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#102 – 3 Days of Meal Prep with Instant Pot Chicken and Lazy Chili

Grocery list:

  • 3 Bok Choys
  • 2 large Sweet Potatoes
  • Cilantro
  • 1 Lime
  • 1c Jasmine Rice
  • 1 can of Rotel
  • 1 can of Black Beans
  • 1 packet of Spicy Chili Seasoning
  • Pink Himalayan Salt
  • Garlic Granules
  • Red Pepper Flakes (optional for sweet potatoes)
  • Black Pepper
  • Avocado Oil
  • Full Fat Grass Fed Butter
  • 1lb of Chicken Thighs or Breast
  • 16oz Grass Fed Ground Beef

Add yummy fats to these meals by adding some avocado slices, a drizzle of Primal Kitchen brand dressing or a sprinkle of your favorite seed like Ground Flaxseed, Pumpkin or Sunflower.

I personally enjoy pairing Chicken with Cilantro Lime Jasmine Rice and Lazy Beef Chili with Sweet Potatoes. Each meal will get an equal split of bok choy.  This will yield 6 meals in total which I will have for lunch and dinner.

How about some breakfast?! I’ve got another post about that right -> here!

More “3 days of Meals Prepped” to come weekly!

Let your Breakfast say “Good Morning”!

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When it comes to fitness and/or physique goals, consistency in what you eat and daily caloric intake matters.

I have found that in any meal plan that includes breakfast, lunch and dinner, it is most pleasurable to mix things up for lunch and dinner while eating pretty much the same breakfast everyday.

This is my everyday breakfast and has been since 2017.  I really enjoy this combination of foods and have not gotten tired of it.

So every morning my breakfast consists of:

  • 1 cup of Egg Whites
  • 1/2 an Avocado
  • 1/2 cup of Rolled Oats prepped in water with 3 tbsp of Peanut Butter Powder

What varies are the veggies I cook my eggs in and oat toppings.  I usually saute raw baby spinach but when I have extra veggies laying around (and the time to chop up) like mushrooms, onions, peppers and tomatoes, I’ll throw those into the mix.  I usually have some sort of kimchi or fermented beets & carrots in the fridge, so I’ll add 2 tbsp of that on the side for a little extra probiotics.

I love Raw Unfiltered Honey in my oats but will swap it for Stevia Cinnamon Vanilla if I’m planning on eating something higher in sugar later in the day.  I’ll also add some blueberries, bananas or apples when I have some available.

 

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So, how to build your breakfast?  To get the most variety of nutritional benefits, it should include:

  • 1 protein (Eggs, Egg Whites, Bacon, Sausage, Chicken or Red Meat or a combination)
  • 1 complex carbohydrate source like Rolled Oats, Whole Wheat Toast or English Muffin or Cereal.
  • 1 source of fibrous veggies like sauteed spinach, zucchini or sweet potato noodles, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, and/or peppers.  Feel free to also throw in some berries or grapefruit.
  • and to make it a “balanced” meal, add healthy fats like avocado, cooked in coconut oil or butter or full fat Greek yogurt or cottage cheese.

Find your favorite breakfast items so it’s a meal you really look forward to everyday!