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Meal Prep Monday – 4/8/2019

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Welcome to week two of meal prep! This week I did a little mini meal prep session on Sunday and the majority on Monday. Because I did my big shopping trip this weekend I wanted to put it all away prepped and ready to go as much as possible.

What my fridge looks like after a successful meal prep session

Let’s talk about my “big shopping trip.” I use the cash envelope method of budgeting so I do my shopping based on my envelopes. The shopping trip that I know I will be going to Costco I give myself more in the envelope and the next shopping trip I give myself a little less and try to eat up everything. It doesn’t mean I only go to the grocery store twice a month but more like 1 big planned trip and 1 medium trip, one smaller trip, and (hopefully) enough left in the envelopes for incidental shopping trips, especially for fresh fruits and veggies. This weekend’s shopping trip was Costco/Trader Joes/Nob Hill trip.

In case you are wondering what recipes are coming at you this week, there is going to be Rotisserie Chicken Broth (coming Wednesday), and you can use the broth for Lemon Chicken Orzo Soup with Dill (coming Friday)!

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Meal Prep Monday – 4/1/2019

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Hi guys! Do any of you try to meal prep? We all know that meal prep is the answer to making sure that we stay on track with our eating and also on track with our budget. But, I’m just going to say it, not many of us want to devote hours to our weekend shopping, cooking and cleaning up the explosion that happens to the kitchen after meal prep. I’m going to start a series where I show you what’s on my menu for the week and how I go about prepping for it.

Sausage artichoke pasta with tomatoes and olives
Sausage artichoke pasta sauce

Here’s a secret about meal prep: It can be whatever you want it to be!

It doesn’t have to be complicated. Some people want all their meals prepped and ready to just reheat throughout the week. Some people want the building blocks assembled but are ok with doing some cooking at dinnertime.

My style is building blocks. I know that on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Thursdays dinner needs to come together quickly because those are days I work. I want easy but fun dinners on the weekend, that feel exciting but are not too hard. I’m not planning to eat out much this week, save for a weekend lunch or beer out, and Sunday dinner will be a grab and go item from Costco.

Chicken white bean enchiladas (before they are baked)

Another thing to note- because of my shopping cycle, I will be doing a big shopping trip on Sunday so therefore am working hard at using up a lot of things in my fridge/freezer.

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