Several years ago, Bryan and I did the weight loss and exercise plan “Body for Life”. One of the main themes throughout the book was to plan your meals, exercise and snacks. There is a proverb that says, “He who fails to plan, plans to fail.”

Last year, I found with the Daniel Fast there was a lot of meal preparation involved. I have figured out how to cook many of the meals one day a week and do some of the preparation ahead of time for others. How much easier would it be if you came home from work and dinner was already cooked?

Having snacks on hand will help when you are ravenous and think you will starve before you get dinner on the table. Maybe it’s your family who will starve, but keeping healthy snacks handy will help you and your family.

Starting tomorrow, I will walk you through my menu, shopping list and snacks for 21 days of the Daniel Fast. Please leave comments if you have questions or send me an email.

Last night, I made the first recipe in the menu I’m following. Pasta primavera was extremely easy, quick, & tasty. I substituted the lima beans with edamame. Once I got one of my boys to try the edamame he actually liked it.

I’ve realized that I keep making the same dishes not exposing us to new foods. I will definitely make this again.