Run…Run! Hurry, HURRY! Gotta go here, gotta go there…

Does this sound anything like your life? Nowadays we are always on the run. Soccer practice, work, meetings, church, and so on and so on. It’s no wonder people are not eating the right foods and are choosing fast food instead. Well, I have some quick tips to help you PREPARE for your busy week ahead so that you always had food available.

1.  Buy big bags of frozen chicken breasts and put 5 or so of them in a crock pot right away in the morning. No need to add water!  Cook on high for 5-7 hours. You can add seasoning after about 4 hours. Put chicken in tupperware and you have ready-to-go chicken all week. You can add it to salads, saute it with stir fry veggies, add to brown or wild rice, or put in a whole wheat tortilla for a wrap.

2. Pre-cook your brown or wild rice, quinoa or other starchy carbs that you like. Rice does take quite some time to cook so by preparing it all on a Sunday night, you have it ready to go for the whole week. Cook 2-3 cups to make sure you will have enough for all week!

3.  Brown up some ground turkey or lean ground beef. You can add this to your eggs, to some rice, add to some taco seasoning and add to tortilla or salad or use for a healthy hotdish.

4 . Precook  some sweet potatoes or yams. You can add these to your eggs or as a side with your chicken.

5. Grilling on Sunday? Add 4 more chicken breast or turkey burgers and have them ready to go all week!

6. Don’t overlook the quick and easy protein powder shakes. These by far are the quickest way to get in a meal if you are on the run. Get yourself a shaker, add water or milk, add your protein powder and you have a meal on the go! If you have a little extra time, use the blender and add some fresh or frozen fruit and some ice cubes! Delicious and healthy smoothie!

The best place to find good quality protein powder is bodybuilding.com. My two favorite brands are 4Ever Fit and Optium 100% Whey Protein.  They have a lot of flavors to choose from and by far are the best tasting.

So there you have some great tips on how to prepare foods ahead of time, so that you will always have a healthy food choice instead of running through some fast food place. It’s the little things that will help you get that much closer to reaching your fitness goals.