Meal Prep

 As a busy working mom, it is often hard to make sure that I get food for my breakfast and lunch (since I start my workday at 6 am) set up to bring. Between prepping dinner, homework, activities or other things that need to get done, I don't have time to try to make my food for the next day at night. So on I use my Sunday as a meal prep day. 

Trying to get in more protein and veggies into my diet, so one of my go to meal prep items is my version of a breakfast biscuit. 

I start with crumbling up one package of sausage and cook it in a pan. While that starts cooking, I cut up one red bell pepper (which happens to be my favorite) and one seeded jalapeno. Once the sausage is close to being done, I add the diced bell pepper and jalapeno as well as some minced garlic. Once this is cooked I turn off the heat and let this cool. 

In a large bowl, I crack 4 eggs, which I whisk and add salt and pepper to taste. Then I chop about a cup of spinach and some green onions (depending on your own personal taste) add them to the eggs and whisk them together. Then I add a cup of shredded cheese and some crumbled bacon (I buy the pre packaged bacon crumbles and add about 2 oz). I also add a tablespoon of dried rosemary. Mix all of this together. 

Now I add the sausage, bell pepper and jalapeno combo into the bowl combining everything. Then I add in 1-1/2 cups of almond flour. Mixing everything together until it looks like the almond flour is thoroughly combined. 

I then spoon them onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake them at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes until golden brown. This usually makes about 14-16 biscuits. I usually eat 2 as a serving. The extras I leave for Hubby to eat throughout the week if he has a minute to grab them. 

Another go to is a spinach salad, I can mix and match this with different ingredients depending on what I am in the mood for. This one is spinach, with halved grapes, sliced chicken sausage, cubed cheddar cheese, pumpkin seeds and lemon vinaigrette. 

I've also made spinach salads with strawberry, avocado, chicken and balsamic vinaigrette. Or a spinach salad with apples, walnuts, mozzarella and bacon with a lemon vinaigrette. It's a fun way to create a yummy salad with whatever sounds good that week. It helps with the veggie and protein goal for me throughout the day. Now I just need to work on that water intake...

What are some of your go to breakfast and lunch meals for during the week? Do you meal prep? What is a go to meal prep idea? 

Any other secrets to make your weekdays easier, please share. All of us busy mom's could use anything to make those days easier on this crazy journey...