Clean eating is so much easier when you are prepared! Typically I try to keep my fridge, freezer and pantry stocked with healthy ingredients and make extra of whatever I am preparing for dinner to eat for subsequent meals. I know that my current habits will have to evolve as I enter motherhood in the next few weeks. My time and energy for cooking will not be the same, but my need for clean and nourishing foods will be greater than ever. In my Pregnancy and Postpartum Nutrition Plan, I mentioned that I am stocking my freezer with both grab and go meals and building blocks for making them quickly and easily.
Soups are easy to freeze and defrost for a nutrient dense meal.
4 Ways I'm Stocking my Freezer for Clean Eating
Soups- soups are one of the best nutrient dense meals for freezing and staying fresh. I am freezing a variety of soups including:
Protein- I want to make sure I have high quality protein options to add to my veggie/grain bowls. I am freezing:
Lamb meatballs
Meat sauce
Baked chicken breasts
Snacks- There are plenty of packaged options, but homemade snacks are always cheaper and cleaner! I am freezing:
Smoothies- I am freezing packets of smoothie ingredients that I can simply add nut milk to and blend. Some of the combinations I am doing are:
Frozen cherries, avocado and banana to make the Cherry Almond Recovery Bowl
Frozen blueberries and cauliflower to make the Blueberry Cauliflower Smoothie Bowl
Frozen banana, pumpkin and peeled ginger to make the Ginger Turmeric Pumpkin Smoothie
These kind of snack balls go way too fast so I love to make a double batch to freeze some for later!
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