ㅤ┈ᯓ𖹭 it's coming up on the holidays which is absolutely dreadful if you work in order fulfillment. i am trying to figure out easy easy things i can prep for the whole week without being too time consuming since come november 23rd i'll be working 5 / 12 hour shifts a week for a month or so 😵‍💫 this is my second year doing this, last time i was ordering so much food delivery and basically throwing away all the extra money i was getting from the overtime so this year we are locking innn. i think this week's menu is going to be on repeat for sure, everything could be prepped ahead of time, filling, and tastes amazing it's fantastic. ㅤ٠࣪⭑ 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌'𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒖 ⋆ ㅤㅤㅤ✶ cold brewed tulsi, hibiscus, and oat ㅤㅤㅤㅤ straw tea ㅤㅤㅤ✶ a dense bean salad (my own take on ㅤㅤㅤㅤ the scala salad version) ㅤㅤㅤ✶ peanut butter, (half raspberry half ㅤㅤㅤㅤ strawberry) jelly, seeds, and dark ㅤㅤㅤㅤ chocolate hummus sandwiches ㅤㅤㅤ✶ snack rotation: ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ• japanese pears ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ• purple grapes ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ• sliced cucumber ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ• ritz crackers ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ• pinenut hummus ㅤ┈ᯓ𖹭 i am trying cold brewed tea for prep for the first time. i go thru phases of loving tea then feeling like i don't have time to ever brew it so i'm hoping cold brewing ahead of time will circumvent that. this particular blend though is one i just tried for the first time off of a reccomendation from one of those crunchy wellness moms on social media and wow she did not steer me astray...not only does this taste almost like juice (i add liquid zinc and agave to mine) but it really has helped balance my energy levels and overall ability to focus. even if it's placebo it still tastes great so i'm definitely keeping this on rotation. ㅤㅤㅤthe dense bean salad is also semi new to me, as i am finally recovering from my previous distaste for beans in favor of all of the easily accessible fiber and protein, yada yada. this is my second time making it and it's incredibly good. i don't really have a recipe because it's just dicing up veggies, beans, and a protein small and tossing them with a flavorful dressing. i used a special lime infused olive oil for this and it truuuly brought it to an 11. ㅤㅤㅤand finally my toddler meal staple 🙏🙏 sometimes you just gotta fall back on pb&j. but because i'm extra i have been adding a seed blend (chia, flax, and hemp), along with dark chocolate hummus. if you feel weird adding hummus to a pb&j i assure you this is the best thing on the planet you don't taste any beans or anything, just try it. it makes it so filling i love having 50 of these in my freezer. ㅤㅤㅤmy biggest struggle has been finding snack foods that i'll consistently like. my job can make me not even want to eat my favorite foods sometimes from how physically demanding most days are. since i go through calories like crazy i was eating junk food most of the time bc it "didn't matter" but it was also making me feel like straight garbage so it did in fact matter. now trying to eat healthier things my poor sweet tooth has been suffering though 🥀 i need to find some healthy chocolatey treats that aren't 500 dollars and actually taste good because sometimes fruit just isn't enough rip.