Prepping food is probably the most important thing to do when are doing whole 30, or any healthy lifestyle.  Taking one day a week to prep food, means you have food ready for easy breakfasts and lunches. I usually do this on Sunday and will plan to make chicken and sweet potatoes for our family dinner that night so I’m only making extra food vs. a whole separate dish.  My weekly prep is as follows:

  • hard boil and peel 1-2 dozen eggs.  It is much easier to peel eggs when they are still hot, plus this way they are ready to go when you need them. I usually boil my eggs as I unload my weekly groceries.  If I add the eggs to water and bring to boil, they are usually done by the time I finished putting my groceries away.  Having hard boiled eggs on hand makes for an easy and quick breakfast or pre-workout meal.

 

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  • grill 5-8 extra chicken breasts.  I marinate the chicken in lime juice and olive oil for 6 hours then sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook on the grill.  Now you have chicken ready for lunches and post work out meals.  Anytime I make chicken for dinner I always grill extra chicken breasts because chicken is perfect for salads and other lunch recipes.

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  • bake 8-10 sweet potatoes. (I eat a ton of sweet potatoes. I eat 1/2 to 1 after workouts, along with a lean protein like chicken. I also eat one for breakfast before a long workout. ) Place sweet potatoes on a cooking tray and coat with coconut oil. This helps for easy removal of skins when you are ready to eat and adds flavor to the sweet potatoes.  Pierce each potato with a fork and bake at 400 degrees for 50 min, or until potatoes are done.  Store them in the  refrigerator once they have cooled. They will keep for a week in your fridge and can be reheated in your microwave.

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  • I will also often cook  1-2 packages of uncured, nitrate and sugar free bacon and store in the fridge. This way I have it ready for breakfast or to add to salads or other veggie side dishes

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  • If I decide to make turkey burgers for dinner, I will always double the recipe.  This way I can reheat the leftovers for breakfast or lunch

 

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  • Another tip is to save all leftovers!! Left over veggies are perfect to add to an omelette or egg scramble the next day.  Leftover meat can also be added to egg dishes for breakfast or salads for lunch.