Just like any recipe, some clean eating meals can be time-intensive and require a million ingredients! Other clean eating meals can consist of throwing five healthy ingredients into a bowl and calling it lunch! Either way, I like to have a clean diet.
My meals have been slightly different the last few weeks. I have been “snacking” more and not making as many meat-veggies meals. Mostly due to a lack of kitchen right now (we are remodeling) but also because I’ve been craving snack foods like cottage cheese and yogurt! Even though it is out of my routine, I have still been trying to eat healthy foods throughout the day.
Check out my full day of clean eating meals. If you have any questions then email me at eatliftplayrepeat@gmail.com. Don’t forget to check out yesterday’s Grocery Shopping & Meal Prep Ideas Week 41 post to see how I made these easy, healthy meals.
4:30am – Pre-Workout:
No pre-workout supplement this morning. Instead I started the day by drinking 1 liter of water plain. I also had part of a banana before my workout.
6:30am – Meal #1:
My breakfast consisted of hot oats with protein. Still having to eat out of paper bowls, but I hope to be back to real bowls soon! I whisked two egg whites together then mixed in 1/2c quick oats and 1c water. After cooking the oats, I stirred in 1/2 scoop MusclePharm Isolate protein (vanilla). On top of the oats I added sliced banana, a few raspberries, 3/4 Tbsp peanut butter and 1 Tbsp strawberry jam.
I don’t what it is, but I have been loving oats topped with PB & J! For some reason it has tasted delicious recently. Try it out, it is SO easy and quite yummy in the morning.
9:15am – Snack #1:
My mid-morning snack was 1c 1% cottage cheese mixed with 1/3 scoop MusclePharm Isolate protein (vanilla). The protein powder adds a touch of sweetness, but also a little more protein to the snack. I added some sliced banana and fresh raspberries on top, then sprinkled 1 Tbsp coconut chips and 1 Tbsp pepitas.
11:45am – Meal #2:
Lunch for the day was a burrito bowl! I mixed 4oz chicken, pinto beans, black beans, sweet corn, black olives and 505 mild salsa together. I heated that mixture in the microwave until hot, then mixed in some shredded lettuce. I won’t lie, this was delicious! I loved the combination of black beans and pinto beans, plus salsa adds nice flavor. The only other thing that would have made it better was mashed avocado! Yum.
I ate the burrito bowl and waited a few minutes to see if I was still hungry. I was so I had 1 small gala apple.
1:00pm:
After lunch I made it back to the office and had one Vitamin Water Zero and a few Starburst Jelly Beans. We have a tradition at work of buying Starburst Jelly Beans for all of us to share. This was the first community bag for the year! They definitely are the best jelly beans…..
2:30pm – Snack #2:
My first snack for the afternoon was 2 Tbsp 3-Olives Hummus plus baby carrots, celery, cucumber and sugar snap peas. I always forget how much I love hummus and veggies!
4:00pm – Snack #3:
A while later I needed something to eat so I had 1 Cookies & Cream Quest Protein Bar. These are one of my favorite flavors of Quest bars! I definitely recommend them. I actually heated mine up in the microwave for about 20 seconds to make it soft and delicious! Don’t heat it up in the wrapper… you’ll start a fire! I placed mine on a paper towel.
6:30pm – Meal #3:
Last but not least, dinner was takeout! We did really good for the first 3 weeks or so of having no kitchen. We created easy dinners at home, rather than eating out. However, the last week or so I haven’t been quite as good. We got Little Bamboo take out, which is my favorite place in town for takeout! I got the Steamed Chicken & Vegetables with brown rice and Yushen sauce. It is SO good and pretty healthy. I love the fact that they steam the vegetables so there is no oil, plus they serve brown rice!
Well that was everything for my clean eating meals for today. If you have any questions about how I prepared something or what foods went in to each meal then please ask. Email me at eatliftplayrepeat@gmail.com. Don’t forget to check out how easy my meal prep was this week by checking out yesterday’s Grocery Shopping & Meal Prep Ideas Week 41 post.
