This weeks meal prep –

Breakfast:

Oikos yogurt – individual cups for ease, opt for full-fat, as the protein is worth the healthy fat. Nonfat doesn’t always mean healthy!

Protein coffee – making my own cold brew and adding my Fairlife protein shake keeps me fuller longer and saves me money.

Protein Granola – adding granola to your yogurt, helps keep you full or longer, and helps provide energy from the carbohydrates in the notas!

Store-bought protein granola is generally full of sugar, and also really expensive so all I make my own using honey, protein powder, old-fashioned, oats, seeds, and nuts. While oats are a great source of healthy carbohydrates, it’s best to add nuts and seeds for fiber. Most of our ingested carbs these days have been stripped of the natural fibers that exist with them – but fiber is incredibly important to help break down these carbohydrates and burn them slower for energy. I know what you’re thinking – I’m not trying to lose weight, or I’m not trying to bulk up, so protein powder isn’t for me.

Protein powder is actually a wonderful life hack that I think everyone should be utilizing. A scoop or two of protein powder can be added to anything to give it the most nutritional impact for your calories per day. This is important, whether you struggle to meet calorie goals or if you find yourself needing to eat a lot of food to stay full!

Lunch:

Steak Chimi Churri Salad
Arugula & Spinach Spring Mix, tomatoes, red onions, grape tomatoes, shredded carrots, topped with shredded pepper steak and chimichurri sauce. To make my shredded pepper steak, are use a cheap and fatty cut of steak and slow, slow cook it or pressure cook it in my ninja foodie, then shred it to use for the rest of the week. Paired together with the fiber and micronutrients of the veggies, this is a rich, nutritious EASY salad you’ll actually enjoy.

Dinner:Cajun Chicken Vodka Pasta – ground chicken is an amazing base to use and easy to season heavily. Making a basic sauce with a little olive oil, onions, garlic, tomato paste, and adding blended cottage cheese makes a delicious, filling pasta sauce that is absolutely decadent. Then add in your spinach, peppers, carrots for micronutrients and know that you’re nourishing your body with delicious food! Use your favorite noodle or for extra protein use a protein noodle BUT make sure you rinse them a ton.

Steak street tacos – Low carb or whole wheat tortillas, add your steak from lunch, plain Greek yogurt for sour cream, salsa, guacamole, fajita peppers, and enjoy your tacos.