Lean Meal Prep
Going through the journey of moving towards a lean lifestyle, we discovered that a proper meal preparation helps a lot by removing some cooking time that you do not necessary have when your schedule is already full with other activities. By planning your meal and preparing them in advance you are also able to choose reasonably what you will eat instead of yielding to the smallest effort meal that often happens to be processed food, fast food, frozen dishes... most of what you are trying to avoid. When your lean meals are already prepared and you just need to warm them up in the microwave, you start living the Life of enjoying healthy and delicious food all along the week !
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Here is one of our meal preparation. This combination is purely vegan and uses another recipe of the website: Cilantro Couscous. The present recipe only lists the ingredients for the roasted vegetables. Please visit the Cilantro Couscous page for the Couscous recipe.
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The ingredients are given for 4 medium servings.
INGREDIENTS
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4 carrots
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8 asparagus
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1 19 floz tin of chickpeas
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Garlic and herb seasoning
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Olive oil
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Salt
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Black pepper
DIRECTIONS
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Start by chopping the carrots and the asparagus individualy. Lay them out on paper towels to have them dry out. They must be completely dry else you risk steaming the vegetables and not roasting them (which would not give you this caramelized taste you are looking for). Strain the liquid out of your chickpeas tin.
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In a bowl, pour in some olive oil, salt, black pepper and garlic and herb seasoning then toss your carrots making sure to coat them completely with the seasoning. Repeat this process for the asparagus and then one more time for the chickpeas (you can add chili flakes to the chickpeas to spice things up).
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Lay out each vegetables on a baking sheet covered with aluminium foil (easy clean-up). Make sure the vegetables are not piled on top each other. Bake for 20 Mins at 350 Degrees Farhenheit. We like our vegetables with a slight crunch and this is what you will get for such a baking time. However, you can bake them longer if you prefer the vegetables to be softer. It's all about what taste your prefer and will enjoy.
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Partition your vegetables and your Cilantro Couscous in your meal boxes. Put them in the fridge until you are ready to eat them. To bring some variety you can add some nuts, some pepper sauce or some chopped apple to the couscous depending on the day of the week. As long as it is fun, easy and to your liking, it is worth it !
