With the holiday season in full swing one thing that we all are aware of is that holiday season and weight gain are synonymous
combine that with the growing number of Americans and our Global Citizens that have made the best of being at their homes due to the ongoing pandemic.
Most of us are aware that we have now converted our homes into schools’ offices and play spaces.
With more time at home, more time to eat those delicious snacks that we so much enjoy.
Doesn’t take much for us to see where our problem is going to occur.
A lot of free time coupled with stress from being at home frustrated because we’re not able to go and do things that we want.
Pandemic Binging
like with everything else we’ve been doing in this pandemic we’re binging.
- binge watching our favorite shows
- binge cooking our favorite meals
- Binging our favorite past time activities whatever that might be
Holidays
If you’re like me this whole holiday season you’ve been scrolling the net looking for your favorite recipes and wondering what Meal are you going to do next.
I want to give you a few tips on how to eat healthy during the holidays.
- Save money on meals .
- Eat healthier.
- Maintain that figure you’ve been working so hard to craft during this holiday season.
We are all approaching that time where there’s going to be a lot of leftovers in the refrigerator.
Along with many ideas of what exactly to do with them.
Meal prepping
Meal prepping around my household is essential
we’re all fairly aware of this concept but most of us don’t utilize it
Fairly simple
think ahead about what are all the options that you can make from a certain poultry, meat ,grain, or produce
prepare those item and make 50% more because you’re going to use this same meal ingredient throughout the week for you meals
think about it that same ground turkey that you use in your tacos you can use on a variety of different meals throughout the week it’s not about Tuesday
take the time to think ahead about your week.
Find different ways to use the same ingredients
“ This Idea is quite helpful during the pandemic knowing that many of us are on a budget, with a lot of us not knowing where that next paycheck is going to come from. We can’t afford to be wasteful” Meal preparation and meal prepping is essential in the conservation of money.
Meal planning versus meal prepping
I always hear people putting these two subjects against each other. I believe that they coincide with each other. If you plan your food ahead of time then you are going to cut down the preparation time
Leftovers are not just leftovers, they are new ideas!
You might be thinking meal prepping is not for me.” that couldn’t be further from the truth”
if you are a hard-working stay-at-home mother/father
A student that is tired of Top Ramen as your go-to meal
Someone that’s on the move and always trying to be more productive
Anyone who is just trying to eat healthy
Or someone just trying to save money
Most Americans spend an average 10 to $12 on Fast Food these days. Depending on your preferences that amount of money a year could be staggering .
At home you can spend an average of $2 on a meal per serving saving you almost $10 on every meal you make
Before I discovered meal prepping I would spend an hour and a half every day cooking and preparing my meal
Now I spend a couple hours a week and I’m prepping for at least 20 plus meals breakfast lunch and dinner
It cuts down time and it saves me money.
All it takes is for you to think a little further ahead.
Some people shop monthly, some people Shop weekly .
Meal prepping makes whichever way you choose to shop much more manageable
No one likes to waste food or waste money
We’ve all had those days. you come home from work, tired, hungry with a meal in mind. You know that one you wanted to create all week. You get home to find the food is not prepped.
“ so on top of your 12 hour shift at work some days you have to spend another hour or so prepping for this meal”
you give up, go get fast food ,call it a day, Just another link in the unhealthy chain of your lifestyle
I know this might sound over excessive but a good spreadsheet never hurt anyone.
Find your favorite recipes and try to find a way to work those recipes into your meals throughout the week. I’m pretty sure you can go online and find many simple ideas to help you plan ahead for your meals
Usually my meal prepping starts on the weekend I make my grocery list and think about all the different possibilities that I can use my bass product
I prefer a fresh breakfast.
I try to find a way to always incorporate the leftover chicken, for salads, fruits and assorted Meats to use later in another meal