Meal Prep: Baked Apple-berry Oatmeal and Grain & Celery Salad

The last thing I wanted to do this weekend was meal prep. I was low on energy and napping constantly, so the question on my mind was “How can I be as lazy as possible and still eat well?”

Fortunately for me, there are so many options for the busy and lazy! Thank god for pre-made meals. My brain didn’t want to think, and my body didn’t want to cook.

Here’s what I did:

Breakfast - Baked Apple-Berry Oatmeal

I did something similar to last week’s baked blueberry oatmeal, but I decided to mix it up by adding apples and protein powder. I also split this recipe into 4 servings instead of 6 like I did last week. Last week’s breakfast didn’t feel like enough calories, and I found myself hungry by mid-morning. Baked oatmeal is surprisingly low in calories, so I didn’t think twice about changing the servings from 6 to 4.

One issue I ran into in my experimenting was the amount of sweetener to include. My protein powder is naturally sweet so I think next time I would leave out any additional sweetener to account for that.

Breakfast Calories

Baked Apple-Berry Oatmeal (4 servings) – 364 calories

½ cup of Greek Yogurt – 70 calories

2 Tbsp of Sugar-free syrup – 15 calories

TOTAL CALORIES – 450-ish calories

Lunch - Costco Grain & Celery Salad with Rotisserie Chicken

For lunch, I got super lazy and grabbed a pre-mixed salad from Costco. I’ve been addicted to the Grain & Celery Salad since a friend introduced me to it a few months ago. Throw some rotisserie chicken and kale into it and you have the easiest lunch in the world!

Lunch Calories

4 oz of rotisserie chicken – 120 calories

150 grams of Grain & Celery Salad – 270 calories

1 cup (one big handful) of Kale – 11 calories

TOTAL CALORIES – 400-ish calories

                There are plenty of healthy options available that make feeding yourself simple and easy. Don’t make things hard for yourself!

Happy meal planning!