Don’t forget to check out the current week’s meal plan here! The plan below is an archive from last week’s meal plan. Looking for inspiration for your meals this week? Be sure to take a look at the meal plans from previous weeks in the blog. First long weekend of the summer is done andContinue reading “Week 22 Meal Plan”
Author Archives: Alexis Arvis
Don’t Let Your Summer Produce Go To Waste!
Who else out there loves a good Farmers Market shopping spree? I am mesmerized by ALL of the fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers, etc. and then I bring home the bags and bags of colorful foods….and wonder how I am going to enjoy it all….before the next week’s haul, or before it all goes bad.Continue reading “Don’t Let Your Summer Produce Go To Waste!”
10 Favorite Summer Smoothies
Summer weather inspires vibrantly colorful meals and an inclination to snack on fresh fruit and vegetables instead of chips and cookies (most of the time!). How do I use all of the produce I buy at the store or farmer’s market, and inevitably can’t finish just by adding it as a side to meals andContinue reading “10 Favorite Summer Smoothies”
Week 21 Meal Plan
Pool is up and running, just in time for the early season hot temps. Sunshine, grills and water are my summer plans, how about you? See my Week 21 meal plan below with all of the Don’t forget to follow me on Instagram and Facebook for my in the moment results, adjustments and ideas! MondayContinue reading “Week 21 Meal Plan”
Back to Summer Parties
Did anyone else learn that they enjoy being social more than they realized over the last 12-15 months? And, now have a slightly harder time getting back into socializing with more than your “bubble” of people as things are starting to go back to pre-pandemic “normals”? I never thought I relied on having people overContinue reading “Back to Summer Parties”
Family Dynamics and Meal Planning
Do you ever find yourself struggling to keep everyone happy and meet everyone’s dietary needs at the dinner table, especially when you’re trying to please children, partners and parents alike? I plan meals, workouts and “quiet time” each week, because I am a planner and a “to-do list” kind of girl; but also because itContinue reading “Family Dynamics and Meal Planning”
Week 20 Meal Plan
From Last week….Week 20 Meal Plan Ready for all the colorful and fresh food that will be at the farmers markets this weekend, but in the meantime, I’m working up a few meals that will be simple, full of color, and prepared outside as much as possible! The pool goes up this weekend and it’llContinue reading “Week 20 Meal Plan”
Top Hot Weather Food Prep Ideas
Meal Plans and food prep doesn’t look the same every season – especially the summer months when none of us want to heat up the house more than we have to, stand for hours at the stove or spend time cleaning the kitchen up when everyone is running around the backyard and enjoying the longerContinue reading “Top Hot Weather Food Prep Ideas”
Get Out of Your Head.
79,233. That’s the number of steps I’ve taken since I welcomed in the next year of my life seven days ago. It is true what they say, the first step is the hardest. 33. That’s the distance I’ve covered (in miles). The miles of phone calls with friends, podcasts that entertained me and some quietContinue reading “Get Out of Your Head.”
10 Kitchen Items for Easy Meal Prep!
Meal prep sounds easy and doable until you realize you don’t have some of the things that make it worth the time, effort and don’t make you want to just order out! The list below is the set of basics I found helpful when getting into meal prep, and I promise to share more itemsContinue reading “10 Kitchen Items for Easy Meal Prep!”