This weeks grubs

January 12, 15

The past week was pretty interesting. Getting back into the groove of school and work. Everything seems to be falling into place. My Fiance and I decided to start a gym membership at Anytime fitness to help kick up intensity a bit more. So far I am very happy with our decisions. I suggest Anytime to anyone looking for a gym that will allow you to work out the way you want, at anytime that you want.

Before we begin, I am pleased with the response that I have gotten from my first post. It has motivated me to keep things going. It helps me stay on the fitness track knowing that people are interested in my meal preps.

*update: Frozen rice mixture. I was curious about how the rice would be after being frozen leftovers from last week. When I thawed the rice out it seemed really dry like it would taste terrible. To my surprise this was not true at all. When we portioned all of the meals this week we sprayed each serving of rice with spray butter (I can't believe its not butter or any other type of spray butter) Rice tasted fresh and was extremely moist and satisfying when microwaved. Just thought I would let you know, there is no need to fear frozen foods*

FROZEN VEGGIES

I am aware that a lot of people wonder about the nutrition information when comparing frozen veggies to fresh veggies. I prefer frozen veggies for efficiency and affordability, Turns out, it also has more nutrients :)

Check out this video

Todays Prep

Shopping list

1 16oz Can of black beans .85 cents

1 white onion 1.00

2 16 oz cans of mushrooms 1.69 each

1 bell pepper 1.13

1 small roll ground turkey 2.99

16oz bag frozen corn .99

16oz bag frozen peas .99

16oz bag French cut green beans .99

1 box whole wheat lasagna noodles 1.89

1 can pasta sauce 1.69

2lbs chicken breast 6.02

Cottage cheese 2.00

Shopping price total = 20.95!

Left overs (These Items were frozen last week to be used first this week)

6oz steak

21oz chicken breast

5 cups of rice mixture (see last weeks post for the recipe)

This weeks proteins

Ground Turkey

Chicken

Steak

This weeks Carbs

Rice mixture

Sweet potatoes

Whole wheat pasta

Red potatoes (Didn’t have to buy more, had extra in the bag from last week)

This weeks Veggies

Corn Black beans and Peas Mixture

Green beans and mushroom mixture

Yields

Lasagna-4 meals

Chicken breast 13 meals

Steak – 2 meals

Red potatoes- 5 meals

Rice mixture – 7 meals

Green beans- 9 meals

Sweet potatoes – 6 meals

The Prep

This weeks Featured recipe

Lasagna

This is a turkey lasagna that is very easy to prep

First start by putting the ground turkey breast in a skillet and cooking it thoroughly.

You may see some grease begin to build up while its cooking. YOU WILL WANT TO DRAIN THIS OFF WHEN MEAT IS FULLY COOKED!

While the turkey is cooking you will want to cut up your Bell pepper and Onion.

Once you have drained the meat completely, return it back to the pan and mix in the Bell pepper and onions. Add whatever seasonings you would like. Because I like to limit my sodium intake, I use a small pinch of salt and go heavy on the Mrs. Dash

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At this point, feel free to add the sauce and 1 can of mushrooms and let the meat sauce simmer while your lasagna noodles cook.

Once the lasagna noodles are cooked you can begin to layer ingredients in pan. The order I use is, Noodles, Meat sauce, cottage cheese, noodles and repeat for as many layers as you want, and then you can add cheese to the very top layer.. DON’T GO TOO CRAZY THOUGH

Divide this lasagna into 4 equal parts and store in prep containers. This lasagna can also be frozen and will still taste perfect! Feel free to add anything to these recipes. I wanted to add some spinach but I forgot. If I were to add spinach I would have added it raw during the layering process.

Other than the lasagna we made this week we continued to do our usual lean prep and used our usual portions. 

3oz lean protein

1cup carbs 

1/2 cup veggies (Next week we are upping this to 1 cup)

Sweet potatoes and Red potatoes
These are cooked the same way.. Toss in grapeseed oil and bake in oven at 350 for 45 min
    The red potatoes should be seasoned with salt and pepper and Mrs. Dash for flavor.
    The sweet potatoes don't need seasoning, maybe just add a little spray butter.

This weeks Leftovers (This will be used first next week *we don't waste food or money*)

2 cups of red potatoes

6 cups of black bean peas and corn mixture  (see last weeks post for recipe)

This is what the end result will look like!

Check back in a couple days for a new breakfast prep.. We will be doing overnight oats for those who are busy in the morning and need to get going fast and have a fit breakfast!

This is what the end result will look like. If you have any leftovers they can be frozen until you use them next time, just make sure you don't refreeze them. USE THEM FIRST IN THE NEXT PREP WEEK.  

If you have any questions please feel free to leave them in the comments. Im getting used to this blog thing. I can use your help and your questions to make my post better to my followers :)

Good day, Be Fit, and see ya next sunday!

Javon