Meal Preppers! What are you cooking this week?
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Weekends I prep for the work week. This week, I made beef stew and roasted root vegetables; oatmeal bread rolls for breakfasts for the week, and a loaf of bread for the week too.0
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Boyfriend made slow cooker white chicken chili topped with avocado and cilantro, and. I’m gonna make a light Alfredo sauce for whole wheat pasta. Should take care of most of the week’s Lunches and most dinners!0
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Whole week.
This week I'm having egg whites for breakfast and for lunch it's baked chicken breast tenderloin (eating with a different sauce each day) and stir fried bell peppers (seasoned with chipotle bacon seasing).
I put enough chicken in the baking pan to have 8 oz (raw) per day and bake it all at once while I cut up and stir fry all my bell peppers together (1 per day) and fry the egg whites (an entire 32 oz bottle for the week).
Once it's all cooked, I divvy it up into containers and call it good.1 -
Off work today so just finished meal prepping...10 -
Lunch and Dinner for Mon-Fri: Grilled chicken thighs, brown rice w/ peas, and steamed broccoli. I eat this every week then it's BBQ, pasta, etc. on the weekends.
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You all have inspired me. Buying containers this week and chicken, salmon, and veggies.
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I usually do more ingredient prep but I am experimenting with pre-making my lunches for a couple of days. I get super hungry for lunch and have trouble feeling satiated - even though I make decent food, I wonder if having this ready will make any difference. Each bowl is about 300 cals and I also made some pico de gallo to add to one, and I have some tahini for another, stuff like that. They're basics I can add on to.
The mess I made just doing these little things... oof.5 -
Some super impressive photos here!! Looking at all you guys with the weekly food all sorted out!
My prep for tomorrow-
Red kale, broccoli and turkey breast.
Added some almond rosemary flatbread!
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gallicinvasion wrote: »gallicinvasion wrote: »I lunch prep every week. This week, my boyfriend and I are ganging up and making 10 lunches of the same recipe: honey sriracha meatballs! We’re also making Asian stir fried veggies to go alongside.
That looks really good! Is that turkey or beef meatballs?0 -
For breakfast I made up smoothie bags with frozen strawberries, mangos and bananas. That way all I have to do in the morning is dump the fruit in the mixer with yogurt and a splash of milk...
For lunch I made a batch of Turkey meatballs with sweet thai chili sauce, sauteed green beans and boil in bag brown rice 0 -
Not this week, but I am back to work next week after surgery recovery and I plan to make gyro meat and have gyro salads for work lunches next week. Lettuce, tomato, gyro meat, tzatziki, feta. Mmmmmm1
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I am going to need some recipes.... cottage pie? Sausage casserole? sounds delicious! Also what do you freeze in? I never freeze and I really want tosytchequeen wrote: »I've made cottage pie, beef burgers, and sausage casserole this weekend. This doesn't mean I'm eating those this week though. I prep by making and portioning (and accurately logging) then freezing. Basically making my own ready meals for during the busy work week. I have stuff in there already I'll use this week.0 -
For breakfast this week I bought mini bagels then put the serving size I wanted of cream cheese in little to-go ramkins for each day.
Lunch this week is a salad, so I chopped up my romaine, roasted and shredded chicken breasts, made some hard boiled eggs and homemade croutons. Then each morning I just have to assemble the salad, I keep my dressing at work and use my food scale to weigh that out each day.
I didn't really prep any dinners this week, though I did boil kielbasa and pre-cut a large sweet potato into fries. So I can easily heat up the kielbasa and throw the sweet potato fries in the air fryer (3 nights this week I'll be having that.)0 -
I meal plan and shop on Saturdays. I kind of envy you guys who make 10 lunches and dinners and eat the same thing twice a day for 5 days. With a husband and one kid at home, that wouldn't work at my house. I do plan my meals around my schedule since I don't get home from working out until after 7pm. Sometimes I use my crockpot to have something ready. Otherwise, it's quick and easy meals M-Th.
M: Bolognese
T: Poached eggs with roasted asparagus over greens
W: Sausage, spinach and rice bowls
Th: Turkey & kielbasa stew
F: Chicken quesadillas
Nothing fancy, usually, but nutritious and tasty enough for us. Lunches are leftovers or salads with lots of fruits and veggies to munch.2 -
I keep trying to post a pic but it's not cooperating, anyhoo, I did 4 days ahead: grilled pork chops w pineapple and steamed rice for 2 days & thin sliced marinated beef w steamed rice and baby carrots for the other 2 days. (Hope it didn't actually post 50x.) Lol1
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girlwithcurls2 wrote: »I kind of envy you guys who make 10 lunches and dinners and eat the same thing twice a day for 5 days. With a husband and one kid at home, that wouldn't work at my house.
Lol - right? I think my family would mutiny 😆 At least my 6yr old is learning great kitchen skills...1 -
kellyjellybellyjelly wrote: »gallicinvasion wrote: »gallicinvasion wrote: »I lunch prep every week. This week, my boyfriend and I are ganging up and making 10 lunches of the same recipe: honey sriracha meatballs! We’re also making Asian stir fried veggies to go alongside.
That looks really good! Is that turkey or beef meatballs?
These are turkey meatballs! But you can make it with beef; I bet it’d taste awesome.
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Here’s that slow-cooker white chili with chicken, avocado and cilantro! Lunches and dinners this week, interspersed with pasta with light Alfredo.2 -
I loved my prepped lunches! Going to do another three days and add dinners too and see how I go. Plan is:
Greek chicken with potatoes and cucumber/tomato salad
Sweet and spicy chicken with rice and green beans
Taco chicken with rice and bell peppers
Buffalo Quorn with potatoes and zucchini (seeing how the Quorn holds up)
Turkey bolognese with pasta and green beans
Turkey bolognese with pasta and zucchini
I'll make half of them around 300 cals and half around 500. I liked having it premade but I LOVED having it pre-logged as a meal to just add in real fast.0 -
i was home yesterday with the freezing temps so i made a ham and bean soup and a chocolate cake(no frosting) with coffee and cinnamon as opposed to the plain water.
i will probably be making some split pea. maybe roast some potatoes. maybe cinnamon pancake1 -
Meal Preppers...…..I think I want to start doing this. I think it will help eliminate last minute choices during the week......well duhh…...I'm sure it will. What is your suggestion to get started? Of course I won't start until next weekend with hosting a superbowl party on Sunday 1
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mgranai701 wrote: »Got my meal plan ready for the upcoming week!
Bfast- hubby will get ground turkey and egg whites. I’ll have cottage cheese, aidell’s chicken & apple sausage and a hard boiled egg with T.J. everything bagel seasoning.
Lunch- Greek grilled chicken pitas w/ coconut turmeric rice
Dinner- pot roast with Cauliflower mash
Snacks- ground sirloin w/ Ragu and pita chips, ham and pimento cheese spread pinwheels, veggies and hummus
So do you eat the same pot roast and mashed cauliflower every night?0 -
Soups usually and stock the freezer with veggie broth based soups. And if I have the oven on for something else will usually do a batch of roasted veggies.0
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Couple hours prep today - as I work at home I can add extras and bread sides and whatever quite easily, but the cooking is done and they're all entered as meals for easy tracking. I still have bits and bobs of ingredients left over if I end up able to eat more of whatever, as well.
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There is just the two of us...
Typically I prep multiple meats on Sundays (usually chicken, pork, steaks, ground meats, etc). I’ll also make one slow cooker meal for lunches during the week (e.g., stuffed peppers, lasagna, pot pie). I boil some eggs (to top salads) & make pancakes & sausages for quick breakfasts during the week.
For work week’s DINNERS I simply sauté fresh veggies, toss in one of the precooked proteins, a sauce (salsa, curry/coconut, teriyaki, pasta sauce) and serve with a starch (noodle, potatoes, rice, tortilla) & salad &/or fruit for a quick <30 minute dinner. I use my instant pot to make rice & baked potatoes under 8minutes.
I pack up the dinner leftovers for lunch the next day.
My husband is on an American Diabetes Association 1500 calorie Diet, and I am on Keto, so we have the proteins and veggies in common usually.2 -
I usually food prep on Sundays. A friend left her crock pot at my place so I think I’m going to use that ... mine has gone MIA since our last move.
My hubby is a picky eater and I try to cook for both of us, but there are some staples I love that he doesn’t like ... such as beans and soups! Soups are the best in the winter! I’m getting some ideas from this thread I do usually prep breakfast egg/cheese/veggie wraps for the week too, since I usually eat in my car on my commute to work lol. Don’t want to end up eating fast food ! 2 -
Polydactylkat wrote: »My hubby is a picky eater and I try to cook for both of us, but there are some staples I love that he doesn’t like ... such as beans and soups! Soups are the best in the winter! I’m getting some ideas from this thread
My spouse is also anti-soup. I don’t get it; I love them! Luckily he travels a lot for work, so DS & I get our soup fix while he is gone.0 -
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I'm heading off to hang out at a friend today for rainy day lounging, movies and crochet and am gonna take my top left box with me. I also made her one with quorn in place of the chicken, as she tends to eat veggie, to take along, out of ingredients I had left from my own. Winner winner keep on track day! Extra meal prep bonus 1
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