The house has a steady hum this week with the kids away. However this quiet period is sandwiched between a weekend of celebrating a friends birthday and my pups first birthday and an upcoming weekend back in the big apple! With some leftovers from the party prep, and the beginning of a bountiful garden bed, this week’s meals were a garden fiesta!
Again, recipes this week just straight up throwing whatever was around and leftover together.
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On the menu this weeks: 7/12 – 7/16
- *Pre-workout: banana and coffee
- 91 g banana, 6 g peanut butter, 1 oz creamer
- 3.5 P / 32.1 C / 5.3 F
- 91 g banana, 6 g peanut butter, 1 oz creamer
- *Breakfast: breakfast scramble
- 220 g baby potato, 100 g egg whites, 1 egg, 1 slice bacon, 1 bell pepper (from garden), 28 g arugula, 75 g cherries, 1/2 scoop truvani
- 32.6 P / 59.1 C / 10.7 F
- 220 g baby potato, 100 g egg whites, 1 egg, 1 slice bacon, 1 bell pepper (from garden), 28 g arugula, 75 g cherries, 1/2 scoop truvani
- Lunch: Trader Joe’s tacos
- 1 low carb wrap, 1 corn and wheat tortilla, 10 g lite Mexican cheese, 10 g sour cream, 4 oz ground beef, 30 g beans, 1/4 c romaine lettuce, 10 g red onion
- 38.3 P / 29.6 C / 18.3 F
- 1 low carb wrap, 1 corn and wheat tortilla, 10 g lite Mexican cheese, 10 g sour cream, 4 oz ground beef, 30 g beans, 1/4 c romaine lettuce, 10 g red onion
- *Snack(s): apple rice cake and charcutterie
- 1 rice cake, 115 g fage, 180 g apple, 16 g peanut butter, 20 g pea protein isolate
- 6 crackers, .5 oz sharp white cheddar, 1 oz summer sausage, 14 gram hatch chile popcorn
- 45.4 P / 72 C / 31.9 F
- Dinner: chicken and rice
- 5 oz chicken tinga, 250 g dan barber squash (from the garden), 200 g Spanish rice
- 21.4 P / 85 C / 5.6 F
- 5 oz chicken tinga, 250 g dan barber squash (from the garden), 200 g Spanish rice
- *Snack: dessert and macro cap
- 33 g popcorn kernels, 1 oz Jeni’s ice cream, melatonin gummies
- 31.1 P / 54.6 C / 19.6 F
- 33 g popcorn kernels, 1 oz Jeni’s ice cream, melatonin gummies
macros: 146 P / 317 C / 76 F
Note: the asterisked meals (snacks and breakfast) are the flexible meals and change day to day. My meals are not a reflection of what everyone should be eating, nor should you try to copy my meals. I post these meals for meal prep inspiration, to show the variety, feasibility, and economic advantage of meal prepping. I aim to share the trials and troubles that come along the way, because let’s face it, it’s not always easy.
The shopping list below outlines enough for three people for 5 days for lunch and dinner. Some of the staples that carried over from last week included: spices, oil, chips, herbs, protein powder, oats, apples, sweet potatoes, bread.
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produce
- apples
- squash
- onions
- tomatoes
- bell peppers
- mixed greens
- spinach
- lettuce
- jalapeños
- potatoes
protein
- ground beef
- chicken breast
- non-fat greek yogurt
- egg
- egg whites
- cheese
pantry
- oats
- rice cake
- peanut butter
- tortillas
- protein powder
- rice
- tortilla chips
- salsa
total cost: $65.73 (0.88 per meal)
Note: 5 meals a day, 5 days of the week, 3 people = 75 meals per week
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