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Plan Ahead With These Easy Mason Jar Lunches

admin — Mon, 28 Aug 2017 13:00:05 +0000

When our busy lives get the most of us, it’s hard to even think about trying to meal plan. It seems like we are always just getting back from a whirlwind trip or planning one, so it can be hard to pre-plan meals and to make sure we’re hitting our macros when we are always on the go. Meal prep can feel overwhelming and many times it’s why we opt to eat out instead of packing a lunch or eating something healthy at home. A few years ago Michelle and I teamed up with our friend and health food blogger, Elise Museles of Kale & Chocolate to create mason jar lunches which we became obsessed with! She taught us that by just a setting aside a little time for prep work that we would save time, money and calories!! All you have to do is prep a few healthy ingredients ahead of time then just mix and match them to create your own unique salads. Coming up with a plan for the week has definitely helped me stay on track, and these mason jar salads have been a total life saver because I actually look forward to eating them. It […]

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1 Crockpot Meal 3 Ways – Healthy Meal Prep Made Easy

admin — Thu, 18 May 2017 03:35:26 +0000

1 Crockpot Meal 3 Ways – Healthy Meal Prep Made Easy… The struggle is real when it comes to whipping healthy dinners in our house. My husband and I are usually super busy during the day that by the time we both get home at night it’s pushing 9pm and the last thing we want to do is slave over the hot stove to cook dinner. Our only saving grace has been cooking up a large crockpot meal on Sundays so that we have endless protein to work with for the entire week. Once the protein has been cooked, all you have to do is come up with different ways to prepare it each time you want a meal. With limited time on my hands, trying to stay healthy and within my macro numbers while on the #52DayShred, I came up with this Honey Siracha Chicken recipe and it has been a total winner in our house! Since the chicken is slow cooked, it has all the time in the world to soak in the delicious flavors and you would have no idea by the taste that this recipe is actually good for you! I need a little kick of […]

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