Healthy Meal Idea - Ground Beef & Brussels Sprouts Lettuce Wraps & Quinoa

Here is a healthy meal idea. When it comes to my meals, I always have a few staple ingredients. I make a lot of ground beef and brussels sprouts. This was my dinner idea for today with a few ingredients that I put together from my fridge.

Here is the ingredient list (picture above)
-96/4 Ground Beef
-Romaine Lettuce Wraps
-Brussels Sprouts
-Quinoa
-Coconut Oil
-Garlic Sea Salt
-Cilantro
-Green Salsa

First of all, I cook the quinoa as directed on the package. I put 1 cup of quinoa in a stove top pot. I then add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Once I bring it to a boil, I cover the pot and let it simmer for 10-15 minutes (until thoroughly cooked).

At the same time I brown the ground beef at medium heat in a sauce pan. Once it is half way cooked I add cilantro to the meat. Add as much as you like. Don't over do it but cilantro adds great flavor to your meal!

Also, in another pan I heat on high and melt coconut oil (about 1 tbsp.)  in the pan. I then cut Brussels sprouts in half and add them to the pan to heat and cook. Once they are coated in coconut oil I season with garlic sea salt and also add cilantro to add flavor.

Once everything is cooked to how I like, I wash a couple lettuce wraps and put the browned ground beef on the lettuce wraps. I then cut the Brussels sprouts in half again and add them to the lettuce wraps. I then take my favorite salsa and put on top. On the same plate a put a serving on quinoa to get a well rounded meal.

Here is the nutrition content on the meal..
1 serving of ground beef, 1 serving of brussel sprouts, 1 serving of quinoa, and all of the ingredients put together with the seasonings...

Whole Meal - 400 calories
31 grams of protein
38 grams of carbohydrates (5 grams of sugar, 8 grams of fiber)
14 grams of fat

Of course you can add additional ingredients and seasonings! This is just my idea and example of a healthy and nutritious meal to fuel my running and overall nutrition with some of my favorite ingredients!

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Happy Meal Ideas for Running :)