Meal Preperation

Today I'd like to write a little bit about my food preparation! It took me awhile to get my head around batch cooking, but once I started, I certainly didn't regret it!

Here's a photo of what I'm talking about.

Pre made lunches of Cous- Cous and Quinoa

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As a vegetarian I have  found it harder to organise meals in advance, unlike meat dishes these are more difficult to freeze, however as a vegetarian it is more important for me to prepare my meals in advance, If I am out and about, it's very difficult for me to pick up lunch from a store, a ready made sandwich almost always contains meat,  even the egg sandwiches are egg and HAM, and if they are not meat, then they are cheese, and this is something I also try to restrict in my diet, with the long term goal of elimination. 

The above photo includes some of my dinners and lunches for a week. 

These are:

lemon and coriander cous- cous with chickpeas and roasted vegetables. 

Spicy cous - cous with chickpeas and raw carrots and bell peppers

Quinoa with blueberries, feta cheese and Greek yoghurt

These are very carbohydrate based, however I have tried to include protein in them, they however are for more convenient for me than anything else at the moment,  I can just pick one up, pop it in my bag and go to work. (I work at KFC, not a  lot of food there for me to eat!!)

and yes, they do help me maintain my vegetarian diet. My next step is to pre prepare my own snacks!

Breakfast Egg Muffins with Kale and Mushrooms!

So, hows my diet going ?? Not too bad, I will be posting another photo of myself next week, the first 4 weeks have really been about trying to get the balance right, I've had a few falls with snacking, which is what I will be addressing this week, but mostly this is down to not consuming enough food  in my main meals.