Meal Prep Ideas and Nutrition
Hey guys!!! Welcome back to my blog! Hope your week has been great!
I've been on a bit of a health kick this school year and this semester, I started meal prepping! My whole life I've tried different things to get healthy or lose weight, but none of them have been sustainable. This past summer, I took Nutrition online as my general science and it changed everything! I learned all about intuitive eating and eating right instead of less. I also learned about the vitamins and nutrients your body needs, what different super foods are and what they do, types of fats that are good and bad as well as carbs, and all together how to have a healthier relationship with food!
This semester is busy so I needed to do something so that I was not getting cafe wraps everyday or just grabbing something quick and moving on. This is where meal prepping comes in! I started making my lunches for the week at the beginning of the week, that way when I am in a hurry, my food is ready and I know it is packed with everything I need to get me through my day! I'm usually proud of what I make so I started taking pictures of it and sharing it on a food Instagram that my roommates suggested I create! Here are some photos and a recipe that I have loved, how to make it, and different nutritional aspects of each ingredient!!
Teriyaki Chicken with Roasted Veggies!
Ingredients:
Ground Chicken
Beets
Zucchini
Broccoli
Baby Carrots
Sun-dried Tomatoes
Asparagus
Hemp Seeds
Chia Flax Seeds
- Cut up your vegetables and lay spread them out on a pan with nonstick foil!
- Its time to season! I like to season my vegetables with olive oil, cayan pepper, onion powder, garlic salt, table salt, and pepper!
- Roast them in the oven at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes or until you think they look done!
- Meanwhile, you can start on your chicken! I like to add a little olive oil, salt, and pepper to my pan before I add the ground chicken. Once you have done that, cook your ground chicken until their is no pink.
- Add teriyaki sauce to the chicken and let it simmer for another minute
- Once your chicken and vegetable are done, you can divide them up into containers for your meals!
- Top off with chia flax seeds, hemp seeds, and sun-dried tomatoes
- Mix and enjoy for the week!
- Beets - high in fiber, Vitamin B9 which is needed to make DNA in new cells, Manganese which helps your bones, and Potassium which helps maintain fluid balance
- Zucchini - high in Vitamin A which helps you see at night and in immune defense by creating immune cells, and contributes to healthy digestion
- Broccoli - high in Fiber, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C, as well as Vitamin K which is needed for blood clotting and building bones
- Carrots - high in Vitamin A and linked to lower cholesterol levels and improved eyesight
- Asparagus - high in most of the B Vitamins, especially B1 which helps the nervous system to function and produces energy, and Copper which creates immune cells that fight against infection
- Chia Flax Seeds - high in Fiber and Omega-3 which are poly-saturated fats that your body needs to make hormones and balance your blood pressure
- Hemp Seeds - high in Fiber, Omega-3, Manganese, and a good source of plant protein
- Ground Chicken - lean and high in protein
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