Meal Prep

meredithgainey

So I could use some help....I am wanting to do the meal prep and prepare for about three 5 days of meals. Need some ideas of sides to go with like grilled chicken breast. I am guessing 4 oz of chicken breast? If you do this how many times a day do you usually eat, breakfast ideas? Anything like that welcome. Also snack ideas? I am trying to stay away from carbs. I have PCOS very badly and doctor wants me to stay between 1200-1500 calories.

Lizzy622

frozen steam in bag vegetables and brown rice are life savers when you are busy

sadrithmora

If I'm lazy I just make myself some frozen veggies to go with chicken. Not as good as fresh, but lazy is lazy . I'm also eating a low carb diet, and chicken (well, turkey actually, i like that more) is one of my staple foods. I do everything with it from oven-cooked bacon-wrapped turkey to spicy turkey meatballs to grilled turkey with Mediterranean veggies. Unfortunately I only eat one proper meal a day (having smoothies for breakfast during the summer). As for the sides, fresh veggies are always great, but you can go with frozen if you need to prep in advance. Try something like cauliflower mash. Grilled courgettes. Garden salads for those warm days. Anything you like really. Tomatoes with some basil and mozzarella - it's delicious.

meredithgainey

Thanks ya'll. I am making some mashed cauliflower right now. Going to grab some of those stem veggies this afternoon at grocery store. Just made 5 salads so I can grab them and go also. I am going to get some turkey and use it also. I like variety :-)

martyqueen52

Danon Light and Fit greek yogurts..... 80 calories, 12G of protein. I love them.... eat one every day.... sometimes 2 or 3.

bah_bug

Some grocers will carry bags of fresh pre-cut veggies that can just be steamed and ready to go. Usually broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, that sort of thing.

If you have a rice cooker, it can do things like brown rice, barley, and farro/wheatberries. Some even have a steamer basket built in, for veggies.

Salads are great make aheads - just remember to store anything acidic, such as dressings or cut up fruit, in a separate container from your veggies, or they'll wilt.

Quinoa will keep much like rice. I throw it on salads for a protein boost, or mix it up with sauteed pepper, onion and sausage.

Yogurt and cottage cheese come in single serves, or you can buy the large container and portion it out. Sugar free pudding, too, if you're like me and don't much like yogurt, but will eat pudding for days.

For breakfasts, if you have time in the morning, you can assemble scrambles/omelettes ahead of time. A container with the mixed up egg, veg whatever goes into it. Just pour it on to heat, cook it, and go. Wrap it up in a collard leaf or low-carb tortilla if you need to eat it on the go.