Meal Prep and What I Buy

The weekend is coming to a close, unfortunately we lost a dear friend and we have spent most of our time this weekend with his family who we adore and consider family. As I wrap up the weekend I will be meal prepping and then going for my long run. Yesterday, I went grocery shopping for staples in our house and thought I would share where I shop and some of my staples.


Aldi's is one of my favorite stores to shop because I can save lots of money there and they do have organic options.

- Fresh Fruit
- Fresh Vegetables (I do check them because sometimes they can be towards the end of their life)
- Spreadable Cheese Wedges: Garlic or Pepper Jack (Like Laughing Cow)
- Cheese: Shredded, blocks, and string (If it is on sale somewhere then it can be cheaper at that store)
- Naan Bread (Love these for Pizza Fridays!)
- Caramel Corn Cakes (Great with Peanut Butter)
- Ranch packets
- Flavored Water with no sweetners (Like La Croix)
- Flatbread Wraps (Similar to Flat Out Bread)
- Eggs (We prefer cage-free, but I can only get those when I can get to Kroger because they are more economical)
- Fit & Active Bread (Just found this and it has great macros! 16C/0.5F/5P)
- Canned Goods (I honestly do not purchase a lot of canned goods, but needed these to try Poppy's Mexican Crockpot Chicken.)

Things not listed:
- Pretzel Thins
- Never Any! Turkey Sausage
- Greek Yogurt
- Organic Salsa
- Seasonal Items like their Seafood Ravioli or some of their yogurt flavors



Wal-Mart is not my favorite place to go, but sometimes I can only find things there so I suck it up!

- Flatout Bread Foldits (Love these for burgers or breakfast sandwiches.)
- Low Carb Tortillas
- Oikos Triple Zero Yogurt (I love all their flavors, but was craving some coffee and caramel.)
- Pico De Gallo
- Salsa Verde (I put this on my egg bowls every morning.)
- Greek Yogurt (I plan on trying this as a sour cream for our fajitas and for my lunches this week.)


I meal plan and prep so that I am successful throughout the week. It removes frustrations for me and makes it so much easier as I run from work to the gym and home everyday. I planned the following for this week...

Meal Plan for this week:
Breakfast: Egg Bowls
Lunch: Buffalo Chicken from Well Plated loaded on top of roasted potatoes with ranch nonfat greek yogurt and roasted broccoli (I did 30 grams butter, 30 ml of hot sauce, 1/2 cup of broth, 1/2 T garlic power, and 1/2 teaspoon with paprika)
Dinners:
- Fajitas from Skinnytaste
- Stuffed Meatballs
- Naan Pizza
- Cajun Ranch Turkey Burgers

I have a recipe for the Cajun Ranch Turkey Burgers, but I  am still working on recipes for the meatballs and I will do a link to both of those soon.

Love,

 

Jamie Lynn