This Week’s Meal Prep

Okay, so I mentioned the other day I was going back on Keto. Yeah, about that. I am definitely one of those people who find comfort in food. And, I refuse to starve myself. So here’s what happened.

The day went great! I ate my meal prep throughout the day, and even tracked it. I chose to let yesterday be a rest day from the gym because I honestly felt like I didn’t have time. And it was raining, which is my favorite weather of all time! So, instead I read some of the book I’ve been reading on the porch with the pup (he’s actually 5, but who’s counting). I read a bit, then went inside and wrote a bit. Then did some of my photography. Before I knew it, it was dinner time. I heated up my dinner, which the protein was something new. Stew Meat. I had never had it. It looks like regular beef. Like a roast, but cubed up. I cooked it in a pan on the stove after marinating it. That’s what diets are, really. Experimenting and finding things you like so that you aren’t miserable. Y’all! I imagine that’s what it would feel like to eat pencil erasers!!! It was chewy and crunchy at the same time. So then, since I was upset about having broccoli and asparagus for dinner (the sides for that dinner) and being too lazy to make anything (one of the reasons I meal prep), I had cookies. And they weren’t even the cookies I prepped! Then I thought, I can’t have broccoli, asparagus, and cookies for dinner. So I had Taco Bell.

And what’s cool is, I don’t regret it. I am human too. Oh, and I looked at my calorie consumption after all the food I ate before the cookies and Taco Bell. And they were low. That means, the meal prep won’t go to waste! As promised, I wanted to let you all know what I prepped this week so you can see what Keto could look like for you. Suggestion: Don’t use stew meat unless you know how to cook it.

Chicken Noodle Soup

• 1 can linguine Palmini Noodles
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 4 cups water
• 4 chicken bullion cubes (or bullion powder to taste)
• 2 cooked chicken breast
• Season to taste. I used poultry seasoning, salt, and Italian seasoning

Quiche

1. Pack of breakfast sausage- brown it up
2. Mix 6-8 eggs in a bowl with 2 tbs of heavy cream or half and half
3. Season the egg mixture to tase
4. Grease a pie pan
5. Put your sausage in the egg mixture
6. Our half of the egg mixture into the pie pan
7. Add a layer of veggies (I used fresh spinach)
8. Our the other half of the egg mixture
9. Bake at 350 until cooked though.
10. Add cheese of your choice to the top and continue baking until it is melted

Keto PB Pumpkin Spice Cookies

1. 1 cup No Sugar Added PB
2. 1 cup Brown Swerve
3. splash of vanilla
4. 1 egg
5. Generous dash of pumpkin spice
6. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes

Snack Boxes

1. Cheese of your choice
2. Meat of your choice
3. Nuts of your choice

Cheesey Broccoli

1. Steam two bags of broccoli in the microwave
2. Melt 2 Tbsp of cream cheese and 1/3 cup white cheddar, or cheddar cheese in a pan
3. Add 2 tbsp of half and half or heavy cream to keep from scorching and to make creamy
4. drain the broccoli to get rid of as much water as possible
5. Add broccoli to pan and stir to get the broccoli cheesey
6. Season to taste

Asparagus

Pan fried until tender with garlic salt and olive oil

I will not be telling you about the stew meat, because I jacked it up. But, if you can tell me how to make it, that’d be great!!

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