Make-ahead Meal Plan and Weekly Food Prep {February 22nd, 2016}

Hey there! Time for my weekly food prep post. Monday comes around way too fast. I could really use like 2 extra days in my weekend.

I’m going to get right to meal prep because mama is tired. Yesterday and this morning I ran 5 miles on my treadmill. Well I didn’t exactly “run”. Basically, I ran and power walked for 90 minutes. When all was said and done I got in a total of 5 miles. Not sure if you remember but I told you a couple weeks ago that I’m training for a 1/2 marathon. Well as you can see I’m not very fast nor do I currently have a lot of endurance so I trying to build that up. Hence, the 90 minutes. Anyway, that’s the reason I’m whipped right now. Add a few hours of meal prep onto that and I’m ready for a Bravo binge. Just saying. Don’t judge.

I always get off track…back to my meal plan.

Breakfast

Strawberry and Kale Green Smoothie **I made it without yogurt

Make-ahead tips

• I make 3 days worth of smoothies at a time and keep them in the refrigerator. I give the jar a few shakes before I drink it. The consistency is not the same as when I first blend it but it’s convenient and works for me.

Lunch

Greek Mason Jar Salad

Quinoa Power Salad

Make-ahead tips

• I made 4 mason jar salads today.
• I made the quinoa and prep all the salad ingredients.

Snacks

Apples and peanut butter

Carrots and hummus

Cheese sticks

Make-ahead tips

• I put together a refrigerator snack kit with apples and cheese sticks.

Dinner

Turkey Meatloaf Parmesan

Cheeseburger Wraps

Cheeseburger Salad

Chicken Ranch Dorito Salad

Make-ahead tips

• I made the meatloaf today, portioned out, and put green beans in the container with it. I used these containers. I might freeze a couple since I have a lot of other food to eat this week.

• I made the cheeseburger filling for the wraps and salad.

• I made the chicken today for both salads.

**Oh I also made sweet potatoes in the slow cooker. I think I might make a quick bread with some of it and keep the rest to eat as a side or possible a snack during the week. If we don’t eat it then I will freeze the leftovers for a later meal.

In case you’re wondering this meal prep session took me about 3 hours minus the slow cooker. Not to bad for a week’s worth of meals.

If you have more questions about meal prep then check out my Beginner’s Guide to Meal Prep Tutorial.