Clean eating in the office

Yes! It's true! You do not need to be Suzy Homemaker or have a personal chef to eat clean, delicious meals everyday. Today, for example, I am at work for, hmmm, probably 15 hours. I still have been able to get my 5 daily clean meals in though, without a problem. The key to this is proper planning. I begin to plan my week ahead on Saturday night. Not only do I map out my exercise routines in my head, I also plan my meals. After the kids are in bed and I have a little time to myself, I think about what I have in the fridge and/or freezer and what type of meals I want to cook for myself and my family for the next week. I sometimes will pull out a recipe book or my latest Oxygen magazine to find inspiration. I then make sure that I have the time on Sunday to pick up whatever it is I need and cook a few things in preparation for the week ahead. I ate most of my meals at work today, which is not fun, but it is still tasty and clean. My meals today were:

Meal #1: 6am Eggwhites and 2 slices of lean ham on a slice of Ezekiel bread.
Meal #2: 9am Cottage cheese, egg white, and oatmeal pancakes
Meal #3: 12pm Arugula, chick peas, 1/4 avacado, chicken breast, in an Ezekiel wrap drizzeled with balsamic and olive oil
Meal #4: 3pm Muscle Milk Light (I don't use these often, but when I am busy or have a meeting, they are great caloric composition for a high-protein snack and super fast)
Meal #5: 6pm Roasted Red Pepper Quinoa, chicken breast with roasted red pepper sauce, asparagus, arugula salad with a very light drizzle of balsamic and olive oil.


This was my dinner. And it was delicious!

The quinoa, roasted red peppers, and pepper sauce was made on Sunday. Everything else was easy. The chicken I buy canned from Costco. It is all natural and packed in water and a great option for high protein on the go. Very tasty too, I might add.

To make the quinoa, I just followed the instructions on the package. I roasted 4 red peppers and I used one in the quinoa along with some garlic and a drizzle of EVOO. To make the roasted red pepper sauce, I first purchased one of these:


This blender was very pricey and I am not suggesting you need one of these. However, it is pretty fricken awesome. Stay tuned in coming days for a recipe made in this guy for Spianch Ice Cream. Sounds gross, right? Wrong. It is delicious! My 11 and 1 year old LOVE it.

Anyway...I threw a few whole roasted, seeded red peppers in this baby, a couple tbs of 0% fage, and you have a tangy and creamy red pepper sauce. I made a ton of this and served it over wheat pasta on Sunday night. The family LOVED it.

So, while I wish I was at home, eating a healthy dinner with the family, I can at least still be eating a healthy dinner.