MEAL PREP#

Lets’ Talk MEAL PREP#

I have recently started getting back into prepping my meals for the week, and truth be told, it has been ‘on and off’.

As many of you know, I work for a company that operates through variating shift patterns that aren’t consistent. This is just the nature of the business, so sometimes it can be difficult to bring myself to meal prep consistently every week. However, it’s worth noting here that I always get back into it.

Lesson? Do what you can when you can!

Your sleeping pattern that you currently have will effect your circadian rhythm, which in turn, also effects your mood and energy to produce meals on a regular basis.

So . . . the question being, ‘What do I prep?’

Usually, it’s some sort of protein and veg. It has most notably, been pasta, however, (at the time of this writing), it has been rice, veg, venison, fish, and beef. Some eggs for high quality protein snacks - I usually like to boil them as they keep for longer than would, a poached egg. Scrambled eggs a good bloody idea though!

As for other snacks, I’ve had protein/energy bars, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, beef jerky (particularly the BBQ one, as it’s my favourite!), rice crackers, and in the past, it has been rice cakes. I have also consumed apples, bananas, pears and there fruit as snacks.

In terms of freshness, you MUST be careful when prepping rice as it only has about 2-3 days (speaking from experience) to maintain it’s freshness - even refrigerated. Pasta usually lasts a little bit longer.

Groceries like fruit and veg usually have their own sell-buy date on, so it’s easier to follow the labels. Dark chocolate and beef jerky have a much longer shelf life.

Dry pasta and dry rice before its cooked, usually lasts up to 2-3 years! So it’s excellent for sustainability.

The containers I use to prep are usually glass containers, however, only have about 4 glass containers so the rest has to be plastic. There isn’t anything wrong with plastic, but glass containers maintains produce for longer.

That’s it for today guys. I will be going into more detail about what to prep and carbs, proteins, nutrients and fats of foods, at a later date.

Thanks for reading, and bye for now!

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Brad

Tel: 07376 941640

Email: [email protected]

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