Keep Your Cabinets Stocked with These Ingredients

Preparing your own food is crucial for weight loss.  I recommend meal planning to my clients. I personally plan my meals for the week and prep ingredients in advance, making healthy cooking easier even on busy nights. Instead of ordering takeout, prepare a few simple "Meals on Deck" – quick, easy recipes – and keep the necessary ingredients stocked.

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This prevents unhealthy impulse choices.  For a meal plan, simply choose 6-10 easy "Meals on Deck" to keep on hand throughout the week.Some of my clients' Meals on Deck consist of:

• Low-fat Greek yogurt with a banana

• A can of tuna and Marie's gone crackers

• Egg omelet w/veggies and a piece of toast

• Chicken with zucchini wok and half a bag of rice

• Wraps with any lean beef or tofu.

• Cottage cheese and fruit

• Butter lettuce wraps and ground turkey.

• Chickpeas and tuna.

• Shrimp cocktail.

• Protein powder, ice, nut butter, almond milk and a banana.

• Peanut butter, jelly, and Ezekiel bread.

• BAS- big ass salad with choice of protein.

• Deli meat wraps with veggies

• Portobello mushroom burger with lettuce and tomato

If you are able to identify one or two Meals on Deck for every type of meal; breakfast, lunch, and dinner, you will have successfully made yourself your very own meal plan and are on the road to saving money and eating well.