If you are interested in meal prepping but are not sure what it is, meal prepping is the practice of preparing elements of a meal ahead of time to make preparation easier. Sometimes it also means making a dish to store in the refrigerator that is ready to go on demand.
I started meal prepping several years ago and it has changed my life. The first time was the hardest because I didn’t really know what I was doing and I did not have a plan. I found out during that first week how my efforts were rewarded with less dinnertime confusion and chaos. It was definitely something that I wanted to do on a regular basis. Now, two years later, I have streamlined my meal-prepping process into something that works for me. I spend one day in the kitchen preparing elements of the meals I have planned throughout the week. Meal planning is key to the process by knowing what preparations must be done as far as chopping, slicing, preparing and cooking. Everything is ready to go when I need it.
sometimes I am not able to meal prep due to what is going on in life. I can definitely tell the difference that occurs without it. We eat more healthily at home and there is no dinnertime rush as in days gone by. If you are interested in meal prepping, make a plan that works for you and give it a whirl.
The Meal Plan
Monday – Leftovers
Tuesday – Pizza Sloppy Joe Sliders and Keto Coleslaw
Wednesday – Citrus Shrimp Salad with Louis Sauce
Thursday – Breakfast for Dinner: Keto Waffled Chicken with Spicy Maple Syrup, Homemade Turkey Sausage, Confetti Omelet Casserole
Friday – Shrimp Okra Pita Pockets, Salad with Pickled Onions
Saturday – Leftovers
Sunday – Low Carb Pasta al Forno, Garden Side Salad
Breakfast – Homemade Breakfast Turkey Sausage Patties, Buttered Toast with Chocolate Shavings, Cheese Blintzes
Lunch – BLT Sandwiches, Three Pepper Salad
Snack – Berry Cheesecake
Meal Helpers – DIY Maple Butter
Thawing
Pepperoni – Sloppy Joe Pizza Sliders
2 bags Shrimp – Citrus Marinated Shrimp with Louis Sauce, Shrimp and Okra Pitas
1 package pita bread – Shrimp and Okra Pitas
1 package Keto dinner rolls – Pizza Sloppy Joe Sliders
1 pound Ground Beef – Pizza Sloppy Joe Sliders
1 pound chicken sausage – Pizza Sloppy Joe Sliders
Shredded rotisserie chicken – Waffled Chicken with Spicy Syrup
Bacon and turkey bacon – BLT Sandwiches
Chopping
4 onions – Citrus Marinated Shrimp with Louis Sauce, Sour Cream and Pickled Onion Salad, Pizza Sloppy Joes and Zucchini Rice
1 green pepper – Pizza Sloppy Joes
1 zucchini – Garden Side Salad
Slicing
1 red onion – Sour Cream and Pickled Onion Salad
1 red pepper – Three Pepper Salad
1 green pepper – Three Pepper Salad
1 can black olives – Pizza Sloppy Joes
1 yellow pepper – Three Pepper Salad
Preparing
Marinate – Shrimp for Citrus Marinated Shrimp with Louis Sauce
Cook bacon – BLT Sandwiches
Make sauces – Spicy Syrup for Waffled Chicken with Spicy Syrup
Soak seafood in milk – Shrimp for Citrus Marinated Shrimp with Louis Sauce
Cook starch-resistant rice – Shrimp and Okra Pitas, Zucchini Rice
Boil starch-resistant pasta – Laura Vitali’s Pasta al Forno
Making Ahead
Breakfast Turkey Patties
Keto Berry Cheesecake
Pizza Sloppy Joe Sliders
Maple Butter
