Meal Prepping Made Easy

Happy Monday!  As I've gotten older, I've realized how important breakfast is. Whether or not you're a morning person, you should always eat something to start your day  Heres an easy protein pancake recipe, with very few and simple ingredients. All you need is: 1 banana  2 tablespoons for vanilla protein powder 1/4 cups of egg whites  1 teaspoon of brown sugar (or any other sweetener, you prefer)   A splash of vanilla extract  Add whatever kind of fruit on top  If you're more of a grab and go kind of person, try meal prepping you breakfast the night before. I always prepare hard boiled eggs a night before so I can either have it for breakfast or put them in my salad. Here I made peanut butter energy bites  1/4 cup of natural peanut butter 2 tablespoons of unsweetened coconut flakes  2 tablespoons of dark chocolate chips  1/3 cup of toasted oatmeal  A handful of hemp seeds 

Hello everyone!  When I started meal prepping, it was very daunting and new for me because I never knew what to cook, or how much to cook for that matter. It takes a lot of trial and error and finding recipes that really speak to your taste buds. Here are tips on how you can start your journey!  1) Stick to foods that you already know and love. If they are unhealthy, try and make substitutions to make it a little bit more healthy and nutritious. For example, I substitute pumpernickel brad for white bread. I swap potato chips, and make veggie chips by toasting some zucchini, carrots, and sweet potatoes. Always try to be open to new things look up how you can swap some of your favourite food items for healthier alternatives.  2) Weigh and portion your food. I recently started weighing my food to ensure that I was eating the recommended portion sizes. For me, the hardest thing to portion out was pasta, haha. I would always eye ball all of my portions and never really knew how m

I am not a coffee drinker. Shocking, right? But when I need a quick boost of energy, I usually turn to this smoothie recipe to give me some form of energy. I use protein powder to help keep me satiated until my second meal. However, you can skip the protein powder if you like. All you need is: 1 cup of frozen mangoes  1 hand full of spinach  2 tablespoons of vanilla protein powder  1 tablespoon of matcha tea powder  1 banana  1.5 cups of water Since I live with my family, I generally make this the night before so that I don't wake them up at 6am. I leave the smoothie in a shaker bottle and I grab it before I head out!  If you like hot drinks in the morning, I sometimes make ginger tea, which is a lot simpler than the smoothie. All you need to do is grate some ginger and lemon zest with some boiling water and then add some cane sugar, or liquid stevia. 

I began meal prepping in my second year of university, after I gained the dreadful ‘freshman 15’. I wanted to take control of my health and for me it meant regular exercise and portioning my food. For me it was easier cooking and meal prepping when I lived away from home because I was in control of what and how much I wanted to cook. I typically meal prep on Sundays because I find it extremely relaxing to start planning, preparing and cooking my food for the rest of the week, while I put something on the TV. Breakfast I find the easiest food to make in advance for breakfast are eggs. Each week I boil 10 eggs to last me throughout the weekday. Breakfast wraps ·       2 hardboiled eggs ·       1 ripe avocado ·       Sprinkle of feta cheese ·       Half a tomato ·       Seasoning of your choice Egg Breakfast muffins   This is another go to favourite of mine that is great either by itself or with an English muffin. I recently bought a silicone mu