Meal prepping like a pro!

Made homemade falafel!

This my lunch for the week.. yummmm

Island Style Oatmeal W/ Fresh Mango

During the week I barely have time to grab my favorite oatmeal packets and run. However, on the weekends I show my love to my food because I have the time. This is a healthy indulgence inspired by my vacation to Jamaica. They had the best oatmeal I have ever tasted! It was creamy and had the taste of cinnamon and nutmeg sooo yummy!

So, naturally I come home and try to replicate and this is what I came up with.

For this recipe I used Targets Simply balanced organic quinoa and oat hot cereal. I cooked it according to the package instructions.

Once cooked, I added 2 tbsp of evaporated milk and let it simmer for maybe 2 more minutes. Now the fun part:

I then added a tbsp of maple syrup (the good stuff), cinnamon to taste, a pinch of nutmeg and sea salt. 

Finally, I chopped up some mango and topped my bowl of cereal with it! Its delish and tastes very indulgent but is in fact fairly good for you!

This recipe is easy enough to prepare before work/school if you are one of those responsible people who give them selves extra time (when i say extra time I mean like 10-15 minutes) in the morning to prepare breakfast (jealous). But, I'm usually running out the door like a bat out of hell! 

ENJOY

Midweek meal prep

Since I'm just coming off vacation my meal prep is hitting me mid week.. I have some dinners frozen from last week but I needed some lunches and snacks for my day times on the go..

The oven has become one of my greatest weapons in the kitchen as far as meal prep is concerned. And I can't forget my industrial half sheet pans with the wire racks that work well for mock grilling and frying with crispness!! This week I used them for roasting off some sweet potato and 'grilling' some chicken.

I mentioned in my last post that I was going to experiment with the Mrs Dash salt free seasoning. .. OMG it works!! I dont miss the salt (nor will I miss the bloat) at all!! I would definitely recomend it for meats and veggies alike..

So, I have bananas hot cereal packages for breakfast

Grilled chicken, steamed broccoli,  roasted sweet potatoes for lunch

Almonds, yogurt and oranges for snacking

And

Tilapia, cabbage and fried quinoa (first post) for dinner

TIPS:
I grilled three whole chicken breast (cheaper than strips) cut in half and it was enough for 4 meals and I had enough leftover for enchiladas for next week so I froze it.

I used the garlic herb Mrs Dash... DELISH

Half sheet pans and wire racks are Martha Stewart at macys got them on sale.

Back from Jamaica mon!!

So I just got back from an amazing vacation with my family and I must say. I am more motivated than ever to get back to meal prepping and clean eating.. I was so uncomfortable in my bathing suits that it definitely gave me a start! So, im getting back on my grind. I froze my leftovers from last week to have some extras on hand and I am starting my meal prep this week with something new.. Mrs Dash salt free seasoning. I have read over and over that they serve as good substitution for salt ( the main cause of water weight gain and hypertension) so I'm gonna try it out.

Meal prep and jamaica photos to follow!!!

Re-inspired to do the blog thing by a friend!

So.. I started this blog a while back and I did one post and kind of left it alone. More recently I had a friend on instagram tell me how much she liked my meal prep photos and that I should start a blog.. LIGHT BULB!! I have one!

This revelation has come at such a great time considering the fact that I'm beginning a clean eating/ clean lifestyle transition and I have commited to consuming healthy (but still yummy) foods. I started documenting this on my instagram page but I felt like most wouldn't relate or care about this as much as I do lol sooooo.. what better time to immerse myself in my blog and hopefully learn from some others and share what I know as well about my passion.. FOOD and COOKING

Here goes nothing!!!!

I will dedicate this first entry to my WEEK 3 Meal prep!! 3 weeks doesn't sound like a lot but it's an accomplishment for me!

MEAL 1: Spinach and turkey bacon egg muffins

MEAL 2: Wholefoods flax oats and a banana

MEAL 3: Oat flour crusted chicken strips with oven 'fried' potato wedges and steamed broccoli

MEAL 4: greek yogurt and soy nuts 2 clementines

MEAL 5: Tilapia filet (baked in parchment paper with peppers onions and lemon) sautéed cabbage and fried quinoa (fried rice style quinoa)

Yummy!!