Eating healthy does require planning and meal prep, no one said it’s easy but that’s because most of our lifestyles force us to resort to the GRAB-N-GO type foods that require no thought. Sometimes I hate deciding what to cook for dinner or what I need to pack for my lunch and snacks for the next day.. but I realized that when I am not prepared I make poor choices, I eat less veggies, and my meals don’t keep me as full. Do you agree?

On Sunday Marc and I sat down and planned out our dinners for most of the week. Then I made a big trip to the grocery store so that I had all my ingredients when it came time to make my meals. Its a no brainer!

Over the past week, here are what some of our dinners looked like:

Grilled Blackened Salmon served with veggies

Ginger Sirloin Tips with Asparagus & Sweet Potato

Sesame seared Ahi Tuna served with edamame and zucchini bites

Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie

Thai Chicken Brown with Veggies & Brown Rice (take out from a Thai Restaurant)

When you are planning and cooking meals, Try to think outside the box, you don’t have to eat CHICKEN every night to eat healthy. Keep trying new recipes and new flavors!

Did you learn anything new  from eating HEALTHIER this past week? 

My grocery list looked something like this:

• Whole chicken (5lb)
• Lean ground beef
• Turkey tenders
• Kabocha squash
• Sweet potatoes
• Broccoli
• mushrooms
• Strawberries
• Bananas
• Pineapple
• Eggs
• Milk
• Whole grain bread

Meal Ideas for the beginning of the week: 

• Roasted Whole Chicken with herbs
• Shepherds pie (lean ground beef)
• Turkey tenderloin and veggies

Food Prep:

• Homemade Protein Bars (recipe to come this week)

• Roasted Whole chicken

• Roasted Kabocha squash

• Baked eggplant with olive oil

• Pumpkin Bran muffins

These recipes were super easy and will be so helpful throughout the week. The roasted chicken is dinner tonight, but then also will be used for sandwiches/salads for lunch this week. Having veggies in the fridge is always helpful for me especially at lunch when you want to throw together something quick! I love having healthy muffins at work, they are the perfect snack in between clients and are really tasty.

Do you prep food or plan out meals for the week?