Ready Prep Go: Bagel Bites, Banana Bread Bars and Monster Cookie Squares 🍌👾
weekly meal prep recipes + a lunch just for you
Whelp, it’s been a minute. I moved to another platform for a little while, tried some new things, and decided that for now, this is where I’d rather be. So … it’s time for another weekly meal prep.
My goal for every week is to do these four things:
prep fruit and veggies for the week
make breakfast for the kids
have an after school snack made
bake a sweet treat
✨BONUS — cook lunch for myself
I do all of this on Sunday so it’s ready for the week.
It sounds like a lot, I know. But, it’s so worth it. The kids have options, there’s less stress during those busy mornings, and you don’t have to constantly hear ‘I’m hungry. When’s dinner?’ because the snacks will hold them over.
Planning dinner is important too — but that’s another conversation for another post.
The recipes for the week are below👇, and you can see the video I posted to go along with them HERE.
3 WEEKLY MEAL PREP RECIPES
Bagel Bites
Have you ever eaten the bagel bites from Starbucks? These are the copycat version; my kids say they taste the same. Yay! 🎉
The good thing about these is that you can customize them:
Change the flavor of the cream cheese.
Swap out the toppings.
Change what’s inside.
You can’t go wrong. They’re delicious any way you make them.
Banana Bread Bars
These were a huge hit with my kids. I got a new mold for Christmas (which you can grab here), and I finally got to use it to make these adorable banana bread bars. They’re a perfect, healthy afternoon snack and almost too filling. My bigs could eat an entire bar while my younger kids were more of an ‘eat half, save the other half for later’ type. Either way, you’re going to want to make these.
Don’t have a bar mold? Grab it here or bake these in a muffin pan, just adjust the bake time
Monster Cookie Bars
Because everything is better in bar form.
I have a recipe for monster cookies. And I love that recipe. But scooping a bunch of cookie dough balls takes more time than I usually have. So I found the bar version and it is equally as delicious but so much easier and quicker to make.
Have it for a snack, dessert after dinner, or pack it in your lunch. There’s no wrong time to eat this
Lunch for Mom
Mini Meatloaf
How cute are these? And with 28g of protein, they’re filling, too. I was a little worried I wouldn’t like these, but they came out so yummy! A serving contains 3 meatloaves, and I paired them with a salad and/or chopped veggies to round out the meal. Store them in an airtight container in the fridge and reheat them for about 90 seconds before eating.
QUICK WIN TIP
Prep your fruits and veggies on the weekend. I do this on Sunday, and it simplifies my week a lot.
✅The kids want veggies for lunch? It’s easy to grab and pack.
✅Need some fruit for your yogurt in the morning? It’s already cut and ready to go.
✅Don’t have a planned side for dinner? Just grab some fruit and veggies you prepped.
Try it this week and see how much time it saves you! ⏲️
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And as always, let me know if you make one or all of these recipes this week!
Not into these meals? You can always swap things out with a different recipe I’ve shared here.
Xoxo - Alicia
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