What’s Cookin

Since, I’ve gotten in a better habit of what to eat and when, I may switch to just updating my weekly plans. We’ll see.

Breakfast

Eggs & Oats w/Berries

Egg Muffins & Oats

Some form of egg, whole wheat english muffin with 1 Tbsp PB topped with sliced banana

Dinners
Sunday: Chicken Taco Chili atop brown rice (this is perfect since we get home from prayer STARVING!)
Monday: Sesame Chicken, stir fry veggies (carrots, garlic, scallions,broccoli, onions), brown rice
Tuesday: Steak & Potatoes, grilled asparagus (peas or broccoli for the kids) Wednesday: Leftovers or big salad –Church night, kinda fend for yourself! Thursday: Pecan Chicken, green beans, fruit
Friday: Sundried Tomato Chicken Bake, whole wheat pasta, asparagus (peas or broccoli for the kids)

I just realized how much chicken that is! I usually have at least another form of protein….i need good fish recipes, i hate fish but know we should be eating it more. But, chicken is the one thing we actually enjoy when you make it right. None of these are your boring old baked chicken and rice recipes. The only way for us to keep going with such momentum is to have super tasty food! Note that dinners are super protein heavy. I can’t remember the science behind it, but I read somewhere that you need your high protein meal in the evening, higher in carb meal at lunch. I know the carb meal at lunch is to have energy to make it through the day. Quick google yielded these results…HERE

I’m going to post lunch/snacks all together because, really, we eat mini meals all day. We will most certainly be eating leftover portions for snacks.

Mini daytime meals

Apple, turkey, PB

Big salad w/broccoli slaw, chicken

Meatloaf muffins, rice, fruit

Chicken burgers, fruit **i’ll make these as sliders, they were perfect for pool food this week

Protein & huge green smoothie (i’m loving 2 cup spinach, 5 strawberries, 1 banana, 1/2 cup coconut milk)

Fruit, nuts, turkey/chicken

Greek yogurt w/granola; berries

Chicken brown rice cakes, salad

I’d like to start getting more protein from beans. You’ll notice I didn’t post a protein shake. They just aren’t cutting it for me. I’m HUNGRY, I want to eat, not drink. I’ll grab one in a pinch but I’d much rather eat something.

I’d love to know what other people pack for the pool. And why is it that we snack more there?? Every time we’ve gone to the pool I’ve been WAY more hungry all day than the days we don’t go–even eating the same amount of foods.

Also, wanted to pass along that I bought these Easy Lunch Boxes this week. Fantastic! When we went to the pool,I handed both kids their preportioned food. No eating more chips (lol–i didn’t even have chips its an example!) than sandwich. Kai already has a bento box he uses for school, but these are perfect for everyday use. I can throw a complete meal in these just for me if i need to. LOVE! And really, they were pretty cheap $14 for four.