January 1 - This Week's Meal Prep Session!


I'm back after a two week hiatus! Happy New Year everyone! Like a lot of people I've made a resolution to lead a healthier life this year. Life has been a little hectic and I need to get back on track. I have my eye on a couple of family 5Ks I'd like to participate in and I'll be going for my black belt in Tae Kwon Do. I've therefore resolved to start a new round of Beachbody's 21 Day Fix. The program has always worked well for me so I'm giving it another go. I've attached the meal plan I'm following with the container counts in case any of you want to give it a try as well. 



We all came back from Montreal with the sniffles so there was no better time to make a delicious Cold-Fighting Couscous Chicken Soup. I found this Brown Rice Lasagna Skillet and thought it was very interesting. Using brown rice instead of pasta, who'd have thought! On Friday I'll be making a Blackened Tilapia with Cucumber Avocado Salsa. I don't like to cook fish ahead of time.

Enjoy!

Dinner Prep





























Slow-Cooker Braised Beef with Carrots & Turnips
I'm not a fan of turnips so I used parsnips instead.








Blackened Tilapia with Cucumber Avocado Salsa






Lunch Prep


Stuffed Spuds












I also always bake a bread and it is a delicious Ezekiel bread. The machine bread recipe can be found here









As always I encourage your comments and look forward to hearing from you




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