Meal Prepping

Last night was one of my weekly meal prep nights.  I like to prep for three days at a time.  Because my tastes change so much during the week I've found that this helps me to not become bored with food. When you get bored with your food, you start eating things you shouldn't.  So below I have the following for my 21 Day Fix Menu:

Breakfast:  Oatmeal (instant - not the best but it will do for 3 days) and blueberries

AM Snack:  Shakeology, greek yogurt, 1/2 banana, and spinach (not pictured) which will be blended together

Lunch:  Salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, hard boiled egg, turkey dogs, and homemade dijoin vinaigrette (not pictured)

PM Snack:  Hummus, whole wheat crackers, and an apple

Dinner:  Stuffed bell peppers with ground turkey, and veggies on the side (butternut squash and mixed veggies)

Dessert:  1/2 banana and 1 TBSP of peanut butter

It usually takes me two hours in the kitchen to prep.  But it makes things so much easier during the week.  I pull out the tupperware and just heat it up and I'm good to go.

If you need some ideas on meal prepping or are just curious about it or think it may be a bit overwhelming, let me know.  I'd be happy to help you in anyway that I can!

My Favorite Recipe Right Now

Most of you may be aware that I just finished Round One of 21 Day Fix.  I've been eating ALOT of food but it's all clean and healthy.  #nocheatsfor3weeks  I am taking two weeks off and concentrating on Piyo but will still be using the 21 Day Fix Nutrition Guide and containers and starting back with Round Two April 6th.

Today, I cooked the best meal I had had since starting 21 Day Fix.  

Turkey Quinoa Taco Bake

It was DELICIOUS and I will be making this again soon!

I found the recipe HERE! from Michelle's Fit Life Blog.

Here are my pics from the recipe.

Here's the recipe:

Turkey & Quinoa Taco Bake

Makes 4 servings (Big Servings)

Each serving = 1 yellow, 1/2 green, 1/2 purple, 1 blue, 1 red

Yellow Container Ingredients

1 cup uncooked Quinoa

Red Container Ingredients

20oz package 93% Lean Ground Turkey

Green Container Ingredients

Chopped Red or yellow or green pepper*

Chopped onion & Jalapeno* ( I don't use jalapeno - Spicy foods make me ill)

Purple Container Ingredients

Tomato Sauce (low Sodium) 2 cups 

Blue Container Ingredients

Shredded Cheddar (4 Blue containers worth)

Freebie ingredients

Juice of 1 lime

Garlic 3 cloves minced

Chili Powder 2 Tbsp

Cumin 2 Tsp

Onion Powder 1 Tsp

Chopped Cilantro 1/3 cup

Hot Sauce to taste (optional) ( Again, no hot sauce - it makes me so sick)

Directions:

1. Preheat Oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9X13 baking dish with cooking spray & set aside.
2. Add Quinoa to 2 cups water in a Medium saucepan & bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for 5 minutes. Turn heat to low & simmer for about 15 minutes, or until water is absorbed. Remove from heat & fluff with a fork. Cover quinoa & set aside.
3. Spray frying pan with non-stick cooking spray. Add onion, garlic & jalapeno & sauté over medium-high heat for 1 minute. Add the ground turkey, breaking it up as it browns. Cook for about 5 minutes & add the peppers. Cook for 3-4 minutes more, or until meat if no longer pink.
4. Add the juice of 1 lime, cumin, chili powder & cilantro. Stir to combine. Adjust seasonings to taste.
5. Remove from heat & add the quinoa to the meat & veggie mixture. Pour in the tomato sauce & hot sauce if using & stir. Add 1 blue container of shredded Cheddar Cheese.
6. Pour mixture into prepared baking dish. Top with remaining 3 (blue) containers of Cheddar. Cover with foil & bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil & bake for an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted & edges are bubbling. Remove from oven & let cool for 10 minutes.

*These veggies should total 2 Green containers when mixed together.