Mini Meal Prep in the Northern Cafe
Well as you all know we are getting married this year and that means getting fit to take on the challenge of married life. So that means getting my nutrition in line and my health under control. So this week in the Northern Cafe, I did a mini-prep. Which is preparing a few things that can be grab and go and get the morning and afternoon off on the right foot. Its proven then when you start your day making healthy choices you tend to continues those choices the rest of the day. I'll post individual recipes a little bit later but let's talk about what we made.
Most of this week's meal prep was done with the Instant Pot. Again I'm team Instant Pot. So here's the list of things that we have going down:
- Hard cooked eggs (done in the Instant Pot)
- Chick Pea Salad
- Yogurt Parfait
- Energy Bites
- Vegetable soup.
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| All the good stuff |
These are things that I will be eating in the morning, at lunch times and post workout recovery. Again, nothing substantial or overwhelming to make but makes keeping one on tract for what goals they want to achieve.
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| Hard Cooked Eggs |
Well this one is a simple as it looks. It just hard cooked eggs. I can't say hard boiled as they are not boiled. These were done in the Instant Pot. I know to do hard boiled eggs and will if I absolutely have to do them "old school" but if I don't have to, I will do them this way every time. I call them the "devil cooked eggs" WHY? Because they are cooked 6/6/6 in the instant pot.
Start by adding 1 and 1/2 cups of water to your Instant Pot, then add your eggs (NOTE: do not cook more than 18 at one time in a 6 quart pot.) Using the manual setting on your pressure cooker, cook for 6 minutes; then let it set for 6 minutes; release the pressure and place eggs (in shells) in a cold water bath for 6 more minutes. Peel the eggs and they are done. Put them in an air tight container and eat through out the week.
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| Chick Pea Salad |
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| Yogurt Parfait |
Alright, next up we have Yogurt Parfaits. This is pretty simple and tasty. This recipe utilized some of the quinoa that was made for the Chick Pea Salad; Greek Yogurt; strawberries and a small drizzle of honey. That simple. Just layer them in a bowl or mason jar and breakfast is ready to go.
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| Energy Bites |
These are my go to snack. I make these when I'm traveling; on a day trip and for either a pre-workout or post workout recovery bite. Again the recipe will be in a another blog. But these are a great snack. Now these do contain peanut butter. So be forewarned if you or a loved one have an allergy to peanut butter. I will pair one of these bites with an apple as a snack at the appropriate time of day.
Finally, we end today's prep with some veggie soup. I know
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| Veggie Soup |
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