I’m guest posting today on Neely’s blog, A Complete Waste of Makeup. You can go here and check it out. I realize the irony in this situation. I just sent you to Neely’s blog to read about brownies and I’m about to share a healthy eating tip on my blog. That’s life, friends. Well, my life at least.
I started “bulk cooking” to get myself in the habit of eating healthier meals at lunchtime.
I’m always searching for little things I can do to keep my on track throughout the week. I find that breakfast is incredibly easy. There are tons and tons of healthy options for breakfast. But lunch? That is a completely different story.
This is what a few days of meals look like after they’ve been prepped.
It’s so simple to create a few meals like the ones pictured above. I just cooked two different proteins to give myself a little variety. This time I chose chicken and turkey burgers. While they were cooking I baked a few sweet potatoes and cut them in half to add to the meals. I also steamed green beans, broccoli, cauliflower and carrots in the microwave. And I made brown rice to alternate the carbs.
Each meal has a protein (turkey or chicken), carb (brown rice or 1/2 sweet potato) and vegetable (green beans, broccoli, cauliflower and carrots).
The meals are fully prepared and just need to be heated. Such a simple concept that saves me a ton of calories each week.
GE is testing out a new app called Healthy Share. Their motto is Friends Are Good For Your Health and it’s extremely motivational. You can invite friends and take daily challenges relating to health and nutrition. I would definitely recommend checking it our here. The sweet people at GE sent us this healthy snack tray. It was nice to have healthy options when I was in the mood to snack or needed a boost of energy.
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- Dove and BlogHer are giving away a $500 Spa Finder gift card here. You can also find a coupon for Dove on that post.
- You can be inspired by ConAgra and win Also, did anyone catch the video clip of me from Blissdom last year in that post? The link is in the first paragraph 🙂
- I wrote about how I make it work on Erin’s blog this week. Go check it out and while you’re there stay awhile. Erin writes one of my favorite blogs. She is such a talented writer with the best heart.
Happy Friday!!
You inspired me! I go in and out of paleo;). I find it’s difficult to enjoy cooking for your family and eat strict paleo every meal. This is a great way to stay on track for most of the day! Do you have a recipe for the turkey burgers?
We do this, too! As much as I hate cooking 12 chicken breasts and chopping up and insane amount of veggies on Sunday afternoons, it helps me stay on track… Says the girl who’s eating a biscuit and drinking a DP this morning for breakfast ;).
I really should do that for a few days a week!
I totally should do this not only to eat better but save money since I eat out for lunch most days. Now to just find the motivation….
Great idea! How do you cook your brown rice? I have trouble with that.
Melanie
I am going to try to do some lunches for myself this week! Yours look so good!