Lets Eat!

I always get the question, what do you eat all day? Since I am following the 21 Day Fix plan this month (100%), I thought I would share what some of the meals are that I am eating. You can find full meal plans, meal planning templates and recipes here.  This is snapshot of some of the meals/snacks I have eaten over the last few days.

First let me say that I tend to eat the same meals and snacks 2-3 times a week and make them in advance. So I am alternating between 2-3 variations a week. 

First up is my new favorite. Trail mix cookies with a side of fruit (apple in this case). 

Trail Mix Cookie Recipe
- 2 Cups Trader Joes Ancient Grain and Super Seed Oatmeal
- 2 tablespoons of Trader Joes Super Seed Blend (w/ Cranberries and Coconut)
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1/4 cup raisins
- Cinnamon to taste

Combine all ingredients in a bowl.  Spoon into tablespoon size balls. Bake for 12 minutes or until crunchy on top.

I put them in the freezer and eat them as snacks throughout the week. You can also add PB and chocolate chips to your taste!

Zoodles

Next is a family favorite. I typically make pasta bolognese in the crockpot and then I substitute out zoodles for noodles! In this case I used Trader Joes Turkey meatballs and marinated my zoodles in coconut oil in a skillet for about 5 minutes with some fresh cut tomatoes. YUM! I bought a super cheap spiralizer on Amazon and it works great. 

Lettuce Free Salads
I went to a cooking class a few weeks ago and we had the best salad made with sugar snap peas and radishes. This week for lunch I have been chopping some up, adding feta cheese and then tossing in a few hard boiled eggs for protein. Its super easy and a little more exotic than you typical romaine garden salad. I use just a touch of balsamic vinegar as the dressing. (p.s. You can never have too many hard boiled eggs. They are great when you are in a hurry!)

Baked Salmon

This is my go to recipe when we don't have a lot of time. Its SO easy and really delicious and for some reason when we eat salmon I feel like we are having this gourmet meal. lol. 

Yogurt Bowls
Last but not least are yogurt bowls. Although there is so much goodness packed into this, you can barely see the yogurt. I usually eat Siggi's coconut greek yogurt, Trader Joe's coconut cream or honey greek yogurt. I then layer on some fruit (raspberries, blueberries and raisins in this case) and some chia seeds. The raisins and chia seeds give it a crunchy taste.

I pretty much eat 5 X a day and balance it all out with 3 carbs, 4 proteins, 3 fruits, 4 vegetables, 4 servings of oil/butter, 1 healthy fat (think nuts, cheese etc.) and 1 seed/dressing (coconut, flaxseed, sesame seeds etc.)

If you have questions let me know. Enjoy the recipes!