Tami Discusses how to be succesfull in putting meals together based our our "batch prepping" cooking style. Decision fatigue is a real thing. We make so many decisions throughout the day that by the time we get to the end of the day and dinner time we are weaker in our resolve. We are hard wired to seek out the highest calorie dense food the least amount of energy – that spells disaster if you are not already prepared with a supportive environment for a healthy lifestyle.
Preparation trumps motivation!
Having your fridge, pantry and freezer stocked with healthy whole foods is the key to sustaining this lifestyle with ease.

Preparation trumps motivation!
Having your fridge, pantry and freezer stocked with healthy whole foods is the key to sustaining this lifestyle with ease.

Meal Planning
I used to plan my meals using animal product as the main dish and planning around that. Now I think what STARCH will I be having and planning my meal around it!
Potatoes, sweet potatoes, rice, quinoa, millet, oat groats, wild rice, corn, winter squash like Kabocha, butternut, Deliciata and so on.

Links for items discussed

Batch Cooking Blog post and video
https://www.nutmegnotebook.com/category/batch-cooking/

Smokey Black Bean Burgers recipe link
https://www.nutmegnotebook.com/posts/smokey-black-bean-burgers/

Recipes using Quinoa
https://www.nutmegnotebook.com/?s=Quinoa

Vegan Alfredo Sauce
https://www.nutmegnotebook.com/posts/vegan-alfredo-sauce-with-zucchini-noodles/

Nutmeg Notebook Salads Link
https://www.nutmegnotebook.com/?s=salads

Taco Lentils Recipe
https://www.nutmegnotebook.com/plant-strong-recipes/chili-lentils-for-tacos/

Tami's New Chipotle Nacho Cheeze Sauce & Black Beans for PoNachos
https://www.nutmegnotebook.com/posts/ponachos-vegan-potato-nachos/

Donna's Cheeze Sauce
https://www.nutmegnotebook.com/posts/cooking-method/blenderblendtec/donnas-vegan-cheeze-sauce/

Jack Fruit
https://amzn.to/2KuT5NI

Tami's Easy Red Salsa recipe
https://www.nutmegnotebook.com/plant-strong-recipes/tamis-easy-red-salsa/

Nourish Bowls recipe
https://www.nutmegnotebook.com/posts/cooking-method/quickeasy-cooking-method/nourish-love-bowl-comfort-food/

Wild Rice in the Instant Pot
https://www.nutmegnotebook.com/posts/instant-pot-wild-rice/

Oat Groats from Amazon
https://amzn.to/31BzKA5

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