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NOW OPEN: SEPTEMBER WHOLE30 πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ Link in bio for all the details and to save your spot!
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NOW OPEN: SEPTEMBER WHOLE30 πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ Link in bio for all the details and to save your spot!
NOW OPEN: SEPTEMBER WHOLE30 πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ Link in bio for all the details and to save your spot!
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Today I want to talk about meal planning and prepping since this is an area so many of my clients struggle with. It’s next to impossible to eat healthy and stay on track with your health goals if you don’t have at least some idea of how you’re going to get there. I often ask my clients if there was one thing I could provide to help them reach their goals what would it be? Can you guess what the most common response is? A MEAL PLAN!

Although my clients think they want me to tell them exactly what to eat all week, no one actually wants to be told what to eat every day of the week. Heck, I barely know what I want to feed myself all week! So instead of providing my clients with a detailed meal plan, I give them the tools they need to create their own meal plans which empowers them to take the biggest step in the right direction towards their goals. The sooner you are on track with both PLANNING and PREPPING your meals for the week, the sooner you will start to create lasting habits. One of the biggest reasons this is such an important habit to get into, is because without planning for the week you’re forced to make these decisions when you’re either way too tired, or way too hungry to be making proper food choices. However if you’re tired after work and know you have a chili in the crockpot waiting for you when you get home you won’t be tempted to stop and grab a pizza. Likewise, if you’ve made the effort to prepare smoothie bags for the week, you won’t grab a muffin with your coffee on your way to work for breakfast. Ok so you get the point, now how do you go about knowing what to put in your meal plan for the week. I’ve put together five tips for meal planning and prepping for the week, and some awesome resources you can use to find delicious recipes.

1) LOOK AHEAD

If you know you have a crazy busy week ahead and you know you won’t have time to make a meal in the evening on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for example, plan to have meals prepped and ready to go in the freezer or plan for a crockpot meal for those nights. Here are a few of my favourite meals to make ahead: Chicken Fingers Minestrone Soup Mini Meatloaf

2) STAY INSPIRED

If you’re tired of eating the same old things week after week, or if you’re simply unsure of what a healthy meal should look like, get inspired by buying a new cookbook, or searching around Pinterest for new recipe ideas. There are also a ton of great blogs out there with oodles of delicious recipes. Here are a few of my favourite places to find delicious recipes: Joyous HealthΒ  Against All Grain Meghan Telpner My Pinterest Page!

3) START WITH DINNER

Since it can be really overwhelming to think of what you’re going to eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks for all 7 days of the week, I’ve come up with a strategy that makes it a little easier. I always start with planning out dinners first, and then plan to make enough to have leftovers the next day for lunch. So 7 recipes, turns into 14 meals. Make sense? Then I choose just a couple of things for breakfast and repeat those for the week. Check out this Sweet Potato Breakfast Bake, or try making smoothie bags to have ready to go in your freezer for a quick grab and go option. For snacks you can keep it really simple by having fresh fruit on hand, or you could make a batch of these delicious Granola Bars.

4) SET ASIDE AN AFTERNOON

So you’ve got your week mapped out, you’ve got meal ideas and recipes ready to go, now all you need to do is some prep! Take your time making a detailed grocery list and check your pantry for what you already have on hand. Once you’re stocked up on groceries, take a few hours to batch cook a few things for the week, or get those smoothie bags prepped.

5) PUT YOUR PLAN ON THE FRIDGE DOOR

I always like to put my menu for the week on the front of the fridge to make sure I use up the ingredients I purchased in the groceries, and things don’t go to waste. This can also be really helpful to keep you on track and organized for the entire week.

There you have it! My go-to meal planning and prepping tips that will help you stay on track with healthy eating all week long! Just remember to make this your #1 priority for the week and you will be set! Just like anything else that takes up your valuable time during the week, if you make this a non-negotiable task to complete, you won’t have any excuses for not being prepared with healthy food to eat all week long. Click the link below for my FREE Weekly Meal Planner you can use to get started! WEEKLY MEAL PLANNER
What are your best tips for keeping it together during the week? Let me know in the comments below!
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πŸŽ‰SEPTEMBER WHOLE30 GIVEAWAYπŸŽ‰ The doors to my September Whole30 Group Coaching program are officially open, and to kick things off I'm giving away the ULTIMATE Whole30 starter kit! The products included in this prize package are top-notch and ones that I always have stocked in my pantry. Thank you so much to these brands for not only participating in this giveaway, for also for making amazing food products with SIMPLE ingredients. No additives, no sugar, no preservatives. Just real, whole foods in a convenient package. And finally, if you've never heard of the Whole30 - listen up.πŸ‘‚ This is a 30-day self-experiment that literally has the ability to change πŸ‘ your πŸ‘ life πŸ‘ It's 30-days of real food, 30-days of community, 30-days of self-love and 30-days of realizing that you can quite literally change your life, by changing what you put on your plate. 🍽️ "It's a monumental transformation in how you think about food, your body, your life, and what you want out of the time you have left on this earth. It's so much bigger than just food. It's a paradigm shift the likes of which you may only experience few times in your whole life." - 𝘞𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦30 π˜‰π˜°π˜°π˜¬ You have what it takes to do this. You've done harder things in your life than this. Even if you're scared, do it scared. I have your back every step of the way. πŸ™Œ πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰ Here's how to enter the giveaway: πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡ 1️⃣ Follow me, @amandamillernutrition and the amazing brands above including, @chomps @tessemaes @paleopowder @oomphcooking @sietefoods and @drinklmnt 2️⃣ Tag a friend who LOVES good food (separate comment for each tag) 3️⃣ Save yourself a seat in my upcoming FREE Workshop called, Healthy Eating Has Nothing to do With Willpower. (Link in Bio) GOOD LUCK!! *Contest only open to Canada & US. #septemberwhole30 #whole30giveaway #paleopowder #drinklmnt #sietefoods #realfood #tessemaes #oomphcooking #chomps #whole30approved #letsgetstarted #whole30support #whole30certifedcoach #amandamillernutrition #holisticnutritionist
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Today I want to talk about meal planning and prepping since this is an area so many of my clients struggle with. It’s next to impossible to eat healthy and stay on track with your health goals if you don’t have at least some idea of how you’re going to get there. I often ask my clients if there was one thing I could provide to help them reach their goals what would it be? Can you guess what the most common response is? A MEAL PLAN!

Although my clients think they want me to tell them exactly what to eat all week, no one actually wants to be told what to eat every day of the week. Heck, I barely know what I want to feed myself all week! So instead of providing my clients with a detailed meal plan, I give them the tools they need to create their own meal plans which empowers them to take the biggest step in the right direction towards their goals. The sooner you are on track with both PLANNING and PREPPING your meals for the week, the sooner you will start to create lasting habits. One of the biggest reasons this is such an important habit to get into, is because without planning for the week you’re forced to make these decisions when you’re either way too tired, or way too hungry to be making proper food choices. However if you’re tired after work and know you have a chili in the crockpot waiting for you when you get home you won’t be tempted to stop and grab a pizza. Likewise, if you’ve made the effort to prepare smoothie bags for the week, you won’t grab a muffin with your coffee on your way to work for breakfast. Ok so you get the point, now how do you go about knowing what to put in your meal plan for the week. I’ve put together five tips for meal planning and prepping for the week, and some awesome resources you can use to find delicious recipes.

1) LOOK AHEAD

If you know you have a crazy busy week ahead and you know you won’t have time to make a meal in the evening on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for example, plan to have meals prepped and ready to go in the freezer or plan for a crockpot meal for those nights. Here are a few of my favourite meals to make ahead: Chicken Fingers Minestrone Soup Mini Meatloaf

2) STAY INSPIRED

If you’re tired of eating the same old things week after week, or if you’re simply unsure of what a healthy meal should look like, get inspired by buying a new cookbook, or searching around Pinterest for new recipe ideas. There are also a ton of great blogs out there with oodles of delicious recipes. Here are a few of my favourite places to find delicious recipes: Joyous HealthΒ  Against All Grain Meghan Telpner My Pinterest Page!

3) START WITH DINNER

Since it can be really overwhelming to think of what you’re going to eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks for all 7 days of the week, I’ve come up with a strategy that makes it a little easier. I always start with planning out dinners first, and then plan to make enough to have leftovers the next day for lunch. So 7 recipes, turns into 14 meals. Make sense? Then I choose just a couple of things for breakfast and repeat those for the week. Check out this Sweet Potato Breakfast Bake, or try making smoothie bags to have ready to go in your freezer for a quick grab and go option. For snacks you can keep it really simple by having fresh fruit on hand, or you could make a batch of these delicious Granola Bars.

4) SET ASIDE AN AFTERNOON

So you’ve got your week mapped out, you’ve got meal ideas and recipes ready to go, now all you need to do is some prep! Take your time making a detailed grocery list and check your pantry for what you already have on hand. Once you’re stocked up on groceries, take a few hours to batch cook a few things for the week, or get those smoothie bags prepped.

5) PUT YOUR PLAN ON THE FRIDGE DOOR

I always like to put my menu for the week on the front of the fridge to make sure I use up the ingredients I purchased in the groceries, and things don’t go to waste. This can also be really helpful to keep you on track and organized for the entire week.

There you have it! My go-to meal planning and prepping tips that will help you stay on track with healthy eating all week long! Just remember to make this your #1 priority for the week and you will be set! Just like anything else that takes up your valuable time during the week, if you make this a non-negotiable task to complete, you won’t have any excuses for not being prepared with healthy food to eat all week long. Click the link below for my FREE Weekly Meal Planner you can use to get started! WEEKLY MEAL PLANNER
What are your best tips for keeping it together during the week? Let me know in the comments below!
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Nine years! ⁣ ⁣ We were supposed to get married this summer. We booked our venue, made our guest list, planned our menu, did our engagement photos... and well that's about as far as we got πŸ˜‚ (for obvious reasons) πŸ€·β€β™€οΈβ£ ⁣ But heck, at this point why not just wait it out and make it an even 10 before we tie the knot, right? πŸ€ͺ⁣ ⁣ My fingers and toes are crossed that our big plans fall seamlessly into place next summer and we can celebrate just the way we want with all our friends and family by our side. ⁣ ⁣ 3,285 days and counting πŸ˜… ⁣ ⁣ Can't wait to marry you Greg Giblin ❀
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Today I want to talk about meal planning and prepping since this is an area so many of my clients struggle with. It’s next to impossible to eat healthy and stay on track with your health goals if you don’t have at least some idea of how you’re going to get there. I often ask my clients if there was one thing I could provide to help them reach their goals what would it be? Can you guess what the most common response is? A MEAL PLAN!

Although my clients think they want me to tell them exactly what to eat all week, no one actually wants to be told what to eat every day of the week. Heck, I barely know what I want to feed myself all week! So instead of providing my clients with a detailed meal plan, I give them the tools they need to create their own meal plans which empowers them to take the biggest step in the right direction towards their goals. The sooner you are on track with both PLANNING and PREPPING your meals for the week, the sooner you will start to create lasting habits. One of the biggest reasons this is such an important habit to get into, is because without planning for the week you’re forced to make these decisions when you’re either way too tired, or way too hungry to be making proper food choices. However if you’re tired after work and know you have a chili in the crockpot waiting for you when you get home you won’t be tempted to stop and grab a pizza. Likewise, if you’ve made the effort to prepare smoothie bags for the week, you won’t grab a muffin with your coffee on your way to work for breakfast. Ok so you get the point, now how do you go about knowing what to put in your meal plan for the week. I’ve put together five tips for meal planning and prepping for the week, and some awesome resources you can use to find delicious recipes.

1) LOOK AHEAD

If you know you have a crazy busy week ahead and you know you won’t have time to make a meal in the evening on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for example, plan to have meals prepped and ready to go in the freezer or plan for a crockpot meal for those nights. Here are a few of my favourite meals to make ahead: Chicken Fingers Minestrone Soup Mini Meatloaf

2) STAY INSPIRED

If you’re tired of eating the same old things week after week, or if you’re simply unsure of what a healthy meal should look like, get inspired by buying a new cookbook, or searching around Pinterest for new recipe ideas. There are also a ton of great blogs out there with oodles of delicious recipes. Here are a few of my favourite places to find delicious recipes: Joyous HealthΒ  Against All Grain Meghan Telpner My Pinterest Page!

3) START WITH DINNER

Since it can be really overwhelming to think of what you’re going to eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks for all 7 days of the week, I’ve come up with a strategy that makes it a little easier. I always start with planning out dinners first, and then plan to make enough to have leftovers the next day for lunch. So 7 recipes, turns into 14 meals. Make sense? Then I choose just a couple of things for breakfast and repeat those for the week. Check out this Sweet Potato Breakfast Bake, or try making smoothie bags to have ready to go in your freezer for a quick grab and go option. For snacks you can keep it really simple by having fresh fruit on hand, or you could make a batch of these delicious Granola Bars.

4) SET ASIDE AN AFTERNOON

So you’ve got your week mapped out, you’ve got meal ideas and recipes ready to go, now all you need to do is some prep! Take your time making a detailed grocery list and check your pantry for what you already have on hand. Once you’re stocked up on groceries, take a few hours to batch cook a few things for the week, or get those smoothie bags prepped.

5) PUT YOUR PLAN ON THE FRIDGE DOOR

I always like to put my menu for the week on the front of the fridge to make sure I use up the ingredients I purchased in the groceries, and things don’t go to waste. This can also be really helpful to keep you on track and organized for the entire week.

There you have it! My go-to meal planning and prepping tips that will help you stay on track with healthy eating all week long! Just remember to make this your #1 priority for the week and you will be set! Just like anything else that takes up your valuable time during the week, if you make this a non-negotiable task to complete, you won’t have any excuses for not being prepared with healthy food to eat all week long. Click the link below for my FREE Weekly Meal Planner you can use to get started! WEEKLY MEAL PLANNER
What are your best tips for keeping it together during the week? Let me know in the comments below!
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WHOLE30 LUNCH IDEAS! One of the things I love hearing the most after someone joins me for a round of Whole30, is how much they enjoyed the meals. Changing your eating habits is a BIG deal - I get it. And feeling like you'll be stuck eating boring foods you're not excited about feels like a real drag. But don't stress! Whole30 eating is just a whole bunch of really delicious whole food recipes, you probably wouldn't have made the effort to try otherwise. It's nothing weird or complicated and I PROMISE you'll be pleasantly surprised at how much you love these meals. Check out some of these ideas for Whole30 lunches! - BBQ Chicken Bowls from @40aprons - NO Bread Turkey Club from @mad_about_food - Chicken Pot Pie Soup from @40aprons - Sweet Potato Chicken Poppers from @unboundwellness - Fish Taco Bowls from @themovementmenu
WHOLE30 LUNCH IDEAS! One of the things I love hearing the most after someone joins me for a round of Whole30, is how much they enjoyed the meals. Changing your eating habits is a BIG deal - I get it. And feeling like you'll be stuck eating boring foods you're not excited about feels like a real drag. But don't stress! Whole30 eating is just a whole bunch of really delicious whole food recipes, you probably wouldn't have made the effort to try otherwise. It's nothing weird or complicated and I PROMISE you'll be pleasantly surprised at how much you love these meals. Check out some of these ideas for Whole30 lunches! - BBQ Chicken Bowls from @40aprons - NO Bread Turkey Club from @mad_about_food - Chicken Pot Pie Soup from @40aprons - Sweet Potato Chicken Poppers from @unboundwellness - Fish Taco Bowls from @themovementmenu
WHOLE30 LUNCH IDEAS! One of the things I love hearing the most after someone joins me for a round of Whole30, is how much they enjoyed the meals. Changing your eating habits is a BIG deal - I get it. And feeling like you'll be stuck eating boring foods you're not excited about feels like a real drag. But don't stress! Whole30 eating is just a whole bunch of really delicious whole food recipes, you probably wouldn't have made the effort to try otherwise. It's nothing weird or complicated and I PROMISE you'll be pleasantly surprised at how much you love these meals. Check out some of these ideas for Whole30 lunches! - BBQ Chicken Bowls from @40aprons - NO Bread Turkey Club from @mad_about_food - Chicken Pot Pie Soup from @40aprons - Sweet Potato Chicken Poppers from @unboundwellness - Fish Taco Bowls from @themovementmenu
WHOLE30 LUNCH IDEAS! One of the things I love hearing the most after someone joins me for a round of Whole30, is how much they enjoyed the meals. Changing your eating habits is a BIG deal - I get it. And feeling like you'll be stuck eating boring foods you're not excited about feels like a real drag. But don't stress! Whole30 eating is just a whole bunch of really delicious whole food recipes, you probably wouldn't have made the effort to try otherwise. It's nothing weird or complicated and I PROMISE you'll be pleasantly surprised at how much you love these meals. Check out some of these ideas for Whole30 lunches! - BBQ Chicken Bowls from @40aprons - NO Bread Turkey Club from @mad_about_food - Chicken Pot Pie Soup from @40aprons - Sweet Potato Chicken Poppers from @unboundwellness - Fish Taco Bowls from @themovementmenu
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Today I want to talk about meal planning and prepping since this is an area so many of my clients struggle with. It’s next to impossible to eat healthy and stay on track with your health goals if you don’t have at least some idea of how you’re going to get there. I often ask my clients if there was one thing I could provide to help them reach their goals what would it be? Can you guess what the most common response is? A MEAL PLAN!

Although my clients think they want me to tell them exactly what to eat all week, no one actually wants to be told what to eat every day of the week. Heck, I barely know what I want to feed myself all week! So instead of providing my clients with a detailed meal plan, I give them the tools they need to create their own meal plans which empowers them to take the biggest step in the right direction towards their goals. The sooner you are on track with both PLANNING and PREPPING your meals for the week, the sooner you will start to create lasting habits. One of the biggest reasons this is such an important habit to get into, is because without planning for the week you’re forced to make these decisions when you’re either way too tired, or way too hungry to be making proper food choices. However if you’re tired after work and know you have a chili in the crockpot waiting for you when you get home you won’t be tempted to stop and grab a pizza. Likewise, if you’ve made the effort to prepare smoothie bags for the week, you won’t grab a muffin with your coffee on your way to work for breakfast. Ok so you get the point, now how do you go about knowing what to put in your meal plan for the week. I’ve put together five tips for meal planning and prepping for the week, and some awesome resources you can use to find delicious recipes.

1) LOOK AHEAD

If you know you have a crazy busy week ahead and you know you won’t have time to make a meal in the evening on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for example, plan to have meals prepped and ready to go in the freezer or plan for a crockpot meal for those nights. Here are a few of my favourite meals to make ahead: Chicken Fingers Minestrone Soup Mini Meatloaf

2) STAY INSPIRED

If you’re tired of eating the same old things week after week, or if you’re simply unsure of what a healthy meal should look like, get inspired by buying a new cookbook, or searching around Pinterest for new recipe ideas. There are also a ton of great blogs out there with oodles of delicious recipes. Here are a few of my favourite places to find delicious recipes: Joyous HealthΒ  Against All Grain Meghan Telpner My Pinterest Page!

3) START WITH DINNER

Since it can be really overwhelming to think of what you’re going to eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks for all 7 days of the week, I’ve come up with a strategy that makes it a little easier. I always start with planning out dinners first, and then plan to make enough to have leftovers the next day for lunch. So 7 recipes, turns into 14 meals. Make sense? Then I choose just a couple of things for breakfast and repeat those for the week. Check out this Sweet Potato Breakfast Bake, or try making smoothie bags to have ready to go in your freezer for a quick grab and go option. For snacks you can keep it really simple by having fresh fruit on hand, or you could make a batch of these delicious Granola Bars.

4) SET ASIDE AN AFTERNOON

So you’ve got your week mapped out, you’ve got meal ideas and recipes ready to go, now all you need to do is some prep! Take your time making a detailed grocery list and check your pantry for what you already have on hand. Once you’re stocked up on groceries, take a few hours to batch cook a few things for the week, or get those smoothie bags prepped.

5) PUT YOUR PLAN ON THE FRIDGE DOOR

I always like to put my menu for the week on the front of the fridge to make sure I use up the ingredients I purchased in the groceries, and things don’t go to waste. This can also be really helpful to keep you on track and organized for the entire week.

There you have it! My go-to meal planning and prepping tips that will help you stay on track with healthy eating all week long! Just remember to make this your #1 priority for the week and you will be set! Just like anything else that takes up your valuable time during the week, if you make this a non-negotiable task to complete, you won’t have any excuses for not being prepared with healthy food to eat all week long. Click the link below for my FREE Weekly Meal Planner you can use to get started! WEEKLY MEAL PLANNER
What are your best tips for keeping it together during the week? Let me know in the comments below!
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Do you fear trying a Whole30 because you think it will be hard? Do you think it will be hard to give up your favourite treats for 30 days? Do you think it will be hard to ditch sugar and alcohol? Do you think it will be hard to change your habits and ditch your cravings? It might take you a few days to wrap your head around the program. It might feel overwhelming to make changes to your eating habits. It might feel hard to try something brand new. But do you know what else is hard? - It's hard to wake up feeling exhausted in the morning. - It's hard trying to numb your feelings with food and drink. - It's hard feeling out of control around food. - It's hard to wanting to change, but not knowing where to start. - It's hard having aches and pains all the time. - It's hard not being able to keep up with your kids. - It's hard walking around bloated all day. - It's hard having terrible digestion. - It's hard when your clothes feel tight and your uncomfortable with your weight gain. - It's hard watching your health decline and knowing you want to make a change, but not being able to get there on your own. So yes, parts of the Whole30 might feel hard at first. But anything that promises results as good as we do with Whole30 won't come without it's challenges. And think of it this way... staying stuck where you are right now Is. Also. Hard. My September Whole30 group coaching program is starting on Monday, September 13th and I'd love to show you the ropes! If any of those statements above feel true for you, consider joining us to make some big changes to your health, habits and relationship with food. Let me believe in you until you believe in yourself. You can do this! Link in bio to save your spot.
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Today I want to talk about meal planning and prepping since this is an area so many of my clients struggle with. It’s next to impossible to eat healthy and stay on track with your health goals if you don’t have at least some idea of how you’re going to get there. I often ask my clients if there was one thing I could provide to help them reach their goals what would it be? Can you guess what the most common response is? A MEAL PLAN!

Although my clients think they want me to tell them exactly what to eat all week, no one actually wants to be told what to eat every day of the week. Heck, I barely know what I want to feed myself all week! So instead of providing my clients with a detailed meal plan, I give them the tools they need to create their own meal plans which empowers them to take the biggest step in the right direction towards their goals. The sooner you are on track with both PLANNING and PREPPING your meals for the week, the sooner you will start to create lasting habits. One of the biggest reasons this is such an important habit to get into, is because without planning for the week you’re forced to make these decisions when you’re either way too tired, or way too hungry to be making proper food choices. However if you’re tired after work and know you have a chili in the crockpot waiting for you when you get home you won’t be tempted to stop and grab a pizza. Likewise, if you’ve made the effort to prepare smoothie bags for the week, you won’t grab a muffin with your coffee on your way to work for breakfast. Ok so you get the point, now how do you go about knowing what to put in your meal plan for the week. I’ve put together five tips for meal planning and prepping for the week, and some awesome resources you can use to find delicious recipes.

1) LOOK AHEAD

If you know you have a crazy busy week ahead and you know you won’t have time to make a meal in the evening on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for example, plan to have meals prepped and ready to go in the freezer or plan for a crockpot meal for those nights. Here are a few of my favourite meals to make ahead: Chicken Fingers Minestrone Soup Mini Meatloaf

2) STAY INSPIRED

If you’re tired of eating the same old things week after week, or if you’re simply unsure of what a healthy meal should look like, get inspired by buying a new cookbook, or searching around Pinterest for new recipe ideas. There are also a ton of great blogs out there with oodles of delicious recipes. Here are a few of my favourite places to find delicious recipes: Joyous HealthΒ  Against All Grain Meghan Telpner My Pinterest Page!

3) START WITH DINNER

Since it can be really overwhelming to think of what you’re going to eat for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks for all 7 days of the week, I’ve come up with a strategy that makes it a little easier. I always start with planning out dinners first, and then plan to make enough to have leftovers the next day for lunch. So 7 recipes, turns into 14 meals. Make sense? Then I choose just a couple of things for breakfast and repeat those for the week. Check out this Sweet Potato Breakfast Bake, or try making smoothie bags to have ready to go in your freezer for a quick grab and go option. For snacks you can keep it really simple by having fresh fruit on hand, or you could make a batch of these delicious Granola Bars.

4) SET ASIDE AN AFTERNOON

So you’ve got your week mapped out, you’ve got meal ideas and recipes ready to go, now all you need to do is some prep! Take your time making a detailed grocery list and check your pantry for what you already have on hand. Once you’re stocked up on groceries, take a few hours to batch cook a few things for the week, or get those smoothie bags prepped.

5) PUT YOUR PLAN ON THE FRIDGE DOOR

I always like to put my menu for the week on the front of the fridge to make sure I use up the ingredients I purchased in the groceries, and things don’t go to waste. This can also be really helpful to keep you on track and organized for the entire week.

There you have it! My go-to meal planning and prepping tips that will help you stay on track with healthy eating all week long! Just remember to make this your #1 priority for the week and you will be set! Just like anything else that takes up your valuable time during the week, if you make this a non-negotiable task to complete, you won’t have any excuses for not being prepared with healthy food to eat all week long. Click the link below for my FREE Weekly Meal Planner you can use to get started! WEEKLY MEAL PLANNER
What are your best tips for keeping it together during the week? Let me know in the comments below!
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