What’s in the Fridge: Food Prep for the Week

Most Sundays, I attempt to meal plan and prepare food for the week. I tried a schedule with Mexican Monday, Thai Tuesday, and so on but it just didn’t work for me. I still have my recipes sorted into these types of categories but I like to try so many different things that my meals change from week to week.

There are a few things that I have been making very regularly, though, and these items have consistently made it on my go-to Sunday prep list.

Orange Cranberry Granola

This cranberry orange granola from Cookie and Kate is my absolute favorite. It’s super easy to make, healthy, and deliciously flavorful. Also, we have oranges most of the year, which is another reason why its a go-to fav. When I didn’t have oranges, I’ve made it with lemons and its still fantastic.

Combinations: yogurt and granola, oatmeal and granola, or just cereal with granola and your choice of milk.

Hard Boiled Eggs

Hardboiled eggs are a super easy breakfast add-in as well as lunch. If you have boiled eggs, you can whip up egg salad sandwiches for lunch in no time.

Egg Salad: eggs, yogurt or mayonnaise, salt, pepper, and dried dill (that I brought from the States)

Coconut milk

No- I didn’t make coconut milk but I put it in a jar for easier storage. I’ve been putting honey and coconut milk in my coffee for a while and am a huge fan.

Overnight oats

Overnight oats are one of my favorites since they can be eaten cold or heated up in the microwave in the morning with no prep. I like to add granola to them in the morning and sometimes add sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds too.

I got the recipe from a friend …

INGREDIENTS PER JAR:
1/2 c oats 
1 t cinnamon
1 t flax seed
Mix together in a jar and add...
1/2 c almond milk or other milk 
1/2 t maple syrup or honey
1/3 cup chopped apple -3 apples for 6 jars. (cut small) 

Almond Milk

I’ve recently been exploring new milk options. If you buy or make almond butter, almond milk is super healthy, tasty, and easy.

I used this recipe from Detox Inista with dates, water, and almond butter. It says no straining but I usually end up needing to strain it for a better consistency.

Kombucha

Last but not least– kombucha! Still going strong with my kombucha brew game. Chai spiced kombucha is a combination I came up with and it’s one of my favorites. It’s also super easy since I usually have theses spices on hand.

INGREDIENTS FOR EACH 1 L JAR

4 cloves 
pinch of ginger powder
2 cardamom seeds - crushed until pod is open 
1 cinnamon stick  or 10 scraps of various sized cinnamon bark  or 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
(stir and let sit on counter for 3-4 days) 

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I’d love to know what some of your favorites are that always make there way into your fridge. What do you tend to prep (or want to prep) each week in order to feel ready to go?