As a lot of you already know, our nearly 20-year-old daughter was very sick the primary 2 weeks of January with Flu A that became bronchitis that became bacterial pneumonia that became the start levels of sepsis. After two journeys to the ER within the first few days January, she was admitted to the ICU step down unit on the hospital for a couple of days. (We’re so grateful they caught the sepsis proper originally levels or it may have been a lot worse. You’ll be able to learn extra right here.)
She misplaced quite a lot of weight and her restoration has been sluggish, however she felt effectively sufficient and had adequate blood work outcomes to have the ability to transfer again to Murfreesboro, TN the place she lives and goes to varsity. (Gratefully, her semester begins tomorrow as an alternative of earlier within the month like many faculties, so it gave her extra time to relaxation and get well!)
She moved again to her home in Murfreesboro as we speak and I despatched her with per week’s price of meals so she would have nutritious meals to eat, however wouldn’t have to consider cooking and will deal with persevering with to get well and on college. Right here’s what I made for her:
Meals I Made For Kathrynne:
She made an inventory of meals that sounded good and I based mostly the meals upon this:
5 meals of browned floor beef and onions with cooked rice (I froze these for her to thaw and warmth up as she wants them.)
4 meals of baked salmon and cooked rice
Cooked quinoa
Do-it-yourself Vitality Bites (I added protein powder as a mix-in to make these a little bit heartier!)
Extras I despatched along with her:
Additionally despatched along with her for fast meals/snacks: Oatmeal packets, yogurt and granola, turkey and cheese, Quest bars, cuties, steamed veggies, pre-cooked rooster, apples)
She’s going to get some bread, milk, and some different objects and he or she ought to have all of her meals and snacks lined for the week!
Different Issues I Cooked/Baked:
Whereas I used to be cooking, I made a couple of extras for our household for this week, too: sourdough bread, 3 loaves of French Bread (it’s rising within the pics above and appears significantly better when baked!!), vitality bites, granola bars, rice, quinoa, and floor beef with onions (I’m going so as to add potatoes and peas for dinner one evening this week).
Do-it-yourself Vitality Bites With Protein Powder
For years, I’ve stated on my do-it-yourself vitality bites recipe that you may add protein powder to them as an add-in, however I don’t assume I ever have. I added two scoops of my favourite Justin’s Peanut Butter Cup Protein Powder and I believe they turned out so effectively and this fashion they pack a little bit extra of a protein punch!
Do-it-yourself Granola Bars
Are you able to consider it? I don’t assume I’ve ever made do-it-yourself granola bars? We’ve had this recipe from my sister on my web site for years and I’ve at all times needed to make it, however for some motive I simply have at all times purchased granola bars (possibly as a result of for years they had been so cheap at Aldi??)
I made a decision to make some do-it-yourself granola bars this weekend on a whim, however didn’t have sufficient peanut butter and didn’t have Rice Krispies or wheat germ to make my sister’s recipe, so I discovered this recipe on-line and swapped out wholesome Cocoa Puffs as an alternative of the Rice Krispies + added additional chocolate chips. They had been scrumptious!!
Would you take pleasure in seeing extra posts with meal prep like this? Let me know within the feedback! And let me know what varieties of meal prep posts you’d particularly like to see!
