Vegetarian Meal Prep By Marek Fitness No. 20

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Fresh veggie meal prep with pancake brekkie and chili con carne dinners

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Vegetarian Meal Prep By Marek Fitness No. 20

Background

Vegetarian Day

Supplements

True WPI90, True Glutamine, and True Pre-workout

Food Diary

Breakfast

Apple cinnamon protein pancakes
1 cup grapes
2 Tbsp True Natural Almond Butter
True Post-Workout
True WPI90
Banana

Salad for Lunch

1 cup edamame
3 handfuls of baby spinach
½ cup diced capsicum
½ cup cherry tomatoes
½ cup cucumbers
½ cup baby carrots
1.5 Tbsp hummus

Lunch #2

Veggie lentil chili con carne

Dinner​

1 cup cooked barley
1 cup steamed green beans
2 vegetarian wheat-free sausages

Recipes

Apple Cinnamon Protein Pancakes (2 servings)

Ingredients

1 cup oats
½ cup unsweetened applesauce
¼ cup milk (your choice dairy/almond/coconut)
1 scoop True WPI90
1 Tbsp baking powder
½ tsp True Cinnamon Powder

Method

  1. Mix wet ingredients in a bowl

  2. Add dry ingredients and mix well

  3. Make pancakes on a non-stick pan

Veggie Lentil Chili Con Carne (6 servings)

Ingredients

4 diced onion
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1.5 Tbsp of olive oil
1.5 cup of brown lentils
3 cans roasted tomatoes
3 diced carrots
4 diced capsicum
4 tsp salt-free chili powder
6 cups of water or reduced salt-broth
1/3 cup finely chopped celery

Method

  1. Heat up oil in a large pot to medium-high, add onion, carrots, and capsicum

  2. Sauté, stirring frequently until browned, about 7 minutes

  3. Add in garlic and chili powder, stir constantly for about a minute

  4. Add lentils, tomatoes and broth, bring to boil

  5. Partially cover, reduce heat to medium-low and let simmer for about 30 minutes until lentils are almost cooked

  6. Uncover and cook for another 10 minutes

  7. Stir in celery and serve

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