Happy new year! It’s been a little quiet around here with everyone snuggling up to family for the holidays but we’re back and ready to hit 2016 running.
As has become our tradition, we’ll spend January covering lots of ways for you to tackle whatever it is that most needs your attention this year (eating better, organizing, parenting, going green- we’ve got you covered!)
Today we’re kicking it all off with our favorite functional nutritionists from Prescribe Nutrition sharing with us their very favorite quick and healthy weeknight meals AND once again offering 20% off their amazing 20 day on-line nutrition/wellness/get-more-energy-and-feel-great-this-year program:
Use Code: MPMK20 for 20% off Prescribe 20 Online Program!
Along with the online support group, unprecedented access to the nutritionists, and the recipe protocol packet, this time around the ladies are also including lots of new features from when I last participated including an extended time period (20 days instead of 15), an exercise program, and an entire section of slow-cooker recipes!
You can read all about my experience with Prescribe Nutrition here, and get more info. on the course at the end of this post, but first here’s Katie with those convenient and healthy dinner ideas!
Short on time? (Raise your hand). Oh, because we are. Just because we are into nutrition, healthy food and spending some quality time in the kitchen does not (heavy on the not) mean we do that on the regular. We love a meal short cut just like the next guy or gal.
What’s better – the truth of it: convenience doesn’t have to mean a microwave meal. Trust us. Sure, maybe a tad bit more time than 4 minutes in the microwave, but we promise that our top “fast meals” will leaving you feeling fueled up and with time to spare.
Without further ado, and in no particular order, here are the Prescribe Nutrition team’s favorite dinners in a jiffy:
Veggie Scramble Tacos
Call it Brinner (Breakfast + Dinner), call it Mexican, call it whatever you want.
One thing is certain, whisking eggs and throwing whatever veggies you have on hand is not only an easy way to get a protein packed meal, it’s also extremely quick, and cheap to boot! Make it a satisfying meal by serving the scramble in some heated corn tortillas with sliced avocado, salsa or just good old hot sauce. Use what you have on hand!
Rotisserie Chicken Bowl
Get your favorite organic rotisserie chicken from your local store, some pre-cooked rice packets (yup, the ones in the Trader Joe’s freezer section), and any frozen, steamed, or roasted veggie – whatever you’ve got time for – mix and you’re good to go.
Kale Caesar
Use that leftover rotisserie chicken, thinly slice a head of kale, maybe add some diced avocados or get nuts with a hard boiled egg. Here’s the full recipe for how we like to do it:
KALE CAESAR
2 main servings or 4 side servings
- 1 bunch of dino kale, washed, center ribbed removed and sliced into 1” ribbons
- 1 bunch of romaine lettuce, washed, de-stemmed and sliced into 1” ribbons
- Sea salt
- Fresh ground pepper
Dressing (note: this is a “make once, eat for days kind of dressing)
- ⅔ cup fresh lemon juice (about 3-4 lemons)
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon water
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 ½ tablespoons dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
- ½ cup raw walnuts, soaked in water for 10 minutes, then drained
- 2 teaspoons garlic (roughly 2-3 large cloves)
Blend all the dressing ingredients in a high speed blender or food processor. Store in a sealed jar in the refrigerator.
Toss washed and dried lettuce and kale in a bowl with ½ cup of the dressing (or more to taste). Be sure to toss it until all leaves are coated evenly. If you want some crunch, serve with roasted chickpeas instead of croutons.
Finish with an extra sprinkle of ground flax seeds, freshly ground pepper, and a pinch of sea salt. Optional add ins: chopped avocado, hard boiled egg, sesame seeds.
Sweet Potato Crockpot
Let’s get real for a minute, 75% of those crockpot meals that look so good and get amazing reviews, are filled with crap that tastes good and then makes you want to go to bed 5 minutes later.
Hello cheese induced food coma; goodbye evening productivity.
This is literally as easy as tossing 4-5 scrubbed off sweet potatoes in your crockpot (still wet from scrubbing). Cooking 7 hours on low or 3.5 hours on high. No piercing, poking or cutting.
Enjoy your sweet potatoes stuffed like a taco, filled with chili, or over flowing with your favorite salad – maybe even the Kale Caesar?
Chicken/Tuna Salad
Add extra-virgin olive oil, avocado or olive oil based mayo, lemon juice, or a combination of the three. Throw in some some frozen peas (they will thaw and quickly make it nice and cold).
Add in chopped celery, jalapeno or onion or your favorite addition, some sea salt ‘n pepper and you’ve got yourself a flavorful, protein filled dinner. Serve it over greens, toasted corn tortillas, rice cakes or on some gluten-free bread (we always recommend buying responsibly sourced tuna. We love the brand Wild Planet.)
Kitchen Sink Grain Bowl
We know that there is some quinoa or brown rice just staring at you in the cupboard, so get them out, cook them up in some water or broth, add any veggies you have on hand (steamed, sauted, raw), a dollop of tahini (wheat-free soy sauce) and/or hummus – done and done.
Other favorite toppings of ours include: diced pickle, sesame seeds, hot sauce and lemon juice.
… and there you have it folks. It’s how we do. Quick, simple and fast when we can.
And this, my friends, is why I’ve been hanging out with the Prescribe Nutrition ladies for a full three years now as both a program participant and affiliate. Sure they’re programs are FULL of delicious recipes that will be crowd favorites forever, but they never short us on amazing tips, tricks and shortcuts to help make it all come together.
Join me on my three-year anniversary of meeting the ladies of Prescribe Nutrition by participating in their best program to date, Prescribe 20.
Use Code: MPMK20 for 20% off Prescribe 20 Online Program!
Along with the online support group, unprecedented access to the nutritionists, and the recipe protocol packet, this time around the ladies are also including lots of new features from when I last participated including an extended time period (20 days instead of 15), an exercise program, and an entire section of slow-cooker recipes!
I promise you that is some of the best money spent. It’s our health, and I’ve never felt it’s more worth it.
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