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12 Week Meal Prep Series – Week 6: Vegetable Side

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Meal Prep Series - Week 6 - Veggie Side

Protein is a major part of meal prep. We’ve gone over cooking chicken in Week 1 and beef in Week 5. Now it is time to add some pizzazz to your meal prep with a delicious side dish! Protein is the powerhouse of the meal, yet the side dish can steal the show. A delicious, healthy side dish made with clean ingredients can keep meals from feeling boring.

During Week 2 of the 12 Week Meal Prep Series we discussed vegetables in general, but it is time to take it up a notch. Use your knowledge from Week 2 and Week 3 to create a side dish that involves vegetables AND whole grains. [Read more…]

Day in the Life: Mel’s Clean Eating Meals [#53]

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Clean Eating Meals

I want to be really honest with you…. I am in a funk. A funk where I do not want to track calories and for sure do not want to track macros. If you know me very well, you know that I am pretty diligent about tracking macros. Honestly, it is pretty fun for me to create meals based on the amount of protein, carbs and fats I have left in the day.

We are currently remodeling our kitchen so we are 100% without a kitchen. No stove. Zero refrigerator. No sink. We did borrow a microwave, which is quite handy! [Read more…]

Grocery Shopping & Meal Prep Ideas – Week 38

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Meal Prep Ideas

Some weeks I spend a couple hours during meal prep, while other weeks I spend 30 minutes! We are remodeling our kitchen, so literally I have NO kitchen to make food in. Luckily I have a million no-cook meal prep ideas so still be able to create meals to last the week.

This weekend we are going to Texas, so I only needed meals through Thursday. I bought several convenient foods to help make meals this week. A microwave is not my favorite cooking tool, but it sure does come in handy when you don’t have a kitchen! [Read more…]

Day in the Life: Mel’s Clean Eating Meals [#52]

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Mel's Clean Eating Meals

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. [Read more…]

Grocery Shopping & Meal Prep Ideas – Week 37

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Meal Prep Ideas

Donny & I are adding an addition onto our house and remodeling our kitchen. It will be awesome when it is done, but now we don’t have a kitchen for 3-4 weeks! The contractor ripped all of our existing kitchen out this week, so I knew I would need extra food ready since we won’t be able to cook dinner. Luckily, I have a million meal prep ideas!

The Meal Prep Series this week focuses on breakfast. Your goal is to make breakfast ahead of time to quickly grab each morning. It actually fell at the perfect time, because I won’t be able to cook the variety of breakfast foods that I’m used to! Rather than going without breakfast, I made a baked oatmeal recipe that would last the entire week. [Read more…]

12 Week Meal Prep Series – Week 4: Breakfast

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Meal Prep Breakfast

We are officially 1/4 of the way through the Meal Prep Series. You should now be able to create well balanced meals including protein from chicken and healthy carbs from vegetables and whole grains! If you are new to the Meal Prep Series then check out the first three weeks here: Week 1, Week 2 & Week 3.

Week 4 is all about breakfast meal prep! Yes, preparing breakfast for the entire week so that you do not have to cook in the morning if you do not want to! [Read more…]

Day in the Life: Mel’s Clean Eating Meals [#51]

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Mel's Clean Eating Meals

Mel’s Clean Eating Meals show you that easy, yet healthy meals throughout the day can be possible. I try to eat clean foods most the time with a few indulgences once in a while. Most weeks I try to prepare meals ahead of time so that I can eat healthy each weekday. As I prepare food for my meals, I’ll prepare extra in order to make quick breakfast and dinners.

The 12 Week Meal Prep Series this week focuses on whole grains. I had oatmeal for breakfast and then had quinoa for dinner. During meal prep this week I made a cilantro-lime quinoa salad to use to throw together quick, healthy dinners which is exactly what I did this particular day! Read on to see what other clean eating meals I prepared. [Read more…]

Grocery Shopping & Meal Prep Ideas – Week 36

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Meal Prep Ideas

The Meal Prep Series task for this week is to make a whole grain to last the week. My favorite whole grains to have on hand include brown rice, quinoa and oats. I decided to make a Cilantro-Lime Quinoa Salad to eat during the week. If you are looking for a quick meal prep idea that involves a whole grain then try this out! It was so easy and quite flavorful!

What meal prep ideas do you have in terms of whole grains? What are your favorite grains to prepare and eat all week? [Read more…]

12 Week Meal Prep Series – Week 3: Whole Grains

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Meal Prep Series Whole Grain

We are two weeks down in the 12 Week Meal Prep Series. How is it going? Did you prepare enough chicken during Week 1? Did you make a bunch of vegetables this last weekend to get you through the week?

If you missed the first two weeks, then check those out here and here.

For Week 3, I challenge you to make your favorite whole grain in bulk so that you can add it to meals throughout the week. An important component to meal prep is whole grains. Whole grains will keep you full longer and add more nutrients to your diet compared to refined grains. [Read more…]