Episode 3: Who Preps the Prepper - Jan 3, 2023

Hey mate, it's David here with the check in. It's going to be light on check, heavy on in. Just kidding. Dad jokes for days.

It's January 3rd. I'm thrown off by all the happenings going on. My wife went back to work today after being off for 16ish days. The kids go back to school tomorrow, and today was a day of doctors appointments for the kids, and fitting work in where I could! And tomorrow starts off me being home alone again. Well, with the dog. But she doesn't ask me a bajillion questions. She just lets me know when she's gotta go out for a walk. Which will also help me get some exercise going!

However, celebrate my small victory with me. Those of you who follow me on Instagram may have seen in my story that our grocery store had chicken breasts buy 1 package, get 1 free. Needless to say, I now have about 9 pounds of chicken breast in the fridge. It's getting prepped and made tomorrow into many, many meals. And to go with it... Brussel sprouts? Now why Brussel sprouts you might ask? I like them! I like them seasoned, they are tasty, and I can portion them out pretty well with the chicken. And they hold up well in shape versus other things like broccoli or cauliflower.

So I prepped to be the prepper tomorrow.

I wanted to also say thank you to those who are sharing their victories and stories with me. No matter how big or small they are, I appreciate hearing them, and having you be my mate as I talk and work through all this.

I did get some more suggestions for snacks that are somewhat more healthier and lower carb than bagels and cheese.

This is from Phil Rood:

Mixed nuts

Low fat yogurt and/or cottage cheese (there are a lot of non dairy/soy/almond milk options if needed)

Fruit (grapes, berries, a banana are all made for snacking and combine well with yogurt if you want)

Granola (again, lot of healthy low/no sugar options in the granola space now)

Popcorn (no frills, regular popcorn... I know it's a little boring and empty, but it's pretty harmless)

And from Max, he suggested Celery. It's a chore to eat and it's texturey!

Thanks for those suggestions. We have some more suggestions coming up, some recipes from listeners and from me. So check in with me as we keep this going.

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Thanks for being my mate!