Happy Sunday!
We’re back with another meal prep! Keeping this newsletter quick because I’ve got to make my dad some breakfast-for-dinner. In case anyone’s wondering: French toast, eggs, bacon, and hashbrowns are on the menu tonight.
Quick life updates: I’m officially moving to Boston this fall! Which means no more private-chef meal preps for my parents. (╥﹏╥)
But no worries, this meal prep series isn’t going anywhere. It’ll just shift a little as I meal prep for my boyfriend while he’s in law school. (˶˃ ᵕ ˂˶) .ᐟ.ᐟ
The move is still a couple of months away, but I wanted to give you all a little heads-up. Maybe you’ll start seeing more bento boxes and portable-friendly meals pop up here soon.
Anyway, back to this week’s meal prep.
I really liked this week’s lineup. My favorite and my parents’ favorite was definitely the spicy salmon bento with the rice balls. For breakfast, I also made homemade GoMacro-style peanut butter protein bars. I love GoMacro bars. They’re seriously my favorite. They’re so addicting that when I buy a box, they’re usually gone in two days because they taste like dessert. So I figured why not try making my own? I added some collagen powder too, because I needed a way to add more collagen in our diet.
Here’s what I made this week:
Breakfast #1: Chocolate Banana Cream Chia Pudding
Find the recipe here.
My take on a chocolate banana cream pie in breakfast form. It’s a chocolate peanut butter chia pudding base, topped with coconut whipped cream, banana slices, and peanuts. Basically dessert for breakfast.
Breakfast #2: GoMacro Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars
Find the recipe here.
I seriously love GoMacro bars, so much so that I decided I needed to learn how to make them at home. My mom normally hates the texture of GoMacro bars, but she actually liked these. (She might’ve been lying, but she ate two, so I’m counting it as a win.)
Texture-wise, these are a little stickier than the real thing. I think GoMacro uses some kind of thickener that keeps theirs firmer. But if you pop these in the fridge before eating, they’re way less sticky and super tasty.
#1: Spicy Salmon Bento
Find the recipe here.
My favorite meal this week and the family favorite too. It’s a spicy mayo-coated salmon paired with tuna rice balls. The rice balls aren’t just plain steamed rice, they’re seasoned with soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, and nori. This is what I picture when I think of a classic Japanese bento.
Lunch #2: Kale Crunch Salad with Egg Salad
Find the recipe here.
My parents asked for more veggies in their meals, so I said “say less” and made them this salad. Of course, my dad immediately said he hates kale, but he still ate it all.
This was inspired by the Chick-fil-A kale crunch salad with grilled chicken, but I paired it with a creamy egg salad on the side. My mom and I agreed the egg salad (and the dressing) totally saved the kale and made the whole thing taste way better.
That’s everything I made for meal prep this week! Hope you get a chance to try one of these.
See some of you Saturday and all of you Sunday!
Mwah.
