Hey Guys,
Maintaining a healthy
lifestyle by eating properly and exercising is one of the goals for the
3LRCHALLENGE. To help with achieving that goal I will be featuring some health
and fitness articles that will help us out and make it a little easier to eat
properly and exercise. The first of these features is the idea of Meal
Prepping.
Meal Prep 101
When trying to
maintain a healthy diet and lifestyle, one of the challenges a lot of people
face is sticking to the meal plan. With all the things that go on in our daily
life it is usually easy to eat out, or just eat what is available when you are
hungry. A good way to combat this issue is my meal prepping. In other words
setting a meal plan, and preparing in advance for it so you can stick to your
meal plan. Meal prep allows you to cook food in advance so you take away that
extra burden of cooking every day. A few basic steps to follow:
Plan
and shop for Meals
· Write out a list of meals you plan to
eat during the week
· Search the Internet
or your favorite food blogs for recipes
· List all the
ingredients that will be required to prepare your meals
· Allow for 1 or 2
cheat meals during the week
· Get Re-use able
containers they are a good way to portion out each meal
· Plan what items you
will freeze or store in the refrigerator
· Stock up on fruits,
vegetables, nuts and things you can snack on
Prepare
the Meals
·
Set
aside about 2-3 hours every weekend for prepping meals
·
rinse
and cut things like fruits and veggies, and note that most fruits and
vegetables for smoothies can be cut up and frozen in Ziploc bags
·
Cook
Batches of food that can be eaten multiple times during the week proteins,
veggies and carbs (soups, baked chicken, baked fish, carrots, rice, broccoli, potatoes)
·
Portion
out each meal for as far in advance as you want, e.g you can portion each food
container with baked potatoes, veggies and chicken.
·
Considering
your body needs and fitness regimen allow yourself about 5-6 meals during the
day, with the major ones being breakfast, lunch and dinner, and then 2 or 3
snacks.
·
Snack
options include fruit, nuts, veggies, salad.
·
Store
your meals either in the refrigerator, or the freezer (most meals can easily be
thawed the night before and heated up in the oven or microwave when needed)
·
don’t
forget to stay hydrated.
I hope this
information helps and don't forget to drop a comment if you have any issues or
concerns.
My Co-host for the
challenge Tega is also sharing lots of tips and helpful information on her blog
so be sure to follow her blog Social Hermit
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Bella Joya
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