Meal Prep - 2/9/14

Hey Guys and Gals! We're starting a new blog post series here. Rachael and I have both been busy meal prepping on a weekly basis and it's working so well to keep us on track with our nutrition and calorie intake. :) Hopefully this will help you with some ideas if you're meal prepping or maybe we'll inspire you to start.

If you have any questions or need suggestions, please let us know. We're pretty passionate about our meal prepping, so we would love to help you!

Rachael's Meal Prep this week:

Snack: Carrots and Olive Hummus

17 Baby Carrots

2 Tbsp 3 Olive Hummus

119 calories, 15 carbs, 6 fat, 3 protein, 206 sodium, 35 sugars

Breakfast: Egg Muffins

3 servings:

3 egg whites, 3 whole eggs, 1/2 scallion, chpd, 1/4 C mushrooms, chpd, 1 c Turkey Sausage crumbles

3 servings:

3 egg whites, 3 whole eggs, 1/2 scallion, chpd, 1/4 C mushrooms, chpd, 1 C Turkey Lunchmeat, diced

Layer all non-egg ingredients in muffin tin. Beat eggs and whites, divide evenly over ingredients.

Bake at 350F for 30 minutes.

113 calories, 1 carb, 6 fat, 14 protein, 286 sodium, 1 sugar

Lunch: Sausage, Quinoa and Veggies

5 servings:

14 oz Turkey Smoked Sausage, 1 1/4 Cup Dry Quinoa (cooked according to pkg), 1 med zucchini,

12 oz frozen steamable California Medley veggies, 1/4 cup mushrooms, 1/2 cup spinach

Cut sausage into chunks and pan sear. Shred zucchini. Saute mushrooms and spinach.

Divide into 5 containers. Quinoa, sausage, shredded zucchini, frozen veggies, mushrooms and spinach.

341 calories, 44 carb, 10 fat, 18 protein, 837 sodium, 7 sugar

 Snack: Emerald Natural Almonds

100 Calorie Packs

Melissa's Meal Prep this week:

Snack: Carrots and Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

6 Baby Carrots

2 Tbsp Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

88 calories, 8 carbs, 5 fat, 3 protein, 3 fiber, 3 sugar

Snack: Cubed Fresh Mango

1/2 cup serving size

45 calories, 13 carbs, 1 fiber, 12 sugars

Breakfast: Apple/Cinnamon Steel Cut Oats

6 servings

Bring 2 1/2 Cups water & 3 cups unsweetened almond milk to a boil. Add 1 3/4 cups steel cut oats, pinch of salt, 1 cup unsweetened applesauce, 1/4 cup ground flax seed, 2 Tbsp whole flax seeds & 1/2 cup dried apples. Reduce to low. Simmer UNcovered for 25 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. When creamy & tender, remove from heat & stir in 1 Tbsp cinnamon, 1 Tbsp vanilla, sweetener of your choice (I used 2 scoops NuNaturals Stevia and 2 squirts of Skinny Girl Liquid Stevia) & 2 scps vanilla whey protein powder.

292 calories, 44 carbs, 7 fat, 14 protein, 8 fiber, 8 sugars

Lunch: Spaghetti Squash with Ground Turkey, Baby Bella Spaghetti Sauce

5 servings

Cook spaghetti squash in crockpot. I used this method from Stacy Makes Cents. I put mine in when I got up and it was ready to be taken out of the crockpot to cool when I got home from church. I got exactly 5 cups of spaghetti squash from mine. Made perfect 1 cup servings for my week's lunches. Brown 1 pound ground turkey, pour 1 jar of sugar free spaghetti sauce into pot, add 8 ozs baby bellas and 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning. Pour 1 cup spaghetti sauce over 1 cup spaghetti squash.

221 calories, 19 carbs, 7 fat, 22 protein, 5 fiber, 10 sugars

We hope you enjoyed our meal prepping pictures and info. We really LOVE meal prepping and hope we can help you get started or give you the boost to love it. :)

God Bless,

Melissa

Save the Drama fo yo Mama!

I want to start off by apologizing for the negativity. I try really hard to keep a positive air about myself and not to bring others down. But in this case, I am tired of standing idly by. This is my life and I choose to live it my way. 

-Rachael 

This definition is from Urban Dictionary. It makes me laugh, but is so true! 

Drama:

A way of relating to the world in which a person consistently overreacts to or greatly exaggerates the importance of benign events.

Typically "drama" is used by people who are chronically bored or those who seek attention.

People who engage in "drama" will usually attempt to drag other people into their dramatic state, as a way of gaining attention or making their own lives more exciting.

Common warning signs/ risk factors of drama or a dramatic person are:

1. Having one supposedly serious problem after another.

2. Constantly telling other people about one's problems.

3. Extreme emotionality or frequently shifting, intense emotions.

4. Claiming to have experienced negative events that are highly implausible.

5. A boring job or mundane life.

6. Making claims without sufficient evidence or a lack of detail about supposedly serious events.

7. A pattern of irrational behavior and reactions to everyday problems.

I have problems. I struggle daily. I battle with emotional problems, health issues, weight loss/gain, marital, maternal and job struggles. But most people don't know about them. I am not the type of person to drag others into my drama. I do not feed on it. I do not need drama in my life to survive. 

And I'm pretty damn tired of people trying to bring me down with theirs. If you don't have anything nice to say... SAY NOTHING. If putting me down, dragging my name through the mud and making up lies about me makes you feel better about yourself, I feel sorry for you. I feel absolutely sad for people that have nothing better to do than live a lie. 

That is all. 

SAVE. THE. DRAMA. FO. YO. MAMA. 

DISCLAIMER:

This is not about a singular or particular person. This has been on my mind for a while. I just got the time and gumption to do it. BUT - if the shoe fits, lace it up and wear it.