Use Summer Months to Meal Prep Like a Grill Master
During the colder months where you aren’t exactly excited to go outside and grill, do you ever find yourself watching the Food Network on television and drooling over all of the amazing grill creations chefs are making? No? Ok, maybe that’s just me. But it makes me want to fire up my grill and start some meal prep.
When summer finally arrives, what’s the one thing we can’t wait to do? Get outside and enjoy the weather, right? That sunshine and the warmth beating down on you, the natural source of vitamin D, and who can forget the smell of cookouts and barbeques? The summer months are perfect for meal prep and allow you the opportunity to grill up some masterpieces that you can enjoy all week long — and share your excellent meals with the family (and even friends) as well.
Fire Up the Grill
It doesn’t matter if you love a gas grill, charcoal, wood, or you get creative with a smoker or “The Egg,” just being outside manning the grill and prepping your meals brings many people excitement and satisfaction when it’s all cooked, prepared, and ready to eat.
Meal prep for many is an area where they are either successful, or they fail miserably. The fact is, most people don’t meal prep. They make their meals as they are hungry. Sure, this is great from a freshness standpoint, but from a planning and meal prep standpoint, it could cause you to overeat or consume foods you shouldn’t be eating in order to achieve your goals. Remember, you don’t know what you don’t know, and if you’re eating too much and putting yourself in a caloric surplus, your chances of losing weight are zero.
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In the summer months, many people are watching their waistline and want to stay lean for vacations, pool parties, or being outside working on their tan. This is where meal prep really shines. When you plan all of your meals out, you have no excuse why you can’t stick to a nutrition plan. Everything is right there for you – all you need to do is grab it out of the fridge, and you’re ready to grub. Meal planning takes the guesswork out of what to eat.
What can you put on the grill?
- Steak
- Hamburgers
- Turkey Burgers
- Sausage
- Lamb
- Shrimp
- Ham
- Fish
- Chicken Breast
- Peppers
- Onions
- Asparagus
- Potatoes
- Corn on the Cob
- Zucchini
- Tomatoes
- Eggplant
- Mushrooms
- Carrots
- Pineapple
Now, the above is simply a few selections to give you an idea – you can put just about anything on the grill (use your imagination). Do you like kabobs? Cut up some lean protein sources along with some delicious peppers (both hot and sweet) and onion, stick a skewer through them and toss them on the grill. You can even marinate them or put on some low-calorie condiments like BBQ sauce or a topping of your choice. Heck, even BBQ is good!
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You can be creative and put whatever you want on the grill for your meal prep. A tip is to meal prep in bulk. That means if you’re grilling up chicken breast, do a few pounds worth or do chicken breast along with another protein source like shrimp to have a good variety of options for the week. Do the same with your vegetables. Grill up vegetables that can be used for all of your protein sources, so everything is there and ready to go throughout the week when you need a quick grab and go meal.
How to Meal Prep Successfully
When it comes to meal prep, many people think it’s such a long and tedious process, but when you break it down, not only will it save you time and effort, but also your waistline.
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Sure, when you grill things in bulk, it will take a little longer to grill everything up, but that time is well spent. If you can make around five days worth of food all at once, that gives you five days of no excuses as to why you can’t stay on a clean nutrition plan. If you make food on a Sunday afternoon for the week, that will last you through Friday.
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