PREP WORK

WE ALL LOVE DELICIOUS AND FLAVORFUL FOOD, RIGHT?

BUT, AT WHAT COST?

 

THE UPSCALE FOOD THAT WE LOVE IS NOT ALL THAT EXPENSIVE WHEN BOUGHT FROM YOUR LOCAL GROCERY. WHEN WE GO TO A RESTAURANT, WE ARE TAXED FOR FOOD COST, PRODUCTION, AND SERVICE. AT HOME, WE CAN PREPARE A MEAL FOR OURSELVES, FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR A FRACTION OF THE COST. AND IF YOU PREPARE ACCORDINGLY, IT WILL SAVE YOU TIME IN THE LONG RUN!

SO WHERE DO WE START?

FIND THE BEST DAY(S) OF THE WEEK TO PREPARE FOOD FOR THE NEXT FIVE DAYS. (RANDOM FACT: MY DAY IS SUNDAY)

 

SOME THINGS YOU MAY WANT TO HAVE AVAILABLE:

GREENS: BABY SPINACH, BABY KALE, BOK CHOY, CABBAGE (AND RED TOO!), BRUSSELS SPROUTS, ZUCCHINI, CUCUMBER
OTHER PRODUCE: TOMATOES, GARLIC, GINGER, SWEET POTATOES, CARROTS, ONIONS, JICAMA
FRUITS: AVOCADO, MANGO, BLUEBERRIES, PINEAPPLE, APPLE, HONEYDEW, ORANGES, GRAPEFRUIT, BANANA, DATES
HERBS: CILANTRO, BASIL, SCALLIONS, OREGANO, ROSEMARY, SAGE, PARSLEY
PROTEINS: PISTACHIOS, CASHEWS, ALMONDS, WALNUTS
FIBER: LENTILS, oats, MANY FOUND IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
DRESSINGS: VINAIGRETTE, VINEGAR, OLIVE OIL, CREAMY, SWEET, TANGY (OR MAKE YOUR OWN!)
SEEDS: CHIA, FLAX, SUNFLOWER, HEMP, PUMPKIN, SESAME

SUPERFOODS: CACAO, GOJI BERRIES, CHLORELLA, MATCHA, TURMERIC, CINNAMON, avocado

 

FROM THE ABOVE LIST, YOU WILL GET MANY VITAMINS, NUTRIENTS, MINERALS, ANTIOXIDANTS, HEALTHY FATS..

 OKAY, I GET IT - NOT THAT CONVINCING

 

BUT, WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THESE FOODS CAN HELP YOU CONTROL HOW YOU FEEL - EVEN BETTER, HOW YOU WANT TO FEEL!

HELPING WITH LOW ENERGY LEVELS, ALERTNESS, MOOD, STRESS, ANXIETY, THINKING PROCESSES, CONCENTRATION, SLEEP, CIRCULATION, TOXICITY, AND MORE.

 

CRAZY HOW THE BODY AND BRAIN WORK RIGHT?

ALL THOSE NEUROTRANSMITTERS, THE SEROTONIN, SUBCONSCIOUS, UNCONSCIOUS WORKING TOGETHER TO CONTROL YOUR DAYS.

THEY ALL MAKES US WHO WERE ARE.

 

WHEN WE EAT ALL NATURAL, PLANT BASED FOODS, WE CAN BE MORE OF OURSELVES. THE FOOD WE EAT, WILL ALLOW US TO BE MORE AT EASE, COMFORTABLE, FOCUSED, RESTFUL AND CLEANSED.

NO MORE OF THE ACHY FEELINGS THROUGHOUT THE DAY FROM EATING FOODS THAT DO NOT AGREE WITH OUR BODIES, FEED OFF THE NEGATIVE FEELINGS WE FEEL, OR MAKE US CRAVE MORE BAD FOODS.

 

TRY PREPPING A WEEKS WORTH OF THE NEEDS FOR SOME OF THE FOLLOWING:

BREAKFAST: FROZEN SLICED FRUIT FOR SMOOTHIES, DRIED FRUIT AND NUTS FOR TRAIL MIXES, OVERNIGHT OATS, GRANOLA AND CHIA PUDDING

LUNCH OR DINNER: GREEN SALADS, VEGGIE NOODLE SALADS OR COLE SLAWS, NORI OR COLLARD WRAPS GAZPACHO, HUMMUS OR SALSA, VEGGIE CHIPS OR BURGERS

CLEAN TIP: INVEST IN (MULTIPLE SIZED) ASSORTED JARS, TUPPER WARES, AND REUSABLE PLASTIC BAGS

PREPARE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE SO THAT YOUR MEAL EXPERIENCE IS THE MOST TIMELY!