Showing posts with label meal prep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meal prep. Show all posts

Sunday, October 11, 2009

It's Really Fall Out There!

Living in Northern California doesn't really lend itself to the changing of the seasons.  We basically have two seasons- Spring/Summer or Fall/Winter.  We are lucky to have mild weather all year long and the subtle changes are really fun- for a little while.

Today was definitely a Fall day!  I tried my first Apple Pie Lara Bar- I like Lara Bars when I eat them, but I am not huge on bars in general.  This cinnamon-spicy-goodness held me over through our errands.


When we got home, I worked on those dreadful thank you cards and worked on some meal prep.  I am going out of town starting Wednesday morning and I wanted to make enough healthy meals to last through the week.  If left to his own devices, hubby would do just fine, but I like to leave him prepared.  Here was the final result:


I came up with a couple of recipes tonight and I'll post them over the next couple of days- the suspense must be killing you, huh?  Throughout the afternoon, I also snacked on some home grown tomatoes- I guess the weather is still mild enough, huh?


















I was able to enjoy the Fall today when I purchased this enormous squash at Trader Joe's for $.99.  Does anybody know what kid of a squash this is?  I think it's an acorn squash, but I forgot to look on the sticker.


 I decided to roast it with cumin, chili powder, and salt for 45 minutes at 400 degrees.  I hope it's good for lunch tomorrow!
  


I had big plans to go to the gym today, but I wasn't feeling it and I know better than to force myself to workout when I don't wanna.  It will happen when I'm in the mood- most likely tomorrow.

For now, I am planning on walking all the way to my kitchen to get this:
 


Isn't it cute?  I got this one for myself and a coffee one for the husband.  I think it's one cup of ice cream and a perfect amount to enjoy while watching Amazing Race!

Monday, October 5, 2009

Lunch in 2 Minutes Flat

Hope today treated you well! I just got back from class- OK, an hour ago, but I'm all ready to blog and bed next. I snacked on some watermelon out of an enormous tupperware:




Then I proceeded to 'make' my lunch. I used some leftover tuna salad from this weekend:




  • 1 can tuna
  • 1 egg
  • cilantro
  • cumin
  • salt
  • pepper
  • plain yogurt

Then I topped the mixture with about 2 cups of organic mixed greens:





I'll mix this up in a larger bowl at work tomorrow, and lunch will be served!

Since school is back in for me, it means that there is less time to prepare meals and more time to dedicate to prep in my free time. I have started meal planning this week- mostly for Mike. He came home today and joked that he ate what I wrote down for him.


Do you meal prep? If so, how far out do you plan your meals?