Easy Roasted Japanese Sweet Potatoes

Not only good for #mealprep.

I can't believe how excited I am about June being finally here. I jump from one exciting month to the next exciting one! After successfully ending mental health awareness month, I want to talk about something this month, which is one big tool that helps me staying sane and so much calmer a lot.

I talked about meal prep in the past, but somehow I never really stuck to it for longer than 2-3 days. My work schedule was too messy, I had many projects to work on - I ate whatever I liked and I let my mood or hormones decide which dinner is best for me. It wasn't that bad, but I noticed how corrupting it can be on a longer term.

I ate throughout the day, I definitely overate, I didn't care a lot about food groups and pairing, I guess I was ignorant when it comes to so much.

After eating the same stuff every other week, I decided to go back to serious meal prepping. I sat down, wrote a list about my favorite foods, and the goal I want to reach with my meal prepping. It's spring - I want to eat comfort food for stressful and cold days, but also easy bites for when I'm beyond busy plus a huge focus on healthy food, because summer is coming soon!

I checked my pantry (luckily, I love to shop too much, so I always have an army of things being spread in the kitchen) and I wrote a new shopping list with things I would need for the week. I decided to meal prep for 5 days - I calculated and made myself a budget. I was a bit scared to really do it, because with my meals I wasn't sure how to keep them fresh until the 5th day, so I had a hard time picking the perfect meals and dinners.

Meal prepping is everything. It's not only time saving and cheaper, it is also very beneficial for your health and mood. All of a sudden, there's no more stress in my life when it comes to food. My breakfast, snacks, lunch, and dinner are all set and I only need to walk to the fridge and grab the right box and reheat it. Yes, I might miss the fresh crispiness after three days, but my body is so happy to have more time to do different things or just relax.

5 days of no cooking is really soothing and I also get a little bit excited when Friday comes and I know that now I have to get back in the kitchen and create something for two more days until a new round of meal prepping starts.

Right now, I am in heaven.

I don't know if this is something for you, but I would definitely recommend this to anyone out there! Especially for healthy people - this is not going to disturb your strict meal plan and you never get a chance to make any mistakes or cheat too much. It's just not possible...

You don't have to meal prep all healthy and only eat green things. You can also meal prep pasta, your favorite chicken dish, or a fancy stew. Believe me, the world is full of nice recipes and I created some meal prep routines, which I'd love to share with you (in case you have no inspiration at all).

LUNCH OR DINNER IDEA: roasted sweet potatoes

I am showing you now that low budget cooking, like today's recipe, can be so much fun! ✨
Let's go!

EASY ROASTED JAPANESE SWEET POTATOES

YOU NEED 3-4 Japanese sweet potatoes or the sweet potatoes you prefer + 1 teaspoon salt + 1-2 tablespoons olive oil + 1 teaspoon turmeric + 1 tablespoon paprika + 1 teaspoon garlic powder

1. This is my favorite meal prep recipe, because it's a quickie and so delicious.
2. Preheat your oven to 200°C.
3. Wash your potatoes and cut them into chunks.
4. Spread the olive oil on your baking tray which is covered with some parchment paper. Add the sweet potatoes and cover them all with the oil - yes this is a little messy party.
5. Sprinkle the spices on top and give it one more messing around by covering everything evenly. You are invited to add more spices of course!!
6. Bake the sweet potatoes for about 30 minutes until they are nicely golden brown.
7. The thing with preheating here is totally working, but be aware that they won't be as crunchy as on day one anymore. So you might use an air fryer for reheating or you throw them back into the oven every day - again, it's a testing thing!

Whatever you choose to do with this post here - share it! I'm curious to hear your opinion and your experiences! If you have any further questions, contact me and I will get back at you!

*Also don't forget to always drink enough water.

Happy meal prepping! 🙃

*Boys and girls, write down the new vocabulary you have learned today: günstig — low budget.
GERMAN LESSON #19

This is an original OFF COLOR studio story from 2019.