I feel as if I should write Happy Friday for today’s post given that tomorrow is The Fourth. We’ve been checked out all week long, spending the day by my parent’s pool and prepping for the fun festivities over the next few days. And with all that prep comes talk of food… ribs, s’mores, libations… these holidays tend to be on the indulgent side. So it’s always nice to hit the reset button when Monday rolls around. Usually when I’m looking to “reset” I simply return to clean eating and portion control (tends to go out the window sometimes…). Given that, when Monday rolls around, my meal prep + weekly menu will look something like the one below!
Hope you all have something fun + festive planned for the next several days!
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MONDAY
BREAKFAST: Overnight Oats
SNACK: Hard Boiled Egg + Apple Slices
LUNCH: (FEATURED ABOVE) Tuna Bowl: 1 can of Safe Catch Tuna (seasoned with lemon juice + sea salt), served with baby carrots, 1/2 avocado, + Simple Mills Crackers…. sprinkled with Trader Joe’s Everything But The Bagel Seasoning
SNACK: Trail Mix- Almonds, Dried Cranberries, Dried Bananas, Lily’s Chocolate Chips
DINNER: Trader Joe’s Garlic Chicken Sausages mixed with brown rice + sautéed zucchini, bell peppers, + mushrooms… drizzled with Trader Joe’s Green Goddess Dressing
DESSERT: Açai Bar
TUESDAY
BREAKFAST: Chocolate Smoothie
SNACK: Sliced Apple w/ Cinnamon
LUNCH: Turkey Slices, 1/2 Avocado, 1/2 cup quinoa, chopped cucumber + tomatoes mixed in with the green goddess dressing
SNACK: Baby Carrots, Sliced Bell Peppers with Hope Hummus
DINNER: Shrimp Tacos
WEDNESDAY
BREAKFAST: Açai Bowl
SNACK: 100 Calorie Perfect Bar
LUNCH: Leftover Shrimp Salad… tossed with arugula + mixed greens with Trader Joe’s Green Goddess Dressing. Added in 1/2 cup quinoa, bell peppers, shredded carrots, shredded cabbage, + edamame
SNACK: Trail mix (from Monday)
DINNER: Turkey Meatballs + Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Gnocchi: You can pre-buy the meatballs at Trader Joe’s, or purchase their organic ground turkey, mix in 2 garlic cloves, sea salt, and pepper, form into meatballs + bake at 425 for 18ish minutes (until done). Bake the cauliflower gnocchi… spread them out on parchment paper, spray them with some cooking oil (I use Chosen Foods Avocado Oil) + season with garlic powder, sea salt, + pepper…. bake at 425 for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Towards the end toss in some sliced cherry tomatoes to bake… then combine the gnocchi, meatballs, + cherry tomatoes in a bowl + toss with Trader Joe’s Green Goddess dressing.
DESSERT: Bowl of popcorn
THURSDAY
BREAKFAST: Egg Scramble: two soft scrambled eggs mixed with arugula + Trader Joe’s salsa verde, 1/2 avocado, 2 pieces of turkey bacon (I bake mine at 425 for 13ish minutes to get it crispy) + a side of strawberries.
SNACK: Apples w/ thinly spread almond butter
LUNCH: Left over from Wednesday dinner
SNACK: Turmeric Smoothie
DINNER: (Featured in First Photo) Grilled Salmon (seasoned with lemon juice, sea salt, pepper, + dill) serviced with broiled asparagus (seasoned with Avocado Oil Spray, pepper, + garlic powder), and quinoa… Trader Joe’s green goddess dressing drizzled on quinoa.
DESSERT: Açai bar
FRIDAY
BREAKFAST: Egg Scramble from Thursday
SNACK: 1/2 cup chia seed pudding (made the previous evening) with strawberries + some granola
LUNCH: Left over salmon in a salad- mixed with arugula + mixed greens, 1/2 cup quinoa, dried cranberries, slivered almonds, shredded cabbage, shredded carrots, and Primal Kitchen honey mustard dressing.
SNACK: Grapes, Carrots, + Hope Hummus
DINNER: (PHOTO ABOVE) Take-out Poké bowl- I get mine with half brown rice, half salad, seaweed salad, cucumber, avocado, ahi, avocado
DESSERT: WINE + Popcorn
