Food....the absolute key to weight loss, on season shredding, off season building, and reaching your fitness goals. Food prep is an easy way to assure you're successful. I prep several ways and a couple times a week. My world pretty much revolves around food. For two reasons. I have a family, and all I do is eat. I know the struggle that moms have trying to feed their families as well as make their own weight loss goals a priority. The fact of the matter is you can't eat like your kids. No part of you should enjoy the foods that your 11 year old son loves{I feel like I've talked about this before!!?}. There. Cheesy casserole is for toddlers. Not adult woman. I hate to be so...bitchy about it, but its like one of the biggest questions I get and when I tell people that you have to change what you eat and that's gonna look waaaay different then your famalies meal, they get all pissy. Sorry lovelies, you cant have it all. All the food, all the desert and all the skinny jeans isn't gonna happen in the real world.
I prep meat and veggies for just myself. No one can touch. I threaten to literally chew fingers off if my food is messed with. It's usually just a ton of chicken, and green veggies. There are meals, like when I gill my boys some burgers, or make their favorite spaghetti, that I take out my prepped food and this is what I eat at the dinner table. Hence, our food looks very different. There are however, plenty of meals that we can eat together. I can serve them something clean, they are none the wiser, and I can walk away feeling like I have done my job well, for my body and for theirs.
This is a simple stirfry with simple ingredients. It called for added salt and sugar. I didn't add either of those, and didn't miss them a bit.
Beef and Asparagus Stir-Fry
Ingredients....Asparagus. Red Pepper. Basil. {truly add an veggies you desire}
Marinate....Steak. Lemon juice. Braggs liquid Amino{pictured below}. Garlic. Pepper. A touch of olive oil. {The recipe calls for the steak to be stir fried with the veggies, but I grill them separately so that I can use it later in the week with my green veggies} *picture taken before I trimmed the fat off, my bad*
Gather....1 Tbsp Braggs liquid Amino{Soy Sauce alternative}.1 Tbsp Coconut oil. 1 tsp Rice Wine Vinegar. 1 Tbsp Ginger{fresh or try this little fresh herb tube, its sorta the bomb, and stays fresh forever in the fridge.} 1 clove Garlic{minced} 1 tsp{or lots more} of fresh lemon juice.
Grill....Steaks. [those look amazing! I'm a pretty good griller. Just sayin}
Combine....Soy Sauce and Rice Wine Vinegar{set aside}
Stir Fry...Heat coconut oil in a large pan on medium high heat. Add asparagus, pepper, garlic and ginger to the pan and cook, stirring constantly until veggies are done, about 4 minutes. Add soy mixture and cook until fragrant, about 10 seconds. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and basil.
Serve.... Sliced grilled steak. White rice. Veggies. Yum.