What I Eat

As part of my renewed commitment to a healthy and nourishing diet, at the recommendation of a trainer friend who is in the process of losing the baby weight from her 9 week old newborn, I decided to try a meal prep service. The price is reasonable - $8 per meal, and the portions are enormous so I can make one of those meals last for lunch and dinner, sometimes stretching it with a small salad. They give me the calorie count of every meal and I only order the high protein choices. The minimum order is 10 meals per week, but my husband eats a couple of them and I'm also ordering food for my co-worker who I'm doing a work weight loss challenge with (more about that another time). I work in a cardiology office and we are lucky enough to have a healthy catered lunch a few days a week - there's almost always protein and salad and veggies and fruit salad. Friday we had lunch catered from an awesome vegan restaurant - I had an avocado sandwich on sprouted grain bread with greens, sprouts, and zucchini "bacon"...it was delicious! On days we don't have catered lunch, I know I always have a healthy meal in the fridge and don't have to give in to fast food or pizza.

I like to cook, but with my work and workout schedule, I don't always have time to cook and so the meal plan has ensured that after I work a full day then go to the gym, I don't hit the fast food drive thru on my way home. (I still cook a healthy meal - usually chicken and veggies - a couple of nights a week.)

Food pick up is on Sundays...here's what my fridge looks like tonight:

On the menu this week:

Pecan Crusted Chicken Salad - mixed greens, craisins, pecans, mandarin oranges and fresh mozzarella served with house vinaigrette 

Penne w/ sausage & broccoli rabe - Sliced sausage sautéed with broccoli rabe and roasted garlic tossed with whole grain penne pasta served with a side of julienne mixed vegetables.

Quinoa Shrimp Cakes - shrimp, onions, carrots, celery, egg whites and quinoa topped with a lemon mustard sauce served with a side of baked sweet potato rounds.

Bunless Balsamic Turkey Burger - topped with balsamic caramelized red onions served with a side of baked sweet potato rounds 

Mahi topped with a fresh cucumber mango salsa served with a side of julienne mixed veggies

Moroccan flavor baked chicken breast served over lentil salad (onion, celery, shredded carrots and lentil) with a side of oven roasted cauliflower 

If anyone is interested in seeing what these meals look like, I will take photos throughout the course of the week and share them.