August Meal Prep Class

On the Menu:

Vanilla Yogurt Bowl: This recipe is for 1 serving, so modify according to how many servings you need.

https://www.beachbodyondemand.com/blog/vanilla-yogurt-bowl-recipe

White Bean and Roasted Red Pepper Hummus: 

https://www.beachbodyondemand.com/blog/white-bean-and-roasted-red-pepper-hummus

Tropical Salad with Mango, Avocado and Chicken: This recipe is for 1 serving, and calls for cooked chicken, you can either cook prior to the class or grill after and add to the salad.

https://www.beachbodyondemand.com/blog/tropical-salad-with-mango-avocado-and-chicken-recipe

Grilled Pork Chops with Peach and Jalapeño Salsa:

https://www.beachbodyondemand.com/blog/grilled-pork-chops-with-peach-and-jalapeno-salsa

Ready for a quick summertime meal prep? These delicious recipes will become part of your favorites! 

On the Menu:

Coffee Cake Overnight Oats: This recipe is for 1 serving (2 Yellows) so we can double to get 2-4 servings.

https://www.beachbodyondemand.com/blog/coffee-cake-shakeology-overnight-oats 

Grilled Veggie Quesadillas: We will prep/grill the veggies to use in quesadillas through the week.

https://www.beachbodyondemand.com/blog/grilled-veggie-quesadilla

Spinach Salad with Quinoa, Chickpeas and Paprika Dressing: Serves 12, so you may want to cut the recipe in half.

https://www.beachbodyondemand.com/blog/spinach-salad-with-quinoa-chickpeas-and-paprika-dressing

Grilled Dijon Chicken: Serves 2 so you may want to double.

https://www.beachbodyondemand.com/blog/grilled-chicken-dijon

Join the next Meal Prep Live - August 1st @ 11am PST, click the link to register: 

https://deanna-thornton.mykajabi.com/monthly-meal-prep-class

Remember the rocket pops we'd have on those hot summer days in July? Yum! There are lots of great memories from food, and now you can re-create them with better, more nutritious ingredients, without losing the flavor!

Sometimes we think everything has to change, or we no longer get the foods we love when we start a nutrition plan, but that's just not the case! You can work in those favorite things, modify them with better ingredients, and still get to your goals of better nutrition.  This is just one example, and a delicious one!

Cool off this summer with a favorite recipe from the Fixate Recipes in Beachbody On Demand.

Did you miss the February Meal Prep Class? That's ok, I've got you covered!

Check out the February Meal Prep Class here: https://youtu.be/Djx0G7uwzGg

Every month I host a Meal Prep Class, open to all! It's simple, and an effective hour of action. Here's how it works:

- Register for the Meal Prep Class

- Two Days prior to the class you'll receive the shopping list and zoom link

- Go grocery shopping prior to the class

- Join the link and we'll get prepping!

I love to simplify anything I can, and when I heard this idea I knew I had to share it with you so you can put it into action too!  We're nearing the end of a month, so it's a great time to reflect on what's working, and think about what we can shift.

Here's how it works:

Get a sheet of paper or open your journal.

Write three categories: Start, Stop, and Continue

Now write out your thoughts:

Start - What do you want to start? This can be big or small, short term or long term, anything you want to start now.

Stop - What do you want to stop? Things holding you back or getting in the way of your progress.

Continue - What is working, let's keep it going! It's so important to recognize what's going well, be proud of it, and keep it going.

Check out the video for specific ideas around each category.  And if you're ready to do more with your fitness or nutrition, I have a new group starting Monday! Email or comment to get the details.

Who doesn't like easy?! My family requests this chicken often, we mostly put it in tacos and taco bowls. It's easy, super flavorful, and you can definitely convert the recipe to a slow cooker or Instant Pot!

Shredded Chicken

2-3 lbs of boneless/skinless chicken breasts

1/2 cup chicken stock

1/2-1 cup of your favorite salsa

1/2 tsp chili powder

1/2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp smoked paprika

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp onion flakes or onion powder

4 oz. can of green chilies (hot or mild)

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cut each chicken breast into 2-3 pieces. In a dutch oven (or large oven safe pot), heat some olive oil and sear the chicken pieces. Add in all other ingredients, bring to a boil, then place in oven. Cook for 1 1/2-2 hours until chicken is able to be shredded. Remove from oven, shred chicken and serve in tacos or taco bowls.

Recipe Tips: This recipe freezes well, so no worries if you make too much, just put it in a freezer safe container and enjoy another time!

Maybe you've been putting off the whole idea of meal planning because you think you don't have time, or it's just too complicated? Today's video is all about where to start and how to get started with meal planning.  

Meal planning should make your life easier in the long run by creating habits that work for you and your goals. It's important to meal plan in a way that fits into your lifestyle, and in a way that's doable. It doesn't make sense to create extra stress by adopting an all or nothing type plan, so give yourself grace as go through this process knowing it's ok to be a beginner, and you will get better!

Need to feel a little fire in your quads, this is just the move! And no weight required to feel all the burn. Add this move into your leg day!

Start with 30 seconds on each side, times two. Make sure you're keeping the weight in the heel of the forward foot, light pressure in the back foot (for balance). Modify by not going as deep into the squat.

It's that time of year where the comfort foods come back into rotation and the warmth of a saucy dish is perfect for a cool fall day.  I love this recipe, not only because you can add a ton of veggies, but also for the satisfying flavor. Yum! Let's get started!

Thai Meatballs with Red Curry

Meatballs:

2 lbs. ground turkey

1 medium zucchini grated and squeezed

1 T minced garlic

1 T minced ginger

1/4 cup chopped green onions and/or cilantro

1 tsp fish sauce

1-2 tsp Sriracha, chili paste or red curry paste (optional)

Salt/Pepper to taste

Red Curry Sauce:

1-2 tsp red curry paste (more if you like it spicy)

1 1/2 cups coconut milk

1 tsp fish sauce

3 T tomato paste

Squeeze of lime juice (optional)

Cauliflower Rice Medley:

Saute frozen cauliflower rice with onion, carrots, celery, or whatever veggies you have in your frig, also great with peppers and snap peas.

Combine turkey meatball ingredients and make into golf ball size meatballs.  Add to a hot...

Every Thursday night I host a Nutrition Happy Hour to connect live with clients and talk through nutrition struggles.  It's a great time to work on specific issues, talk through solutions, and encourage everyone that this is completely normal, yet changeable if you want it to be. This is just one of the many benefits of being a part of my groups, and it's a huge benefit to be able to talk specifically about the concerns/struggles you're having in order to change them.  Nutrition isn't one size fits all, come join us to see what it's all about!

Tonight's topic is Stress/Emotional Eating, it's a big one for so many people! It can feel like you can never conquer stress/emotional eating, but when you take it in small steps, give yourself grace, and keep working toward the goal - change will come.  Part of changing this habit is first realizing when it happens. You'll be looking for the emotion or situation that leads you to want to overeat, binge, comfort yourself,...