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I finally convinced Brian to let me do a “Prep With Us!” YouTube Live Stream! This could be a TOTAL disaster and I’m sure it will go on WAY longer than any of us want it to… but either way, we’ll have FUN! We will likely be going for around 3-4 hours, so don’t worry if you can’t join in on ALL of the fun.
Join us on Sunday, December 13th at 1:00pm CST over on YouTube via this link. That is 11am PST, 12pm MST, 2pm EST, 7pm GMT and 8pm CET. For those of you around the world, you can use this handy link to find the correct time in ANY city.
I’ve had a few people ask me what we’ll be prepping so they can follow along, so I thought I’d write this blog post to expand on what we’ll be doing. I even created a super organized grocery list PDF, so check it out below!
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Printable Grocery List
I created this handy PDF Shopping List that includes all of the things we will be prepping during the Live Stream. We will be making everything included, but I broke this list down into sections, so you can choose based on which recipes you want to follow along with. As a result, there are a lot of ingredients listed several times throughout, so be sure to combine them so you have enough for what you plan to make!
Please message me on Instagram if you have any questions.
Salad & Veggie Prep
We will start with our weekly salad and veggie prep. This is basically where we chop up any veggies we need for our nightly salads and also anything we might need for recipes we are making for that week.
If you plan to prep like we do, you’ll need quite a few storage containers! We find that storing the veggies in glass Pyrex containers keeps them fresh for up to 5-7 days or even more sometimes.
For this week’s salads, we’ll be prepping the following, but you can choose whatever you like best! Keep in mind, these quantities are for the two of us to share over an entire week, so you may need to adjust if you’re following along.
– 2 to 3 Medium Red Onions (Small dice using our veggie chopper)
– 1 Bunch of Celery (Small dice using our veggie chopper)
– 2lb Bag of Whole Carrots (Shredded using our food processor)
– 2 to 3 Large Zucchini (Julienned using our mandoline slicer)
– 4 to 6 Bell Peppers (I usually get 1-3 green and then 3 multi-colored like red, orange and/or yellow; Large dice using our veggie chopper)
– Banana Peppers (These can be hard to find, but if you see them, try them out! I usually just buy as many as I can when I find them. We remove the seeds, slice peppers using our food processor, put into a mason jar and cover with white vinegar + a teaspoon of salt. Then shake and let sit at least 24 hours before eating. Be CAREFUL handling the seeds and insides because it will burn!)
For lettuce, we usually get a combination of the below and it is enough for both of us to have a giant salad each night. Again, adjust this to what you think you will personally use for the week!
– 3 to 4 bags of Butter Lettuce (The one from Aldi is my favorite!)
– 3 to 4 heads of Iceberg Lettuce (We chop these up fresh right before eating the salads)
– 1 x 16oz box of Baby Spinach (My favorite is from Whole Foods)
Other things we like to use in salads include:
– Canned Garbanzo Beans or Black Beans
– Chopped Dates (I buy the pre-chopped bags from Sun-Maid)
– Nutritional Yeast
– Balsamic Vinegar
– Ground Flax Seed
– Other Seasonings
Check out our latest What We Eat In A Day to see more about what we’ve been using in our salads lately!
While we prep the salad veggies, we will also prep all of the veggies required for our Stuffed Peppers (see below), which includes more bell peppers, red onions, mushrooms, and jalapeño peppers.
Super Smoky Hummus (For Salad Dressing)
We’ll also be making a large batch of our Super Smoky Hummus to use as a salad dressing throughout the week. GET THE RECIPE >
Stuffed Peppers
One of our followers (and friends 🙂) made our Stuffed Peppers last week, and I had totally forgotten how much I love this recipe! We usually have chili or soup for lunch, but this recipe is a great way for us to mix it up while still sticking to the basics of what has worked really well for us to lose weight.
The recipe makes eight peppers, so it works out nicely for four days of lunches for us, but you can always halve the recipe OR freeze extras for another week. I’m excited to bring back an old favorite!
It should also be noted that we use cooked brown rice in this recipe, so you may want to go ahead and pre-cook some prior to the live stream. We’ll cook ours live using our Instant Pot at the beginning of the show.
Black Bean Soup
We made our Black Bean Soup this week and it was SO quick to put together! We normally wouldn’t make both this AND the Stuffed Peppers, but in true Jessica “complicate and make my life more difficult” form, I wanted to put this out there as another option for people who don’t want to make the peppers OR who want to have a couple of lunches to rotate between. This one is a much less complicated recipe.
So you decide if you’d like to make both the peppers and the soup or just one! Both recipes freeze well in case you end up with leftovers. GET THE RECIPE >
See You Sunday!
We really hope you’ll join along with our YouTube Live Stream on Sunday! You might have to BEAR with us as it is the first time we are attempting to live stream for so long and with so much content, but we promise to make it as fun and helpful as possible.
Again, if you have any questions, please reach out to me on Instagram and I’ll do my best to answer everything prior to the live stream.
More Information On A WFPB Diet
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15 Minute Recap: Exactly How We Lost 335+ Pounds On A Plant-Based Diet
How We Lost 270 Pounds: Our Whole Food Plant Based Weight Loss Journey
Q&A Session: Our 290 Pound Weight Loss Journey
Q&A: Weight Loss Update, Loose Skin, Advice on Going Plant-Based + More!
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Where are all the greens?? I don’t see any but broccoli and that wasn’t listed but in a photo. There needs to be more greens to lose the weight and fill your stomach as if it’s full. i would add more of those into your diet. Taco seasoning? Those are not good, maybe no salt but you have other additives. Just use chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic etc its the same thing but with no unknown “natural spices”.
Thank you so much for taking time to do this…your efforts do not go unnoticed and are so appreciated…even though I’m sure it may not feel that way sometimes. 😉 You guys are awesome and love what you are doing. I’m going to try to follow along with you but if not I have the pdf (SO AMAZING!) I’ll prep when I can. Would love to hang with you guys sometime…we are local! Thank you again!
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