Day 1- Recipe 1

Good Morning All:

As I sit drinking my early morning coffee with coconut milk and get ready for the day in my quiet house. I think about how nice it is that I have started the habit of getting up a half hour early to prep for my day. I started a devotional my Mom-Dee gave me and do my workout, today is PiYo strength intervals and lay out my two little kids clothes before they get up so hopefully we have no fighting. I like this time in the morning even though it is so early and makes for a long day as it gets me prepared and not so stressed. I have learned that managing stress is a key in healthy living and if I start off stress free my family's day is better too. Why I tell you all this is the because it relates to food prepping. On Sunday I will share with you all the prep I do in one day to make my week successful and how it keeps me from eating badly. Tonight we will be eating a third meal from the Inside Round Roast I prepped on Sunday. But below is the first recipe I did with the Inside Round Roast for the week.


Beef Jerky:

• Take your inside round while still partially frozen and cut in to thin slices.
• Pound out your thin slices into manageable pieces(couple bites) with a meat tenderizer.
• Sprinkle with a rub. My rub consisted of red pepper flakes. Himalayan Sea Salt, cracked black pepper and minced garlic.
• Place all in to a freezer bag, massage the ingredients around and let marinate overnight.
• The next day place in thin layer in food dehydrator on 160 degrees and leave for 10-12 hrs. depending on how thick it is.  

Homemade Beef Jerky! You can control the amount of sodium and additives in your jerky. I guarantee this won't last in your house long. My kids take a couple pieces in their lunches for snack and I take some for work. This is great this time of year as my kids are running to baseball every day and jerky is a great protein snack that holds them over until dinner.