3 Reasons Why You Should Start Planning Your Meals

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Dana G
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Meal planning probably sounds like a nerve-racking and time-consuming task you absolutely don’t want to do at the end of the week. Ironically, planning your meals in advance will save you a lot of time, in addition to many other health benefits. These are only some of them.

Save Time and Money

Rushing to the store to buy food every day costs a lot of money and wastes a lot of time. Having a list of meals and ingredients you’ll need for the upcoming week, means that you can buy everything you need in only one trip to the supermarket. Not to mention that you’ll also reduce the amount of food waste.

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Improve Your Nutrition

Planning your meals in advance will help you take control of what you’re eating on a daily basis. With a weekly meal plan, you can make sure that you and your family are eating enough fruit, veggies, protein, and grains every day.

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Citrus Shrimp and Avocado Salad by @foodiecrush Use some of the citrus sauce from the shrimp as a double duty dressing. Or, if you don't have enough sauce for the dressing, simply use a good extra virgin olive oil (I like the lemon flavored varieties) with an additional squeeze of citrus.⠀⠀ ~⠀⠀ 1 pound mediumPan-Seared Citrus Shrimp 31/40⠀⠀ 8 cups greens such as arugula spinach, or spring mix⠀⠀ Fruity or lemon-flavored extra virgin olive oil⠀⠀ Juice of 1/2 lemon or 1/2 orange⠀⠀ 1 avocado sliced or diced⠀⠀ 1 shallot minced⠀⠀ 4 ounces toasted sliced almonds⠀⠀ Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper⠀⠀ Instructions⠀⠀ Prepare the recipe for the Pan-Seared Citrus Shrimp, or gently warm the leftover shrimp. Or, if you prefer, serve the shrimp chilled.⠀⠀ Toss the shrimp with the salad greens in a large bowl. Lightly drizzle with olive oil, and if desired, some of the sauce remaining from the shrimp with a generous squeeze of citrus, and toss lightly to coat. Add the avocado, shallots and sliced almonds and then season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and serve.⠀ .⠀ Looking for more healthy meals? If you are looking for an easier way to eat healthier we have monthly meal plans with easy and healthy meals. Checkout the link in our bio for our monthly meal plans!

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Eat Healthy Food

Eating a homemade meal is always the healthiest and most delicious option. If you’re waiting for the last minute to come up with something to eat, you’ll probably end up eating a takeout every day.

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1.5 hours……That is how much time I invested today to prep for the week. I also ordered groceries online and had them delivered to save even more time! . . . I MAKE time for it. I PRIORITIZE it. . . . This makes my week so much more organized and efficient. This frees up well over 1.5 hours of my time during the week to go to spin, do my weight training program, bike ride with my kid, write blog posts, and just not have decision fatigue around “what’s for dinner?” Or lunch or breakfast… . . . TRUTH BOMB- “If it’s something you really want, you find the time. If not. You’ll find an excuse” . . . Check out my stories today or my saved meal prep highlight to see exactly what I did today! ———————————————- #mealprep #mealprepsunday #mealpreps #healhtylifestyle #healthyfoodshare #weeklymealprep #mealplanning #mealplan #mealplanner #mealpreptips #easymealprep #howtomealprep #healthymealprep #gethealhty #getorganized #nomnom #mealplanaddict #foodblogfeed #thefeedfeed #mealpreponfleek #mealpreplife #mealprepster #fridgegoals #fridgeorganization #fridge #shelfie #thehomeedit #hnfridgeshare

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