Before I met my husband, I had tried Body for Life from Bill Phillips a few times.  Body for Life was an easy program for me to follow and I still believe in its power to help people achieve fitness. 

However, until I met my husband, I never had the support to really live a healthy, fit life for life!  One of the things I have learned from Bill Phillips  is you have to plan your meals daily so you never run out of food and end up eating something you shouldn’t or really don’t want to. 

Even though, my husband and I do not actively practice Body for Life now, we still keep the guiding principles in mind when living our “healthy” life style. 

Meal planning is key, especially if you work all day.  You must pre-package your breakfast and lunch and snacks on a daily basis.  Trust me-you do no want to get hungry and turn to junk instead of what you would rather eat (hopefully something good and healthy).

So Sunday nights are usually the time we set aside to pre-package  Breakfasts.  My husband likes to prepare his oatmeal for the whole week.  Since I bring Green Monster Shakes I do not pre-package-I just make them in the morning.

 It is so good!  I usually eat my oats on the weekends (can’t wait!).

In ready for work containers:

Last night while he was doing this.  I was preparing our Moroccan Grilled Veggie Salad.

Here are the vegetables:

Chopped and ready to be roasted:

I roasted them in this pan

Basically you roast the veggies in olive oil, salt and pepper, and thyme.

Put them on a bed of lettuce.  I added avocado and beans:

Add the dressing, made from olive oil, mustard, red wine vinegar, saffron, and raisins.

Here is the finished product.  It was a really good dinner and made a great lunch for us today too. 

The complete recipe is posted under my recipe page.  Hope you will try it!