The other day I vlogged about all of the meals and snacks I ate throughout my whole day (you can find that vlog at the end of this post). Here’s the fun thing about the food I ate- I didn’t plan ahead, and I didn’t use recipes. Don’t get me wrong, sometimes I’m all about meal planning and recipes. Other times I just don’t have the brain space (or maybe budget) for that. This particular day, I kept it simple. All I did was look to see what was in my fridge, throw it together, and eat it. There are endless ways this can be done, but here’s what I did just to get your imagination running.
Simple No-recipe THM-friendly Meal Ideas
- Scrambled Eggs (S) So many options here! I mixed random veggies I found in my fridge and some sausage in with my eggs. I also wanted just a few carbs and something sweet, so I sliced up a few strawberries on the side. For your scrambled eggs you could add in whatever meats, cheese, egg whites, literally any vegetable…the list goes on and on. You could even throw the eggs in a low carb tortilla for a breakfast burrito.
- Lavender Tea (All Day Sipper) I wasn’t ready for caffeine yet, but I wanted a warm drink. All I put in the tea was stevia so it would be considered a sipper and not interfere with any of my fuelings. You could do this with any kind of tea! Another favorite hot drink of mine has been Good Girl Moonshine made with hot water. But if you’re avoiding recipes don’t do that one!
- Coffee with Cream, Small Spoonful of Peanut Butter, and EAA’s for protein (S) Not much more to say about that. I’ve been enjoying a mid-morning coffee break, and I always try to get some protein in and some sort of snack along with it.
- Soup and Strawberry Protein Kefir (light XO) The soup was actually leftover from a previous meal, all I had to do was reheat it. When I originally made it I boiled thinly sliced potatoes in fatty bone broth, added other veggies, canned chicken, gelatin, and seasonings. Again, this is something you can make with literally whatever you have in your kitchen. I’m sure you could make it any fuel type as well. I wasn’t sure there was enough chicken left in the soup so I supplemented protein with my strawberry kefir drink. Here’s what it was- scoop of whey protein, kefir (you could use almond milk), dash of stevia, and strawberries quickly blended.
- Whole Wheat Sourdough Toast with Jam (E) Honest confession here, this snack did not have protein like it should have. It would have been a better snack if I had added another protein drink or some cottage cheese. Just including this so you know I’m not perfect.
- Chicken Stir-fry with Brown Rice (E) This was another just grab all the veggies and cook them up meal. I fried the veggies in a little bit of coconut oil and drizzled a sauce over them. My sauce included chicken broth, brown sugar truvia, ginger powder, paprika, soy sauce…but there are so many ways you can do it. In my opinion, you can’t go wrong with a quick stir-fry. I used instant brown rice and cooked some chicken in my Instant Pot. But you can use whatever meat you want! You could also omit the rice and add more oil to make it an S.
- Skinny Chocolate (S) Ok, this was one thing that was from a recipe. But in my defense, it was already prepped. I didn’t have to make it that day. You could also buy some Lily’s chocolate or really dark chocolate for an easy on-plan dessert fix.
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