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GUT HEALTH Recipes, tips, & tricks for meal prep1. Aim to make 1-2 of the recipes listed below. These meal prep recipes are focused on 3 components:
- Including daily intake of fermented foods -adding in beneficial bacteria
- Including sources of prebiotic fiber & fats like Omega-3s -the food for your GOOD bacteria
- Reducing high saturated fat & added sugar products -the food for your BAD bacteria
Monday B: Cherry green smoothie L: Cottage cheese crab bowl D: Spinach artichoke chickpea pasta or Spinach & cauliflower rice chicken casserole
Tuesday B: Cherry green smoothie L: leftovers D: leftovers
Wednesday B: Berry overnight oats L: Greek yogurt chicken salad D: leftovers
Thursday B: Berry overnight oats L: Eat leftovers D: leftovers
Friday B: Green strawberry smoothie L: leftovers D: Crockpot chicken enchilada sweet potatoes -pair with a non-starchy veggie like a salad or a frozen veggie bag or canned green beans OR Garlicky tofu stir-fry in a pot/skillet
Saturday B: Green strawberry smoothie L: Chicken & pre-sauced steamer veggies (pair with a frozen bag of asparagus for great pre-biotic fibers!) leftovers D: leftovers
Sunday B: Green strawberry smoothie L: leftovers D: leftovers
DHF really appreciates the recommendation of driver-approved tips, tricks, & products listed at the bottom of this page! If you have suggestions you think would benefit others, please send us an email at [email protected] or post to our facebook group- Prime Driver Health and Fitness
Meal prep tips
Storage can be a big issue when it comes to meal prep on the truck
1. Drivers recommend investing in a vacuum sealer to store weeks of food at a time without going bad and taking up tons of space
- Find a USB rechargeable vacuum sealer and bags from Walmart here- Vacuum & Bags
- Another option is to simply take a ziploc back and suck out the air with a straw. Cheap but it works!
2. Drivers recommend investing in a blender to make nutritious smoothies. The Blend Jet 2 (battery powdered, USB rechargeable) is especially driver friendly as you can put your ingredients in before driving, place the entire blender in your cupholder, then press the button and blend without having to plug it in or stop driving!
- Click to get a Blend Jet 2 and cut down on time even MORE by prepping smoothie ingredients in baggies for quick access
- Another great blender is the Vitamix for larger batches of smoothies. Uses 1200-1400 W
Cleaning tips & tricks
Without the right tools for clean up...let's just say it can get messy trying to clean dishes in the truck stop shower
Instead, try these driver recommended products
- Dawn spray soap- cuts through the grime leaving minimal scrub time
- USB rechargeable spray bottle- powerful & helpful tool that holds 1 Liter of water at a time
- Eat cleaner food grade wipes- quick swipe of fruits, veggies, even dishes so it saves a bunch on water
- Handy Clean Rinse-Free wipes- wipes for cleaning off cooking equipment
- Collapsible dish pan- space saving equipment that also doubles as a cutting board
- Large water container with spigot- set to the end of doorway & clean dishes on step
- For blenders- clean quickly by simply filling halfway with water + dab of soap, turn on for 30 seconds to 1 minute, drain, then rinse with plain water
- Parchment paper makes for easy cleanup when using pans or dishes in the Galanz or standard oven
- Baking soda + water method for Instapot- You can get off any kind of caked on grimed with this quick cleaning hack! Here are the instructions: If you have stubborn burnt-on food that won't come off with normal scrubbing, add 2 tablespoons of baking soda to the pot and fill it with 4 cups of water. Pressure-cook for 5 minutes, then allow a natural release. When the pressure is completely released, remove the lid and wash the inner pot with warm soapy water.