Last updated on October 24th, 2023
Inside: Come take a look at what meal prep looks like in our house each week as I share easy meal prep ideas for you every Monday. Each post includes recipes used and plated examples. This week: Apple-Cinnamon-Raisin Oatmeal Bake, Breakfast Sausage, Homemade Peanut Butter Granola, and Quinoa Edamame Salad with Lemon-Lime Dressing.
Meal Prep Monday
Happy Monday mamas! I’ve got another awesome lineup of easy meals for you today!
If you’ve never been here before, each Monday I post all the details about my weekly meal prep day. You’ll find links to all the recipes used and photos of real life put together plates using the meals. This way you’ll have plenty of inspiration when it comes to planning your weekly menu.
If you missed last week’s post, you can find it here.
For this week’s meals we have:
- Apple-Cinnamon-Raisin Oatmeal Bake
- Breakfast Sausage
- Homemade Peanut Butter Granola
- Quinoa Edamame Salad with Lemon-Lime Dressing
Breakfast
Let’s start with breakfast. If you know me, you know that I love a good breakfast. I find that if you start your day with a healthy and filling breakfast, you’ve got way more energy to power through your day.
For this week’s breakfast, I decided to make this Apple-Cinnamon-Raisin Oatmeal Bake from EatingBirdFood.com. Ya’ll, I make SO many recipes from this site, she is seriously amazing and you’ve got to check out her stuff!
This no-sugar added oatmeal bake is super easy to whip together and tastes delicious. The fresh apple chunks and cinnamon really have this one reminding me of fall. Is anyone else secretly really pumped about fall already?!
I decided to also cook a whole large package of sausage too. I froze some for quick reheating down the road, and we’ll eat the rest throughout the next few days.
This is how our breakfast turned out:
Cooking in advance of breakfast time takes so much stress and hassle out of your morning routine. For this meal, all I had to do was reheat the oatmeal bake and sausage in the microwave for 30-60 seconds and plate it. I added some fresh fruit to our plate and voila. Breakfast in minutes.
Lunch:
I am kind of obsessed with this Quinoa Edamame Salad with Lemon-Lime Dressing. It’s one that is part of my regular lunch rotation. The protein found in the edamame, feta, and quinoa will leave you full for hours afterward. My favorite lunches are the kind that you can just scoop out into a bowl in 2 seconds. Totally easy! *I add 4oz crumbled feta to this recipe*
We have been having lots of outside playtime lately, so I wanted something equally as fast for my toddler. When I’m looking for a super quick toddler meal, I like to throw this snacky lunch together.
This is how our lunch turned out:
I served cut string cheese with apple slices and a yogurt pouch as well as ham shapes with crackers. It’s funny because sometimes when we think of these snacky lunches as just super quick thrown together meals, our toddlers find them so fun and interesting. My toddler was all about this one and devoured it!
Snack:
For our snacks this week, I made a big batch of Homemade Peanut Butter Granola. I served this with yogurt and banana most days. This is one of those snacks that I can guarantee will be a big hit for my toddler. Alternatively, you could always serve this snack as an actual breakfast, because it’s pretty filling.
This is how our snack turned out:
If you missed my Sprinkle “Sundae” post using this healthy granola, be sure to check it out. It combines this granola with some yogurt and sprinkles for what feels like a real ‘treat’ for your toddler, but is secretly healthy!
Wrap It Up
That’s it for this week. I wanted to keep things pretty simple this week because I knew we were going to be pretty busy so this lineup worked out perfectly. If you missed my Meal Prep For Beginners post, be sure to check it out for all the details on how I make meal prep work for my household and all the tips for getting started.
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