Clean Eating Meal Prep : Week #2

Welcome to week 2!

This week is going to be similar to week 1 in that our main goal is low-carb. The layout will be the same with one carb dish + one low-carb dish. Last week went really well so I have high hopes for this week as well! :) 

My new goal for this week is to increase my hydration. I lost my water bottle last week and didn't drink much water so my goal is to drink 32oz/day of water which is nowhere near where my water goal should be, but it's a start. It's all about starting small and then building up! My other goal is to go for walks 3 times this week and also to just add some outdoors time to my morning routine.

Breakfast

This week, we're going to again be doing the SmartOnes Turkey Sausage, Egg, & Cheddar Breakfast Sandwiches. This is going to be a stressful week just by looking at my schedule so far and I'm on call twice this week. I doubt I'm going to have time to make breakfast especially given the exercise I want to add into my routine. 

Lunch

Whole Wheat Peanut Noodles with Peanut Marinated Tofu

Not going to lie, I wasn't the biggest fan of this recipe. I used my go-to peanut tofu recipe which turned out delicious as usual. However, I had high hopes for these peanut noodles which weren't as good as I thought they would be. This may be my fault since I realized I forgot to add the honey into the sauce and I also only put in 2 tbsp of soy sauce instead of 4 tbsp like the recipe recommended. Nevertheless, it wasn't horrible or inedible, but just not as yummy as I had hoped. Maybe I'll try this in the future just with the same sauce as the peanut tofu marinade. 

Dinner

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas with Lime Cauliflower Rice

This is my low-carb recipe of the week -- only 18g of carb per serving! This is one of the oldest pins in my "Tried and True" Pinterest board. I could rave on about this recipe for days. It's beyond delicious and one of my favorite recipes because it's loaded with flavor, but sneakily very healthy and versatile. In fact, I think is one of the few recipes on my board that packs in A TON of flavor with the LEAST amount of sodium per serving. And it takes < 30 minutes to prep and make!  Win, win, win in my book. I love topping these with shredded cheddar cheese and sour cream, which just adds more yumminess. Honestly I could eat these fajitas with just the chicken and peppers alone but I did add some cauliflower rice for some extra veggies and 1/2 can of unsalted black beans for some extra nutrition and just a dash more of carbs. 

Snacks

- Red grapes (leftover from last week)

- Lightly salted cashew 100 calorie snack packs

- Sharp cheddar string cheese

- Pepperjack cheese cubes

- Low-sugar yogurt cups (Chobani & Siggy's brand)

- SkinnyPop sea salt & pepper popcorn

- Live Love Pop truffle salt popcorn

Hydration goal

32oz of water per day -- this week's infusion is cucumber & lemon! 

I lost my water bottle last week, therefore I didn't meet this goal last week so I decided to carry it forward to this week.