Since being on our Healthy-Active metabolic program, Arnel and I have discovered some secrets we'd like to share! These tips have helped us prepare quick meals on days when eating healthy and food prep is not only the last thing on our minds, but nearly impossible.
- Stocking up at Costco: ORGANIC frozen peas and ORGANIC green beans. Of course fresh is best, but on those days when meal planning is out the window, these really come in handy! We either steam them in under 5 minutes or lightly saute in coconut oil, ghee or butter. Add some seasoning, and presto...we have green in our meal! Hey, did you know that butter and coconut oil are rich sources of medium chain triglycerides, which makes them an ideal energy source for the body, they are not stored as fat!
- Stopping by Sunterra or your local Market: Shaved Roast Beef and Turkey (the real stuff of course, not the deli processed variety!) Arnel enjoys his warmed up and seasoned - it is great, and allows you to eat shaved meat in a different way (it doesn't have to be in a sandwich!), in under 10 minutes. Organic is best of course when it comes to animal protein.
- Farmers market for ORGANIC sausages- Our Market is full of vendors offering organic turkey, chicken and beef sausages. These are an alternative to hotdogs and conventional smokies which are full of nasty fillers. We especially love that these sausages are not made of poor quality meat sources and they have no nitrates or nitrites(more on this at a later blog). They are great on the BBQ, but if we are pressed for time we pop them into the toaster oven for 10 minutes, while sauteing veggies. It's a fun meal to do on the weekend!
- Chop extra onions! Onions and garlic are our absolute favorite way to flavour veggies! I always chop a lot extra, and store in the fridge for our next several meals. It saves time, and is the basis for all our sauteed veggie dishes.
- Pre Cut Yam Fries: Yams take no time to cook in the oven, most of the time is spent cutting them up into edible pieces. Everyone in our house loves yam fries, so I make a point of preparing at least 5-6 large yams at once, julienne style, so I can freeze what I don't bake. Olive oil, sea salt, rosemary and a dash of pepper are all that is required! We cook them at 400F for 15minutes or so. Delicious!
Happy eating!
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