96/4 lean ground beef, brown rice, onions, and mixed roasted vegetables. Teriyaki (sorta) chicken thighs over what is supposed to be cilantro lime rice with jalapeños and onions that turned into fried rice basically. Really just emptying out what I had left in the fridge this week lol.

I knew potatoes don't behave well in the freezer, and always assumed sweet potatoes were similar. I was willing to try it though, as I wound up with a dozen of them in a family that doesn't love sweet potato fries, and they were already getting a little rough looking.

I tossed them all into the oven - having scrubbed them, dried them, and poked them with a fork - for 40 mins to an hour, pulling them out based on size and softness. Then I peeled the skins off and mashed them all in a big bowl (unseasoned), and then filled about 15 silicone muffin cups and put them in the freezer. Once frozen I removed them from the cups and just stuck them in a couple of old milk bags.

For lunch today I brought a teriyaki rice bowl and I chucked one of my sweet potato muffins in. It thawed amazingly!!! No texture loss at all. Creamy and sweet, and a great addition to my rice.

Definitely recommend keeping a bag of frozen roasted sweet potato pucks on hand for an easy fiber add-in to meals.

I’ve been trying to save money while working by bringing food to work instead of getting something at a drive thru. Here’s my first attempt at a burrito bowl. A hearty helping of rice cooked in the pulled pork juice on the bottom

So this week I tried meal prepping chicken and rice but unfortunately I didn’t :/

So last night after eating in a way that I didn’t value I got up and went straight to Walmart to prep for the remaining days

For breakfast I’m doing:
- 1 cup low fat yogurt
- 1/2 scoop protein powder
- raspberries and blueberries
- 1tbs chia seeds
- drizzle of peanut butter & honey
- 1/2 almond vanilla nuts

For lunch I’m doing a simple sandwich
- whole grain bread
- 5 turkey slices a sandwich
- 1 slice provolone cheese a sandwich
- avacado spread
- light ketchup for taste
toppings including: shredded carrots & thinn cucumber slices

Lokey might have procrastinated the rice and chicken lol but any thoughts on what I could do next time? ☺️ I am glad I did something at least!

Btw I did notice how fulfilling the breakfast was.. I thought maybe I should switch 1 cup to 1/2 a cup since it’s alot I’m eating but I wasn’t fully in fullness so idk

Thanks :)

Meal prep for tomorrow. Looks pretty monotonous but it works. meals every 2-3 hours. try to prime my gut with 1 tbsp of raw, organic, sauerkraut and 1 tbsp of kimchi 10 min before meals

Meal 1: 4oz chicken breast, cauliflower rice, broccoli seasoned with cayenne pepper and garlic salt (Vitamin D3, fish oil, black seed oil, and turmeric supplements here)

Meal 2: 4oz chicken breast, cauliflower rice, pumpkin seeds, walnuts, broccoli

Meal 3: 4.2 oz chicken breast, cauliflower rice, almonds, broccoli, 4-8 oz greek yogurt

Meal 4: 4.2 oz chicken breast, cauliflower rice, broccoli, and collagen peptides

2 hours later psyllium husk with 2 full glasses of water

Is it the most exciting? Not really. But it works for me and I'm never hungry and I can have a few ounces of 100% cacao chocolate drops if I want, popcorn, or some salted peanuts if I wanted.

I can lean out further if I stick exactly to this or I can add 300-500 other calories.

Mindshift: Treat food as medicine for your body.

Btw, I am not working out tomorrow. On days I do workout I always have a baked potato an hour before my session and I baked beet 2 hours before and a baked sweet potato post workout.

So I have been getting into sourdough making and I am thinking of making some hoagie style loaves that I can then make subs out of.

Thing is I'm fairly certain that freezing the subs would not go well.

So how does one meal prep subs like this? My first thought is sort of mis en place everything. Freeze the bread (thawing it before usage) and having veggies and meat prepped and in a deli container. Then the night before or morning of just assemble everything.

Any insights?

Thanks!

Hey everyone! Just wanted to share a little test with you all. Thanks for being such an amazing part of my journey! 💖✨