As you may have noticed from Wednesday’s post, the theme of the week was carbs: mostly potatoes and bananas/plantains. I included a night of pasta just to change things up. Everything was simple (no new meals/foods the week before the race) but some of the baking I did added a little time on in the kitchen.
Sunday: salmon, roasted red potatoes, spinach
Monday: bison burgers, sweet potato fries, mixed veggies (broccoli, cauliflower, carrots)
Tuesday: pork chops, baked potatoes, asparagus
Wednesday: turkey meatballs, pasta, salad
Thursday: chicken, roasted red potatoes, broccoli
Friday: turkey burgers, sweet potatoes, green beans
Saturday: Philly!
Breakfasts: paleo chocolate chip muffins, eggs with bacon and veggies, smoothies
Lunches: salads with grilled chicken and steak, leftovers
Snacks: fruit (apples, pears, raspberries), chocolate chip cookie dough balls, paleo chocolate chips cookies
Here is the prep I did:
-baked cookies
-baked muffins
-made cookie dough balls
-chopped peppers
-chopped cucumber
-cut up broccoli
-cleaned and stored raspberries
-make steak
-roasted sweet potatoes
-cooked plantains
-Rob grilled chicken on Sunday (unpictured)
How do you plan for your meals the week before a big race?
I ate so many plantains and potatoes this week it was nuts. Going to continue with that today too. Hope you liked the muffins 🙂
The muffins were great! Next time I might store them in the fridge to try to get them to last a few more days. Or I’ll just have to eat them faster:)
I’m not nearly as organized as you are with food prep! I think that will be one of the things I work on in 2015.
Good luck tomorrow!
That’s a great goal! It really seems to make my week run more smoothly.
You are so great at food prep! Any recommendations for dinners on the go? I have class twice a week and have to bring dinners with me- I can’t wait to eat after seven! Lol I am an old person with my meal times:)
Hm I would probably do something like what I do for lunches, which is salads with grilled chicken or steak, or some kind of roasted veggies. I don’t like to heat things up while I’m at work so I just bring stuff that I am ok eating cold. For our lunch prep we cook the chicken and/or steak on the weekends, chop up veggies, and I might roast some sweet potatoes or broccoli as well.
Wishing you a lot of luck tomorrow!! Can’t wait to hear all about your positive experience on Monday.