Happy Meal Prep
Hellthy JunkFood • July 25, 2016
325 Calories Per Meal
Happy Meal Prep
We decided to finally jump on the meal prep trend, but instead, let’s make it fun for kids! I wish my mom packed me a homemade happy meal a day for lunch during the week. Well now you can beg your mom to do it with this easy to follow step by step process to make Happy Meals at home. *TOY NOT INCLUDED*
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Author: HellthyJunkFood
Recipe Type: Entree
Cuisine: American
Serves: 7
Ingredients:
- 1 lb 80/20 Ground Beef
- 8 Hamburger Buns
- Fit & Active American Cheese Singles
- 4 Granny Smith Apples
- Veggie Straws
- Animal Crackers
- Apple Juice Boxes
Optional Condiments:
- Ketchup / Mustard Packets
- Salt & Pepper Packets
- Dehydrated Minced Onions
- Dill Pickle Chips
THINGS YOU'LL NEED:
- HJF Cutting Board: https://bit.ly/2Eyhr3R
- HJF Apron: https://bit.ly/2Ez9Cz0
- Griddle: http://amzn.to/1LabbKa
- Apple Core: http://amzn.to/29oEq2T
- Apple Peeler: http://amzn.to/29ilUHl
Instructions:
- You can get free ketchup, mustard, salt & pepper from
fast food joints if you don't mind being a bit sleazy.
- Optionally you can skin your apples, but that's only at
your child's request of course.
- Portion ½ an apple per meal into spears
- Portion 4 animal crackers per meal
- Portion approximately 10-15 grams of veggie straws per
meal
- Weigh out 45 grams of ground beef and press into thin
flat burger patties
- Grill burgers for approximately 2 minutes per side at
250°F and let them drain on paper towel
- Re hydrate the mined onions in water. Use approximately ½
tsp for each burger
- Build your burger with the hamburger bun, burger patty,
american cheese, dehydrated onions and 1 pickle chip
- Make sure everything is sealed in a zip lock baggy for the
week
- Tip: Repeat this process 52 times and you can
have happy meals everyday for a year!!!
Nutritional Information:
Serving Size: 1 Calories: 325 Fat: 10g Saturated Fat: 3g Trans Fat: 0g Carbohydrates: 40g Sugar: 13g Sodium: 630mg Fiber: 5g Protein: 20g Cholesterol: 35mg