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Meal Prep help!

Posted on 2/1/23 at 7:38 pm
Posted by lsukitty
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Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 2/1/23 at 7:38 pm
Please share your favorite meal prep recipes. I workout semi-regularly but my diet needs some work. I cook pretty decent dinners but break fast and lunch need some work. Meals that are super filling would be helpful, as I seem to want to snack late morning and late afternoon. What are some of your favorite breakfast and lunch recipes that might make enough for a few days? Thanks in advance!
Posted by The Top G
Member since Jan 2023
139 posts
Posted on 2/1/23 at 7:41 pm to
If you aren't training in the morning, there's no need for breakfast. I promise you wont starve to death in 12 hours.

And you arent actually hungry, your brain is just signaling for you to eat again. Try drinking something or just fighting it off and it'll be gone in 30 minutes or so.
Posted by PenguinPubes
Frozen Tundra
Member since Jan 2018
11667 posts
Posted on 2/1/23 at 7:51 pm to
quote:

If you aren't training in the morning, there's no need for breakfast. I promise you wont starve to death in 12 hours.


This is far from true. While you “won’t die” … drinking water and getting food in your body when you wake up is important. Especially the water part.. drink a big glass of water every morning right when you wake up
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
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Posted on 2/1/23 at 7:55 pm to
quote:

And you arent actually hungry, your brain is just signaling for you to eat again


That’s my problem. Every night after the kids get to bed and I can finally relax on the couch I get super hungry. Usually around 10:00. Doesn’t matter what I had for dinner. It’s just a trigger.
Posted by The Top G
Member since Jan 2023
139 posts
Posted on 2/1/23 at 8:04 pm to
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drinking water and getting food in your body when you wake up is important


Water, yes. Food, no.
Posted by whiskey over ice
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Posted on 2/1/23 at 8:31 pm to
Posted by bamaguy17
Member since Jul 2022
1242 posts
Posted on 2/1/23 at 8:32 pm to
Like mingo said, you won’t starve if you wait on breakfast. I train in the morning because I enjoy training on an empty stomach, so I end up eating about 8-9am. Filling for me is a fair life shake, eggs, toast or English muffins. If I’m cutting carbs, it’s low carb wrap rather than bread.

I hope more people post recipes, I run out of stuff to try
Posted by jose
Houma
Member since Feb 2009
29644 posts
Posted on 2/1/23 at 8:36 pm to
Meal prepping is the best. I just don’t have the time to do it on the weekends.

I have a contribution though!

Burrito bowls are a go to for me and my wife. Ground meat, sliced bell peppers, a can of black beans, and a can of corn all cooked down and serve over jasmine rice.
Posted by lsukitty
In my office looking busy
Member since Oct 2005
169 posts
Posted on 2/1/23 at 8:43 pm to
Maybe that is what I should have saiid. Just looking for some different meal prep recipes as I get tired of the same old stuff
Posted by bamaguy17
Member since Jul 2022
1242 posts
Posted on 2/1/23 at 8:52 pm to
What’s y’all’s go to lunch meals? Something preferably cold. I usually go with turkey sandwich, hamburger, or a chicken wrap.
Posted by lsukitty
In my office looking busy
Member since Oct 2005
169 posts
Posted on 2/1/23 at 9:16 pm to
LINK This one is really good
Posted by Yeti_Chaser
Member since Nov 2017
11478 posts
Posted on 2/1/23 at 9:47 pm to
quote:

there's no need for breakfast. I promise you wont starve to death in 12 hours.

Getting 40g of protein within an hour or 2 of waking up will make hitting your protein goals 1000x easier. Just scramble some eggs with spinach and whatever meat you have around the house and wrap it in a tortilla
Posted by SouthernInsanity
Shadows of Death Valley
Member since Nov 2012
25003 posts
Posted on 2/1/23 at 10:35 pm to
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Just scramble some eggs with spinach and whatever meat you have around the house and wrap it in a tortilla


And you calculate that to 40g of protein?
Posted by ronricks
Member since Mar 2021
10823 posts
Posted on 2/2/23 at 4:28 am to
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I train in the morning because I enjoy training on an empty stomach


Same here. I train at 5AM come home and have 5 whole eggs scrambled and a 40 gram whey isolate shake. Satiates me plenty until lunch.
Posted by jose
Houma
Member since Feb 2009
29644 posts
Posted on 2/2/23 at 6:03 am to
quote:

there's no need for breakfast. I promise you wont starve to death in 12 hours.


I can’t wait for 777 to respond to this one
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
30798 posts
Posted on 2/2/23 at 6:34 am to
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And you calculate that to 40g of protein?


What…you don’t eat 8 eggs every morning? The only way I get close to 40g of protein in the morning is with Turkey sausage too.
Posted by slinger1317
Northshore
Member since Sep 2005
6818 posts
Posted on 2/2/23 at 6:38 am to
If you aren't working out in the morning, there is no need for breakfast.

"Most important meal of the day" is an outdated trope
Posted by Yeti_Chaser
Member since Nov 2017
11478 posts
Posted on 2/2/23 at 6:40 am to
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And you calculate that to 40g of protein?

16 eggs (4 per day) and a pound of 85/15 ground turkey split into 4 servings is 43g
Posted by TigerGrl73
Nola
Member since Jan 2004
21421 posts
Posted on 2/2/23 at 7:08 am to
These are one serving but you could make more. They will keep a few days.

Overnight Oats
3/4 c rolled oats
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 scoop protein (I use a whey isolate for this)
3/4-1 c unsweetened almond or coconut milk
Mix, let sir overnight in fridge. Top with nut butter, berries, flaxseed, etc

Protein Pancakes
1/2 c quick oats
1 scoop protein (I use a whey/casein blend like Quest or PEScience)
1/2 c egg whites
1/2 tsp baking powder
Mix. Add a little water if batter is too thick. Cook over medium heat. Too hot and they will be hockey pucks.

Cottage cheese pancakes
1/2 c cottage cheese
1/2 banana
4 egg whites (1/2 c of liquid egg whites) OR 2 eggs
1/2 c oats
1 tsp vanilla or other flavoring
Blend everything in a blender and cook like you would pancakes.

Protein crepes
1/4 c liquid egg whites
1 scoop protein
2 tbsp unsweetened almond or coconut milk or water
Heat a nonstick skillet lightly greased with coconut oil or cooking spray over medium low. Whisk ingredients. Add to skillet, swirl to cover bottom of the pan. Turn heat to low. Cover the skillet. Cook until you can flip (doesn't take long, a few minutes). Finish that side (about a minute or two). Fold. Top or fill with nut butter and berries. Could also do a Greek yogurt filling.
Posted by Loup
Ferriday
Member since Apr 2019
15558 posts
Posted on 2/2/23 at 7:13 am to
Here's what I bring to work for breakfast.

4 fried eggs, sunny side up. A quarter cup of either sweet potato, rice, or a half cup of acorn squash. I squirt a lil japanese bbq sauce or sriracha over it. It is pretty filling and I rotate the carbs often so it doesn't get too boring.
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