Meal prep 101 - on the go
HEALTHY SNACKS ON THE GO x x
As promised this is my second in a series of posts I’ll be doing on meal prep!
This post should give you some good ideas and inspiration if you are struggling to find easy, healthy snacks that you can take with you when you are in a rush or ‘on the go’.
If you have been following my blog you will see that I’ve tried to include a lot of recipes that are already on here, so just click on the links for the recipe's (hopefully you have made them already!!). True to form they are easy and quick to make!
Snacks on the go:
Recipes you can find on this site:
Home-made hummus with vegetable sticks
Almond Milk (can be sweetened naturally: cacao, cinnamon, maple syrup)
Smoothie (and you can find many more smoothie recipes on here under the 'eat' tab)
Lettuce cups (but you can make any filling you want....see below)
Vegan chocolate bark (see recipe below)
Popcorn (see recipe below)
Things you can buy straight up:
Medjool dates (just have 1 or two and not too often)
Olives
Eggs (I usually boil mine and keep in the fridge for a day or so)
Fresh berries (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries)
Dried fruit (raw and unsweetened)
Nut butter (organic raw) - great for spreading on apple slices, celery, vegetable sticks (try not to eat the whole jar though!)
To make:
Popcorn
You will need:
1 cup of popcorn kernels
2-3 tbsp coconut oil
pinch of sea salt
Savoury Topping:
2 tbsp tamari
2 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 cup of nutritional yeast
Sweet topping:
2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp vanilla powder
drizzle of maple syrup
pinch of sea salt
Method:
Heat the pot first on the stove
Add the oil and leave for 20-30 seconds
Add in the kernels
Allow to pop and move/shake the pan to make sure none of them catch on the bottom and burn
Continue to shake until all the kernels have popped
Add the topping of your choice
Enjoy x x
Vegan chocolate
You will need:
75g Cacao butter
3-4 tbsp rice syrup (sweeter) or maple syrup
3 tbsp raw cacao powder
1 pinch salt
1 tsp vanilla powder
1/2 cup roasted hazelnuts, roughly chopped
fresh fruit of your choice
Lined (baking paper) small baking tray
Method:
Melt the cacao in a pan.
Add syrup, cacao powder, vanilla powder and salt.
Pour the mixture into the lined pan
top with the hazelnuts and fruit of your choice
Pop in the fridge/freezer for at least 30 mins to set
Remove and break into random pieces
Just have a small square when you are feeling like you need a sweet treat)
Enjoy x x
Method:
You can make my 'messy lettuce cups that I have linked above OR you can be creative with any filling.
For the one pictured I used chopped peppers, carrots, cucumbers, olives and mixed herbs (dill, parsley and sage) and dressed with olive oil and apple cider vinegar.
You could add in chicken, salmon, tomatoes, hummus, salad topper, boiled eggs, fresh berries and so on
Enjoy x x
I hope you are enjoying my meal prep posts! Once you get into a routine meal prepping will become part of your routine and you will get used to buying the same fresh, natural ingredients that you can get creative with. If you would like to see something particular for my next meal prep post please leave me a comment below or if you have any feedback I'd love to hear from you!
