to it. Check out Grocery Shopping & Meal Prep Ideas Week 37 for more details about the beef.
Calories: 225
3:15pm – Meal #4:
My mid-afternoon meal was 1 serving Asian Chopped Salad topped with 1/2 tsp sesame seeds and 4oz chicken thighs on the side. Occasionally I’ll chop the chicken up and it is along with the chopped salad, but for some reason I ate these two items separate.
Calories: 315
7:00pm – Meal #5:
My dinner consisted of a bunch of “leftovers” from meal prep thrown into a bowl. I had 3oz pork tenderloin, 75g broccoli and 50g cauliflower mixed together and topped with 1 tsp sesame seeds and Sriracha.
On the side I had 2 slices Ezekiel bread, one plain and the other topped with 1 oz mashed avocado and sea salt.
Calories: 350
Well that was everything I ate for Mel’s Clean Eating Meals. I ended the day consuming 156g protein, 120g carbohydrate and 56g fat or a total of 1,608 calories. Along with food, I also find it beneficial to drink a ton of water. I had one liter of water first thing in the morning, then I had another four liters throughout the workday. I aim to drink 2 liters before lunch and two liters after lunch. Occasionally I’ll drink more water and other times less water.
If you have any questions about Mel’s Clean Eating Meals then email me at eatliftplayrepeat@gmail.com. You might also check out yesterday’s Grocery Shopping & Meal Prep Ideas post for how I prepared certain foods. Don’t forget to follow the Meal Prep Series in order to meal prep like a freakin’ PRO! You can sign up below for emails for additional recipes, tips and ideas for meal prep.
