DoctorOz: Molly Sims' "2 2 2 1" Meal Prep Strategy for Busy Families

Today, the smart meal prep plan for busy people. And don't worry, it's not just chicken breasts and salads. This is a meal prep plan to finally get excited about. It's going to make you look forward to every single meal. And who's going to teach it to us? Supermodel, actress, and busy mom, Molly Sims. She is here to show us how we can conquer mealtimes with a super fast meal prep strategy. So come on out, Molly. How are you? This is cool. Thank you for being here. How are you? Absolutely. Oh my goodness. Three kids. Three kids under five. Like that. I met my prince a little bit late. I got married when I was 39. I got pregnant on my honeymoon. And nine months later, not only did I have a husband, but I had a baby to feed. So mama had to learn fast. You know, there was maybe yogurt, wine, and skim milk in my refrigerator. That's it. That was probably. So before we get this incredible transformation, let's talk about these three beautiful children. I look at your Instagram feed. This is a picture. This is a video by the way. Watch this, guys. What are they doing? There's their mother. Watch this. What, what, what? Well, we were trying. That's Brooks. He's five. Gray is nine months today, or yesterday. My little one was trying to help him crawl. And so he was like, OK, come on. You can do it. And he got fed up with him. Brooks got fed up with Gray. So he was like, I'll just help him. Exactly. So he like will-barreled in front of me. I'm like, oh my gosh, oh my gosh. But he was just like, he can do it, mama. He can do it. We just have to help him. I'm like, OK, watch his neck. Watch his. The rest of their lives. For the rest of their lives. So how do you make a transition from having, as you say, beer and yogurt of wine? You know, it was hard. I'm not going to lie. Like, I think because, you know, watching your shows over the years, you talk about there's a difference between being skinny and being healthy. And that really changes once you have a family. Forget the diet, fat-free, all of that. It's what is healthy and making healthy choices. And so I came up with a plan. And it deals, and it's not all day on Saturday. It's Saturday afternoon. I shop, I cook, I prep. So that fridge, by the way, is really her fridge. That is really my fridge. That is a Sharpie with stickers so everyone knows. And it's called a 2-2-2-1 plan. It's two proteins, two salads, and two grains or two veggies. And then the one is the crockpot or the casserole. I grew up in Kentucky. So my mom, she was so great. She was a working mom. She would watch Mashed in 60 Minutes. And she would put on that crockpot in the morning. And she was really good. Like, I think a lot of this book kind of came from her. You know, she made us talk at dinner. So I really have taken that and put it into the book. But I really, you know, I've made a big transition. And I mean that. And it's healthy choices. It's not skinny choices. It's healthy choices. But you need a strategy. You've made us a meal prep strategy. I've made you a meal prep strategy. So come on over. I want to walk folks through this. And, you know, it sounds like a math equation. But it's actually pretty straightforward. It's pretty straightforward. You can use glass. You can use Tupperware. I start with, you know, this is based on my tribe of five. Five people. But give me a second. All you have to remember is 2, 2, 2, and 1, right? 2, 2, 2, and 1. And the mantra is 2, 2, 2, plus 1, the week is done. The week is done. Got a rhyme. Got a little rhythm in there. The week is done. So the first is, the first two is about proteins. I do salmon proteins. Proteins and a chicken. And this is a hack of a hack. I, you know, I'm not going to lie to you. I don't bake a rotisserie chicken on Saturdays. I buy it. I buy two rotisserie chickens. I cut it up. I pick from it. And literally, like, you can do the breast or you can shred it. Salmon. We bake salmon. It's really, really easy. I keep the lemon to keep it fresh with a little bit of dill. Again, you can do olives. You can do capers. It's depending on how much your family likes it. But again, what you do is you literally, you know what? I'm just going to, like, lift it. Save some time. Every save time. Look at that. That's what I'm talking about. But that's what you do. Done. Moving on. Like, and then your kids can pick from it. And I know it sounds crazy, but, like, it's so good. It's so healthy. And it's easy. So, Saturday morning, you do your thing. Saturday afternoon, you shop and you prep. I prep. In this case, the two is for proteins. I'm going to keep going down the line. And again. By the end of the afternoon, you're done. Two and a half hours, I'm pretty much done. I mean, I might have some clinic. For the week. Okay. Now, you just showed me. You mentioned you have three kids. You have a family of five. You've got sort of ten pieces of salmon. Ten pieces of salmon. Correct. You've got two rotisserie chickens. I do two rotisserie chickens. That's fine. You buy them pre-made. Whack them up. Put them in. Okay. Vegetables. So, this is another hack and a hack. A lot of times, you don't know what kind of toppings you want, so I buy starter kits. You know, this is romaine. This is radicchio, which is really good. Pour it in. This has croutons in it. Romaine with croutons. All right. This is all easy. But what about the dressing? I know. I won't. Oh, my God. So, this is my go-to. I did this whole... You have to... I'm tasting it, too, because I could drink it. Oh, that's good. I would drink that. It's so good. It's like your greens. It's so good. It smells good. It's basil. It's cilantro. It's parsley. It's garlic. It's Bragg's. I got Bragg's from you. Bragg's. I love that. Bragg's Amino Acid. Amino. You always talk about it. It's so good. A little olive oil, salt, and pepper. And I'm telling you, make your own. You make that on a Saturday afternoon. Saturday afternoon. All week long. So, we got the two protein, two veggies. Two veggie salad. These are two sides of either grains or... Or veggies. It doesn't matter. So, I did roasted... I do roasted cauliflower. I think... I love cauliflower. I love... And spinach. I think roasted... I think the cauliflower is like the new kale. Because now everybody's doing cauliflower rice. But it's so good. I roasted it 25 minutes. Again, you can use any salt and pepper, any dressings. But these are go-to staples that my family... My family really does love. So, we've gotten the 2-2-2 part down. That's all Saturday. And two hours on a Saturday. In fact, if you can get it all done, it's unbelievable. But it's done. But I was interested in this. You mentioned your mom. Mm-hmm. And the idea that we could use a Crock-Pot. The land of the Crock-Pot. So, the plus one is this. It's the one-pot meal. It feeds a whole... It just can scoop from this all week long. My husband loves it. This is like one of my favorite recipes for turkey chili. Again, you can brown the meat on the oven. Or you can really throw it in. Four hours at high. Eight hours at low. Again, you've got beans. I like to use fresh beans and soak them. But again, throw it all in. Eight hours later, you have a meal. I mean, you really do. You make this on Saturday also? I make it on Saturday also. And all week long, your refrigerator is good to go? My refrigerator is good to go. I mean, I might chop up a little bit like strawberries and blueberries and add a little bit of cheese. You can add avocado. You can add parsley. And then just toppings on it. Do you mix and match these all week long? I mix and match all week long. Never get bored? I never... The kids can use tortillas. They can... Whole wheat tortillas is a must-have for, I think, a refrigerator with a family. Because they can make salmon tacos. They can make salmon burritos, chicken burritos. They can make peanut butter and jelly. Oh, look at how pretty those are. Yeah. The pictures from the book are fantastic. And you really can mix and match, you know? So, you've figured out how to feed the family, how to feed the kids. But we want to upgrade one little step. Because we want to feed the adults when the kids are asleep. Exactly. So, Molly's hacked your dinners. And up next, she's hacking a favorite cocktail. To make it skinny, you're going to like this. Stick around. This is fabulous. It's good. I am back with supermodel and author Molly Sims. She just hacked your dinner in a really tasty way. Now, she's going to hack your favorite cocktail. The Moscow Mule. Moscow Mule. I love this drink. But it gets caloric at times. So, she's going to make it skinny. So, you don't have to feel guilty. So, how do you do that? Well, this is going to be the hot date to the margarita. The hot date to the skinny margarita. We're all about cutting calories. So, I'm going to even cut it even more. So, ginger beer. Even though we love it, it's, again, it's a little caloric. Sugar bomb. It's a sugar bomb. We're going to take sparkling seltzer water. We're going to add two cups. Really easy. I can help you. I can't do much. I can pour. Perfect. I can make alcoholic beverages. This is my little trick. It's organic ginger juice. Just a couple of drops. Instead of the beer. So, this is where you're really going to cut your calories. So, you get the carbonation from this. Cut the sugar. Diabolical. And it's really good. And you're going to add fresh ginger in a second. Then you're going to pour it in here. Do that for me. Then you're going to do two cups of green tea. Green tea is good for a lot of reasons. Green tea. We love our green tea. Charging metabolism on without a penalty shot. I love that. Then you're going to add half a cup of lime or lemon juice. Depending on your flavor. I like lime juice. And then again, for not your super mamas to be, if you're not pregnant, you can add your vodka. Just in case you spilled the vodka, you can add a little extra. And then a little grated ginger. And I'm telling you, it's so great. Oh, it's a good idea. This is a little grated ginger. This really makes it a little spicy. Can you smell that? It's so good. And so good, again, for your metabolism. It smells fresh. Pour it in your cup. Add a little ginger garnish, a little lime garnish. I love fresh mint. And more than anything, I love these freaking cups. They keep us whole. I know. They are. I know. But it just makes a difference. I toast to you. Thank you. Congratulations for all you're doing for the beautiful kids. Here we go. And for all the difference you're making in our lives. You go to DrRoz.com for all of Molly's recipes from today. And do not forget to pick up a copy of her fantastic new book. It's called Everyday Chic. She's a very chic woman. Now you guys probably want to drink this drink now, don't you? Right. So I only have two cups. But you know what we do have? We have 200 of Molly's books. So you're all going home with one. Enjoy. Make the Moscow Mule the skinny way. Thank you for watching. Don't forget to subscribe and turn on notifications so you never miss out on new videos to live the good life.