{"id":5690,"date":"2018-08-16T23:04:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T04:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewoodenskillet.com\/?p=5690"},"modified":"2019-05-22T12:03:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T17:03:14","slug":"my-basic-approach-to-healthy-meal-prep-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewoodenskillet.com\/my-basic-approach-to-healthy-meal-prep-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"My Basic Approach to Healthy Meal Prep 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
My Basic Approach to Healthy Meal Prep 2018- <\/i><\/p>\n
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With school starting soon, I just wanted to share with you approach to “meal-prepping” for the week!!<\/p>\n
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I am not a huge meal-prep person — I need my weekends to work on the blog and do photo shoots, etc. So spending hours in the kitchen on a Sunday are just not happening for me! Instead, I have kind of come up with my own little approach of making sure we are ready for the week and that there is always something healthy in the house that we can grab! Some weeks I am completely on my game and I do ALL of these things – other weeks…. I don’t :-). But this kind of thinking\/planning has kind of been ingrained in my mind at this point, so I usually end up doing at least part of it without even thinking. And I don’t necessarily do it all on the weekend. Sometimes it spills over into the first part of the week. Bottom line -there is no wrong way to do this, you guys!! So take this for what it’s worth and I hope it helps you in some way!<\/p>\n
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Basic Fridge Staples<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Whole30 Mayo<\/a><\/p>\n Basic Whole30 Ranch<\/a><\/p>\n Homemade Ghee<\/a><\/p>\n Cinnamon Cashew Butter<\/a><\/p>\n Hard-Boiled Eggs: my technique – place eggs in medium saucepan. Cover fully with water. Bring to boil and THEN set timer for 10 minutes. Let simmer for those 10 minutes. Then remove and rinse with cold water.<\/p>\n Regular Eggs<\/p>\n Avocado- I eat about 1 per day<\/p>\n Some type of greens (spinach, mixed greens, etc)<\/p>\n Veggies to roast – asparagus, brussel sprouts, broccolini<\/p>\n Apples<\/p>\n Some sort of extra protein – smoked pork shoulder<\/a> or just some shredded chicken breast (just put some chicken breast into boiling water – let cook fully – about 15 minutes or until fully cooked – remove and let cool slightly – shred and keep in storage container) OR you can make my Sunday Dinner Butterflied Chicken<\/a> which is more flavorful but takes more effort.<\/p>\n Seasonal Fruit<\/p>\n Sweet Potato Cinnamon Sticks<\/a><\/p>\n Breakfast<\/strong>: For work breakfasts I really kind of rotate some of the same things:<\/p>\n Coffee<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Lunch<\/strong>: For me, lunch is ALL about leftovers. That is my go-to. Whatever we are cooking for dinner, I swear I generally double it. Or, if we are grilling, for example, I will throw on a couple Whole30 compliant Italian sausages, burgers, hot dogs …. anything really. Just because I want to make sure I have something healthy to grab for lunch that will take just a few minutes to throw together and even less time to think about. When I don’t have leftovers – I always make sure I have these back-ups in my fridge\/pantry – just in case:<\/p>\n Dinner<\/strong>: Here is my approach to planning dinners: I look at the week ahead with my husband and we figure out what nights we have activities (and thus an easy dinner) or what nights we have open and can actually plan something that takes more than 10 minutes to throw together. For the nights when we DON’T have any plans\/activities\/sporting events, we have any one of the following (obviously this changes a lot, but these are some of our major go-to’s that we never seem to get sick of):<\/p>\n When we DO have a million other things going on and the goal is just to get something in our kiddos bellies, then the picture isn’t so pretty and there isn’t always a recipe :-). Those are the nights when the girls might have something different than what we eat because …. because that’s just easier sometimes. Here is the honest truth of what we eat on those crazy nights (and no these are not all Whole30 compliant – when my husband and I are doing Whole30 you would see a lot more salads for us, breakfast for dinner, etc. But these are realistic meals for our kids when we have busy nights):<\/p>\n Those are just a couple of ideas – there are plenty more, but those come to mind first!<\/p>\n Snacks\/Drinks<\/strong>: Technically, if you are following the Whole30 guidelines to the T you are discouraged from eating snacks. That being said, you gotta do what you gotta do (and I am currently pregnant as I type this so snacking is a thing right now!). If you are need of a snack then these are what I have on-hand:<\/p>\n Tools\/Appliances<\/strong>: Here are a few things that make meal-prepping easier!<\/p>\n So that’s it you guys! Not exactly your typical “meal-prep” guide, but this is what we have in our house and what we eat! A lot of it is Whole30, but some of it isn’t. Of course, things look a little different during a Whole30 round, but that is for a different post! With school starting soon I just wanted to share how I look at the week and some of the staples that automatically run through my head when I am planning out what to buy and what we are going to eat! I hope you guys found this helpful!!<\/p>\n Don’t forget to check out my Instagram<\/a> account – Or give me a follow on Facebook<\/a> or see what I am pinning on Pinterest<\/a>!<\/p>\n Love,<\/p>\n E<\/p>\n Thank you so much for reading & supporting The Wooden Skillet! This post contains affiliate links for products I actually use in my own home and personally recommend. Should you make a purchase using one of these links, The Wooden Skillet will earn a small commission at no extra cost to you, which helps me continue to bring you great original content. 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