P90X2 Meal Plan

Thought I would switch things up a little this week and make a VIDEO post about my meal plan! Bare with me (bear with me?!) hmm...lol 

I know I'm talking a million mile/hr but I didn't want it to be too long and my video editing software SUCKS!!! If someone could point me in the right direction to something that won't degrade the quality of my pics, I would be mucho grateful!

But let me know whatcha think!

Side note...it's "bear with me" right? because bare means like naked. omg am I really having a blonde moment?! ***just googled it*** ay yi yi

My P90X 2 Meal Plan (Vegetarian)

Wake Up: Warm Lemon Water

Post workout: P90X Results & Recovery 2 scoops mixed with water

First Meal: Baked Apple Bliss! 1 cup oatmeal with 1 tbs wheat germ ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, 1 baked apple (Recipe Below!)

Beachbody Multivitamin  

Meal 2: Shakeology

Meal 3: Zesty Spinach Soup (recipe below)

Meal 4: 2 Cups baby carrots & broccoli, 2 Tbsp Homemade Red Pepper Hummus! =) Recipe Below!

Meal 5: Vegan Lettuce Wrap & 1 Cup of veggies juiced in my Jack LaLanne!

Post workout: 1 scoop Brown rice protein powder mixed with water

Recipes!

Baked Apple Oatmeal Bliss!

6 Apples (take your pics!)

5 Cups Oatmeal

2 Tbsp Cinnamon

1/2 Cup Wheat Germ

2 Cups Walnuts

Core Apples. You can bake apples first and then throw in food processor. OR you can throw apples in the food processor FIRST.

Throw 1 cup Walnuts in food processor until coarsely chopped.

Keep 1 Cup walnuts in food processor until it's basically a powder.

Mix apples, cinnamon & walnuts in with the Oatmeal. Bake in the over at 400 degrees- covered for 30 min, uncovered for 10 min.

You can add a sweetener if you would like, but I personally like the the taste of just apples & oatmeal. I also like my oatmeal super dry, but you MAY want to add a little water. 

Options!

• You can also add raisins, dried cranberries! Or whatever else you like! Get creative! 
• Try nutmeg and/or Allspice
• For a twist, add grated orange zest or lemon zest in with your apples
• You can bake everything all together OR you can slice apples, wrap in a foil pouch with spices & raisins. Bake at 300 degrees for 30 min. Then you can mash the mixture over your Oatmeal. Honestly, you can't really mess this up =)

***Update*** I re-heated this for breakfast in the microwave. Delish! But I was thinking...it would have been 10 times better if I could have reheated it in the oven uncovered. You know when apple crisp gets that delicious "crispness" to the top layer. Yummy! I might try that this weekend when I'm home for breakfast.
I love these pyrex dishes because #1 they last (no bending or breaking!) #2 I feel safer reheating glass instead of plastic. Would you like some cancer with your oatmeal? No thank you. #3 You can throw them in the oven! I got a set of 3 for $7 at Tj Maxx. Score!

Zesty Spinach and Veggie Soup!

What I love most about this recipe....you can basically just use whatever veggies you have at home!

1 Onion

2 Carrots (sliced or coarsely chopped)

3 Stalks of Celery (sliced or coarsely chopped)

3 Cloves of garlic (bust out the garlic press)

2 Zucchini, chopped or sliced

1 Package Frozen Spinach

6 Cups of Vegetable Stock (You can use chicken or beef broth if you like)

1 Veggie Bouillon

2 Cups Tomato (chopped)

Pinch of Nutmeg

1 tsp Sea Salt

Pinch of Black Pepper

Saute veggies

Add stock and bouillon to large stock pot- add veggies, tomatoes, & spices. Bring to a boil then simmer. Add spinach and continue to simmer for 15-20 min.

Enjoy!

I Love the frozen Spinach! Soooo easy! 

 ALWAYS check the labels! 

 I went a little nuts with the food processor lol

Hummus

2 15oz cans of chickpeas drained & rinsed
Juice from 1 lemon
2 tablespoons tahini
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp cumin
water for thinning out
salt, to taste
1/4 roasted red pepper

Place chickpeas in food processor or blender with lemon juice, tahini, garlic, roasted red pepper & cumin. Process until very smooth, 1-2 min, stop the machine and scrape down the sides if necessary. Add a little water to thin out. Salt to taste.

I roasted my red pepper. I actually threw the garlic in the food processor then put it inside the red pepper, wrapped in foil and baked.

Vegan Lettuce Wrap

Veggies to juice!

I just started adding Wheat grass to my juice =)

Have you tried any variations of these recipes? Do you have any awesome recipes to share?

P90X2 Vegetarian Meal Plan!

Prepare your meals ahead of time!! I PREACH this! Try it for one week and I swear you'll never go back! At first it seemed a little annoying to me to spend ALL of this time in the kitchen on Sunday.

The OLD me
When I would grocery shop, I didn't have a list. I would walk down the aisles and pick up what looked good in the moment. No game plan. No Strategy- It makes NO sense!
I never thought ahead about what I was going to eat- translation: I ate a lot of frozen meals or grabbed fast food. I would go hungry for hours, then binge eat.

Me Now
I have a system. I have a routine. I have a PLAN. I sit down on Sunday with my cookbooks and notepad and make my meal plan for the week. yes, it was hard AT FIRST but it FORCED me to LEARN!! It forced me to THINK about what I was going to eat and then PREPARE for it!
it's crazy to think that while we KNOW we need to eat several times during the day...so many people give it little to no thought until they are in the moment and hungry. That leaves you vulnerable and you tend to grab what is CONVENIENT.
***MAKE HEALTHY CONVENIENT!!! There's a thought =)

Sooo I make my meal plan and then check my kitchen so I can see what I need. Then I make a list and STICK TO IT! I don't stray! I don't even go down most of the aisles. If I can't SEE ice cream, it doesn't exist! lol
If you are vulnerable in the store and buy those naughty things, you KNOW you are going to eat them later. If you can be STRONG enough to pass them up in the store...you won't have the temptation at home. I used to have things like ice cream (can you tell it's my FAV?) but what would happen....since I KNEW they were there...it was like they were calling my name "Eattttt meeeee" I couldn't concentrate on anything else until I ate it.

My P90X 2 Meal Plan (Vegetarian)

Wake Up: Warm Lemon Water

Post workout: P90X Results & Recovery 2 scoops mixed with water

First Meal: 1 cup oatmeal with 1 tbs wheat germ ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, 1 baked apple & Beachbody Multivitamin 

Meal 2: Shakeology

Meal 3: Mediterranean Arugula Salad (See recipe below)

Meal 4: 2 Cups baby carrots & broccoli, 2 Tbsp Homemade Red Pepper Hummus! =) Recipe Below!

Meal 5: Vegan Lettuce Wrap & 1 Cup of veggies juiced in my Jack LaLanne!

Post workout: 1 scoop Brown rice protein powder mixed with water

Recipe Time!

Oatmeal with Baked Apples

Cut & Core Apples. Sprinkle with cinnamon, cover with foil- Bake at 400 degrees for 45 min

Put Baked apples in Food processor, process until it's like apple sauce 

Yummy!

Add to Oatmeal! Refrigerate! Reheat and Eat!

Mediterranean Arugula Salad

Hummus


2 15oz cans of chickpeas drained & rinsed
Juice from 1 lemon
2 tablespoons tahini
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp cumin
water for thinning out
salt, to taste
1/4 roasted red pepper

Place chickpeas in food processor or blender with lemon juice, tahini, garlic, roasted red pepper & cumin. Process until very smooth, 1-2 min, stop the machine and scrape down the sides if necessary. Add a little water to thin out. Salt to taste.

I roasted my red pepper. I actually threw the garlic in the food processor then put it inside the red pepper, wrapped in foil and baked at the same time i made the apples.

Vegan Lettuce Wrap

Veggies to juice!

I just started adding Wheat grass to my juice =)

Have you tried the P90X or P90X2 Meal plan? What did you make? Do you have any awesome recipes to share?