Meal Prep
I spent Sunday working on meal prep, and I made enough to last 3-4 days. I know I'm not going to eat every meal at home, so I don't prep for 3 meals a day. I feel so bad when I waste food!
My meal prep this week:
- 1 head of cauliflower
- 5 sweet potatoes
- 5 onions
- 6 Carrots
- 2 pounds of Tomatoes
- 1 head of celery
- 3 pounds of green grapes
- 3 pounds cottage cheese
- 3 spinach salads with cucumber, tomatoes, carrots, feta, sliced almonds and sesame seeds
I roasted the veggies, and put grapes and cottage in individual portioned containers. When I pack my snack bag for work, it's nice to have pre-portioned food. You can buy snacks that are already packaged as individual servings, but they're so much more expensive! Plus, I have more pyrex and mason jars than any 1 person should!
I tried to use the mandolin for the carrots instead of cutting them into sticks, and the discs shriveled up into teeny tiny little carrot pieces. I guess if you're looking to toss them with something like a salad or quinoa it works? Not exactly a standalone side dish.
I cook everything in cast iron in the oven. Caramelized onions are super easy in the oven, and we put them on everything from breakfast sandwiches to salads. I just cut the onion into 3-4 thick slices and pop them in a skillet in the oven. Easy peasy. I'm trying to make it as painless as possible so I don't feel like it's too much work.
