Last week I didn’t do as much meal prep as I would have liked, but I was exhausted from the half-marathon on Saturday and an overall busy weekend. Maybe that was one reason why this week was extra crazy. Oh well, we survived and now it’s time to enjoy the weekend!
Here is how the meal plan for the week looked:
Sunday: Salmon, crunchy cashew thai quinoa salad
Monday: Bacon, broccoli rabe, and tomato “pasta”
Tuesday: tilapia, butternut squash, asparagus
Wednesday: steak, baked potatoes, green beans
Thursday: burgers, sweet potato fries, broccoli
Friday: chicken, roasted red potatoes, salad
Saturday: Dinner with my parents
Breakfasts: Easy peasy grain free pancakes, eggs with bacon and veggies, smoothies
Lunches: leftovers (mostly from Sunday and Monday’s meals), salads with grilled chicken and leftover steak from Wednesday
Snacks: Fruit, zucchini brownies
Since the meals for later in the week were a little simpler, I just focused on preparing the stuff for the beginning of the week. Here is what I prepped:
-Made cashew salad
-Made bacon/broccoli rabe/tomato “pasta”
-baked brownies
-chopped veggies for salad
-grilled chicken
-made pancakes (We actually made these on Sunday morning and made extra to use during the week)
-rinsed and cut strawberries
I’ll also be linking up with Mommy Run Fast and Jill Conyers on Sunday for their meal planning link-up!
How do you plan your meals when you know you won’t have enough time to prep everything?
I’m always so impressed by your meal prep! And looks delicious!
Thanks!
One thing I have been thinking about for a long time is how I should really get into the habit of meal prep on the weekends, or at least making a menu for the week. I think it would cut down on lunchtime spending and on eating what’s fast/easy as opposed to what’s healthy during the week when I am exhausted (if I had a real meal ready to just be heated up, maybe I wouldn’t eat cereal for dinner, or just rice with sriracha on it…I know, I’m the pinnacle of health.)
Some days I just have zero energy to cook dinner but at least when I prepped I know that it won’t take as long. This week I am using the crock pot which will hopefully make it even easier to get dinner together after work!
When I’m having a hectic week I go very basic with all our meals. Basically everything has to involve very little prep and be cooked on the stove top. Burgers with fried plantains over baby spinach and cut up fresh veggies for the kids, and I’ll used canned tuna or sardines in olive oil over a salad. I’ll also try to pre-chop a butternut squash and sweet potatoes so they can be easily sauteed. Your meal prep is admirable!
Great ideas for quick meals! Sweet potatoes of all kinds have been my go to lately for every meal!
I really really need to start meal planning because it’s all too easy to eat out 24/7 when you live in the city – and it’s much more expensive too! The extent of my meal prep is bringing an apple with me as I head out of the door 😉
Zucchini brownies sound amazing!
I need to try that Thai crunch salad- sounds so good. When I don’t have prep time, our meals definitely get simpler… or occasionally we’ll pick something up like a rotisserie chicken to make a quick dinner.
Rotisserie chicken is a good idea! I always forget about those! And you should definitely try the salad- its very different from most things I usually eat but so good! I added some grilled chicken and brought it to work for lunch for 2 days also.
Those Paleo pancakes look like a must-try! Thanks for sharing the recipe! I love new finds…
They’re really good and easy to make! I hope you like them!