One of the things I have come to truly enjoy since starting this thing is cooking. I've enjoyed cooking for a couple years now, contrary to when I was younger or when we first got married, but meal prepping/cooking yummy and healthy meals has been so satisfying to me. I love it. I actually look forward to it. Never knew homemaker would be a title I treasured. Surprise myself more and more ;)
It sometimes is hard, though, to figure out all of my portions/containers when cooking casseroles or meals that aren't simply a serving of meat and a serving of veggie. So, I have been looovvvvvving my Fixate cook book. It gives the # of containers 1 serving equals for each recipe and makes things very easy in the portion control department. I have been cooking from that thing nonstop and it is amazing.
The first week I meal prepped all at one time the Sunday before we started. That was super time consuming and not really necessary since I'm home all week and don't have to pack a lunch or anything everyday. So this past week I spread it out a little more over a couple of days and that worked well for me/us. The most crucial things for me have been having my meats and veggies cooked and ready to grab from the fridge. If that isn't in place, I do not succeed in my nutrition.
So my routine has been to grill chicken breast for my lunches and then cook up some taco meat (ground turkey) for taco salad during the week. These are my go-tos that I haven't gotten tired of yet. In addition, at the beginning of every week I've been oven roasting fresh green beans and broccoli, sautéing zucchini, and baking spaghetti squash. Then I have carrots and peppers in the fridge for salads or to munch on. And of course lettuce chopped up and fruit to grab too for shakeology or snacks. This keeps me on track!
I do not prep dinners like I prep lunches because I'm home so I can do that during nap time or just towards the end of the afternoon. I don't know how working mama's get all of this food prep stuff in....it takes a lot of thought and planning!
I've found my groove to do workouts in the AM while Easton naps. Copelynn is old enough to be occupied by the iPad or toys while I get my 30 minutes of sweating in. A couple of times Easton has woken up early, so he just gets to fuss in the exersaucer while I finish. If I don't get it in in the AM (church, AM play date, uncooperative kids) I do it after the kids go to bed. This is not my friend. I am drained by this time of the day and don't have much left to give to a work out. But, better than nothing!
So, thats the deets on how the Fix has been playing out in my life. I'll be sure to post my before/after pictures and results when we finish next week.
Here are some pictures of what's been cooking! (I am a wife, a mom, a cook, and a homemaker...not a photographer. Sorry for the bad lighting and grainy iPhone pics.)
Taco Salad with romaine lettuce, black beans, tomatoes, lean ground beef, and shredded cheddar cheese. 2 green, 1 red, 1 blue, 1 yellow
Banana Oat Pancakes topped with berries from Fixate. 1 yellow, 1/2 purple
Chicken Tacos! 1 red, 1 blue, 1.5 yellow, 2 teaspoons (olive oil for fried shells)
When I get tired of just meat and veggies for lunch I like to switch it up with this. Smoked applewood ham (low sodium, fat free) sandwich with mustard, tomato, and cheddar cheese toasted on the stove and a side salad with vinaigrette. 1 yellow, 1/2 red, 1 blue, 1 green, 1 orange.
White Chicken Chili. 1 yellow, 1 red, 1/2 green
Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti with season ground turkey. 1 red, 1 green, 1/2 red.
Macaroni and Cheese with Broccoli and Chicken from Fixate. 1 green, 1 yellow, 1/2 red, 1/2 blue. THIS was favorite for the whole family. Even little Easton pigged out on it.
BBQ Chicken and sauteed zucchini. 1.5 red, 1 green
Roasted green beans for the week. I trim them and drizzle them with a little olive oil and parmesan cheese and salt and roast them in the oven for 10-15 minutes. This is 4 servings worth.
Italian Meatballs (from Fixate) with spaghetti squash and green beans. 1 red, 1/2 purple, 2 green.
1 comment:
I am so very impressed and proud of you! Everything looks absolutely delicious! ♥
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