When you have prepped ingredients and prepared meals handy, whether in the fridge or freezer, it takes no time to whip up a healthy meal. Not being prepared can be a recipe (yes pun intended) for disaster. Rushing in the morning to get something together for lunch or getting home from a long day at work and having to not only prepare but to actually have to think about what to eat can lead to bad choices.
Preparing ingredients in advance to put together a meal, or having a full meal prepared that just needs to be heated up is a game changer. Not just when you are in Phase 1 and 2 but to keep the weight off for life.
Here are some tips on being prepared:
· Assemble and freeze things like turkey meatballs or shredded chicken, soups, roasted vegetables, and stir fry’s (add some quick-cooking vegetables like thinly sliced peppers, cherry tomatoes, zucchini or broccoli and diced chicken with a marinade to a freezer bag and pop in the freezer, simply defrost and add to a pan for a quick stir fry).
· Prepare make ahead meals. Cook and season your proteins and vegetables, make recipes like Crack Slaw, cauliflower rice and crustless quiche and portion them into reusable containers. Make extras and put them in the freezer.
· Making dinner from scratch? Double or triple up and freeze in your Phase portions.
· Stock grocery store items like frozen veggies, fresh zoodles and other pre-cut vegetables plus other prepared items like boiled eggs, rotisserie chicken, sugar free ham or other cooked proteins (Raw protein shrinks by 25% for a 6oz portion).
A little work can go a long way and will actually end up being less work in the long run. 😊
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