Susie’s Healthy Meal Prep

Time is at a total premium these days. This weekend, I made a bunch of smoothie packs for the freezer to keep things simple.

This is in crock pot to cover off a couple of dinners for the whole family this week. I’ve made it so many times...something everyone loves. Super simple, healthy, makes about 8 servings. I serve with rice, a little sour cream or non-fat Greek yogurt, shredded cheese, and side salad.

Slow Cooker Santa Fe Chicken Slow cooker shredded chicken with corn, tomatoes and black beans. Prep this the night before and turn your crock pot on in the morning for an easy weeknight meal.

Sometimes I don’t know how ppl manage to eat so healthy all the time while managing kids, work, a household and more. Today I didn’t have it in me to get fancy. Cut up a bunch of veg, baked a bunch of chicken breasts, Instant Potted a bunch of quinoa and hardboiled eggs. Cut up some fruit. That’s it. Not inspiring, but it honestly took everything I could muster to even do this today. I wish I had a magic wand.

Meal prep for another week! This shrimp “fried” rice is really good! https://damndelicious.net/2017/03/10/shrimp-fried-rice-meal-prep/

Okay...HUGE pot of egg roll in a bowl for some meals this week. I *may* have gone overboard. Ha.

Hitting up Costco (pray for me) and have some great meals I’ll be prepping for week ahead: Egg Roll in a Bowl and Shrimp “Fried” Rice. Woo hoo! Breakfasts will simply be plain Greek yogurt with black cherries and a drizzle of honey.

This weekend I'm making Turkey, Quinoa & Zucchini meatloaves in a muffin tin. They'll serve as meals, and I'll freeze some, too. Both easy and healthy. What do YOU like to make for meals ahead of time to keep you eating well?

Meal prep in the books for another week: overnight oats for breakfasts (again, cuz I’m lazy), stuffed bell pepper soup for lunches, and spaghetti squash with turkey bolognese for dinners. Lots of hard-boiled eggs and fruit for snacks.

Stuffed Bell Pepper soup from the Yum & Yummer cookbook will form the foundation of this week’s lunches.

Weekend breakfasts are the only meals I don’t make ahead of time. I am still trying to keep it healthy, though. Late breakfast today: shakshuka.

Weekly meal prep weekend is here. My Instacart delivery arrived before 9am! Prepping to make a turkey Bolognese that I’ll serve over butternut squash “noodles” for healthy dinners this week.

I bought these off Amazon. 3-compartment meal trays that are dishwasher and microwave-safe. They stack well in the fridge and help portion control, too. I think they were around $25 all in (maybe less...and no shipping charge if you have Prime).

So, I'm using my Aerogarden to grow a steady supply of lettuce. This will help me with meal prep as the garden sits atop my kitchen counter and provides me a steady supply of fresh, crisp lettuce all year 'round. It can grow many other things, too (herbs, tomatoes, peppers). I LOVE mine.

I get groceries delivered because I need to save time. I plan meals ahead of time for upcoming weeks. I load my Instacart cart with all the ingredients I need well ahead of prep day (Sundays for me). Then, on Saturday, with the click of a button, I have everything I need within 2 hours. This saves me time and allows me to get into the kitchen first thing on Sunday morning.

After a 5-day green juice cleanse, I am diving into my first prepped meal of the week: Wild Blueberry & Vanilla Overnight Oats. They are yummy and take about 2 minutes to make. You will need some Mason jars, ideally. My recipe(per serving): 1/2 cup rolled oats (not quick oats), 1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 1/4 tsp. pure vanilla extract, pinch of Vietnamese cinnamon, pinch of salt, 1 tsp. maple syrup, 1/4 cup frozen wild blueberries (I get a big bag at Costco...economical, lasts a long time), 1 tsp. toasted almond slivers. Mix all ingredients together, but for the blueberries and almonds. Top with blueberries and put in fridge overnight. When you are ready to eat, top off with a scant almond of toasted almonds.

Hi friends! Full transparency: I’m creating this page to help keep me accountable and to have a “living” diary of all my meal preps for the weeks and months ahead. THAT said, I feel so many people have great ideas to share, and maybe we can do that together. Join me? Pictured here are my meal preps for the week ahead!