 Welcome back to my channel and welcome if you're new here. It is Monday, so it is meal prep day I have three absolutely fantastic recipes for you We are going to be making a delicious breakfast lunch and a really good cake Yes cake inspired snack that is whole real clean food and WW friendly So if you want to see what I have in store for you for this week's meal prep stay tuned For breakfast this morning, I'm going to be making strawberry Shortcake oatmeal. I'm so excited about this really good whole food real ingredients. I cannot wait I'm gonna pair this with some eggs that are zero points on the blue plan So let me first show you where I found the recipe and secondly what is in this week's breakfast? So this is the cookbook that I picked up not too long ago I showed this into what I eat in a day. This is the instant loss eat real lose weight cookbook from Brittany Williams Now she's lost about 125 pounds And so she put out this cookbook that has a lot of instant pot air fryer recipes Now, of course, you can always take an instant pot recipe and cook it on your stove or an air fryer recipe and cook It in your oven, but she does a lot of instant pot air fryer recipes So today's is actually going to be made in the instant pot But again, you can simply make it on the stove if you don't have an instant pot regardless I highly recommend her cookbook. There are seriously some Fantastic recipes in here. I cannot wait to make today's breakfast. So this is the cookbook that this recipe came out of I will link this down below for you guys So let's get into what is in our strawberry shortcake oatmeal first You're going to need some milk or milk alternative of your choice I'm going to be using my favorite forage or cashew milk. You'll also need some world oats mine came from thrive I've talked about this a lot, but if you're new you guys check out the thrive marketplace It's an online market Everything that they sell is good food organic delicious at Fantastic prices right now. They have a promotion where if you sign up for a membership and you guys the membership is so cheap It's about five dollars a month for the year membership You will get twenty dollars of free products of your choice Every order will include free products, which is amazing. They throw things in there so you can try different things Which is really nice and it's always for free and you get free shipping. You can't beat it There's a link down below to join the thrive market Highly recommend especially if you want to recreate a lot of my recipes because I'm going to be buying a lot And I already have through the thrive market because I'm literally obsessed with it So these are the organic rolled oats from thrive. You always want to if possible buy your oats organic They are heavily sprayed with glycosate, which is the active ingredient in roundup So oats are one thing that organic is best and thrive has a great deal. So this is a big bag of organic rolled oats You'll want some flaked coconut unsweetened and this is optional to top your oatmeal with I am going to do this because I love Coconut and I think it's going to add a nice texture and flavor to the oatmeal pure maple syrup coconut oil salt of course some strawberries and Lastly some vanilla extract. So let's pull out the instant pot and let's make some oatmeal All right. So the first thing we need to do is do our strawberries. So I have my organic strawberries here We're going to go ahead and chop these up I'm going to place them here in a Ziploc bag because we need to mush these up before they get added to our oatmeal So I'm just going to put the strawberry pieces in here and then kind of smash them up in the Ziploc bag So let's cut up some strawberries So So let's get everything into the instant pot again if you don't have an instant pot You can simply cook this the same way on your conventional stove So in my instant pot, I'm going to be adding two cups of my cashew milk And I added one half of a cup of water as well just to kind of thin it out and save a little bit on the smart points I'm also going to add one cup of my organic rolled oats from Thrive I also have my squished up Strawberries and we want about a cup of strawberries now I figure if this is a little more than a cup I'm not mad about it because I love strawberries and strawberries are zero points So if you add a little more no fret there We're also going to add a little bit of vanilla extract. So about a teaspoon worth or so of the vanilla extract We also want to add just a pinch of salt just because that helps bring out a lot of the sweet flavors And then the last two ingredients are going to be Organic maple syrup we want two tablespoons on my tablespoon here And I'm going to put in my two tablespoons of maple syrup That along with the strawberries is what is actually going to make our oatmeal nice and sweet And this is such a great option for a sweetener And then the very last thing that we want to put into our oatmeal is one half of a tablespoon of our coconut oil So we're gonna go ahead and add one half of a tablespoon of Coconut oil and that's also going to add that little bit of fat here to our oatmeal and make it nice and creamy and delicious Once everything is added you just want to take a spoon and just give that a nice stir by adding that coconut oil It's going to make it so the oatmeal doesn't stick to the instant pot So that's nice. You don't have to worry about it all sticking to the bottom of the instant pot So you're just gonna give that a quick stir, and then we're gonna go ahead and put our lid on our instant pot We're gonna set this on high for eight minutes, and then we'll go ahead and release it when those eight minutes is up Pop the lid off of our oatmeal. Oh my gosh. Yum Look at how good this looks it smells So good in my kitchen. It's strawberry dream in here So I'm going to let this sit for just a couple of minutes And then we're going to put this into our meal prep containers And I'll be back to show you what I'm having for breakfast and give you the smart points So I've let my oatmeal cool for just a few minutes you guys look at this Yum, and I'm not kidding when I tell you it smells so good So I it makes for serving so I have four of my meal prep bowls here So what I'm gonna do is start with a half of a cup of the oatmeal per bowl Because I want to get as close to an even amount each day that way I don't have more one day and less another so I went ahead and started with the half of a cup I'm gonna go ahead and fill all four bowls, and then I'll go back with that same half of a cup and We'll keep going until we're out of the oatmeal mixture. So I still have quite a bit left So I'm gonna go I think I'll go about half so about another quarter of a cup I'm not sure that I'm gonna have enough here for a full half of a cup but I'm just gonna keep going until my oatmeal mixture is gone and then everything will be nice and even and Then I'll show you exactly what I'm gonna do for breakfast and kind of talk about What I'm gonna choose to top my oatmeal with and we'll go over all of the points. So here is breakfast for the week you guys I'm really excited. I wish you could smell how good this oatmeal smells And you're getting some good fats with that coconut oil. I can't wait for this It's going to be a filling delicious breakfast So I went ahead and divided it out evenly into four bowls It ended up being just shy of a cup of oatmeal purple And then what I'm going to do is top it with about a teaspoon of these organic unsweetened coconut It's zero points for a teaspoon if you go up to a tablespoon you it's only one point So you could do a whole tablespoon and just add a point But I'm just going to do a teaspoon of this for zero and just top my oatmeal with that And then I'm going to pair that most likely just with one or two eggs So just kind of depends on how fast I need to get out the door as far as eggs go and then eggs on blue plan are zero points So as far as points go the oatmeal itself is five points on both blue and green and only three smart points on the purple plan Now for the coconut it's zero and if you're on the green plan, of course You need to add points for eggs But for me this is going to be a five smart point breakfast for lunches this week I'm going to be doing an Emily bites recipe But I am just making a few modifications to make it a little bit cleaner a little bit more whole fat full fat food So let me show you what is in our Emily bites Pimento chicken cheese salad You're going to need some mayo I am going to be giving you the points with light Substitutions for those of you that aren't following a whole fat clean food diet I'm going to give you the points as well so that you can work this into your plan But I'm going to be using the chosen foods mayo I am going to be using non-fat Greek yogurt just because I want to make sure that I use this up And I figure the amount that's in this whole recipe no big deal that it's fat-free save myself a little bit of points I'm also going to be using this organic light whipped cream cheese from Trader Joe's Pimento's the cheese that I'm using is this shredded mozzarella from Trader Joe's Spices you're going to need some paprika onion powder garlic powder Salt and pepper and then of course some chicken This is just the simple truth organic chicken breast that I hauled in this week's grocery haul And I'm actually going to put my chicken salad on one of these azequiel pita breads I got these at my local health food store. These are only two smart points apiece So I figured this was a better point buck than two slices of bread that would cost me four points So I'm actually going to put my chicken salad in one of my pita's so let's get started on this week's lunch So the first thing we need to do is cook our chicken So I just went ahead and sprayed my pan with some non-stick cooking spray I'm going to cook this chicken down Until it's fully cooked through and then we'll shred it up with a fork And this is going to be what gives us that chicken salad texture and while this is cooking We'll put together the rest of the ingredients for the chicken salad all right while our chicken's cooking You can actually hear it in the background. We're going to go ahead and make the sauce for our pimento salad sandwich So what I'm going to be adding is all of the rest of my ingredients So I'm going to start with two ounces of cheese. I went ahead and weighed this out on my food scale And again, I'm just using mozzarella You could use light cheese fat for you whatever you prefer and then the recipe calls for about two tablespoons of Pimentos I went ahead and just did the jar that I bought it was a pretty small jar and it ended up being about Two and a half tablespoons so close enough and then also on my food scale I weighed out two ounces of my whipped cream cheese and you want your cream cheese to be at room temperature That's going to help it mix a little bit better with all of the rest of the ingredients And then in my bowl here I have all of my seasonings so salt pepper paprika onion and garlic powder Doesn't that look pretty and we're going to go ahead and add in all of those seasonings and then lastly We have one quarter cup of the non-fat Greek yogurt And that's just going to add some extra moisture without adding any extra points And that's kind of why I decided to be okay with the Greek yogurt being non-fat Also, because it is only a quarter of a cup And I'm gonna get a lot of fat in this quarter cup of the chosen foods avocado oil mayo So I'm gonna go ahead and add that as well And then we're literally just going to mix this all together And then we're gonna put this in the fridge set it aside until our chicken is done And we've got it nice and shredded and then we're just going to add our chicken directly to This sauce for this chicken salad. So I think this is gonna be really good This is pretty wet as far as the sauce that we're gonna add the chicken to so I think it's going to give it a nice moist creamy texture and then we're just going to have this filling directly to our bread or our Pita pocket so pretty simple as far as the main portion of our lunch So I'm gonna go ahead and throw this in the refrigerator until our chicken is done. All right, the chicken is coming along I just keep kind of flipping it as it's frying up in a pan It is just about done and then I'm just gonna go ahead and shred it up really quick with a couple of forks You can also use your hand mixer. Whatever is easier. This is just three chicken breasts So it's gonna be super easy with some pork and then we'll be ready to add it into the sauce that we made I was young and I won't still care for the void We don't need to pass in our lives for tomorrow So I went ahead and shredded up all of the chicken. It looks delicious. I'm not a fan of boiled chicken I think it makes it spongy So I like to just kind of cook it in a pan get it nice and crispy and then shred it up And then here I have the sauce so very very simple We're just going to add our shredded up chicken directly here into the sauce And by the way, the sauce smells really good with the pimentos and everything yum So we're just gonna go ahead and add that in stir it up And voila, we have an emily bites pimento cheese chicken salad sandwich So very very simple. You can serve this warm or cold. I'm choosing to serve it cold So I'm just going to divide this out evenly Into my containers and then I'll just add it directly into my pita bread at lunch time But look at this doesn't that look really really delicious? So let's put together exactly what we're having for lunch All right, so let's put together meal prep. So first I have the Chicken salad. I'm going to be having some strawberries. These are the leftover strawberries from breakfast I went ahead and just wash them and cut them up and then again I am serving this on the Ezekiel pita pocket So basically what I want to put into my meal prep container is my salad And I have to get five servings out of my chicken salad So I'm going to be as careful as I can to make this Five servings because I want the points to make a lot of sense So I'm going to go ahead and add about one fifth of the chicken salad And then I'm just going to pop in some strawberries and I'll divide these strawberries out as well over the five meal prep containers and then each day I will put together a Sandwich with the Ezekiel pita pocket have some strawberries and then I may have something for dessert I'll show you that when I show you my snacks, but let's put these meal preps together And then I'll give you the smart points What do we do to love the lunch meal prep is done doesn't this look so good you guys I'm so excited So let's go over the points the chicken salad made five servings So on the blue or purple plan it is five smart points and this is without the bread So this is just the chicken salad if you use the chosen food mayo If you choose to go with a light mayonnaise, you're going to save yourself a point And it's going to be four smart points And then you would add the points for whatever bread you choose now on the green plan the same principle applies But it is seven smart points just for the chicken salad Without the bread if you choose the chosen foods mayonnaise or you can have it for six points If you choose a light mayonnaise so essentially by going light mayo you're going to save yourself a point So that's totally up to you But for me, this is five smart points for the chicken salad Each one of these pita breads is two points So that's going to be seven smart points for my lunch and that includes of course the strawberries which are Zero so seven smart points for this week's lunch for a snack this week. I'm so excited about these I'm going to be making a no bake cake ball. Yes, my friends. We're making cake on w w It this comes from another really fantastic cookbook So I'm going to show that to you guys too. This is the other cookbook I bought This is the true roots by Kristen Cavalleri. Oh my gosh, you guys I am obsessed with this cookbook You can see all my papers. I mean that's how many recipes that I want to make she follows Just a well here a mindful kitchen with more than 100 recipes free of gluten dairy and refined sugar So basically she follows a really whole food approach to her recipes So I can't wait to make this this I will link down below for you guys as well Highly highly recommend. I love both the cookbooks, but this one I mean look at this. I am so excited about this one. So I'll link that down below for you guys This is where the recipe came from So what is in our cake balls is first you're going to need some almond flour So you saw me haul this this last week from trader joes You'll also need some coconut flour again. I got this off a thrive Best price you guys definitely check out thrive. That is linked down below as well for you Also some coconut sugar. This also came from the thrive market. Love coconut sugar It is the best sugar as far as regular sugar that you can use It's made from the palm of the coconut so it has a low glycemic impact on your blood sugar Fabulous love love love it. You're going to need some almond milk. I'm using my favorite forager cashew milk vanilla extract salt Coconut oil and maple syrup. So let's get started on these no bake cake balls We're ready to start these cake balls. You guys I'm so excited for this So first I'm going to go ahead and add my one and a half cups of almond flour I'm also going to add in one third cup of coconut flour And then I'm going to give this just a quick kind of preliminary stir I just want to make sure those two flowers get nice and combined Coconut flour tends to suck up any moisture So I want to make sure that I just don't have a big ball of coconut flour That's going to suck up all these wet ingredients So I want to make sure it's mixed in really well here with the almond flour And then from there, we're going to go ahead and add one quarter cup of your milk of choice your almond milk We're going to do one teaspoon of our vanilla extract We want just a pinch of salt again. That also helps bring out the sweetness I went ahead and melted down three tablespoons of coconut oil So we're going to go ahead and add that get all that out of there And then lastly I have my maple syrup here I went ahead and measured out three tablespoons of maple syrup Now the best way to do that is on your food scale. So that's exactly what I did And then we are ready to stir this all together Make sure everything gets nice and combined. You should have a dough like consistency So it shouldn't be too wet, but it also shouldn't be too dry Because we need to roll this into little balls, which then makes these cake balls So I'm so excited. The recipe says this literally tastes like cake. So I'm here for it So let's get this nice and mixed together. We'll start rolling these out We're actually going to roll these in the coconut sugar before they go onto our sheet pan But look at that. It already actually looks like cake batter. So we're ready to roll these out We want to get about 18 cake balls. So I'm not sure the size I'm going to have to try to Wing it a little bit and get as many balls as I can if I get more than 18 great It'll just lower the smart points, but my goal is 18 So I'm going to go ahead and roll out the little cake ball And then we're rolling it in the coconut sugar. Oh my gosh, how fun you guys And then we're just going to put it here on our sheet pan And we're just going to keep doing that until we've rolled out 18 little cake balls And then I'll be back to show you what they look like and give you all of the smart points And done what do we do to love? So here are our cake balls. I actually ended up getting 23 So these would be pretty good size if you only got 16 And I also wanted to show you this is how much sugar I have left So this was a quarter of a cup and I probably use half of that I probably used about an eighth of a cup of sugar So with using less sugar and actually getting 23 cake balls instead of 16 It actually cut the point in half, which is awesome So each one of these little cake balls is two smart points Originally my recipe they were four But because of cutting down on the sugar And getting more cake balls rolled out it really cut those points in half So each one of these is two smart points full of really good whole ingredients You've got some fat in there from the coconut oil. Oh my gosh. I'm excited about these I'm going to throw these in the freezer for about an hour You want to get them nice and hard and then we'll throw these into a container with a lid And we'll just store them in our refrigerator So here are my snacks for the week. We're keeping it simple. I generally have a smoothie So that's why I have really limited snacks here. Again. I don't eat all of these every day I like to change it up, but I've been loving my smoothies and I've been loving this cottage cheese combo So what I've been using is this good culture whole milk cottage cheese. You guys this cottage cheese I don't know what it is about it. It's a very small curd. It's nice and thick here I'll show you guys you have to see this. So see it's nice and thick. There isn't much liquid in here Oh my gosh. I seriously love this cottage cheese. So I have one serving of this cottage cheese And it is three smart points. So One half of a cup three points. There's your nutritional information Really really good ingredients seriously the flavor There's no comparison between lighter fat free cottage cheese and this cottage cheese I take this any day of the week. There's 14 grams of protein So I'll have that for three points and then I'll pair that generally with one or two points worth of my crackers I'm obsessed with the simple mills brand. These are the rosemary and sea salt I picked these up off of thrive Again, another great reason to join the thrive market. These are so good and also from thrive These are really really good as well. These are the mary's gone crackers Super seed everything crackers. These have good ingredients. These have amazing ingredients like nothing Questionable at all really really good ingredients and you guys they're so good and hearty Oh my gosh, they're just full of seeds really really good So I like to dip those in my cottage cheese so good So that'll be one snack and then of course I always like to have a belt bar So I went ahead and pulled two out for you this one the black cherry chocolate These are three points So the majority of the bill bars are three points with the exception of any of the bars with nuts But then there's an exception to that So all of the bars are three points including the coconut almond Any other of the nut base bars like the peanut butter here The toffee almond those are all four points because of the nuts now for me I'm okay taking the extra point for the peanut butter because one it's delicious and two It has 20 grams of protein seven fiber and seven grams of fat So it has more fat in it fiber and protein which keeps you full and It's made with organic peanut butter with little chunks of peanuts. So I like the nut base bars I'm more than willing to spend the extra point But in the event that I want to save a point or just want a different flavor These ones are also a great option for three points. They have 15 grams of fiber Or fiber protein that would be a lot of fiber 15 grams of protein six fiber and four fat So still a really really good option. I love the bill bars. They are not a clean food They do have a couple of questionable ingredients But like I've always said for these smart points, you're not going to find a better bar for your smart point bang buck Buck bang whatever you're not going to find a better protein bar for the smart point value than the bill bar So I highly recommend them if you're interested I do have a code for them that will get you 10 off and free shipping It's here on the screen and there's also a link down below if you click the link It'll automatically apply the discounts and the free shipping. So check out bill bar. It's just nice to have these on hand They taste really really good like a candy bar and again for the smart points Slash the ingredients. These are a great option. So those are going to be this week's snacks Thank you for joining me on another weekly my w w meal prep if you're new to my channel welcome Just to let you know, I do follow the blue plan on w w But I do take a clean approach to my eating which means that I try to eat as clean as possible Little to no processed foods. No sugar free fat free light anything I try to just eat food in its most natural state whenever possible So that is kind of the plan that I follow here on my channel So these recipes fall right in line with that speaking of recipes They are all linked down in the description box below for you As well as all of the links and discounts to some of my very favorite things And the link to come on over and join my facebook group. 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