Meal Prep--The Key to Staying on Track!!

While it’s crucial to give it your all during the workouts, it’s equally important to eat right if you want to lose fat and tone up or build muscle. And like Autumn says, "Abs are made in the kitchen!" I find myself eating more frequently since starting the 21 day fix container plan, so it's so important for me to have foods prepared and ready to go. I find that my appetite has increased since starting Hammer and Chisel. 


I love the Container plan that comes with Hammer and Chisel. The recommended foods are divided into color-coded containers and the plan tells me how many of those containers to eat each day. Plan B allows me 4 green containers (veggies), 3 purple containers (fruits), 4 red containers (proteins), 3 yellow containers (carbs), 1 blue container (healthy fats), 1 orange container (nuts and seeds), and 4 teaspoons (oils and nut butters) each day. SO if I have food prepped and ready to go, it takes the guesswork out of it. NO EXCUSES not to stay on track.

Check out these Berry Quinoa Parfaits! They are perfect snacks!  And they’re great for meal prep because the only ingredient that needs to be cooked is the quinoa. Once the quinoa was completely cool, I just layered quinoa, yogurt, and fruit. The recipe called for strawberries, but to save the work of hulling and slicing strawberries, I sped up my meal prep by substituting an extra container of blueberries. This is a really hearty snack that kept me feeling full throughout the morning. It's 1 purple, 1 red, and 1 yellow and super filling.

For lunches, I chose to make salads. That's simple to me and I can pair that with a homemade dressing and fruit and I'm set. I usually use 2 green, 1 red, 1 orange, and 1 purple for my lunches. 

I also like to prepare veggies and meat to have on hand. I will add a healthy recipe in the crockpot for the family as well.

Here is a favorite for a dinner dish! Riced Cauliflower-and the entire family LOVES it!

 So you see it doesn't have to be complicated to meal prep, just make some of your favorite foods and you are good to go! Check back later this week for some of my new favorite recipes from the Hammer & Chisel nutrition guide.